"The Birds" at Twilight Artist Collective: Art Opening Recap

"Welcome to New Mexico"
by Zachary Bohnenkamp
$300.00

The artist opening for "The Birds" curated by yours truly (Bherd) at Twilight Artist Collective was a real hoot last Thursday. In case you missed it, we wanted to give you a photo recap and encourage you to stop by TwAC in West Seattle before the show is over.

About "The Birds":
Eleven Seattle urban contemporary artists consider the darker side of birds, inspired loosely on Alfred Hitchcock’s classic movie “The Birds”. Featuring the works of: Zach Bohnenkamp, CASH, Ego, Mary Enslow, Laura Louise Hines, Tessa Hulls, John Osgood, Sensei23, Chris Sheridan, Erin Staffeld and Joe Vollan.

Most people see birds as fluffy and sweet songsters or a way to market your latest indie craft. However, these artists are examining the more sinister side of our feathered friends. Birds have been used as indicators of human health like the “Canary in the Coal Mine”, as well as, been seen as signs of the impending apocalypse like the recent large die-offs in the US and around the world. Pacific NW Native American’s have immortalized the Raven in stories as the Trickster, who can be mischievous and a bit of a troublemaker. And if you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a dive bombing crow, or a pissed off Canadian Goose, you know they can be quite the nasty interloper. Artist opening, Thursday, April 14^th from 6-9pm and showing through May 7^th.

Artist reception.


Artwork by Zachary Bohnenkamp.



"Putrid Death from the Skies" (on left) & "Return of Putrid Death"
by Joe Vollan
$150 each or the set for $275



Artwork by Erin Staffeld



Artwork by Sensei 23



Artwork by Laura Louise Hines



Close-up of "Marabou Stork"
by Laura Louise Hines
$400



Artwork by Tessa Hulls



"Alfred and Co."
by Mary Enslow
$240



"I'm Scared" by Ego (on left) $300
"A Shallow Grave" by John Osgood (on right) $365



Artwork by CASH (2 on left)
Artwork by Chris Sheridan (on right)





Thank you to everyone who came out on Thursday and showed your support! "The Birds" are on exhibit through May 7th and Twilight Artist Collective is located in The Junction in West Seattle.


Twilight Artist Collective
4306 SW Alaska St.
Seattle, WA 98116
p 206.933.2444
M - F 11 - 7, Sat 10 - 6, Sun 10 - 5
(Located across the street from Key Bank, between Edie's Shoes and Easy Street Records.)

Osgood-Ashby Collab: POW!

For our Piece of the Week installment, we are featuring a collaboration between John Osgood and CASH which is currently showing at the Twilight Artist Collective in West Seattle.


"Snails" by CASH & John Osgood
10" x 10"
Acrylic & Aerosol on Canvas
$180


About the "John y CASH" Exhibit:
Two of Twilight’s favorite urban contemporary artists, John Osgood and CASH (aka Curtis Ashby) unite for this two-man collaboration.Osgood’s collection of colorful & odd characters are inspired by life and the uncomfortable, forlorn and many times humorous circumstances that happen within it. Cash’s paintings reflect the textures of the city as well as the colors and spontaneity found in nature. For this show, John & Cash, will bring their individual styles to create artworks which intermingle their unique imagery.

The exhibit continues through Monday, September 6th.

"John y CA$H" Upcoming Exhibit Promo for Twilight Artist Collective

"John y CA$H"
Artist Opening: Thursday, Aug 12 from 6-9pm
Twilight Artist Collective

Twilight Artist Collective Sneak Peek: Opening Thur, July 8

Here is a sneak peek for the show Twilight Artist Collective is putting on tomorrow night. The artists that are in the show are the participants from the W3AVE Project. W3AVE was the show that was put on by S3A at the Henry Art Gallery in April this year. You will see works by Ego, Mat Savage, PaperMarbleS, Sensei23, Zach Bohnenkamp, Augie Pagan, Solace, Ninjagrl, Dear Earthling and more.


Some pieces by Mat Savage...



Peek of piece by Ego...



Peek of piece by PaperMarbleS...



Come out to the opening tomorrow for W. Sea Art Walk from 6-9pm:

Twilight Artist Collective
4306 SW Alaska Street
Seattle, WA 98116

W3AVE: Auction Tonight at City Hostel Seattle, 6-9pm!

Solace working on a collab piece with team members Weirdo & John Osgood


The Live event was last night at the Henry Art Gallery for their Open Floor program and tonight is the auction at City Hostel Seattle in Belltown from 6-9pm. However, you can bid online immediately by visiting: http://w3ave.s3attle.com/

Auction will close at 9pm along with the live event, so stay on top of your bid, it will be updated to coordinate with the live event. Champagne and great art will be on the agenda tonight!


Here is a video of the live event if you missed it...



The artist line-up includes: Ego, Stacey Rozich, Augie Pagan, Weirdo, Solace, John Osgood, Kevin “Sensei23” Sullivan, Zach Bohnenkamp, CASH, Ninjagrl, Dear Earthling, Joe Vollan, Mat Savage, PaperMarbleS, Jeremy Gregory, Justin Hillgrove, Mike Capp & Mike Gardner.





Mat Savage, PaperMarbleS & Jeremy Gregory (counter clockwise)




Justin Hillgrove, Mike Gardner & Mike Capp

W3AVE Urban Art Collab Events: April 29 & 30

S3A presents a two night/two neighborhood event called “W3AVE”, bringing together 18 Seattle urban artists for a live collaborative art session the first night, followed by an opening reception and auction the next night.

The live painting event on the first night will take place at the Henry Art Gallery for their “Open Floor” program on Thursday, April 29th from 7-9pm. The reception and auction for the finished collaborative pieces will take place on Friday, April 30th from 6-9pm at City Hostel Seattle in Belltown. Both events are free and open to the public.

The artist line-up includes: Ego, Stacey Rozich, Augie Pagan, Weirdo, Solace, John Osgood, Kevin “Sensei23” Sullivan, Zach Bohnenkamp, CASH, Ninjagrl, Joe Vollan, Mat Savage, PaperMarbleS, Jeremy Gregory, Justin Hillgrove, Mike Capp & Mike Gardner. The artists have been divided into six teams of three. Each artist will show up to the live event with a 12”x16” canvas that they have already started to work on. During the live event, they will swap their canvas with each of their team members and contribute to their canvases while the audience watches. By the end of the live event, each team will have three completed collaborative pieces to be auctioned off the following evening.

In addition, both events will include: DJ EMC and the Acid Unicorn dropping contemporary beats, cooking up an engaging blend of dance grooves and known and loved favorites - from yesterday, today and tomorrow.

LIVE EVENT:
Thursday, April 29, 2010
7:00 – 9:00pm

Henry Art Gallery
15th Ave NE & 41st St
Seattle, WA 98195


AUCTION:
Friday, April 30, 2010
6:00 – 9:00pm

City Hostel Seattle
2327 2nd Ave
Seattle, WA 98121




About: S3A has partnered with Henry Art Gallery’s “Open Floor” program to bring more awareness to an under-represented genre of art and artists in the Seattle area. The Open Floor program is a monthly laboratory of ideas coordinated by the Henry Art Gallery staff. Each month Henry Staff, local artists, musicians, performers, and filmmakers present work with the hope of generating new creative relationships.

"W3AVE" was brought to life by S3A founding members Bherd Studios, Twilight Artist Collective and Halogen.

"Bad Words" at Twilight Artist Collective

"What makes a word bad? After all, they're just words. It is the human imagination that generates a context in which certain words are frowned upon in common usage. These words vary from region to region, but every language seems to have some. There is really nothing wrong with a word. It can't harm anyone literally, but again, the human mind can take words very seriously at times and can create its own damage from them. Despite all that, they can come in handy and express things good words just can't. This show is intended to be an examination of words that could be construed as "bad". I asked several artists to play with this concept of what makes BAD WORDS." Curated by Chris Crites.

Here's a video of the artist opening John and I went to last Thursday...


FEATURING: Nat Damm, Kevin McCarthy, Kelly Lyles, Kamala Dolphin Kingsley, Troy Gua, Molly Norris, Kristen Ramirez, Sara Lanzillotta, Lisa Geertsen, Shaun Kardinal, Warren Dykeman, Mary Enslow, Michael Alm, Aubrey Nehring, Gail Howard, Erin Frost, Andrew Drawbaugh, Sharon Arnold, Sierra Stinson and Michael Leavitt.


It's not too late to catch the exhibit, it will be up for a couple more weeks.

Twilight Artist Collective
4306 SW Alaska St. Seattle, WA 98116
p 206.933.2444
M - F: 11 - 7 Sat: 10 - 6 Sun: 10 - 5
Located across the street from Key Bank, between Edie's Shoes and Easy Street Records