As part of Bushwick Beta Spaces,
PRESENTS:
B is for Bear
As part of Bushwick Beta Spaces, The Ugly Art Room presents: B is for Bear
Leonid Services, Inc. - 1031 Flushing Avenue
Opening Reception: November 13th, 2010 - 8pm-10pm
Exhibit Hours: November 14th, 2010 - 12pm-7pm
Brooklyn, NY
“The owl is this years antlers”
A quote from Time Out New York noticed a stall in the Chelsea art scene’s cyclical move out of the surrealist mid auts. Perhaps the “double dip” recession has kept current art in a grounded grass roots practice that would have otherwise moved things towards the next typical phase (tradition begat punk/dada begat goth/surrealism begat country/folk art) of arbitrary reaction. There has been an almost predictable advance “forward” in modern art that assumes a linear need to progress, seemingly for the sake of manifest destiny for it’s own sake.
Suddenly the wheel has stopped spinning. The hurry towards a need for an end is keeping more artists focusing on their practice as just that, a “practice”, rather than a vehicle towards a summation of the history of art. The pressure is off to be the “new thing” and this healthier habit leans towards an art that is more reflective and disciplinary.
It should be no surprise that this return to practice and study – rather, again, than forwarding towards an ultimate (and this is not to be mistaken as reactionary) – returns most artists to a study of nature. One of the main criticisms of modernism has always been that it no longer uses nature as a model. The unavoidable circumstance of contemporary living is the ironic filter, so, unabashed acceptance of this situation allows for an honest readdress of the natural. That is to say, we can now relax and walk back in to the woods.
So here we are with glittery deciduous horns, vomiting apes, and an endless array of shimmering trees, all unapologetic for the world we are in. Pick your pack and choose your chimp.
Bears though…. One of the most consistent creatures appearing in this post-linear menagerie is the symbol of both mother Russia and California. Most other animals thrown around recently still ring of zeitgeist. Soaring birds (nodded towards in native American folklore as vain and fleeting), octopi and sealift (transient and in recent interpretation, sci-fi-ish), and a zoo of beasts still exploited for their outlandishness. But bears are both familiar, almost to cliché (is there a cliché animal?.). The cliché is that of earthiness, stability and strength – a strength that could swallow you whole! People that grew up holding their Teddy close would still lose bodily control if encountering a real one. Is this the best animal to represent the calming respite (if that is all it is) in a hurtle towards a final explanation. The hug that can eat you?
1, 2, 3, R, G, B, 2010
Interactive video sculpture
Dimension Variable
Price upon request
Return of the Spirit Animal #1, 2010
Acrylic on panel
48 x 72 inches
$950
Radical Dunlops from Down Under, 2010
Mixed Media
19 x 15 inches
SOLD
King Bear, 2010
20 x 15 inches
Oil on Canvas
$500
Untitled Bear, 2010
Collage and Mixed Media on Paper
45 1/2 x 60 inches
$2800
Bear, 2010
watercolor
8"x6"
$900
A Drawing For Fiona Apple, 2010
Acrylic, pencil, conte, cardboard, paper on panel
24 x 24 inches
$295
Polar Blast, 2010
12.5x14.5 inches (17"x19")
Collage & Paint on Paper
$550
Bear Beam, 2010
9x7.5 inches (13.5"x12")
Collage & Paint on Paper
$300
Bear Blast, 2010
10x8.5 inches (15"x12.75")
Collage & Paint on Paper
$400
Bear and Triangle, 2010
6x7.5 inches (10.5"x12")
Collage & Paint on Paper
$300
Bear Head, 2010
8.5x11 inches (9.5"x12")
Pencil, Ink, & Marker on Paper
$200
Bear, 2010
21.5x15 inches
Collage, Ink & Paint on Paper
$300
Brain Beam, 2010
7x7 inches
Collage & Paint on Canvas
$200
Bear Skin Rug, 2010
7x5 feet
Styrofoam, Resin, Wood, Plastic, Screws, Thread, Felt, Faux Fur, Paint, Marker & Glitter
$800
Bear Head, 2010
26x32x27 inches
Styrofoam, Resin, Wood, Plastic, Screws, Metal, Paint, Collage, Marker, & Glitter
Not For Sale
Brown Bear, 2010
4x5 feet
Watercolor and ink on paper
Ask for price
Claire Typaldos
Untitled, 2010
26 x 28.5 inches
silkscreen
$450
Teresa Eggers
Untitled, 2010
4.5 x 7 inches
acrylic paint on paper
Teresa Eggers
Untitled, 2010
4.5 x 7 inches
acrylic paint on paper
Teresa Eggers
Untitled, 2010
22 1/2 X 15 inches
paint pen and watercolor on paper
$150
Teresa Eggers
Untitled, 2010
22 1/2 X 15 inches
paint pen and watercolor on paper
$150
Teresa Eggers
Untitled, 2010
22 1/2 X 15 inches
paint pen and watercolor on paper
$150
Rachel Phillips
Hairy Beary, 2010
48"x48"
Acrylic on Panel
$1,200
Untitled (baby bear for a.), 2010
etching ink and acrylic ink on linen
3 x 5'8 feet
Untitled (black bear for k.), 2010
etching ink and acrylic ink on linen
7 x 5'7 feet
Untitled (brown bear for k.), 2010
acrylic ink on linen
8 x 7 feet
Boar, 2010
Giclee print on canvas and assorted fabrics
17x17 inches
$800
$800
Wolf, 2010
Giclee print on canvas and assorted fabrics
17x17 inches
$800
$800
Ram, 2010
Giclee print on canvas and assorted fabrics
17x17 inches
$800
$800
Bear, 2010
Giclee print on canvas and assorted fabrics
17x17 inches
$800
Deer, 2010
Giclee print on canvas and assorted fabrics
17x17 inches
$800
#50, 2006
C-Print
16x20"
$1,000
$1,250 (Framed)
#1, 2003
C-Print
16x20"
$1,250
$1,500 (Framed)
#26, 2006
C-Print
16x20 inches
$1,000
$1,250 (Framed)
#35, 2006
C-Print
16x20 inches
$1,000
$1,250 (Framed)
Bear and Deer, 2010
22 x 30 inches
$600
Barry Chesser
Bear in Bed, 2010
Watercolor
15 1/2 x 22
Black Bear Wiping with White Kitten, 2010
Acrylic on plastic
36 x 36 inches
$700
White Bear Wiping with Black Kitten, 2010
Acrylic on plastic
36 x 36 inches
$700
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