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We just dropped all of Josh’s imagery for Sprout on davidbsmithgallery.com.  Cruise it for a look.  It’s all quite brilliant work.  To see Mr. Keyes’ works in person you’ll have to swing by DBS on Saturday May, 30th.  And, doh!!! Prints will be dropping here real soon!

Josh Keyes - Burst I, Acrylic on panel, 30" x 80", 2009

Burst I (detail)

Josh Keyes will be returning to our neck of the woods for Sprout, his upcoming solo exhibition at Denver’s David B. Smith Gallery.  The exhibition opens on May 30th.  Preview pics comin’ soon…

Josh Keyes evolution as an artist is becoming the stuff of legend.  His ability to morph and improve his work in sync with current contemporary sociocultural trends, world views, and predominant ideologies at play is straight up amazing.  Look for more of Keye’s work to be coming to our neck of the woods, in the form of his next solo show at David B. Smith Gallery on May 30th.

Here’s a little excerpt from Keye’s bio on Dave’s site to help frame his thinking, “The work also conveys an anxious vision of what the world might be like in the future as a result of current global warming predictions. Keyes’ interest in creating paintings that fuse realism with the possible often evokes the imagery found in dystopian and post-apocalyptic literature, while other works express the optimism and utopian ideas found in the writings of Buckminster Fuller and Paolo Soleri.”

Josh Keyes much anticipated new print has finally been released through David B. Smith Gallery.  The edition is limited to 750, each signed, numbered on embossed Hahnemühle paper (310 gm weight) and comes in at 20″ x 26.5″.  Every Keyes print release has sold out so far and we’re sure this one is going fast.  Get yours while you still can here!

January 24th, 2009 saw the grand opening of the David B Smith Gallery (formerly Limited Addiction Gallery). The group show titled, Group Exhibition, Part 1 will show from January 24th through February 21st, 2009. Of all the artist involved in the show (Emil Alzamora, Ala Ebtekar, Gregory Euclide, Amir H. Fallah, Josh Keyes, Kris Lewis, Kristen Schiele, Jason Thielke & Oliver Vernon), Euclid, Keyes, and Thieke were in attendance. The group show, along with the unveiling of the David B Smith Gallery was a tremendous success.  Attendees to the show capitalized on grabbing a copy of the 48 page book previewing the artists to show at the David B Smith Gallery in 2009. Boulder’s cypher13 was also in attendance as they came to see the success of their partnership with David B Smith in designing the book along with the entire David B Smith brand, from identity to gallery signage.

Denver’s Limited Addiction Gallery will reopen as the David B. Smith Gallery with ‘Group Exhibition, Part 1′ on Saturday, January 24th.  For more information on what’s shaping up to be a most amazing group show, visit the new gallery website at www.davidbsmithgallery.com.  Preview pics coming soon…

Josh Keye’s sketchbook

The show was dope. If you made it out you know how sick the work was, if not, well that’s what we’re here for. Enjoy the pics. Big thanks to everyone at Limited Addiction for a great show and to the artists for the great work.

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The Josh Keyes and Oliver Vernon ehibition opems tonight at Limited Addiction Gallery. Both artists have come together to share their unique perspective and narrative of the world in which we live. This is gonna be one “HOT-HOT” show by two of our favorite artists, and for good reason.

Here’s a little lo-down on both Josh and Oliver straight from Limited Addiction’s site, “Like an archeologist, Josh Keyes isolates narrative scraps from the world and places them in the void of the canvas to see what they might become. The images are meant to have a diagrammatic quality that arises from his desire to see things more clearly. Though often steeped in satire, Josh’s drawings and paintings are also suffused with a sincere admiration of our planet. His altered landscapes reveal both the intricacy of the earth as a system and the complexity of our response to the natural world, while retaining a sense of specificity and intimacy. Keyes is interested in creating psychological narratives set in closed systems that express the behavior of and the interaction between humans and animals. The dystopian model creates a dynamic playing field where he can experiment with these ideas and forms.

Keyes has drawn upon a number of recent life experiences for this body of work. The artist views this subject matter as a positive turning point in the wake of his past few exhibitions, which have touched upon darker underlying themes.

Oliver Vernon’s imagery stems from his imagination through a process of spontaneous composition. The artist’s layered environments infuse concepts of space, motion and form with unique architechtural vision. He depicts the simultaneity of microcosmic and macrocosmic perspectives, as well as exploring themes of biology, physics, mythology and ancient visionary wisdom. Vernon’s open-ended approach challenges the viewer to project meaning from their own experience.

For this exhibition, Vernon has channeled significant inspiration from his recent travels in Europe. A number of the works were conceived and completed in his studio in the heart of Zurich. The clean and natural aesthetic of the city served as a launch pad for this new minimalist approach that the artist has infused into his distinct style.”

If you’re into art and in Denver tonight Limited Addiction Gallery is where you wanna be. Yep. Yep.

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Limited Addiction Gallery in Denver, just dropped the Josh Keyes “Treadmill” Print. Limited to just 50 signed and numbered editions, the print is a Giclee on Hahnemuhle Velvet Paper. It print measures 18″ x 13″ and rocks.

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