In December Sleepy Dan & Fur Face Boy faced off in Artopia’s T-shirt battle. Guests at the event voted on their favorite shirt and after the votes were tallied it ended in a tie. At this Saturday’s opening we will reopen the voting and settle this once and for all.
KYLE CONFEHR: BREAKING RAD
January 14-February 18, 2012
Opening Reception: Sat. January 14, 2012 (6-9PM)
kyleconfehr.com
ABOUT BREAKING RAD
Kyle Confehr primarily creates ink on paper drawings focusing on the absurdity of brand allegiance, irony, consumerism, social media, the notion of an “in” crowd and many other facets of modern culture.
Breaking Rad will feature new and recent works on paper as well as a collaborative site specific painting installtion with Favio Moreno of The Bodega Negra. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition with The Public Trust.
ABOUT KYLE CONFEHR
Influenced by artists such as Jim Stoten, Geoff McFetridge, Chad Vangaalen, Andy Goldsworthy and Edward Gorey, Confehr’s quick-witted delivery is satirical in nature and outsider in its perspective. Further influences include Legos, Where’s Waldo, Batman, rednecks, Ren and Stimpy, old Trapper Keepers, unicorns, laser beams, Pokemon and awkward conversations with his best friend Pete. On a personal note Kyle loves pizza, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, Sharpie’s, his dog Oswald and most of all his wife Meaghan. Kyle hates bad people, boy bands, country music and working out.
PRINT SWEET: NEW EDITIONS
January 14-February 18, 2012
Opening Reception: Sat. January 14, 2012 (6-9PM)
ABOUT PRINT SWEET: NEW EDITIONS
Featuring new editions by Bodega Negra, Willie Binnie, Kyle Confehr, Blakely Dadson, Heyd Fontenot, Brian Gibb, Letecia Gomez, Steven Hopwood-Lewis, Tania Kaufmann, Taro-Kun, Lawrence Lee, Magnificent Beard, Mylan Nguyen, Brent Ozaeta, Brendan Polk, Jeremy Smith, Sour Grapes & Billy Zinser. Each artist’s piece was produced in an edition of 10. The works range from $75-$250.
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The next 100 people to purchase a ticket to ARTOPIA using the promo code CHASE will receive this super deluxe Taro-Kun t-shirt at the event. If that is not an incentive to purchase a ticket to ARTOPIA…well I just don’t know what could possibly get you motivated and I would get kind of sad for you.
Let’s look at the economics…since Taro studied that business in college…
If you were to purchase this shirt it would run you about $30. So based on the law of awesome deals, you should buy a VIP ticket with this promo code, because that would be like paying $15 for an all access ticket and $30 for this shirt, which is clearly worth your hard earned cash. The insane thing is that you can also get this with the purchase of a general admission ticket, which would basically be like us paying you to go to ARTOPIA, or something to that effect.
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR TICKET
We are feverishly gearing up for this year’s Artopia which will be held at Dallas Contemporary on December 3 from 8-11 PM. Artopia is a celebration of ART, FASHION, FOOD & MUSIC. Here’s a look at what’s happening…
ART
T-shirt Battle with Fur Face Boy vs. Sleepy Dan // furfaceboy.com // sleepydan.com
Live Art by Lunch Buddies // lunchbudies.tumblr.com
Interactive Sound Experience by Okratron 5000
// okratron5000.com
There will also be limited edition prints and objects by…
Bodega Negra, Kyle Confehr, Blakely Dadson, Heyd Fontenot, Brian Gibb, Leticia Gomez, Steven Hopwood-Lewis, Taro-Kun, Lawrence Lee, Magnificent Beard, Mylan Nguyen, Brent Ozaeta, Brendan Polk, Jeremy Smith, Sour Grapes, Billy Zinser & More!
All of which can be purchased in the Public Trust POPUP at the event!
FASHION
Salvage House, Darian Thomas, Jesse Thaxton, Wade College Fashion Designers, Hair by Dear Clark, Models from Page Parkes, Vintage Mobile
MUSIC
The Burning Hotels and the Lights All Night DJ Contest Finalists
GET YOUR TICKETS AT dallasobserverartopia.com
General Admission $20
Includes entertainment, food sampling & 2 beer, wine or cocktail samples.
VIP Admission $45 (recommended)
Includes in & out access to the vip room, with complimentary beer, wine & cocktail samples throughout the night. Limited availability.
Enter the promo code TRUST and receive 25% off for a limited time.
Billy documented the start of the painting and we will be posting a stop motion video of that this week. Stay tuned for the first live virtual studio visit, which will hopefully air this week. So stay tuned!
Billy Zinser’s exhibition Studio Visit will feature new and recent works from the Dallas based artist, as well as a new series of Macrodons. The gallery’s small room will feature a glimpse into the artist’s studio where small vignettes of his workspace will be transported as to give the viewer a glimpse of his process. During the course of the exhibition Zinser will create a small painting. His process will be broadcast weekly via web cam as well as time lapse videos. The live session times will be updated on The Public Trust website as well as via weekly emails from the gallery.
Join us Friday, October 14th from 6-8 PM for the first of 2 installments of the Yelp Culture Club at The Public Trust.
The October 14th date will focus on introductory art collecting and the gallery’s extensive print inventory. There will be a live print demonstration at 7 PM. The first 25 people to arrive and check in at the event will receive a ticket good for one of the live prints.
The next event date will be on Saturday, October 29th and will coincide with the opening of Billy Zinser’s exhibition at the gallery. Details TBA shortly.
Click here for this event listing on Yelp.
Due to the design district openings this weekend we have decided to extend the sale a couple of weeks and wrap it up on Saturday, September 24th. We will be open from 12-8 that day and have a reception from 6-8, where you can have a bit of wine or a beer while you contemplate just how much work you will be taking home.
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