Images from the Psychomachia series by Artist R.L. Gibson

I am so excited to have received this little present (see below) in my email inbox today. That right, folks.  Here’s the poster for my upcoming solo show at RicRoks Tattoos in L.A. this December.  The show is also being sponsored by The Haggus Society, Fractured Atlas and UPrinting.com.  Thanks for all the support!

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Okay, I admit it.  I’ve fallen down on the blogging job again… It has been over a month since I posted an update to this blog.  But, my excuse this month is the best one that I’ve ever had…

Artwork is flying (well, truckin’ actually) out the door!

September was a crazy month for Artist R.L. Gibson, and October is shaping up to be a whirlwind as well.  It started with acceptance into the Persona show at the Darkroom Gallery in Vermont, continued with acceptance into the Edges & Curves show in L.A.  The Edges & Curves show led to an offer of a solo show at RicRoks Tattoos in L.A. this December, and the month was topped off by being chosen as a Featured Artist on MyArtSpace.com! (That’s me top left in the screen shot to the right!)

For the first time in my artistic career, I have more show opportunities than available work to show.  How crazy is that?  I couldn’t ask for better motivation to create new work.  Wooohooo!

Thanks for all the love and support,
and stay tuned for show details!

I have been a bit remiss about blogging lately, but I promise to try to catch up this week.  There is so much going on, and I can’t wait to share it all with you.  I have TWO new bodies of work in progress: Typ(e)ical and another 115+ piece show that doesn’t quite have a name yet.

But, before I start a week’s worth of posts about the future… I want to take just a moment to say “Thank You” to Jerry Portelli, my collaborator on Psychomachia… and forever my dear friend.  And another “thank you” goes to Perihelion Arts in Phoenix, AZ for taking a chance on our show.  The documented photos of the show and the individual pieces have yet to be released; however, the official portrait of us at our opening is below, courtesy of Jerry.  Enjoy!

Psychomachia, the collaborative show for Artist R.L. Gibson and Photographer Jerry Portelli is opening at Perihelion Arts in Phoenix, AZ on March 31 & April 1st…Less than 4 days away. the final canvases have been shipped from Tennessee, R.L. Gibson flies out Wednesday. Take a look at the fourth release of full images and leave a comment.

Enjoy a first glimpse of full images of
 Envy: The Midget*
from Psychomachia!

Stay tuned for the release of additional images!

* Please note that use of the term “midget” is intended to refer to the venacular of the time period in which sideshow freaks existed, and NOT meant in any derogatory manner.  We mean no respect to little people anywhere.

Psychomachia, the collaborative show for Artist R.L. Gibson and Photographer Jerry Portelli is opening at Perihelion Arts in Phoenix, AZ on March 31 & April 1st…Less than 3 weeks away. the final canvases have been shipped from Tennessee and are due in Arizona any day now.  Take a look at our third release of full images and leave a comment with your thoughts.

Enjoy a first glimpse of full images of
Patience: The Conjoined Twins
from Psychomachia!

Stay tuned for the release of additional images!

Psychomachia, the collaborative show for Artist R.L. Gibson and Photographer Jerry Portelli is opening at Perihelion Arts in Phoenix, AZ on March 31 & April 1st.
Take a look at our second release of full images and leave a comment with your thoughts.
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Enjoy a first glimpse of full images of
Pride: The World’s Strongest Boy / Man
from Psychomachia!

Stay tuned for the release of additional images!

The postcards for Psychomachia, the collaborative show for Artist R.L. Gibson and Photographer Jerry Portelli opening at Perihelion Arts in Phoenix, AZ on March 31 & April 1st, have arrived.  Take a look and leave a comment with your thoughts.

Enjoy a first glimpse of full images of
Lust: The Three Legged Man
from  Psychomachia!

Stay tuned for the release of additional images!

Many of you have asked that I show images from the reveal process of Xerography.  Below is an image of the reveal of Greed from the Psychomachia show, from which I posted a cropped version. Can you see the ghostly image?  A face, maybe?
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Postcards for Psychomachia which is opening at Perihelion Arts in Phoenix on April 1st will be available soon… then I will get to reveal LUST: The 3-Legged man!

Of all the shows across the country that I have been a small part of over the years, I have received more feedback from the Arts in the Airport series than any other.  Note: Some people ponder a masters degree online when they want to take advanced art courses. Whether you were part of this exhibit or want to someday be a part of another exhibit, extra knowledge is helpful.

I was an exhibiting artist in the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 shows, and I regularly heard from fans of my work that they saw my pieces while traveling through Knoxville. 

Such a treat it has been. 

I am going to work on an entry for this next call.  To all of my fellow TN artists… take a minute to enter.  There is no entry fee and the exposure is great.

CALL for ENTRIES:  Arts in the Airport

The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) announce a call for entries for the next “Arts in the Airport”, a juried exhibition developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art will feature contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from April 21 – October 20, 2011.

DEADLINE:
Received by March 25, 2011

ENTRY FEE:
There is no entry fee.

SUBMISSIONS:
Each artist may submit up to five entries which must be original works in the following categories: Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, and 3-D.

ELIGIBILITY:
This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older residing in the 33 counties of East Tennessee.

Download a prospectus with detailed information and application at www.knoxalliance.com/news.html!

JUROR:  The Arts & Culture Alliance, with assistance from Stephen Wicks of the Knoxville Museum of Art, will jury the exhibition. Final approval is the purview of the Airport Authority.

AWARDS:  Prizes include $1,000 in cash awards.

More information about the program, as well as images of the current exhibition, can be found at www.knoxalliance.com/airport.html.  The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions. The Alliance receives financial support from the Tennessee Arts Commission. Special thanks to Bluegill Creative: Design and Marketing Communications.

DON’T
MAKE ME ANGRY!

Thank you for all the feedback on the Psychomachia sneak previews. I really appreciate your patience on seeing the full images.

Here’s another cropped
piece of the puzzle…
Wrath, The Knife Thrower!

I’ve been working on Psychomachia show for 1 1/2 years now, and we have booked the opening at Perihelion Arts on March 31st of 2011. Psychomachia is a series of fourteen pieces from myself and Arizona artist photographer Jerry Portelli.

I have 14 of the images completed.

Although I still have to finish the reveals. This work reinterprets the Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Holy Virtues in a series of 14 diptychs, one from me and one from artist Jerry Portelli. The aesthetic theme is the sideshow freak from the circus and fairs of yesteryear–nature’s artwork, if you will.

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