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Post by sleepboy on Mar 17, 2008 21:40:25 GMT -8
A new painting just posted by Allison Sommers... For a childhood themed show at G1988 coming up.  Allison is one of those up and coming artists that has a lot of talent...that I don't know will make it big. I would like to think she will. But, because I love her work so much I don't care. She's a real sweetheart as well. |
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Post by mute on Mar 18, 2008 14:05:47 GMT -8
I see why you like her now. That's a great piece.
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Post by sleepboy on Mar 23, 2008 15:37:50 GMT -8
Another recent one  |
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Post by marcusslo on Apr 3, 2008 7:55:13 GMT -8
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Post by sybilm on Apr 3, 2008 9:49:23 GMT -8
Amazing....I love it! Allison just did this for me.     |
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Post by devours on Apr 3, 2008 14:27:27 GMT -8
oh wow!!! Goron City and sneaky Link! I love that game  |
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Post by ck on Apr 3, 2008 14:53:20 GMT -8
this turned out so great! congrats, marcus!
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 3, 2008 15:36:15 GMT -8
Very nice marcus. Love her stuff as you know. This is like your own "I am 8-bit" piece lol.
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Post by marcusslo on Apr 4, 2008 9:45:03 GMT -8
can't wait for this to arrive! she hid my name in there... can u see it |
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Post by sleepboy on Apr 4, 2008 10:03:48 GMT -8
can't wait for this to arrive! she hid my name in there... can u see it no, where is it? i do see the requisite man-organ shapes that she hides in most of her paintings lol. she cracks me up. the more i look at the painting, the more amazed i am. you are a lucky man... |
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Post by sybilm on Apr 4, 2008 10:51:01 GMT -8
you guys are making me fall in love with her stuff!! Is she cool about comissioning? :-)
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Post by drunkmunky02 on Apr 4, 2008 19:02:13 GMT -8
can't wait for this to arrive! she hid my name in there... can u see it i think i see it.. or maybe i'm just squinting so hard it looks like your name |
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Post by mute on May 17, 2008 2:00:04 GMT -8
This is from the Sour Harvest(Thinkspace) blog posted on 5/14: We're excited to announce we'll be issuing Allison Sommers first giclee print very soon... Allison Sommers
“Preflight”
Giclee print on Hahnemuhle Museum Etching paper
Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
8x10” (6.5 x 8.5” image area)
Edition size and price announced soon… stay tuned for details.They also mentioned she will be having a solo show May2009. |
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 22, 2008 18:41:43 GMT -8
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Post by heiko on Sept 23, 2008 23:16:07 GMT -8
She's so talented. Amazing!
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Post by sleepboy on Sept 29, 2008 14:46:15 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Oct 12, 2008 10:26:38 GMT -8
Here's a newer piece. Harvest time lol.  |
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Post by bebek on Oct 13, 2008 2:42:05 GMT -8
Hm. I really like that.
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Post by sleepboy on Nov 18, 2008 8:59:38 GMT -8
Posted up an interview we did with Allison for those interested. Arrested Motion: Tell us a little about your art. Allison Sommers: (man, a stumper right at the outset–!) I think in my work I’m always trying to get at another little piece of a vaguely unified world of creatures. I’m not entirely sure that anyone’s told me the master plan yet, least of all those little bastards I paint. What’s important to me is that I try to keep both the narrative and the meaning of my work at least slightly ambiguous; I dislike the notion that there is one certain way to unpack the meaning of a painting, or that there is a preachy intended message therein contained. Thus I like my characters to be ambiguous, some more sympathetic than others perhaps, so that the narrative of and interaction within each painting isn’t immediately clear– and can differ between viewers. AM: You seem to have some reoccurring long-necked characters in your paintings. Do they have names? Can you tell us a little more about their lives and personalities? AS: I am STILL trying to get them to tell me their names. They’re not very cooperative, not with me, anyway. At any rate, they’re very morally ambiguous. They may be a little cute in their little plus-fours and knee socks but they’re also violent, wasteful, mean little fornicating creeps, too. In some ways I think what attracts them to me so much is that they are so ambiguous, and thus aren’t stand-ins for any one concept of being (they’re not particularly beautiful, or socially meaningful, or laudable in any sense really)– they’re very versatile meaning-wise, without having any real point of reference because they’re my own creations. I think it’s for that reason that I’ve been so attracted to working with them rather than human characters lately. Rest here. |
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Post by seanchristopher on Nov 18, 2008 10:52:22 GMT -8
WOW! Great artist, wonderful work, and a force to be reckoned with! I can't wait to see how she matures once the public takes notice of her incredible imagination. She hasn't hit her stride yet. The work has that "still searching" feel. She reminds me of CRG before hitting it big, and reaching her full potential at M.K.G.
I'm already looking into my own original before she blows! Seriously! -SC
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Post by PhotoGus on Nov 18, 2008 23:47:05 GMT -8
I like the 8-ply mat. The white on white works very well with these pieces.
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Post by sleepboy on Nov 20, 2008 17:15:26 GMT -8
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Post by sleepboy on Mar 8, 2009 6:58:11 GMT -8
A new piece. Looks like she has a new character. What are those little critters?  |
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Post by travislouie on May 24, 2009 21:05:24 GMT -8
Saw her show at Thinkspace, . . .it was whimsically terrific, . . .so much going on like a mutant where's waldo. I am a sucker for strange creatures. I like a good story.
well done
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Post by commandax on May 25, 2009 18:16:49 GMT -8
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