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Matthew Feyld+David MacDowell @ Thinkspace (3/13)
« Thread Started on Feb 26, 2009, 1:36am »

We've been working with Feyld for a good bit now, and are so stoked to finally do a show with him in our main gallery space. Sadly he won't be able to make it down, as his graffiti record up in the great white north still hasn't been fully expunged yet, and with the current state of border relations, we can't get him in without risking re-entry in the future. We'll have him in the States for the 1st time come his follow up we're planning for 2011, until then, please check out the details below and some sneak peek links for his show that opens with us on March 13th.

Also opening will be the debut Los Angeles solo show from pop surrealist David Mac Dowell. This cat lives in a world all his own, and we get a glimpse of it via his explosively vivid paintings of a pop culture obsessed society in a complete state of disarray.

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The PR:

‘Untitled (New Works)’
Featuring new works and an installation from Matthew Feyld

Also showing in our project room:
David MacDowell ‘The Sins Of Atticus Finch’

March 13th – April 3rd, 2009

Opening Reception: Fri, March 13th 7-11PM

(Los Angeles, CA) Thinkspace Gallery is proud to present the second solo exhibition with our gallery from Saskatchewan based artist Matthew Feyld. This exhibition will feature new paintings on wood panel and canvas along with works on paper[img][/img]. In addition to Untitled (New Works), we will also be presenting the debut solo show, The Sins of Atticus Finch, from Virginia based artist David MacDowell in our project room.

‘Untitled (New Works)’ from Matthew Feyld:
Matthew Feyld is a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (home of Olympia brewing) based artist. His drawing process is a combination of imagination and reality. Feyld's work creates an ongoing narrative, often drawn from real events, and experiences leaving a large amount of room for interpretation. Ink, watercolour, and acrylic are the tools he uses to create a world where both human and animal share more than just their boots.

Feyld has exhibited with Krets (Malmo, Sweden), Together Gallery (Portland), Cinders (Brooklyn), Giant Robot (NYC, San Francisco), Rough Trade (London, England), Grasshut (Portland), Tag Art Gallery (Nashville), The Untitled Gallery (Melbourne, Australia), BLVD. Gallery (Seattle), Third Drawer Down Gallery (Victoria, Australia), Galerie Rouje (Quebec City, Quebec), Boontling Gallery (Oakland), Mendal Art Gallery (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), and several others. His work has been published in the NY Times Magazine and Ruby Magazine and has been included in numerous art fairs including last years Bridge Art Fair in the UK as well as the Aqua Art Fair and Gen Art Vanguard during Art Basel in Miami.

Artist blog: http://matthewfeyld.blogspot.com
Artist Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/driftwould/

Sneak Peek of ‘Untitled (New Works)’: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157613106721561/

Also opening on Fri, March 13th in our project room:

‘The Sins of Atticus Finch’ from David MacDowell

Show Statement:
As a kid, I always loved “To Kill A Mockingbird”, and wished Atticus Finch was my dad. To be guided by such ethical wisdom would have made me a better person, I imagine. But nobody’s perfect, and our imperfections dictate the core of this new series, working on both superficial and deeper levels. On the surface is a colorful, humorous romp where we poke fun at celebrity culture and media. Yet the undercurrent is all about how society is bent on correcting wrongs by repressing everyone. It’s always fun to explore how we’re repressed by our parents, “The Man” and the methods used to repress ourselves.

Artist Bio:
David MacDowell is a self-taught artist living in Virginia. He incorporates media culture, and social themes into brilliant and controversial satirical paintings. Working primarily with acrylics on canvas, David is not afraid of tapping into the dark side of American media worship. He tops off celebrity renderings sprinkled with crying babies, candy colored nightmares, and a hilariously acidic sense of humor. Some have called his work a virtual “Disneyland on acid”. By bravely peeling away the veneer of pop culture, he validates the abused underbelly of society with x-ray glasses. With an ever-expanding list of international clientele, David’s work can be found in Atlanta, California, Florida and New York.

MacDowell has shown with Ad Hoc Art, The Alcove Gallery, Compound Gallery, Gallery 1988, Harold Golen Gallery, Last Rites Gallery, The Gallery at The Alternative Café and The Gallery at East Atlanta Tattoo.

Artist website: http://www.macdowellstudio.com/
Artist Blog: http://macdowellstudio.blogspot.com/

Sneak Peek at ‘The Sins of Atticus Finch’: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157613106736361/

Coming up in April, 2009:
“Run Rabbit, Run” - solo show from Brandi Milne
+ “trouble, clearly” - Cherri Wood solo in our project room

Exhibition run dates: April 10th – May 1st

Opening reception: Fri, April 10th 7-11PM

Sneak Peeks:
"Run Rabbit, Run": http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157613106768163/
"trouble, clearly": http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157613106779721/

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Re: Matthew Feyld + David MacDowell @ Thinkspace t
« Reply #1 on Feb 26, 2009, 1:39am »

We'll be posting interviews soon with both artists on www.sourharvest.com... will post here once both are good to go. Feyld's answers especially had me cracking up, he's got a very dry sense of humor that came through in the interview in a big way.

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« Reply #2 on Feb 26, 2009, 1:47am »

Excellent show. I think I am actually going to try to drive down and see this one.

I was rushing to finish making Dave's website before this show came so that it was up and ready.

Looking forward to the interviews as well.

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« Reply #3 on Feb 26, 2009, 2:31am »

Very cool... if you do, please let me know, hopefully the three of us could grab some lunch or something.

Be posting some add'l shots to the 'sneak peek' set on our Flickr soon too from both.

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« Reply #4 on Mar 3, 2009, 12:12pm »

Just posted a very cool interview with David MacDowell on Sour Harvest - check it:
http://sourharvestblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-david-macdowell.html

Interview with Matthew Feyld posted in the coming days...

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« Reply #5 on Mar 7, 2009, 5:37pm »

Just posted the interview with Feyld.

Check it: http://sourharvestblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/interview-with-matthew-feyld.html

Hope to see many of you opening night... and the one and only Svenman will be in attendance all the way from the UK. Can't wait!!!

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Re: Matthew Feyld+David MacDowell @ Thinkspace (3/
« Reply #6 on Mar 10, 2009, 9:56pm »

This just turned out to be a really fun and amazing show and both artists have super affordable works in the grand scheme of things. Hope you all enjoy both shows as much as we do.

UNTITLED (NEW WORKS) PREVIEW:
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2009/03/works.php

THE SINS OF ATTICUS FINCH PREVIEW:
http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2009/03/project/works.php

If you are interested in any of the works in either exhibit, please get in touch and be sure to include the best method to contact you at during the day, and we will follow up asap.

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Re: Matthew Feyld+David MacDowell @ Thinkspace (3/
« Reply #7 on Mar 20, 2009, 2:14am »

Press love for our March exhibitions...

Matthew Feyld combines fantasy, reality, and optically operative patterning into a new series of super-flat, cartoonish paintings that could easily be the result of South Park animators taking down Victor Vasarely at a Cut&Paste tourney. In the project room, Virginia's David MacDowell goes hog-wild on his peculiar vision of a jumbled-up American culture, wherein movies, music, strange characters, and politics are all complicit in the violent surrealism of modern life — as well as in the crisp hyper-realism of his own graphically dense painting style. – Shana Nys Dambrot / Flavorpill

A great interview with Matthew was posted a bit back, leading into this show, that I never posted by The Lumper. Check it out here: http://lumper.blogspot.com/2008/10/matthew-feyld-interview.html

Flavorpill: http://flavorpill.com/losangeles/events/2009/3/13/david-macdowell

Juxtapoz (review): http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5646&Itemid=62

Juxtapoz (preview): http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5590

Juxtapoz (preview): http://www.juxtapoz.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=5552

Arrested Motion: http://arrestedmotion.com/2009/03/previe....space-ga llery/

Daily DuJour: http://dailydujour.com/tag/matthew-feyld/

Format Mag: http://www.formatmag.com/news/thinkspace-presents-david-macdowell-matthew-feyld/

Creep Machine: http://www.creepmachine.com/previews/pre....nkspace-gallery

Upper Playground: http://upperplayground.com/wordpress/?p=7680

Wreck The Tape Deck: http://www.wreckthetapedeck.com/2009/friday-the-13th-thinkspace/

Little Chimp Society: http://thelittlechimpsociety.com/davemac....ace-march-13th/

My Love For You Is Like A Stampede Of Horses: http://myloveforyou.typepad.com/my_love_....thinkspace.html

Street Art Locator: http://streetartlocator.com/blog/2009/03....at-thinks pace/

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Re: Matthew Feyld+David MacDowell @ Thinkspace (3/
« Reply #8 on Mar 25, 2009, 5:12pm »

some pics i took from this show.
macdowell's work was amazing, and well, i just love mr feyld too!

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« Reply #9 on Mar 25, 2009, 6:47pm »

Thanks Sven - we had an absolute blast showing you around LA - let us know when you post that Flickr set of your travels.

Can't stress enough if you have a chance, to swing on through to view both artist's work in person.

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« Reply #10 on Mar 25, 2009, 8:58pm »

Matt Feyld's art is amazing! Cool looking show!

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Re: Matthew Feyld+David MacDowell @ Thinkspace (3/
« Reply #11 on Mar 30, 2009, 9:15pm »

This Thursday and Friday are the last days to view this great show... if you're local and haven't made it through yet, we'll be around 1-6 both days. Next up: Brandi Milne & Cherri Wood on April 10th...

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