AIS Editions newest artist: XVALA…
19 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
We are proud to welcome the newest artist to AIS Editions, XVALA. Most known for his “Fear Google” street campaign seen all around the world and his recent Los Angeles based exhibition “The Kim Kardashian Party”, XVALA has recently become known as the “celebrity dumpster diver” artist.
Having just produced the limited edition Bird Brain screenprint for his latest exhibition, we took great interest in his studio-based sculptures and paintings, which strongly embody the concepts and ideas that are in line with our artistic interests at Art Is Shit Editions.
We will soon be releasing several recent limited editions multiples by XVALA in our online store, as well as creating brand new editions in the months to come. Keep an eye out!
Wynn Bauer “Headless Virgin Mary” sculpture – Unique 1/1 release…
33 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
We are releasing a special offering of Wynn Bauer’s popular “Headless Virgin Mary” sculpture in a one-of-a-kind white glaze finish. The normal run of this work was created in an edition 20 metallic gold porcelain pieces, however the artist decided to set ONE piece aside to finish with a stunning white glaze. This is the only white version of this piece created and is only available until sold here on our online store.
AIS EDITIONS OPEN STUDIO – March 31st ad April 1st
56 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOS ANGELES - Art Is Shit Editions will be holding their annual open-studio event on March 31st and April 1st in collaboration with The Brewery Artwalk.
On exhibition will be new work by Ryan McIntosh and Matthew Weinberg, along with several new sculptural and print editions from Wynn Bauer, Daniel Payavis and famed street artist XVALA. Several new editions by these artists will be released on this occasion and will not be available online or anywhere else! All previously produced editions will also be on display.
AIS Editions co-founder and artist, Danielle Lange, will also be exhibiting new work and editions at her new studio within The Brewery at 612 Moulton Ave #2. Be sure to swing by and see her most recent paintings, sculptures and prints!
The Brewery Artwalk is a twice annual open studio weekend at the worlds largest art complex. With over 350 artist studios, you will have the opportunity to see new works, speak with the artists and see their personal spaces and purchase artworks directly from the artists at studio prices. Admission and parking is free.
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Inquires please contact Ryan McIntosh – ryan@artisshit.com
XVALA – “Kim Kardashian Party” and new print edition…
64 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
The Kim Kardashian Party
New works by XVALA
March 17th, 2012
8 – 11pm
1460 Naud St. Los Angeles, CA 90012
Fear Google artist XVALA will be exhibiting his latest collection of work created from trash found while “dumpster-diving” through the trash bins of Kim Kardashian. The Kim Kardashian Party exhibit will feature his latest sculpture of the celebrity’s emotionlessly deflated basketball and will be held at a rooftop event in Los Angeles this weekend.
“Slammed and Dunked,” a life-size fabricated sculpture of the basketball salvaged from the celebrity’s residential trash, was primarily inspired by Kardashian’s recent failed marriage to NBA star Kris Humphries and the questioned authenticity of their acclaimed marriage.
The Karsdashian trash sculpture is the latest installment in a series of work created from the dumpster-diving of tech icons and celebrities worldwide in order to retrieve information and material in support of XVALA’s vision. Through this process, XVALA has become a local hero for tech junkies due to his recent coverage and success in the media for dumpster-diving Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Apple’s Steve Jobs, who passed away a day after the release of his personal trash.
XVALA comments on his trash series, “We give our information to the Internet the same way we give our trash to the world. Therefore trash is information to me and not trash like it is to you.”
XVALA is an American artist whose stated goal is to “disappear from the Internet.” His ‘Fear Google’ sticker (first appearing in Silicon Valley and now appearing nationwide) is the first street art sticker designed for the ‘Post-PC Era.’ It launched in 2010, the same year as Apple’s iPad and other Post-PC devices. XVALA‘s street works, paintings, sculptures, drawings, and Internet ideas point to society’s growing inability to disconnect from the Internet.
The upcoming The Kim Kardashian Party rooftop event is located 1460 Naud St. Los Angeles, CA 90012. The event is curated by Wil Atkinson and JB Jones of The Site UnScene. The Site UnScene works and promotes artists in the Los Angeles area in new and unique ways.
Art Is Shit Editions will be releasing a special limited edition 6-color screenprint by XVALA which will be available tomorrow night at “The Kim Kardashian Party”. The print will come available in our shop the night of Saturday 17th at midnight. The print measures 24″x38″ and a sneak peek can be seen below.
NEW EDITION RELEASE – Sam Keller “My Tooth Is The Whole Gold, 2012″ Gold-plated cans…
126 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
Art Is Shit Editions is proud to announce the release of Sam Keller’s new edition “My Tooth Is The Whole Gold, 2012“, nickel and gold plated, found aluminum cans. This edition has been in the works since the middle of last year due to the complicated plating process, so we’re VERY excited to finally have them finished. Each piece is absolutely stunning in person and each varies slightly in detail from one to the next.
From a small edition of ten, we are offering 1/10 – 4/10 exclusively on our online store. The remaining part of the edition has been reserved for exhibition and will not be made available at this time.
Please visit our EDITIONS store for more information on this new work and other editions by artist Sam Keller.
EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT – Fragile Measures – 1/14/12 – James Dean & Rebecca Manson
136 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
LOS ANGELES – Art Is Shit Editions proudly announces Fragile Measures, featuring new work by Los Angeles based artists James Dean and Rebecca Manson.
Through an exploration of materials and process, “Fragile Measures” reveals the artists different approach to creating work that is both delicate and ephemeral in its material construction, yet emits a weighted and omniscient presence. The product of such artistic exploration with materials such as metal foil and fired clay culminate into objects that are in continuous metamorphosis to adapt and conform to its physical properties.
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Mr. Brainwash ‘Artshow 2011′ Photos
138 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
For those who were not lucky enough to be in Los Angeles over Christmas, Mr. Brainwash put on his second large warehouse ‘Artshow’ since his highly acclaimed ‘Artshow 2008′ that was featured in the Exit Through The Giftshop film. The show was only up for a four days, with the opening day on Christmas afternoon. Despite what the pictures below show, it was quite packed with people, include a long line outside waiting to get in. According to Mr. Brainwash, all work in this show was to be destroyed by the end of the exhibition. Enjoy the photos!
Sneak Peak – Gold cans by Sam Keller….
176 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
Providence, RI based conceptual artist Sam Keller has quite abit of new work in progress. As a little sneak peak, we wanted to share a picture of these gorgeous gold-plated crushed cans recently created by the artist. We hope to offer an edition of this work fairly soon… so keep an eye out!
Kayla Mattes Limited Edition SMILEY shirts…
185 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
Artist Kayla Mattes produced a VERY limited number of these adorable smiley shirts for the recent BLOW POP exhibition. We have only 5 left, so we’re making them available for a short time on sale in our online store!
Each shirt is machine hand-knit and dyed from 100% superfine merino wood and polyester felt. They are one-size-fits-all… as long as your size is small-medium!
The price is $125 each and they are available HERE in our online store.
Brandon Andrew at BLOW POP – Los Angeles, CA
189 days ago - by Ryan McIntosh
Brandon Andrew created several new pieces for the BLOW POP exhibition this weekend at Art Is Shit Editions. For those of you that could not make it to see the show, here are some photographs and a video.
Brandon Andrew “Big One Hundred, 2011″ Tetherballs, rope, steel
Brandon Andrew
Text Message Break Up #1-3, 2011
pressed paper
20″x25″ each