Kingdom Animalia show at Land Rover Anaheim Hills in June
May 4th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Super fortunate to be a part of this show that has an awesome artist line up and even greater, a great cause! One night only and all proceeds go towards the cause. I’ll be sure to update and show you my piece once it gets closer to the date : ).
Idle Worship – Commercial Work
March 20th, 2012 § 5 Comments
Usually I don’t like to share too much about my commercial work, but I thought this was worth bringing up since it was a small chunk of my life. (Don’t worry, I’ll never abandon gallery stuff for industry, NEVER!! Gallery/personal work will always be my heart. Sadly, commercial job still pays the bills a lot easier, but if you’re lucky– the project can be fun, like my current job at Loot Drop : ).)
In 2009-2011, I worked for Idle Games, on a game called “Idle Worship”. It released March 14th. I created the overall art look (excluding the mudling character) and color palate with the help of an AMAZING art team/friends to work with: Mary Shu, Lam Giang, Lamnho Giang, Pui Chung, Trung Lac, Guillermo Martinez, Fabian Molina, and Emily Barrera. Holy crapazoids, these guys are talented! Here are a couple selected things I did there (Sorry if you have been on this page earlier, a few pages have been requested for temporary removal and will return…possibly one day.).
Finally launched after 2 + years in production. Here’s a screenshot of what the game looks like in the beginning. I did everything on this playable screen (not UI), excluding the hut building, which Pui did a great job on and tofu guy in a bowl, one of my favorite Moai’s that Mary did.
I did a couple Moais, but this one never made it into the game. I think it was my favorite of the bunch too haha–but apparently it was too “creepy” : P Cake man, you will live on!! Through the internet!
Things you can place on your island. (remember to click on images to enlarge and unblur)
Goth themed items.
Some animals. If you play far enough, you’ll be rewarded with my unicorn haha (designed it, but Lamn ho did a great job painting it : ) (unicorn image taken from a website):
Stole this screen grab from online– a pic that shows our art team’s collaborative efforts : ). When you play long enough, your game can look like this. Looks like that’s all I’m allowed to share for now—ONWARD oil painting!
March-April show at Last Rites Gallery
February 28th, 2012 § 3 Comments
Enlightenment 8″x8″ oil on board 2012
Destiny’s Song 16″x20″ oil on board 2012
Seven Stars 6″x6″ oil on board 2011
Hi everyone! These pieces will be at Last Rites Gallery (New York, NY) “Dark Pop 4” show which is guest curated by Gary Pressman : ). If you’re interested in any of these pieces, please email info@lastritesgallery.com or call 212.529.0666 during Tues-Fri 2-9pm, Sat 2-9pm, Sun 2-6pm. This show will also have an awesome lineup!! Be there if possible : )!!
Opening Reception: March 3 Saturday 7-11pm
Exhibit dates: Mar 3-April 8
Address: 511 W. 33rd Street 3rd floor, New York, NY 10001
Website: www.lastritesgallery.com
On a side note… color may be a little bit off : / since I scanned the images and tried my best to color correct. Hopefully, I can get a nice DSLR soon and give you guys awesome color correct photos : )!
Press for Feb-March show at Cella Gallery
February 24th, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Hi Fructose put my painting up on their site : ) http://www.hifructose.com/index.php/the-blog/2121-femme-fatale-at-cella-gallery-preview
As did Arrested Motion http://arrestedmotion.com/2012/02/preview-femme-fatale-cella-gallery/
and these awesome sites: LA Taco http://www.lataco.com/taco/femme-fatale-feb-25th
Living Proof Magazine http://livingproofmag.com/2012/02/femme-fatale-at-cella-gallery-preview/
Art Urban http://www.arturban.co.uk/blog/femme-fatale-at-cella-gallery/
We also got a post from Juxtapoz for our show : ) http://www.juxtapoz.com/Erotica/femme-fatale
Pretty cool! Ok, now go to the show : )!!
Feb-March show at Cella Gallery
February 21st, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Hi, hope you’re doing well! I’ll be participating in a curated (curated by Nicole Bruckman and Stephanie Chefas) group show, “Femme Fatale”, at Cella Gallery in North Hollywood. I’ll be having 1 new piece, “Fated Innocent” and 1 oldie but goodie, “Sanctification” in the show. The roster is amazing, with tons of variety! If you can make it, I promise an amazing time : ). If you are interested in any of the pieces, please email stephanie@platinumcheese.com or nicole.bruckman@gmail.com
We even have a cool promo press release by Hi Fructose! My painting, “Fated Innocent” is in there too! But, sadly my name is misspelled : P
Something to Munch on While Waiting
December 29th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
(Click image to enlarge and UNBLUR–why WordPress, why!)
It’s been far too long without any updates! I’ve been really busy juggling my job, gallery stuff, & life, so it’s been pretty tough to show stuff that I’m allowed to! So, meanwhile, let me show you a page of “commercial” work that I did maybe.. 2 or 3 months ago. Usually, I try to keep work & gallery stuff separate, but these kind of share some parallel to my gallery stuff, so YAh, LOOK AT. Maybe I’ll share more of this sort…if I keep…not updating my blog : X. Oh, and have a Happy New Years : )!!
Things to look forward to in February: 1. Dark Pop Show at Last Rites Gallery (NYC) 2. Femme Fatale at Cella Gallery (LA)
October Show’s press release & flyer
October 6th, 2011 § 2 Comments
October show’s flyer : )!
Press release, the Lady Gaga painting is mine ; ): http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2011/10/05/chris-marrs-piliero-music-video-art-show/
Another press release, my Lady Gaga painting is also in the slide show: http://soundcheck.ocregister.com/2011/10/05/i-want-my-music-video-art-show-to-open-in-l-a/
(my 2 works in the previous post will be in this show)
October Show
October 3rd, 2011 § 3 Comments
You and I, 5″x7″, graphite and color pencil on bristol, 2011 (please click on image to sharpen image!)
Bad Romance, 11″x14″, oil on illustration board, 2011
Hello! I’m going to be part of a large group show (100+ artists!!) based on music videos, currated by Chris Marrs Piliero (a music video director, who has done videos for Black Keys, Britney Spears, Kesha, etc.) and Dave MacDowell (an awesome gallery artist who does a lot of Pop Culture referenced works). I ended up choosing to do 2 Lady Gaga pieces because I’m a big fan of her visually : ). Choosing Bad Romance was a bit of a tribute for Alexander Mcqueen, one of my, if not, my favorite fashion designers that had passed away last year. “Bad Romance” and “You and I” , will be showing at Meltdown Gallery (Hollywood, CA) from Oct 7- 20 in a show called “I Want my Music Video Art Show”. Here’s the flyer info. Opening Reception is Oct 7, 8- 12amm 7522 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90046. If you’re interested a piece, please contact: (323) 851-7223 or staff@meltcomics.com
Brief update
August 30th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
(Need to click image to make it less blurry) This figure painting was done in July, but never completed since quite a few sessions were missed (cancelled class, model taking a day off, and a day out of town) Here, I tried a new approach for figure painting—transfer drawing method! The idea is to draw out the whole model on paper, and transfer the drawing onto canvas. Then, paint it in w/out worrying about measuring things. I’m not quite sure I like this method–since it feels a lot less intuitive and I kind of enjoy figuring out problems while painting, but I can see why some artists do it, as it can save a little time also.
I’ll be part of a music video gallery show next month! So get ready ; ).
August 26th, 2011 § Leave a Comment
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