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Andy Kehoe & Kelly Allen @ Thinkspace (July 7th), by Thinkspace on Jun 19, 2012 18:16:01 GMT 1, 
Andy Kehoe
'Into The Depths'
Plus in our project room:
Kelly Allen
'Hidden Seeking'
Reception with the artists:
Sat., July 7th 5-9PM
Exhibitions Run: July 7th โ July 28th
Andy Kehoe was born and raised in the city of steel, Pittsburgh, PA. The artist spends his days painting away in his attic in Portland, OR. He was bred on comics from an early age, finding an escape of sorts in the over stylized violence found within. Now longing for the days of his youth, the artist remembers the endless hours he spent absorbing all the storybooks and cartoons he could get his hands on, all the while doodling away on any scrap of paper available. His paintings are rich with a childlike innocence that recall a time when magic and monsters existed and all the untold mysteries of the world still seemed possible.
Shortly after graduating from high school, Kehoe explored a number of different art schools before settling in to the illustration course at Parsons School of Design in NY. After dabbling in commercial illustration for a short time, Kehoe decided it was time to focus on his personal work, and he's never looked back since. Kehoe's work has shown the world over including such prestigious galleries as Jonathan LeVine (New York City), Nucleus Gallery (Los Angeles), Black Maria Gallery (Los Angeles), and Copro Gallery (Santa Monica, CA), as well as taking part in the Gen Art Vanguard Contemporary Art Fair during Art Basel 2008 in Miami, FL.
Artist Website: www.andykehoe.net
Sneak peek at new works in 'Into The Depths':
www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157629978536854/
A look below at Kehoe's new process involving multiple layers of resin that creates a 3D effect in his work. Each pieces takes months to complete. He's also incorporating local flora into the works which will see his characters peeking out from behind real cattails and interacting with real branches, leaves and more. This exhibit is a major step forward in many ways for Kehoe and we're honored to be hosting it.
ALSO ON VIEW IN PROJECT ROOM:
Kelly Allen 'Hidden Seeking'
Kelly Allen's tightly rendered paintings can most succinctly be described as symbolic portraits of wild animals inspired by her deep love for nature, and informed by art history, design, fashion, and discarded books and magazines.
Allen lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently holds gallery representation at Thinkspace, StolenSpace Gallery in London, and Bold Hype Gallery in New York. She is a regular participant in 111 Minna's Sketch Tuesday events in San Francisco, and exhibits her work all over the Bay Area. She recently sold a painting through Christie's Auction House, and was featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 19 in 2011. This year, she is booked solid with solo and group exhibitions in New York, London, and California, and will be working on several projects with Flaunt Magazine, in addition to releasing limited edition prints through Poster Child Prints, Hi-Fructose, and Spoke Art. In addition to creating original paintings and commissions, she works as a freelance illustrator, having worked for New York Magazine and The Sunday Times UK Edition, among others. She holds an MFA in drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design and her B.A. in painting from Humboldt State University in Northern California.
Artist Website: kellyallen.com
Sneak peek at new works in 'Hidden Seeking' here:
www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157629978546324/
Andy Kehoe'Into The Depths' Plus in our project room: Kelly Allen'Hidden Seeking' Reception with the artists:
Sat., July 7th 5-9PM Exhibitions Run: July 7th โ July 28th Andy Kehoe was born and raised in the city of steel, Pittsburgh, PA. The artist spends his days painting away in his attic in Portland, OR. He was bred on comics from an early age, finding an escape of sorts in the over stylized violence found within. Now longing for the days of his youth, the artist remembers the endless hours he spent absorbing all the storybooks and cartoons he could get his hands on, all the while doodling away on any scrap of paper available. His paintings are rich with a childlike innocence that recall a time when magic and monsters existed and all the untold mysteries of the world still seemed possible. Shortly after graduating from high school, Kehoe explored a number of different art schools before settling in to the illustration course at Parsons School of Design in NY. After dabbling in commercial illustration for a short time, Kehoe decided it was time to focus on his personal work, and he's never looked back since. Kehoe's work has shown the world over including such prestigious galleries as Jonathan LeVine (New York City), Nucleus Gallery (Los Angeles), Black Maria Gallery (Los Angeles), and Copro Gallery (Santa Monica, CA), as well as taking part in the Gen Art Vanguard Contemporary Art Fair during Art Basel 2008 in Miami, FL. Artist Website: www.andykehoe.net Sneak peek at new works in 'Into The Depths':www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157629978536854/A look below at Kehoe's new process involving multiple layers of resin that creates a 3D effect in his work. Each pieces takes months to complete. He's also incorporating local flora into the works which will see his characters peeking out from behind real cattails and interacting with real branches, leaves and more. This exhibit is a major step forward in many ways for Kehoe and we're honored to be hosting it. ALSO ON VIEW IN PROJECT ROOM: Kelly Allen ' Hidden Seeking' Kelly Allen's tightly rendered paintings can most succinctly be described as symbolic portraits of wild animals inspired by her deep love for nature, and informed by art history, design, fashion, and discarded books and magazines. Allen lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. She currently holds gallery representation at Thinkspace, StolenSpace Gallery in London, and Bold Hype Gallery in New York. She is a regular participant in 111 Minna's Sketch Tuesday events in San Francisco, and exhibits her work all over the Bay Area. She recently sold a painting through Christie's Auction House, and was featured in Hi-Fructose Vol. 19 in 2011. This year, she is booked solid with solo and group exhibitions in New York, London, and California, and will be working on several projects with Flaunt Magazine, in addition to releasing limited edition prints through Poster Child Prints, Hi-Fructose, and Spoke Art. In addition to creating original paintings and commissions, she works as a freelance illustrator, having worked for New York Magazine and The Sunday Times UK Edition, among others. She holds an MFA in drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design and her B.A. in painting from Humboldt State University in Northern California. Artist Website: kellyallen.com Sneak peek at new works in 'Hidden Seeking' here:www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157629978546324/
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Andy Kehoe & Kelly Allen @ Thinkspace (July 7th), by Thinkspace on Jun 29, 2012 7:43:15 GMT 1, 
Andy Kehoe 'Watch Over Me' - featured in 'Into The Depths' opening July 7th at Thinkspace
Andy Kehoeโs new body of work 'Into the Depths' continues the artistโs very personally inflected exploration of memory and the personal imaginary. The work is thematically akin to fairytale, as Kehoe delves into an iconography that speaks of childhood fantasies and adult nightmares; of fears and of wants translated disproportionately into the adultโs psychic realm. The end result is an uneasy pairing of whimsy and ominousness. Kehoe uses the suggestion of narrative to imply a trajectory beyond the image plane. The viewer is left feeling as though they have had a glimpse into a much longer, and more significant vignette. Just as all effective suggestions of narrative leave one feeling the absence of its absolute resolution, we feel a mesmerizing pull to Kehoeโs narrative fragments, and wonder what else lies beneath the surface.
The setting of the work is primarily arboreal: the fairytaleโs stomping ground par excellence, and its characters vary from faceless amorphous specters, to giant seemingly sympathetic animals. A perfect combination of anthropomorphic creatures, and fantastical substitutions for the human, the fairy tale speaks of reality in the realm of shadow. Visually, Kehoe uses the dramatic devices of light and contrast to expound upon the emotional and atmospheric tensions the work seems to convey. Stark whites, and strategic areas of luminous color, are drawn out in contrast to pitch blacks, and obscure earth tones. Fine lines exist against solid blocks of color and areas of textured surface. The work is graphically compelling and visually seductive; combining an economy of line with a simplicity of palette.
Materially, this new body of work marks a departure for Kehoe. Using a poured resin technique, in conjunction with his accustomed paint and ink application, the artist creates further accretions of depth. This use of layering suspends the imagery spatially and contributes to the workโs mystery, visual seduction, and complexity. As though we are looking into an ominously reflective surface that might just show us more of ourselves than we had thought, the added dimensional illusion of resin suspends our gaze. Andy Kehoeโs work is compelling, haunting, and magnetic. Into the Depths reminds us of the presence of shadows always lurking just beneath the surface.
Andy Kehoe 'Watch Over Me' - featured in 'Into The Depths' opening July 7th at ThinkspaceAndy Kehoeโs new body of work 'Into the Depths' continues the artistโs very personally inflected exploration of memory and the personal imaginary. The work is thematically akin to fairytale, as Kehoe delves into an iconography that speaks of childhood fantasies and adult nightmares; of fears and of wants translated disproportionately into the adultโs psychic realm. The end result is an uneasy pairing of whimsy and ominousness. Kehoe uses the suggestion of narrative to imply a trajectory beyond the image plane. The viewer is left feeling as though they have had a glimpse into a much longer, and more significant vignette. Just as all effective suggestions of narrative leave one feeling the absence of its absolute resolution, we feel a mesmerizing pull to Kehoeโs narrative fragments, and wonder what else lies beneath the surface. The setting of the work is primarily arboreal: the fairytaleโs stomping ground par excellence, and its characters vary from faceless amorphous specters, to giant seemingly sympathetic animals. A perfect combination of anthropomorphic creatures, and fantastical substitutions for the human, the fairy tale speaks of reality in the realm of shadow. Visually, Kehoe uses the dramatic devices of light and contrast to expound upon the emotional and atmospheric tensions the work seems to convey. Stark whites, and strategic areas of luminous color, are drawn out in contrast to pitch blacks, and obscure earth tones. Fine lines exist against solid blocks of color and areas of textured surface. The work is graphically compelling and visually seductive; combining an economy of line with a simplicity of palette. Materially, this new body of work marks a departure for Kehoe. Using a poured resin technique, in conjunction with his accustomed paint and ink application, the artist creates further accretions of depth. This use of layering suspends the imagery spatially and contributes to the workโs mystery, visual seduction, and complexity. As though we are looking into an ominously reflective surface that might just show us more of ourselves than we had thought, the added dimensional illusion of resin suspends our gaze. Andy Kehoeโs work is compelling, haunting, and magnetic. Into the Depths reminds us of the presence of shadows always lurking just beneath the surface.
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Andy Kehoe & Kelly Allen @ Thinkspace (July 7th), by Thinkspace on Jul 6, 2012 18:12:28 GMT 1, The digital previews for both exhibits are now live...
Andy Kehoe preview:
thinkspacegallery.com/works/?exhibit=168&p=hiddendepths
Kelly Allen preview:
thinkspacegallery.com/works/?exhibit=167&p=hiddendepths
If you see anything you would like to speak for or have any questions at all, just shoot me a mail to contact(at)thinkspacegallery(dot)com and I will get right back to you. Higher resolution images available too for anyone wanting to view a work close up. I also posted a number of great close ups on our Instagram and Tumblr last night (as well as my personal Facebook page). All linkable from our homepage - those that don't have Instagram can click on the lick to our Webstagram feed via our homepage. Some great shots showing the shadows created by the layers of resin and more.
The digital previews for both exhibits are now live... Andy Kehoe preview: thinkspacegallery.com/works/?exhibit=168&p=hiddendepthsKelly Allen preview: thinkspacegallery.com/works/?exhibit=167&p=hiddendepthsIf you see anything you would like to speak for or have any questions at all, just shoot me a mail to contact(at)thinkspacegallery(dot)com and I will get right back to you. Higher resolution images available too for anyone wanting to view a work close up. I also posted a number of great close ups on our Instagram and Tumblr last night (as well as my personal Facebook page). All linkable from our homepage - those that don't have Instagram can click on the lick to our Webstagram feed via our homepage. Some great shots showing the shadows created by the layers of resin and more. |
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its lovely!!! you could see them happily painting in that studio listening to the Archers on Radio 4.. check these out
