Each LP will have it’s own one-of-a-kind original cover artwork applied by Ron himself. This is a rare chance to own an ORIGINAL piece of Ron English’s artwork. This re-release of the 1999 album features a lyrical storyline written by Ron English that was musically constructed by a varied group of musicians including Daniel Johnston, Patti Rothberg, Railroad Jerk, Wammo, and Emilio China.
Read on for tracks from Revelations Book II, flicks and videos from Ron English’s recent trip to Detroit and more images of the unique handmade cover artwork for Ron’s Revelations Book II vinyl. Head back to 1xRUN.com to buy Revelations Book II.
Over the past year we have had the pleasure of seeing Ron English’s work up close and personal. When Ron visited Detroit earlier this year, he took some time to see a few Detroit street art mainstays as he stopped at the Packard Plant and the Heidelberg Project before coming by 323East Gallery aka the 1xRUN offices to apply his signature brand bending ironic posters with wheat paste and launch a Grin balloon. Check out the short video and see flicks of it all below. Also check out Ron’s latest creation “Cathy Cowgirl” below.
Would you like to have your artwork released on 1xRUN?
1xRUN & Clutter Magazine have teamed up to offer an amazing opportunity for YOU to release your art on 1xRUN! Simply upload your art and have friends vote! The artist with the most votes will have an opportunity to collaborate on a print with 1xRUN and have their artwork showcased alongside the likes of Ron English, Dave Kinsey, Tara McPherson, Glenn Barr, Gary Taxali and a slew of other artists who have graced the pages of 1xRUN. Anyone can submit so please share with your favorite artists and let them know they should be on 1xRUN!
Contest EndsFebruary 15th so act quickly, upload YOUR art below and Get those Votes!
Initially recognised for his multi-layer street stencils and posters, Meggs has become a well respected member of Australia’s street art culture. With a background of graffiti, skateboarding, heavy metal and graphic design Meggs has developed his painting skills from street to galleries with a mixture of aerosol based character work and stencil based expressive canvases. Read on for more on Meggs including photos of past works and our short interview where Meggs talks about early influences, the first piece of art he bought and what else he has on the horizon. Check out Megg’s latest print King For A Day which is available exclusively on 1xRUN.com.
12 x 12 Giclee on 330gsm 100% Archival Cotton Paper
1xRUN: When was the piece drawn/created? Meggs:This piece was created in June 2010 as the hero image for my Melbourne ‘King for a Day’ exhibition.
1xRUN: Let’s talk this print “King For A Day” specifically, is there anything immediate you would like us to highlight that would help collectors know all they can about this piece and eventually purchase it from you? Meggs: The artwork itself is an abstracted form of Captain America and a skull, which reflects the duality of eternal heroism vs. finite mortality. The exhibition itself explored and questioned the idea of heroes, celebrities
and fame, so this piece was like the simplified iconic representation of the whole show.
1xRUN: How long did the piece take? Meggs:This piece probably took about a week from start to finish, I tend to paint quite fast and expressive once the idea and form is drawn out.
1xRUN: What is unique about this piece? Meggs:I think it’s just really graphically iconic and strong and I was happy with the end result of all the fine textural details in the piece. Although it’s hard to tell in a photo, it’s painted on black stained plywood and clear
coated which gives it this extra dimension and the detail of faint wood grain running through the background.
1xRUN: Describe this print in one gut reaction word for us. Meggs: Symbolic.
1xRUN: When did you first start making art? Meggs: I’ve been making ‘art’ in different forms, on-and-off, my whole life but my street-art habits took full flight in about 2003 and my move to take art more seriously probably happened around 2007.
1xRUN: What artists inspired you early on? Meggs: All my fellow Everfresh artists: Sync, Rone, Reka, Phibs, Prism, Maktron,Wonderlust and the Tooth, of course. And many others like Brett Whiteley, Francis Bacon, Anthony Lister, Dave Kinsey, Craola, Dave Choe, Banksy etc.
1xRUN:What artists inspire you now? Meggs: That’s a hard one but right now I’m really into the works of Dave Choe, Conor Harrington, Blu, Kid Zoom.
1xRUN: Do you listen to music while you work? If so what? Meggs: Definitely, I couldn’t work without music. Usually it’s metal or punk or something fast as well as atmospheric soundtrack stuff and 80’s style synth instrumental. So many bands but to mention a few right now I’d say Russian Circles, Tool, Zombie, Suicidal Tendencies, The Bronx etc…
1xRUN: What was the first piece of art that you bought? Do you still have it? Meggs: Does a big print of an airbrushed Lamborghini Countach in the 80’s count?
1xRUN: What was the last piece of art that you bought? Meggs: The Toshikazu Nozaka tattoo on my right calf. Inevitably I’ll keep that for life!
1xRUN: What else do you have in the works currently? Meggs:Working on some new artworks and commissions, more snowbaords for Endeavor. In February I head to Hawaii for Pow Wow 2012, a solo show at Above-Second Gallery in Hong Kong in March/April, then a lot of work toward my solo show at White Walls in SF in July. Solo show at Backwoods in Melbourne in October, Art Basel in December and a bunch of things to fill the spaces in-between.
Self taught artist and habitual doodler, Craww lives and works in the English borough of Sheffield, drawing inspiration from daydreams, music, comics, nature, gin and an overactive imagination.
A Few Drops will be Craww’s third print with 1xRUN, you can see his previous two prints, Vanity and Somewhere in the 1xRUN Archives. Created during October of 2011, A Few Drops pulls it’s name from a Roman tale of the Goddess Juno. Read on for our short interview with Craww, see photos of past works and what Craww has coming up. Grab A Few Drops at 1xRUN beginning Jan. 9th at 12m EST.
13x17 Giclée on 330gsm 100% Archival Cotton Paper - Available on 1xRUN.com
1xRUN: When was the piece drawn/created?
Craww: The original was painted and sold October 2011.
1xRUN: Tell us how the idea and execution of this print came about?
Craww: Like all my work, it was just an idea that started in my sketchbook and grew from there. I draw a lot of lilies and as I worked on it, I came across the story of Juno, the Roman goddess who while nursing Hercules spilt her milk, creating the Milky Way in the heavens and Lillies where it fell to earth.
Not really an inspiration for the piece, but certainly the reason for the title.
1xRUN: How long did the piece take?
Craww: On and off for a week.
1xRUN: When did you first start making art?
Craww: I’ve always drawn, doodled, scribbled and found ways to create. At what point that became “Art” (if it ever did) I don’t know.
1xRUN: What was your first piece?
Craww: Probably a stick man. Drawn with a crayon.
1xRUN: What artists inspired you early on?
Craww: The first artist I recall getting into was Bill Sienkiwicz. He worked on a lot of comics and graphic novels when i was a kid and I loved the dynamics of his style.
It is fitting that roughly 1 year, 1 month and 1 day since the first print dropped on 1xRUN that it all comes back to our first run, Matt Eaton. Nov. 1st, 2010 1xRUN was born as we released our first print, Loaf by Matt Eaton. Check out more on Matt in part two of our 1xBlog. Now on to the print.
It is with great pleasure that today for our 3rd Art Basel Miami print drop 1xRUN and 323East Gallery are proud to unveil 13beautiful mixed media pieces on wood panel “A Fool’s Ideology‘ from Matt Eaton. Each one is totally unique, hand crafted layer upon layer, using a variety of techniques and media. Each is 16″x16″ and will arrive framed and ready to hang on your wall, right out of the box. Click your favorite below or head to 1xRUN.com.
This piece is based on transcripts and radio transmissions received by the Judica-Cordiglia brothers in Turin Italy during the early 1960’s. In particular, Soviet space missions that were locked away, forgotten about and hidden behind the iron curtain. Many of these transmissions were of failed or problematic attempts. Voices of dying cosmonauts as they burn up during re-entry, much like Yuri Gagarin’s friend and predecessor, Vladimir Komarov.
One story was especially intriguing to me, not for the details, but for the lack of details. Just a fading heart beat and slowing breath wrapped in a crackling 60’s radio wave. This, combined with the fact that the signal had no relative speed, meaning that it was moving directly away from earth is fascinating to me.
The loneliness and crushing despair of being the first unintentional human ambassador to deep space. Amazing. Perfectly preserved in the icy darkness. No one will ever know the true fate of this person, or the real facts of the matter, or if it’s even true, but the idea alone was enough for me to draw inspiration from.
So, Salute, Spasibo, Kampai, Fisehatak, L’Chaim!, Prost , Cheers or whatever you say…a small token of appreciation for all the explorers and adventurers throughout our short history, who’s names will never be known, and those who’s names we should remember more often.
Matt will also be taking part in a signing of a 3D Art Book featuring over 100 artists! Also signing will be Tristan Eaton, Marc Dean Veca, Buff Monster, Mint & Serf, Kano and many more. Artists will be signing throughout the day on Dec. 3rd from 3-9pm. Cafeina is located at 297 Northwest 23rd Street Miami, FL 33127. Details below.
The 3D Art Book features more than 100 artists including: Glenn Barr, Craola, D*Face, Dalek, Eboy, Shepard Fairey, James Jean, Chris Mars, Mark Ryden, Jeff Soto, Rostarr, Todd Schorr, Stash, Gary Taxali, Toki Doki, Trustocorp, Junko Mizuno, Eric White and many more. Check out a few pictures below.
Check back on 1xBlog for more with Matt Eaton and a look back at our very first print release!
This past Saturday was the opening of The Future Is Now pt II at 323 East. This exhibition, subtitled “Brooklyn Meets Detroit”, features the artwork of Ellis G, Kimyon Huggins, and AVONE. All were present at the opening, giving Detroit art enthusiasts and collectors an opportunity to meet the artists and get a taste of what the East Coast has to offer. You can check out all the available works on 323East.com
Ellis G
Kimyon Huggins
AVONE
The side of our gallery has been a rotating mural project for the past 3 years. You may remember that Ron English put of an epic wheat paste mural over the summer. Well, the weather had taken its toll on the mural and the previous BASK mural reappeared. All of these layers made for a great back drop to create a Bk style mural.
Available artwork from the show can be viewed on 323East.com
To coincide with the show is AVONE’s third 1xRUN print release, “Silver on Greene.” It is a hand pulled 2 color screen print he produced in his Bushwick, BK studio. The background image of this print is of a classic door on Greene St in Soho and features hints of NYC’s most notorious writers. The print will be available starting November 7th at 8pm EST here.
The opening was followed by an after party to mark the release of Kimyon’s record, Platform View. The first release from Juan Atkins’ Metroplex Label since 2004. Juan, the originator of Techno, stopped by to check out the opening in preparation for the after party!
Finally, the three artists did an installation in Detroit’s Woodward Windows.
Finishing it off with the necessary team photo (plus one Glenn Barr)
Pete Fowler prints at the Clutter booth!
14 Oct:
David Foox at the 1xRUN booth – The web release of his NYCC print will be available on October 15
Jon Burgerman at the 1xRUN booth –
13 Oct: We just set up our booth!
Glenn Barrwill be 1xRUN’s special guest all weekend long at the New York Comic Con 2011. Visit our booth any time this weekend for signed prints and books by Glenn. He’ll also be available to hand-draw an original for you in person!
A 1xRUN booth wouldn’t be very 1xRUN-y without time-released, limited edition prints! We’ll be accompanied by previous 1xRUN artists each afternoon, and we’re packing loads of prints. Breaking out past RUNs from our private vault, for the first time ever you’ll have a chance to grab that print you missed… from us, in person.
Along with Glenn Barr, two 1xRUN artists (each day) will be hanging out to sign prints and maybe add a special embellishment to your purchase. These special NYCC print RUNs are available exclusively at our booth for the first day of its release. Only the remaining editions (if any) will be available for purchase online, 1 day later. Check out our schedule for the weekend below, and make sure you get there early!
TMNK (Nobody) Print Drop @1PM
AVONE Print Drop @3PM
Come say howdy and even if there isn’t a print you want at the time, we have a stack of special NYCC-only coupons for anything on 1xRUN until December.
With an army of cohorts, his guerrilla sticker campaign has managed to spread almost 500,000 adhesive pseudo-logos around the world, on almost every continent. In recent months, his prolific celebration of the sublime and the absurd has also resulted in 250 original spray-painted stencil works being sold out at 323East, and 1xRUN has delivered hundreds of works all over the world.
This local yet international artist resides just next door in Windsor Ontario, but has been declared persona-non-grata according to United States Immigration authorities, due to certain legal-hazards inherent to the art-form of graffiti. Where a less resourceful artist might just find himself shit-out-of-luck, DENIAL decided to fight the good fight, and used his creativity to find a way to circumvent his effective captivity.
Constructing a cut-out/painting of himself, complete with a Skype-enabled computer monitor for a head, DENIAL has created his own surrogate-self, to “personally” attend art-openings in the United States. Homeland Security may not like it, but the cultural virus that is DENIAL has arrived, and is definitely spreading.
Studio Visit in Windsor, Ontario
About the exhibition
Accept Denial. It’s a rare and happy coincidence when the title of an art exhibit achieves a two-fold purpose – to draw attention to the creator of the art itself and (more importantly) to bring into focus the personal philosophy that drives him to create.
Denial is the chosen name of a contemporary artist based in Canada whose concerns are both local and global. He has a sense of humor, a value system that values truth above all, and an insightful candor when it comes to a number of political and social issues.
And it is that candor that is nicely reflected in the first word of the deliberately (and deliciously) ironic title that 323East chose for Denial’s forthcoming show there. The pieces – done in mediums ranging from video installation to 3-dimensional sculptural “provocations” – are all new.
The theme of the show, however, is not new – it is an evolved one.
How does one maintain a sense of identity in a society that is slowly being suffocated by an animus of pure commercialism? Indeed, is there even a need for personal identity when nearly every facet of a person’s existence is shaped by his or her role as a consumer? Notable exceptions around the globe notwithstanding, man has never been so free as he presumably is now. However, this liberty and self-awareness is practically a dead issue – you cannot “buy” with a creed and character is not a thing taken into account by a credit rating.
The dystopian visionaries who predicted all this (the ones still living anyway) are probably smiling now – albeit sadly. And like this eminently skilled and (may we use the word?) angry artist, they probably appreciate the call to action that is coded within the show’s name.
Following the opening reception of his solo exhibition, 1xRUN has an exclusive set of stenciled multiples that become available at noon on October 10th. There are only 40 of these 12×12 aerosol pieces on wood cradle. Check out the full details on the print page.
About DENIAL
DENIAL is news-worthy for multiple reasons.
With an army of cohorts, his guerrilla sticker campaign has managed to spread almost 500,000 adhesive pseudo-logos around the world, on almost every continent. In recent months, his prolific celebration of the sublime and the absurd has also resulted in 250 original spray-painted stencil works being sold out of 323East, and their web startup for limited edition artwork, 1xRUN has delivered hundreds of works all over the world.
This local yet international artist resides just next door in Windsor Ontario, but has been declared persona-non-grata according to United States Immigration authorities, due to certain legal-hazards inherent to the art-form of graffiti. Where a less resourceful artist might just find himself shit-out-of-luck, DENIAL decided to fight the good fight, and used his creativity to find a way to circumvent his effective captivity.
Constructing a cut-out/painting of himself, complete with a Skype-enabled computer monitor for a head, DENIAL has created his own surrogate-self, to “personally” attend art-openings in the United States. Homeland Security may not like it, but the cultural virus that is DENIAL has arrived, and is definitely spreading.
It is rare that art lovers have the opportunity to own a collection of sketch-paintings, which might have been the side-thoughts or starting points of greater original works. Imagine being able to purchase a mini Miro or Picasso, done on the side during one of their paintings. We view this sketchbook of paintings from Conrad-Ferm as such an opportunity. The video below features the artist flipping through each of the pages, and the second video, following some of his explanation, shows the process of simultaneously creating on many canvases while always returning to this sketchbook throughout the process.
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“This series was done in conjunction with a series I painted for Fountain Miami 2010.” – Joseph
“Instead of wiping excess paint off the brushes, on to rags, I used the pages of several sketch books. The resulting paintings were as beautiful, to me, as the larger canvas pieces they were born of.” – Joseph
Below is a video of the canvas pieces this series was created from:
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Not having any formal art training, apart from elementary and secondary school classes, Ferm began painting in the winter of 2002, after a significant change, in his life.
Ferm has used painting, as a voice, to express the joys and pitfalls, of his life experience.
To date, Ferm has over 1,000 finished works, on paper, canvas, and wood. His work is in public and private collections worldwide, and he has over 30 group and solo shows to his credit. “I don’t have a college art degree and I don’t have an art critics vocabulary. I paint when I’m feeling good and I paint when I feel like shit. I pick some music to fit my mood and I go to work. Work is probably not the right word for it though. It pours out of me, as fast as I can move. I’m not painting to raise the consciousness of mankind, and I have no political statement to make. I’m painting because I feel compelled to do it.”
In 2005, Ferm linked up with Brooklyn artist, DJ, and producer Kimyon Huggins. They have collaborated several times, over the years, on various art projects, in NYC and Miami, FL. As part of the artist collective, No Agenda, they’re working to bring raw talent to a larger audience.
Ferms’ work, used extensively by interior designers, has been seen in House Beautiful magazine, and most recently on Home By Novogratz, an HGTV series. He lives in the Hudson valley of NY, with his son and wife, artist Sarah Conrad-Ferm, and works as a registered nurse, in the ICU and PACU, at two area hospitals.
Joining Kipton Art, in 2010, Ferms’ work was displayed on a larger scale. Selected as one of the top 20 KiptonArt rising finalists, last year, Ferms’ paintings are being sought after, by an even larger audience.
There is no end in sight, to his creating. “ Every time someone connects with one of my pieces, and takes that part of me into their home, I’m humbled a little bit more.”
For more info and a listing of past shows, visit his artist page here.
All 46 original pieces are shipped in a 1/4 inch, black frame with plexiglass. Pick out yours here – the full preview will be open on November 7th!
This is quite a week for all you 1xRUNNERS… an exclusive print from (quickly) upcoming artist, Sam Wolfe Connelly, our first run to feature a top-notch art book, I Love You, OK? by Gary Taxali, and a super fresh print release release with the always amazing Jason Limon.
Sam’s solo exhibition at SpokeArt is coming up in October. Like many, we’re excited to see what new pieces he brings to the table wall. We’re happy to get on board with this artist at the time we did, and we might even bring you guys a follow-up RUN with something special from the solo show!
The image alone has the vibe of an average, old photo you find in a box… but with hospital gown and (toy?) baby limb in hand, it’s not average at all. I think it starts molding that same, foggy curiosity you get at the start of a Chuck Palahniukplot (Kurt Vonnegut also comes to mind). Perfect compliment to the Playboy debut of Palahniuk’s story, Romance.
About making his new book, Taxali commented that “seeing them in all in the early draft versions [of the book] made me realize how every gallery exhibit I have had is a mere chapter in the larger book of my life’s work.”
Once the book came together, it needed introductions so Anshana asked me if there was anyone I wanted to write something. Many people may be aware of my involvement with singer/songwriter Aimee Mannthrough my work on the cover and inside of her last album, Smilers. Along with her brilliant Art Director/Designer, Gail Marowitz, we three were nominated for a 2009 Grammy for Best Art Package but alas, we lost to Radiohead. Since that “Grammy Shmammy” blow off, , Aimee and I have grown closer and become really great friends. [She] immediately agreed to write a foreword. I had no idea what to expect but the wonderful, kind, thoughtful and honest words she wrote describe me to a T.
The next person whom I asked to write something was internationally famous street artist, Shepard Fairey. Shepard and I show in some of the same galleries, and have been in many other group shows and books together over the years. Shepard was the perfect person to ask because I knew he loved my work and we have even traded art. He had sent me a few nice notes over the years and we even had a wonderful time over dinner in LA talking about our love of punk rock music a few years ago. Shepard happily agreed and wrote a fantastic, intelligent, insightful and awesomely perceptive foreword. It’s such a great and penetrating analysis of my work conveying my exact ideas and themes. Like Aimee, Shepard gets me.
– Gary Taxali
If you’ve been a 1xRUNNER for a while, you probably recall that we’ve done three (very large) prints with Jason in the past. Every time we release something with him, they instantly disappear! We also realized that if you keep collecting 30 inch prints, you’ll soon run out of wall space (the dwindling of this precious resource is something everyone at 1xRUN is faced with).
So, in an effort to save a little bit of your walls and wallet, while giving a few more people the chance to have a signed Limon piece, we’re going to release this print on more a standard paper size. We’ll be able to bump down the price, and bump up the edition size a bit, and as I look at the printer proof on my desk today, I’d say that without the gigantic length, the narrow aspect of this print is accentuated. Perhaps we have a thing for unorthodox dimensions. Who says art should have to be in standard paper sizes? Psh.
Anywho… that’s our summary for the week! Is this the sort of news you like to see from 1xRUN? Or do you prefer the more specific breakdowns we’ve done in the past, or maybe something completely different?We’re curious about what you’re interested in. Leave a comment here, or reply to @1xRUN on twitter with some of your thoughts!
