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Post by mattlock on Apr 24, 2008 8:56:28 GMT -8
I'm still dying to get one of those spring bee lithos...they NEVER come up!
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 29, 2008 7:33:47 GMT -8
Here's an interesting piece that showed at the NEXT art fair in Chicago with the Kinsey/Desforge Gallery. Looks like Jeff is trying some new things.  |
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Post by irsk on Apr 29, 2008 8:12:10 GMT -8
aw, I missed it somehow  |
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Post by sleepboy on May 14, 2008 5:09:46 GMT -8
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Post by marcusslo on May 14, 2008 15:27:14 GMT -8
WOW
Jeff's a good guy!
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Post by mattlock on May 14, 2008 20:23:07 GMT -8
all i want is a spring bees litho...anybody...please?? |
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Post by knewnan on May 16, 2008 23:07:02 GMT -8
Jeff,
I love your work and I always excited when I see you trying new things. Even when (or especially when) they don't really work for me personally: but rainbows suck! (jk, rainbows just aren't for me)
I fall asleep looking a "December to Rememer" (you spell like me) and I love it more now than the day it arrived at our home.
Always rememer that you inspire your fans and we are happy to brave the twist and turns of your imagination. Even when they make us dizzy (or happier than we want to be).
I still want that Walker Toy. I hope someone can get it made for you one day. (shameless plug: super7 would be happy to give it a try)
I can't wait to see whats next.
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Post by sleepboy on May 27, 2008 18:16:57 GMT -8
Some new paintings. I love his new style.   |
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Post by mikem on Jun 7, 2008 9:42:17 GMT -8
congrats on your purchase! i have the big close up image from jeff's blog set as my desktop wallpaper! i'm jealous ;D ;D
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Post by bebek on Jun 12, 2008 5:44:38 GMT -8
Amazing pieces, Jeff is becoming a fave!
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Post by potatostamp on Jul 16, 2008 15:19:10 GMT -8
Thanks for all the support on this board! Hi friends, I have just put a new print up on potatostamp.com. Here's some info: Jeff Soto's “Beast Within” gicleeFull color image on archival acid free paper. This is a signed and numbered edition of 50 prints and 4 artists' proofs. Paper size of each print is 17'' x 17''. The image area is 14'' x 14''. Ships flat. $200 + shipping Available now on www.potatostamp.com. In addition I will be saving ten of them that will be available at the San Diego Comicon July 24-27. Jeff Soto's "Storm Clouds" book Jeff Soto delivers his second fine art collection, “Storm Clouds.” “Storm Clouds” represents Jeff’s evolution beyond his signature robot vs. nature motifs and features work from his politically charged solo exhibitions, “Supernova,” “Cold Ice Age,” and “Storm Clouds” created over the past three years. The Riverside Art Museum, with funding from the James Irvine Foundation, generously contributed the introduction to the book written by RAM’s senior curator, Peter Frank. Also includes essays by Jeff Soto, David Choe, and Mark Murphy. “Storm Clouds” features a hard bound, archival edition, that matches the size and format of the sold out, “Potato Stamp Dreams,” with over 154 pages. The standard edition features specialty printing on the cover and the Limited Edition will feature a custom printed box, signed book, with 4 archival prints and special touches. Available late July 2008. Please contact murphy@murphydesign.com for more info. San Diego Comicon (July 24-27, 2008)The Comicon is here again, the year went by very fast! I will be sharing a booth with Murphy Art Books, we'll be at #4833. Come by and say hi. My new book, "Storm Clouds" will debut and I will have some goods for sale including several artists proofs of sold out prints. See you there. Thanks, Jeff |
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Post by virtu on Jul 16, 2008 16:30:13 GMT -8
The "Beast Within" Ltd. is pretty sweet!
Excuse me Jeff but when will your Critterbox "Walker" vinyl be ready? will it be at Comicon.
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Post by highbrow on Jul 16, 2008 17:01:53 GMT -8
Amazing works
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 20, 2008 8:51:42 GMT -8
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Post by Teddy at PopDrawer.com on Jul 21, 2008 18:25:52 GMT -8
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Post by marcusslo on Jul 23, 2008 22:12:56 GMT -8
Superhero show on Thurs  |
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Post by sleepboy on Jul 23, 2008 23:49:57 GMT -8
Superhero show on Thurs what superhero is that? |
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Post by lowpro on Jul 26, 2008 20:45:04 GMT -8
Superhero show on Thurs what superhero is that? Ha! My thoughts exactly, my friend. I was so excited when I read Jeff's name on the roster for this show, expecting him to knock it out of the park with a nostalgic superhero homage piece....like the others in the show. I immediately contacted Mark Murphy about the painting. He said Jeff was still finishing it up (and this was on Tuesday), but that he could probably offer it to me if I were interested. So I eagerly anticipated the next email from Mark with my imagination about what sort of former iconic character he'd use running wild, only to finally receive a damn butterfly. Ha. But I was definitely a little disappointed. For some reason, I get the sense he was rushed in creating it perhaps. Plus, he must've entirely missed the memo regarding the theme of the show...just kidding. |
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Post by tessar on Jul 26, 2008 21:10:32 GMT -8
i went to the superhero show, and i gotta be honest- as much as i love seeing batman ears and funny drawings of ironic/nostalgic superheroes, it can get a bit gimmicky.
i used to not be a big fan of soto, but over the last few years, i have grown a profound respect for him as a painter with his own vision.
with this show, this piece reaffirmed my faith in him. i found it courageous that he maintained his vision, and still catered to the theme. he created an image that i think, contains the essence/idea of 'superhero', rather than painting a cheesy spiderman with his head in black clouds.
i say, good for jeff.
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Post by lowpro on Jul 26, 2008 21:40:29 GMT -8
i went to the superhero show, and i gotta be honest- as much as i love seeing batman ears and funny drawings of ironic/nostalgic superheroes, it can get a bit gimmicky. i used to not be a big fan of soto, but over the last few years, i have grown a profound respect for him as a painter with his own vision. Well that's good to hear. I bet it was nice in person. If you've been around the various lowbrow boards long enough, you'll know that I'm an absolute Soto freak. His is, and has always been, my favorite artist. While it seems many collectors are still warming up to the artistic direction he's taken since the Levine Storm Clouds show, I commend Jeff for continuing to experiement and for having the fortitude to resist stylistic compacency. So we're in complete agreement there. And while I fully agree about a superhero-based painting potentially being gimmicky, I guess I just view these thematic exhibits, especially this one, as an excuse to go that ironic route and have fun living in the past...if just for a moment and a single painting. So that was my thinking and I think the only reason I was a bit let down. I also was waiting on the edge of my seat in anticipation for a day or two awaiting the image, so that might've played into it as well. |
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Post by tessar on Jul 26, 2008 22:12:11 GMT -8
nice, lowpro.
yeah i mean, anyone who knows me, knows that i love batman- and a batman painted by jeff soto, i think would have been crazy/hilarious. but.. well, i've said.
the piece was a lot more impressive in person, btw... it's so hard for me to know whether i like pieces until i see them in person nowadays... sometimes art has a real presence on the web or on a postcard and in person are so, hum. and the opposite is also true obviously-
but the point is, this one was really nice in person, my second 'live' soto painting.
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Post by lowpro on Jul 26, 2008 22:27:50 GMT -8
yeah i mean, anyone who knows me, knows that i love batman- and a batman painted by jeff soto, i think would have been crazy/hilarious. but.. well, i've said. Ah...The truth comes out. Ha. Just kidding. But I too am a Batman fanatic and with The Dark Knight rocking the world last weekend I think if everyone had done a Batman-themed piece at this show there still wouldn't have been enough. Ha. it's so hard for me to know whether i like pieces until i see them in person nowadays... sometimes art has a real presence on the web or on a postcard and in person are so, hum. and the opposite is also true obviously- So very true. |
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Post by rhinomilk on Jul 28, 2008 12:23:57 GMT -8
the dark clouds book is a good bang for your buck IMO... nice meetin' jeff at the con & getting my book and sketchbook signed. & of course i asked a few questions about the walker toy
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Post by irsk on Jul 28, 2008 12:55:40 GMT -8
did you get anything other than the standard "it will happen if and when it happens, there is plenty of ther exciting stuff happening now" response?
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Post by rhinomilk on Jul 28, 2008 13:02:31 GMT -8
did you get anything other than the standard "it will happen if and when it happens, there is plenty of ther exciting stuff happening now" response? in a nutshell..... no  |
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