Gaia / Sten & Lex at Brooklynite

This weekend (10.16.2010) Brooklynite Gallery is hosting Sten & Lex along with Gaia.

This should be a sweet show and worth checking out (especially since as of this moment, there is no rain due for Saturday). So come down. Wether you are in Brooklyn, Queens, Jersey, The city or heck...even in North Carolina. Just come down and hang out. Check out some great art and feel the good vibes of Brooklynite Gallery and friends. We know we will.

Lister @ Lyons Gallery NYC - Friday ,March 19

If you are in NYC on Friday, make sure to go check out the Lister exhibit at Lyons Wier Gallery.
Lister, an a Australian born artist (currently living in Brooklyn). His work is absolutely fresh and vibrant.
Make sure to catch his work at the gallery at an exhibit titled "How To Catch A Time Traveler".

Here are photos from a recent mural Lister did in Brooklyn.

ANTHONY LISTER
How to Catch a Time Traveler

Exhibition Dates:
March 19th – April 19th, 2010

Opening:
Friday, March 19th, 2010
6:00 – 9:00 pm

Photo credit: LUNA PARK

The Dark Side of Art

UPDATE: Due to recent scams and apparently a whole plethora of blog posts, forum discussions and articles (including posts by David Flores, Shepard Fairy and Kaws) in regards to the very shady business practices that Art Asylum Boston have been conducting (both robbing customers for money or refusing to pay artists or even offering art from famous artist for a charity event that never existed) we want to let our readers and fans know that we are in no way affiliated to them. To know more about what AAB did, you may visit: The Life Vicarious as well as read our official statement HERE.

We will leave the post below in its original form (somewhat) so that viewers can still enjoy the photos and info from the night.

We here at Abztract are fans of three things. 1) Street Art. first and foremost. 2) The occasional skate or surf session when time permits it. and 3) Star Wars.

This past weekend, we drove up to Boston to be part of the Art Strikes Back art show curated by Art Asylum Boston.
Not only did the event have booze and amazing art by the likes of KAWS, Mr. Brainwash, RYCA, Scribe, Evoker, David Flores, Shai Dahan, Rourke Van Dal, our pal Arkiv and many others, but it also had the blessing of Lucas Films (UPDATE: Some of the artists including KAWS have come forward that they never offered their art to this event and are unsure how AAB got their work for this event. It also has come out that Lucas Films never gave their blessings regardless of AAB confirming this to us). To put icing on the cake, the event had three storm troopers in full decked out outfits at the event who spent the time dancing, drinking and most importantly, posing inappropriately with guests (which we will keep in our personal collection as to not embarrass the Empire).

Below are a few images from the event and you can see ALL the photos from the event by visiting our ABZTRACT Flickr page by clicking here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/abztractgallery/sets/72157622633201481/

Abztract co-founder Shai Dahan, Rebels, and Art Asylum Boston founder Jason Zenga

Update: Abztract/Shai Dahan is no longer in contact with Jason Zenga and has no affiliation with Jason or AAB.

Around The World: Urban Angel Group Show

Fresh stuff from the Urban Angel Group Show which is running in the UK.

McCaig-Welles Gallery in Brooklyn is closing

We are sad to hear that McCaig-Welles Gallery in BK is closing down.  We received the news via email this evening and we actually feel really saddened by the news for multiple reasons.

McCaig-Welles was one of the first galleries to open up in Williamsburg (before it became the art community it is today). They opened up in 2002 and has since hosted some amazing artists and events. 

The most unfortunate is that we recently spoke with Melissa prior to having her newborn and she loved the artwork of our Abztract artist and had explored interest in hosting our artists into their gallery.  It is sad to hear that we will not have a chance to work with Melissa and the fantastic gallery. 

We wish her and the rest of the McCaig-Welles team (and family) all the best and thank them for the great artists they supported and value they added to the art community.

KNOW HOPE

We been seeing alot of Know Hope lately. But sometimes you need a good visual refresh to truly appreciate the art.
Thanks to a post on Public Ad Campaign we were reminded how great the art by Know Hope is.

Know Hope currently has art at the Carmichael Gallery in Southern California.
Make sure to check it out by visiting Carmichael Gallery

Here are some great images from Know Hope: