ARMSROCK & ELBOW-TOE @ Thinkspace Gallery (12/12)

[jujurocs]

ARMSROCK & ELBOW-TOE: Mostly Memory and Jon Todd: Life Sentence


Thinkspace Gallery presents new works by artists whose street-based achievements reveal impassioned stratagems on top of fundamental creative impulses. Conceived in Bremen, ARMSROCK's expertly rendered drawings are commentaries on metropolitan isolation. Brooklyn-based ELBOW-TOE delivers a collection of hyper-realistic pieces inspired by Jungian psychology as well as mythology. Paintings by Jon Todd appear in the gallery's project room, betraying origins in American tattoo art and other pictorial traditions. Whatever the approach, all of the artists challenge society's power of recollection, suggesting that what we perceive as real can be more authentic than reality itself. – Tanja Laden

When
Opens Friday Dec 12 (7–11pm)
Dec 12 – Jan 2, 2009
Thursdays–Sundays (1–6pm)

Where
Thinkspace Gallery
4210 Santa Monica Blvd.
323.913.3375

[StephenW]

This show is going to be amazing. Dropped by Thinkspace tonight and took some photos.

Elbow-Toe's "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" piece. In 3-parts - 10' x 6' total. Insane.



Armsrock's "memorial collage":


Elbow-Toe getting up:




Posted the rest of the photos here.

[origo]

That Elbow-Toe is just, wouw!

If only i had the space for it.

I only recently found out that Armsrock is danish like myself, wrote him a mail in danish and I could tell he hadn´t been home for a long time, but cool guy and mad talented as well.

[StephenW]

Here's the "Brother, Can you Spare A Dime?" piece up on the wall. 122" x 80". Massive.

[thinkspace]

Digital previews now live... and man, have they all stepped it up for this show. Super stoked with how all has come together.

“Mostly Memory”
Featuring new works and an installation from ARMSROCK and ELBOW-TOE

Also showing in our project room:
Jon Todd – “Life Sentence”

December 12th, 2008 – January 2nd, 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, December 12th 7-11PM


Digital Preview for Mostly Memory from ARMSROCK and ELBOW-TOE featuring the memorial collage installation Regarding The Pain Of Others in our main gallery from ARMSROCK:
www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/2008/mostlymemory/works.php

Digital Preview for Life Sentence from Jon Todd
www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/2008/project/lifesentence/works.php


We will begin reaching out to all that have contacted us for this show around noon PST on Friday, Dec. 12th and we will continue following up with all that have gotten back to us in regards to this e-mail preview right up to the opening at 7PM PST this Friday.

We will be reaching out to all in the order in which we were originally contacted by each. The speed in which one responds to this e-mail has nothing to do with your place on purchase list.

Thanks everyone - hope you enjoy this one as much as we do, just came out amazing!

[origo]

Has anyone seriously seen the pictures from this show? I think his (Elbow-Toe) progress this year is in a league of it´s own, he is mad talented, definetely up there with the best.

www.sourharvest.com/thinkspace/2008/mostlymemory/works.php

[sleepboy]

I think that one on the top is my favorite...well, besides the huge piece lol. Wish I could make this show tonight.

[StephenW]

Great opening. Posted all of my photos here.

[thinkspace]

Thinkspace: book signing + artist talk today 4-6PM...

Please join us for a live Q&A with ARMSROCK & ELBOW-TOE this Saturday, December 13th, from 4-5pm with a book signing to follow at 5-6pm with ARMSROCK for "All My Friends Are Made Of Paper"

ARMSROCK's book features a special introduction by Swoon, a hand screen-printed cover, 96 pages with lots of color images, is limited to 2,000 copies and was printed by the fine folks over at Wooster Collective.



Q&A with ARMSROCK & ELBOW: Saturday, Dec.
13th 4-5PM

ARMSROCK Book Signing: Saturday, Dec.
13th 5-6PM


Thank you to all that came out to the opening last night, it was an amazing evening!!!

Thanks to both Arrested Motion and Daily DuJour, some great opening night shots are now posted on-line and we'll be putting up a ton more on our Flickr by this evening.

After our signing, we're headed out to the endless lineup of shows tonight - hope to see some of you all out and about this eve!

SIGNING + ARTIST TALK: 4-6PM
Thinkspace
4210 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90029
www. thinkspacegallery. com
www. sourharvest. com
Thur-Sun 1-6PM