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Lucas is Feudal Membrane

Remember the Chinese artwork from Robischon Gallery (Denver) in February? Well here be some picts from the mix. These are sculptures from the show. Technically, these are astounding, specifically the gum sticks. We couldn’t see any brushstrokes so it looked like it was stenciled but who knows? Man, I should have asked one of the people there.  

Lifesize jacket.

This was about three feet tall.

This dude’s hair curled up because of how fresh the sculpture was in back of him. It made his hair curl super perfect like! I’m so jealous.

So fresh and so clean. I should have bought this. It was going for about $10k. 

This made me hungry for boobies. This was about 8 feet tall.

I felt bad for this two feet long sculpture. It was just chillin’ on the table as people were putting their complimentary brewskies right next to it. It was a fun party with more older people. One server hooked us up real nice.

I still got more picts from the show. Maybe I’ll post them up later. Word?

We consider ourselves lucky that we’ve been super busy, that we get to have our friends art adorning the walls of our gallery, shop, studio (and not necessarily in that order) and that day by day more and more people are opening up, becoming receptive, and really feeling what we’re(everyone included - you know who you are) doing with JoyEngine and our design firm, cypher13. We’d like to take a minute and thank everyone that’s contributed both big and small to the enjoyment reaped ,particularly by those of us working out of 2037 13th Street. We love our jobs, The latest incarnation of JoyEngine.com has been a blast, and we’re proud of the contributions (however small they are) we’ve collectively made to our greater Colorado art & design scene. Cheers… to progress.

And on that note, our space is currently chock full of super great artwork by the likes of Matt Doubek, Markham Maes, Scot Lefavor, Jason Thielke, Ogi, and Joseph Shaeffer. Stop by some time and check it out. Word.

While Todd and Lucian will be broin down with their favorite vendors at the ASR show in San Diego next week, I will be attending the New Los Angles International Contemporary Art Fair. Art L.A. is a contemporary art fair that showcases thirty galleries from the Los Angeles area and thirty galleries from the rest of the planet. Since I haven’t had a chance to attend any of the larger art fairs like Basel or Frieze this ought to be a good introduction to the whole realm of art fairs in general. While I have my own opinions about the amount of art and design fairs throughout the year and the impact they have on the art and design world, I’ll reserve my comments until I’ve experienced one first hand. I’m looking forward to both escaping the cold and the opportunity to check in with some of my favorite galleries. Be sure to check back in a couple of weeks for another post and some images from the show.

Stereohype’s 4th Annual Button Badge competition going on now. Deadline: 31st January 2008! More details here.

Terrific - Christian Robert-Tissot

Mr. Fellows stopped by yesterday to check up on the sales from his recent art opening, “SMOKE EM IF YOU GOT EM.” It was cool to see him, unfortunately we were all pretty slammed and didn’t get much time to chill. John, however, left us with some copies of his latest edition of PAPER CUT NO.3. We all sat dowm and took a gander this morn., and have to say it’s totally frikin’ awesome. There’s not many copies in circulation at the moment, but if you can get your hands on a copy - do it.

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Hoka Skenandor is coming up from Albuquerque, New Mex for a special solo show at INDYINK. We’re not familiar with Hoka’s work, but we know the Indy Ink krew knows what they’re doin’ and have keen eyeballs when it comes to progressive artwork. The flyer Looks dope, so… mark your calendars and support the indy scene! The opening will be held on October 6th from 7 -10pm. Wordup.

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This sick little goodie was seen outside the shop today. Definitely stop by and check it out. Odds are it won’t last long. EHF, what

Is rad. Super rad. So rad that his postcard is getting framed and going on my wall. Mr. Fellows will be showing here in October. We can’t fucking wait.

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We got the prices and titles of Jason’s latestest. They’re all in the store now, check ‘em out.

Inspection | Waste | Skull #1

Aside from being really, really good-looking, Scot Lefavor makes spectacular art. Begining May 11th and “For a Limited Time Only” you, yes you, will have the chance to stop by JoyEngine and both view and purchase “ALL NEW” original works of art by the critically acclaimed, world famous Scot Lefavor. This opportunity will not last long. Mark your calendars and clear your schedules cause breaks like this one don’t come often.

The “artist,” Scot Lefavor will be in attendance, signing autographs and taking photographs with you! Yes, you. Scot’s original works of art can be yours for as low as $150.00 a piece. Prepare yourselves for an unforgettable evening… the chance of lifetime!

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