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Post by travislouie on Jan 11, 2009 17:07:32 GMT -8
Pastoral scenes, . . .check
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Post by thecreep on Jan 25, 2009 11:38:11 GMT -8
Just saw that Travis will be painting Nine Inch Nails for the Worlds on Fire: Grammy-Nominated Artist Exhibition, that is so amazing. I can't wait to see that.
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Post by meatbag on Jan 28, 2009 16:15:21 GMT -8
Just saw that Travis will be painting Nine Inch Nails for the Worlds on Fire: Grammy-Nominated Artist Exhibition, that is so amazing. I can't wait to see that. awesome. congrats travis. |
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Post by commandax on Mar 30, 2009 18:58:09 GMT -8
Travis' work is being used for the upcoming Les Claypool album, "Of Fungi and Foe." Apparently Les will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night (April 1st) and is planning on talking about Travis, so tune in.  |
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Post by juggernut3 on Mar 31, 2009 6:22:49 GMT -8
Bad @ss cover. Congrats Travis!
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Post by Bytor on Apr 7, 2009 0:45:03 GMT -8
Travis' work is being used for the upcoming Les Claypool album, "Of Fungi and Foe." Apparently Les will be performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Wednesday night (April 1st) and is planning on talking about Travis, so tune in. I love Claypool and yes it is a awesome cover. Also, Travis, I saw the cover for the Art calendar magazine that is coming up, looks awesome as well, I will even have a small interview in that issue as well( I think it is that issue at least) , I just love that magazine and have been getting it for like over 10 years, way back when they only did a color issue like once a year and the other issues where all black and white. Also, I just want to say I absolutely love your framing on your pieces with the bubble glass, I can't even look at an old photo in one of those frames without thinking of your work. Very cool |
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Post by A. Andrew Gonzalez on Apr 9, 2009 20:09:47 GMT -8
Wow , congrats Travis.
Looking forward to picking up the Art Calendar May issue
Wishing you all the best
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Post by commandax on May 5, 2009 15:00:13 GMT -8
 "Miss Cynthia" Cynthia Smithson, of the Cobble Hill Smithsons, was the last heir to the Smithson family fortune. She also possessed the family's "bad hair," which was a problem in such a small, superstitious town. The townfolk mistook the "bad hair" for vampirism and formed angry, pitchfork-carrying mobs, who hunted down most of the family. It didn't help that her brother Eric Smithson was mildly insane, and spread the "bad hair" by biting people. Cynthia fled Cobble Hill to live with her cousins in Wales. When the "bad hair" uprisings began there as well, she left England for good in 1897. She took her "bad hair" to America and lived out her days in the city of New York. You can find Miss Cynthia in good company at Roq la Rue this weekend... Unless you'd rather join Travis at his solo show at Copro Gallery on Saturday. |
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Post by tessar on May 5, 2009 16:15:57 GMT -8
topnotch. i love it, travis.
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Post by kristahuot on May 7, 2009 11:23:39 GMT -8
Wow, gorgeous work!! I hope I can see it in person!
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Post by ahertel on May 7, 2009 11:37:52 GMT -8
Beautiful! Finally was able to see one in person, my friend owns a piece and I went cross eyed looking at it so close.
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Post by travislouie on May 22, 2009 6:04:20 GMT -8
Id like to thank everyone that came out to the shows this month here's a fun e-mail I got the other day: Dan Smith (www.seedanpaint.com) wrote: Mr. Louie, My 5th grade students studied your art and created monster portraits based on your paintings. They did sketches first and then developed the sketches into monochromatic paintings using black and white tempera paint. After they finished they wrote a biographical story about their paintings. I haven't had a chance to type up their stories yet, but they are fantastic! Here is a link their paintings! picasaweb.google.com/seedanpaint/TravisLouieInspiredMonsterPortraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCKHez6rohsXiwQE&feat=directlink |
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Post by jakewaldron on May 22, 2009 7:26:57 GMT -8
That is so awesome! That guy sounds like a great teacher. I would have loved to have been shown such amazing art in 5th grade and have projects like that.
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Post by ziggy1 on May 22, 2009 7:32:25 GMT -8
These are fifth grader paintings? They are a lot more advanced than my fifth grade class!
I've seen a lot less talent in group shows at galleries than this group. Let's give them a show.
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Post by entropy on May 22, 2009 10:28:13 GMT -8
here's a fun e-mail I got the other day: Dan Smith (www.seedanpaint.com) wrote: Mr. Louie, My 5th grade students studied your art and created monster portraits based on your paintings. They did sketches first and then developed the sketches into monochromatic paintings using black and white tempera paint. After they finished they wrote a biographical story about their paintings. I haven't had a chance to type up their stories yet, but they are fantastic! Here is a link their paintings! picasaweb.google.com/seedanpaint/TravisLouieInspiredMonsterPortraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCKHez6rohsXiwQE&feat=directlinkThat is inspiring! Kids art can be so awesome. This reminds me of a great charitable site where you can fund cool classroom projects such as this. Donorschoose.org. www.donorschoose.org I haven't funded any projects lately, but maybe I will this afternoon. There are some great teachers out there that could use the support! I've seen a lot less talent in group shows at galleries than this group. Let's give them a show. Amen! |
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Post by travislouie on May 24, 2009 5:19:53 GMT -8
These are fifth grader paintings? They are a lot more advanced than my fifth grade class! I've seen a lot less talent in group shows at galleries than this group. Let's give them a show. No Comment |
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Post by travislouie on Jun 18, 2009 5:37:21 GMT -8
 Sneak peek |
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Post by greenhorn1 on Jun 18, 2009 6:24:38 GMT -8
awesome. can't wait for that to come out!
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Post by steveinca on Jun 18, 2009 9:30:49 GMT -8
Id like to thank everyone that came out to the shows this month here's a fun e-mail I got the other day: Dan Smith (www.seedanpaint.com) wrote: Mr. Louie, My 5th grade students studied your art and created monster portraits based on your paintings. They did sketches first and then developed the sketches into monochromatic paintings using black and white tempera paint. After they finished they wrote a biographical story about their paintings. I haven't had a chance to type up their stories yet, but they are fantastic! Here is a link their paintings! picasaweb.google.com/seedanpaint/TravisLouieInspiredMonsterPortraits?authkey=Gv1sRgCKHez6rohsXiwQE&feat=directlinkHaha! That's gotta put a smile on your face, Travis. |
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Post by svenman on Jun 18, 2009 15:26:22 GMT -8
i'm so glad that you have a book coming out travis. will be picking one up for sure. look forward to reading the passages about each piece as much as taking in the art itself.  |
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Post by commandax on Jun 18, 2009 15:54:28 GMT -8
Ron English just posted some lovely praise of Travis at Lost at E Minor: "I love monsters. I love old photographs. I love Travis Louie’s paintings. His masterfully refined technique allows him to take stunning portraits of the monsters in the recesses of his endless imagination. A beautiful balance of the grotesque and the comic, they are the perfect metaphor for the modern human. Once you acquire a taste for his product, you just keep wanting more and thankfully he keeps delivering his miniature masterpieces at an inhuman pace." |
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Post by jimandtara on Jun 18, 2009 20:16:41 GMT -8
Sneak peek I think I have been looking forward to this as much as buying another original!  Can't wait bud! jIm |
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Post by lowpro on Jun 18, 2009 22:10:46 GMT -8
Looks nice. I'll grab a copy.
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Post by jimandtara on Jun 19, 2009 22:43:17 GMT -8
Ron English just posted some lovely praise of Travis at Lost at E Minor: "I love monsters. I love old photographs. I love Travis Louie’s paintings. His masterfully refined technique allows him to take stunning portraits of the monsters in the recesses of his endless imagination. A beautiful balance of the grotesque and the comic, they are the perfect metaphor for the modern human. Once you acquire a taste for his product, you just keep wanting more and thankfully he keeps delivering his miniature masterpieces at an inhuman pace." Well put! I really relate to the way Guillermo del Toro summed up his appreciation for Travis! ("Pan's Labyrinth" is one of my all-time favorite films by the way). “Meticulous, photo-realistic irreality. Dimensional daguerreotypes oozing through the wrong end of the looking glass. Respectable monstrosities in their best Sunday clothes. Travis Louie is the absolute master of his own askew domain. With impeccable technique and imagination he presents us with evidence from an impossible realm that has been, nevertheless, fully realized before its subjects pose for his lens/canvas. His genuine love of the bizarre infects each subject in this gallery of prim, prissy Misfits and Respectable Rogues.” -Guillermo del Toro  jIm |
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Post by marcusslo on Jun 21, 2009 11:06:29 GMT -8
ouuu ... looking forward to the new book
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