Sket One Makes His Debut With Galactic Empire

April 30, 2013

1xRun Thru Interview
Galactic Empire by Sket One

1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this piece, was there an original created?
Sket One: There was no original, it was created on March 20th, 2013 specifically for 1xRUN. It continues my style of mash ups taking everyday visuals and adding a slight twist of humor or thought to them, to think about how the items connect and intertwine trough pop culture.

1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?
Sket One: I created this piece to pay homage to 2 things i love in my life Star Wars and California.

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1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
Sket One: The parody, clever play on the Cali flag.

1xRun: Why should people buy this print or flag?
Sket One: I think people should buy this piece because it’s a great parody of the love hate relation ships that people have with both Star Wars and California, and when worlds collide it can be rather fun!

1xRun: Describe the piece in one gut reaction word.
Sket One: Funny.

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1xRun: When did you first start making art? What was your first piece?
Sket One: I started drawing from a early young age, and became very active with graffiti in the 1990′s. My first actual piece of art would have to be a piece I did behind a gas station in 1986. I used a whole lotta cans, and in my eyes it was a full production. Within days of completion it was dissed and I learned the harsh truth of graffiti and flicking your pieces.

1xRun: What artists inspired you early on? What artists inspire you now?
Sket One: Early on fine artists like Andy Warhol, Liechtenstein, Jasper Johns, Miro. Pop art in general, and skateboard artists like Niel Blender, Mark Gonzales and Jim Phillips. As far as graffiti, it was crews like UA, IMOK, TFP, COD, FC, FBA, TDR. Honestly, it’s really all artists, I think if you’re being creative and taking the time to execute that creativity, then props to you. To stay inspired and keep creative is what I find inspiring people who keep art alive.

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1xRun: Do you listen to music while you work?
Sket One: Yes I do which can range from every genre possible except country.

1xRun: If you could collaborate with any living artist who would it be and why? Any deceased artists?
Sket One: It would be Neil Blender or Mark Gonzales, because their art was so influential on me when I was younger, I think it would be an amazing honor. For the latter, Roy Liechtenstein – just always loved how he remixed art, added his own flavor to existing art they way he saw fit.

1xRun: What was the first piece of art that you bought? Do you still have it? The last?
Sket One: The first pieces were Vaughn Bode originals from the Lizard Zen comic, and yes I still own them. The last was a print by Sylvia Ji, “La Virgin de la Soledad”.

1xRun: What have you been up to so far in 2013?
Sket One: I am in a show HEROES & VILLAINS April 14- May 15.

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Sket One: Website – Facebook – Twitter & Instagram @sketone

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Glenn Barr’s Detroit Rooms At Inner State Gallery

April 30, 2013

Select Pieces Still Available – View More at http://innerstategallery.com/glenn-barr-rooms-preview
Call 313.744.6505 or Email Ania@innerstategallery.com

Boom Boom
Acrylic on Wood
7 x 7 inch
$600 – For Availability Email ania@innerstategallery.com or call 313.744.6505

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Doing Something
Acrylic on Wood
7 x 7 inch
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She’s The Nicer Sister
Acrylic on Wood
7 x 7 inch
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The Return
Acrylic on Wood
7 x 7 inch
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The Garden
Acrylic on Wood
18 x 38 inch
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Photos Courtesy of Sal Rodriguez

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David Young V Returns With The New Race Flag

April 29, 2013

1xRun Thru Interview
Flag 01 by David Young V

1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this piece, Is the original still for sale?
David Young V: This piece was for a series of ‘Flags’ I painted for my last solo in Jan. 2013 with White Walls Gallery in San Francisco entitled ‘THE NEW RACE’. The symbols and various hand prints are meant to be indicative of a future language fitting of the narrative of the world expressed through my art. The original piece was over Id’ say 48 hours with acrylics and house paint on canvas, and it is no longer for sale.

Photo by Tommy Babbit

1xRun: Anything immediate you would like us to highlight?
David Young V: Yes, keep an eye out, ‘cause I’m gonna fucking KILL IT!

1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?

Photo by Colin M. Day

David Young V: The idea came from a previous series of flags I created 18 months prior to this one. I’ve always liked the idea of flags and banners (much like that of symbols). I wanted to create some flags unique to me that do not necessarily have any roots in nations or movements but rather a fictional origins representative of literal influences. However not traced to any specific one.

1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
David Young V: It’s unique because it my own language and style.

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1xRun: Why should people buy this print?
David Young V: Because it’s a long – term investment in their future.

1xRun: Describe this piece in one gut reaction word.
David Young V: Staggering.

Photo by Tommy Babbit

1xRun: Let’s talk a bit about this series, is this a continuation of the Epilogue imagery or how does that tie in with your previous work?
David Young V: The Epilogue series was tied into what I was already doing with this work. The only difference is with Epilogue, I was fusing my work in with Eddie Colla and Hugh Leeman. In the case of this particular print edition, it’s all me, however we do have more to come with additional collaborative works very soon…

1xRun: Tell us about some of the other pieces in this series?
David Young V: All of the pieces in this series (flags, drawings, weapons, etc.) all tie in with one specific narrative. The flags are part of an effort to bring my world into a three dimensional light. Much like taking elements of my world out of the drawings and into real life.

Photo by Tommy Babbit

1xRun: What inspired you to create this latest series “Live Forever” ?
David Young V: The series of work I’ve been working on for the last few years, including the flags. Much of it’s inspiration comes from art I was already inspired by, film, everyday thoughts/ events in my life and punk culture.

1xRun: Do you consider this work political? Are you very politically active?
David Young V: I don’t consider my work very politically despite its content. I am perhaps the least politically active person I’ve ever known, I’m surprised I even vote.

Photo by Rachel Ralph

1xRun: Where else can people find you?
David Young V: Website – Facebook – Flickr -

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Jason Freeny Returns With Splat!

April 22, 2013

1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this original piece, is it still for sale? What materials did you use to create this image?
Jason Freeny: This digital version was created in 2008 using Maya and Photoshop. It took approximately 3 weeks from start to finish.The original painting was sold in 1992.1

1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?
Jason Freeny: This was one of my earliest conceptions as an artist. Originally created as a painting in 1992 in a series of works depicting how the mouse might eventually die. In 2007 I wanted to create an animation of this piece and spent a good two weeks doing so. This image is a still of the final frame of that animation with some lighting alterations…

1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
Jason Freeny: The original painting was sold to an anonymous art director at Disney studios. This was also my very first manipulation of a recognizable character.

1xRun: Why should people buy this print?
Jason Freeny: To help support my sculpting habit.

1xRun: Describe this print in one gut reaction word.
Jason Freeny: Ouch. 1xRun_Jason-Freeny_Splat_24x24_Web01 1xRun: It’s been a little bit since your last release with us, what have you been up to so far in 2013?
Jason Freeny: My sculpts have taken on a life of their own. A solo show in Los Angeles with pieces being grabbed up by some very notable collectors.

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1xRun: Nychos is another artist that we work with frequently, I heard rumblings that you two were going to work together on something, any truth to that?
Jason Freeny: I met Nychos online after discovering some of his graffiti work. He has a very unique style and excellent execution. He shares my love of looking at things in 3 dimensions, exploring both the surface and interior of objects and characters. We tossed around a few ideas on a collaboration but have yet to nail down the best approach…

1xRun: When did you first start making art? What was your first piece?
Jason Freeny: I started professionally in 1992. My first piece was a cover illustration for International Tattoo Art Magazine titled “Fates that Await.” I got paid a whopping $100.

1xRun: What artists inspired you early on? What artists inspire you now?
Jason Freeny: Early on: Dali, Escher, Gearge Petty. Now: Robert Williams.

1xRun: If you could collaborate with any living artist who would it be and why? Any deceased artists?
Jason Freeny: Robert Williams. For the latter, it would be Claes Oldenberg. Giant puffy anatomy? Yes please :)



1xRun: What was the first piece of art that you bought? Do you still have it? The last?
Jason Freeny: The first piece was a screen print by Frank Kozik. Yes I still have it. The last was Crayon Eater by James Jean.
1xRun: Where else can people find you?
Jason Freeny: Website - Facebook

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gilf! Returns With New Eye Bending Screen Prints

April 20, 2013

1xRUN Thru Interview
The Ghost Of Gold by gilf!

1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this original piece? Is it still for sale? How much was the original? What materials were used on the original and the print? How long did this piece take from start to finish?
gilf!: I created The Ghost Of Gold in January 2013, and the original piece depicts two different layers of text on a deep blue background. The lettering within the zigzag lines represent a concept believed to be true and real by the average citizen. The clearer, second layer, buried behind the hypnotic lines of the zigzags challenges the concept in the foreground. The original painting is 3 layers of stenciled spray paint on dibond, the prints are on 140# French MuscleTone Pure White Archival paper. The piece took about a month from concept to the finished piece.

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Being told day in and day out that we live in a functioning democracy couldn’t be further from my understanding of the truth. When you pass laws that put the financial integrity of our elections in the hands of the highest bidder (Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, 2010) you no longer have politicians representing their constituents, but larger than life donors.When you pass laws that give a chemical company like Monsanto carte blanche to manipulate and experiment with our food supply without regulation (Monsanto Protection Act, 2013) you risk the health of our entire nation. The Monsanto Protection Act is a direct result from the Citizen’s United ruling. This diversion of representation from the people to corporations is a stark example of how we as a nation have moved past a system with checks and balances into a dysfunctional post democratic order. The original is still up for grabs at $2500.

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1xRun: Do you want to touch on the show this piece was a part of?
gilf!: I created The Ghost of Gold for I EXAM, my first solo show with Arcilesi Homberg Fine Art. The show was built to provoke the viewer to see beyond the distractions of the syndicated voices of our society like advertising, the “news”, and other forms of deceptive or one sided media. It challenges our inclination to blindly accept societal norms, rousing the viewer to wake from the comfort of that hypnotic state to embody reality in its most authentic form.

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1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?
gilf!: I’ve always focused on highly graphic styles of communication. Recently I have become fascinated with our means of perception and how we subconsciously absorb information from major news and media outlets, how we store that information, and how it affects us. This hypnotic diversion of text has been something I’ve wanted to explore for months- it’s been a real lesson in understanding how to convey a message that has an underlying message while being purposely disorienting on the surface.

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1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
gilf!: It represents a significant pivot in my creative practice. I constantly need to challenge myself, and thus my viewers. It is a strong example of where my work is headed.

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1xRun: Why should people buy this print?
gilf!: So I can continue to challenge society, something that I feel is lacking in our modern times.

1xRun: Describe this piece in one gut reaction word.
gilf!: Perception.

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1xRun: You’ve been super busy the past few months, can you bring us up to speed on what you’ve been up to lately? Any big plans for the rest of the year?
gilf!: Lots of traveling, murals, and shows. My wanderlust has been getting the better of me! There’s nothing I can share quite yet, but I definitely have some exciting tricks up my sleeves!

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gilf!: Website – Facebook – Twitter – Instagram

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