Artists
Craww // Naoto Hattori // Dan May //
Charmaine Olivia // Matt Taylor //
Craww plies his trade from the fair city of Sheffield, England. Drawing inspiration from daydreams, music, comics, nature, gin and an overactive imagination. Often starting in one place and ending up in another, his work poses questions but seldom answers them. His work explores his fascination with things that aren’t quite what they seem. Pretty things in dark places, nasty surprises masquerading in beauty, hidden stories and happy accidents, brought to life with a mix of elegance, balance and disciplined chaos. Craww’s art is a story without an end - a stream of consciousness ramble through the woods, populated with skulls, crows and melancholic girls.
Craww has exhibited his work recently at the following exhibitions:
2013
Through the Veil - Spoke Art, San Francisco
Social Deformity - View Art Gallery, Bristol, UK
C.A.V.E. , Venice, CA
Naoto Hattori was born in Yokohama Japan and graduated with honors from the Illustration Department at School of Visual Arts in New York. He received Awards from the Society of Illustrators and The New York Directors Club. He has been published in numerous art and fashion magazines including, Spectrum, Juxtapoz, Tattoo Savage and Laminate Magazine.
Of his work, He says: "My vision is like a dream, whether it's a sweet dream, a nightmare, or just a trippy dream. I try to see what's really going on in my mind, and that's a practice to increase my awareness in stream-of-consciousness creativity. I try not to label or think about what is supposed to be, just take it in as it is and paint whatever I see in my mind with no compromise. That way, I create my own vision."
2013
REM: solo exhibition - Copro Gallery, Los Angeles
13th Hour - Last Rite Gallery, New York
Music to My Ears - Toy Art Gallery, Los Angeles
20th Anniversary - Copro Gallery, Los Angeles
Starting Small - Porter Contemporary, New York
Pop Surealizm - Opera Gallery, New York
Painted Sound - Gallery Nucleus, California
2012
Mind Portrait: solo exhibition - Copro Gallery, Los Angeles
Taboo - Last Rite Gallery,New York
Les Enfants TERRIBLE Exhibition II - Le Carré Contemporary Art Space, Bayonne,France
Anomalies - Copro Gallery, Los Angeles
Suggestivism - Bold Hype Gallery, New York
Hey! Modern Art & Pop Culture Art Show - Halle Saint Pierre, Paris
Dan May is a fine artist currently living in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a modern narrative painter, May cultivates a rich texture of the surreal and mysterious in his highly original flowing style. His detail-intensive works have become widely recognized for their dreamlike ability to transcend the natural states of space and time – mostly due to his usage of a very finely honed usage of line.
Dan has exhibited his paintings to consistently growing interest in the gallery world and is enthusiastically held in high regard by collectors the world over. His paintings have graced the pages of international publications as Hi Fructose Magazine, DPI and Communication Arts among others.
2012
I Like Soup: Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art - Virginia
The Blab! Show: Copro Gallery - Los Angeles
Botanica: Genome Gallery - North Carolina
Kingdom Animalia: Roq La Rue - Seattle
Suggestivism: Bold Hype Gallery - New York
Tiny Trifecta II: Cotton Candy Machine - New York
2011
Sink or Swim: PangeaSeed - Tokyo
Post-It: Atticus Gallery - Barcelona
Suggestivism: Grand Central Art Center - Los Angeles
Charmaine Olivia's paintings are infectious and highly collectable, living in her studio baed in Oakland, San Francisco, California.
Her illustrations, photography and paintings have appeared in publications, museums, galleries and private collections throughout the world. Some of her clients and projects include Urban Outfitters, Lady Gaga, Hallmark, Nylon Magazine, & Inked Girls Magazine.
Charmaine is extremely curious and passionate about life, beautiful things and creativity and has gained huge popularity through her social networks: Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, & Facebook.
2014
Solo: Shooting Gallery, San Francisco
Supersonic Electronic Invitational III - Spoke Art, San Francisco
2013
I LV - Shooting Gallery, San Francisco
Kindred - Bold Hype, New York
Muses: Solo exhibition - Shooting Gallery, San Francisco
Supersonic Electronic Invitational II - Spoke Art, San Francisco
2012
I Like Soup - Vriginia MOCA, Virginia Beach
Hunters - Rothick Art Haus, California
Ritual: Solo exhibition - Shooting Gallery, San Francsico
Matt Taylor is an illustrator and designer based in the Sussex countryside who spends his days crafting expansive, Americana inspired illustrations with a nod to the classic comic book art of the fifties and sixties.
Matt has exhibited his work at the following exhibitions:
2013
Scorsese: A Tribute - Spoke Art Gallery, New York
The Bad Robot Art Experience - Gallery1988, LA
Product Placement - Gallery1988, LA
The Humorist: A Tribute to Woody Allen - Gallery1988, LA
2012
Artcrank 3 - Look Mum No Hands Gallery & Plain Walls Project, London
The Breaking Bad Art Project - Gallery1988, LA