It’s that time of year again! I’m Über stoked to announce my latest solo show and new 2013 collection titled It’s A Cruel World After All!. This year’s collection is massive with 60+ hand painted works, wood cut installations, screen prints, limited edition apparel, and lots of wicked tricks to be unveiled. Otherwise known as The Ub-Team this diabolical anthology combines urban art aesthetics, vintage comic book nostalgia, and roughly 50 characters in the vein of old school animation development tactics. It’s A Cruel World After All! kicks off at DSF in the Lower Haight of San Francisco. We will also be featuring videos by Italian filmmaker Simone Rovellini On tap besides artwork are libations by our awesome booze sponsors and nasty stacks of wax spun by SF Bay Area MC and twisted hip-hop guru Ryan Greene aka Chickenhead Johnson and DJ Ollie. Sexy Snow White will be present as well as tons of giveaways!
RSVP to It’s A Cruel World After All!
Without giving too much away glean more info on the exhibition from the artist statement:
A tribute to the original animated character creator of all time UB Iwerks.
How one man imports the concepts of another for IP rights not wholly unique.
A comment about pervasive archetypal commercial socialization of a major corporation.
American capitalism and consumer culture spread worldwide fueled by slavish factories in the Far East.
Any popular Americana culture can be exploited.
Those who toil unfairly to keep the machine running are also exploited.
It is the parody of the creator to share the creation of identity ubiquitously.
History permeates the grounds for the cultivation of new ideas.
An exhibition with a nature of nostalgia coalesced with the spirit of animated goons, creeps, vixens, villains, and fuzzy creatures.
Pirates, vampire jackalope, mutant-dwarfs, rabid beasts, villains, devils, and even 3 eyed unicorns will be presented on vintage 1979-1982 Marvel comics. Classic superheroes from Superman, Wonder Woman, Black Eagle, and Spider-Man tile each piece. A rare collection comic selection, character development, hand cut stencils with deep layers of aerosol application. Pop-Candy neon colors, smooth gradient tones, and metallic splattering endorse every hand built box. Screen printed characters on vinyl records. Hand cut and painted custom wood cut out character installations. Limited edition It’s A Cruel World After All! prints, posters, stickers, and apparel.
All photos and images ©Nick Beery | Beery Method Studios | All rights reserved.