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Matt Doubek and Sam Mobley’s two man exhibition, Marmalade, is currently on display at Pirate, a co-op gallery of over 25 members, located off Navajo Street (3655 Navajo St. Denver CO 80211) in the Highlands neighborhood of Denver. Doubek’s signature collage and painting technique was applied to pieces large and small, growing an already established body of incredible work. Mobley’s creativity and craftsmanship contributed the hallmark of the show, a minimalist vacuum bag formed wood chair.

Saturday’s reception (February 7th, 2008) had many in attendance, with the majority taking advantage of the wine, bread, toasters and assortment of marmalade available, coinciding with the title of the exhibition.

Doubek dug one out of the archives and passed it our way.  Guess it makes sense.  Men with big cocks have always held a certain mystique.  You can see more of Matt’s work at his next show with his pal and fellow collaborator, Sam Mobley at Pirate Gallery this Friday, Jan. 30th.

Our friends over at elephant Journal got down and dirty with artist Matt Doubek.  There’s a stash of recent studio pics and a nice breakdown on the original krap master.  Check it out.  Yeah Matt!!!

Friday, December 5 from 6-9PM enjoy Doubek’s one-of-kind flash card paintings in his solo show, ALPHABET MARMALADE, at Rock the Cradle (18 S Broadway) . His newest line features a complete alphabet of fun and quirky mixed medium paintings on recycled wood panels as seen through his peculiar lens. Each piece depicts a certain letter of the alphabet as told by responsible critters, fast cars and feathery friends of royalty. All pieces are priced below $150.00 for that pocket friendly holiday.

Here are a few images from Matt Doubek’s October 4th opening at Charmingwall Gallery in New York City. He even got the opportunity to paint the wall. Again, Matt Doubek goes above and beyond with his creativity and ability to paint! Amazing! A song should be dedicated to him.

Artist Matt Doubek will be having a show October 4th at Charming Wall gallery in New York City.

This evening, Pirate Gallery will be having their closing reception for Matt Doubek. Come enjoy over 50 new pieces from the talented artist. Oh, and if a Friday evening with  great art can’t get you out, you should be informed that there will be a keg and several toasters ready to heat-up an ample supply of Pop-Tarts.

INSIDE THE STUDIO OF ARTIST MATT DOUBEK. Last night I finally made my way over to Matt Doubek’s studio space. An awe inspiring, 360 square foot heated brick space void of plumbing. So what does this painter and collage mastermind do about water and having to go to the bathroom… several five-gallon buckets of water he brings from home and of course the notorious pee bucket. Those familiar with pee buckets and the frigid waters used to clean brushes will appreciate several of Doubek’s stories, one especially stands out where he ended up having to pay close to $150 to take a poop (in an indirect way of course). The stories are best heard from the Minnesota native’s lips, the thick accent makes it that much better, ya knoohhw?

Doubek always has a brew on hand for a guest, so as I enjoyed a drink I made my way through the hundreds of sketches, notes and magazines covering even more sketch, notes and magazines. I found a Playboy Magazine from 1972 in mint condition. Many of Doubek’s resources come from vintage periodicals and dumpster diving. Spend some time with Doubek’s pieces and you’ll most likely find several “boobies” cut from magazines in each of his pieces. As much as I like boobies, I have to say I was more turned-on by the amazing body of work that is being created in Doubek’s studio.

Doubek is preparing close to 50 pieces for his upcoming show at Pirate Gallery. The show will run from the 18th of January to the 1st of February (first friday), where there will be a party for the closing night. These are a few photos of Doubek, his studio, and some pieces to give you a sneak preview of his upcoming show.

Our close friend Matt Doubek (you can check out his work here in our gallery) did the cover art for Adventure Records Cuvée Volume 4. The album is “The latest compilation CD features the Hot IQs, Cat-A-Tac, Everything Absent or Distorted (a love story), January, a shoreline dream, Goodbye Champion, Sonnenblume, Jonathan Byerley, deadbubbles, Mr. Anonymous, 8TraC, Breezy Porticos, Rabbit is a Sphere, Blusom, John Common, Go-Go Lab, Six Months to Live and Flipcrash.” (adventurerecords.com) Bart’s CD Cellar, RedFish, RokBox and ourselves sponsored the release. We have a handful of the discs up for grabs, just ask about ‘em next time you’re in the shop.

Matt Doubek | his work in our gallery | Adventure Records

Yo JoyEngine! (LeFavor dropped this by this morning)

Matt Doubek is an aquaintance of mine who does some super rad illustration work. I saw a teaser of the show on his postcard… he’s doing life size characters! He has a show at PIRATE tonight that will be sure to impress. Here is the info:

Alias Krap Masters aka Matt Doubek studio presents “Comfort in Strangers” by Matthew Doubek. Show will open at Pirate: Contemporary Art in Denver. Opening reception will be on Friday, Febraury 2nd, 6-10 pm.