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Video from the Opening Reception of MacDowell's & Mantle's Movie Freaks & Special Effects Geeks

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TAETRUM ET DULCE Show @ Mondo Pop, Rome EXTENDED! | January 11th, 2012

Curated by Dan Barry & David Vecchiato

Opening Reception: Saturday, December 10th, 2011 from 7-10pm
On View: December 10th, 2011 – February 21st, 2012

This December, experience a “Creepy & Sweet” themed group exhibition as MondoPOP Gallery presents TAETRUM ET DULCE. Curated by Dan Barry and David Vecchiato, TAETRUM ET DULCE showcases the artworks of 29 diverse artists from around the globe. This will be a first time for many of the featured artists to show their work in Italy.

See the write up on Juxtapoz.com

Featuring artworks by: Marco About (Italy), Nicola Alessandrini (Italy), Dan Barry (USA), Felipe Bedoya (Columbia), Jana Brike (Latvia), Julian Callos (USA), Victor Castillo (Chile), Cesko (Italy), Jaw Cooper (USA), Allegra Corbo (Italy), Edward Robin Coronel (USA), Jason D’aquino (USA), Jittagarn Kaewtinkoy (Thailand), Richard Frost (USA), Charlie Immer (USA), Tiffany Liu (USA), Luis Lorenzana (Phillipines), Macsorro (USA), Malojo (France), Apricot Mantle (USA), Chris Mars (USA), Morg (Italy), Buddy Nestor (USA), Nouar (USA), Odö (France), Paola Salo (Italy), Isabel Samaras (USA), David Vecchiato (Italy), Jessica Ward (USA)

MacDowell’s and Mantle’s Movie Freaks and Special Effects Geeks | November 29th, 2011

An exhibition curated by Apricot Mantle dedicated to the amazing artists who created the characters and visual effects for Hollywood’s movies spanning the 80’s, 90’s and now.

Artwork based on some of your favorites such as: The Fifth Element, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ghostbusters, Dark Man, Watchmen, Critters, Army of Darkness, Hellraiser, Star Wars, Edward Scissor Hands, Star Trek, Aliens, Land of the Dead, The Blob…

Artist showing works:

Apricot Mantle
Dave Macdowell
Cameron Davis
Michael Broom
Jesse Gee
Bill McEvoy
Gregory P Rodriguez
Chris Hoffman

also…DJ Trek Lewis and Glenn Arthur’s Anaheim Chapter Dr. Sketchy’s will also be there!

“ZOMBIES” Theme SKETCH THEATRE Drawing Event | October 25th, 2011

I will be a special guest artist at Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood this Thursday night for the “ZOMBIES” Theme SKETCH THEATRE and Gallery Girls Drawing Event!

DATE: THURSDAY, OCT 27th
TIME: 10:30pm to 1:30am
COST: $10 (CURRENT Gnomon Students can donate what they can)

The Hanger @ Gnomon School of Visual Effects
1015 North Cahuenga Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90038

You can enter through the Hanger entrance on Cole Street or through the main gate on Cahuenga. Plenty of parking either on the street or in the parking lot.

Sketch Theater will have their recording set up and will be filming some artists doing their drawings. Are you good enough to be one of them? Or watch these incredible artists do their stuff!!!!

Monstoberfest 2! | October 1st, 2011

I will be showing my latest illustration work made for Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine special Halloween issue #258.

I will also be at the show and be signing issues of the magazine that will be for sale at the gallery.

Other participating artists: Chet Zar, Gris Grimly, Andrew Bell, Miss Mindy, The Pizz, Glen Arthur, Danny Beck, Big Toe, Mike Bilz, Candy, Dan Colonna, Mandy Dempsey, P-jay Fidler, Joshua Charles and many more!

RSVP on FACEBOOK!

Udo Kier Posing with my Illustration of Him! | August 9th, 2011

There were 200 Limited Edition posters given at the world premiere of The Theatre Bizzare. Udo Kier at The Fantasia Film Festival. Udo stuck around to sign them! Click here for more information on the movie or to watch the trailer.