Hibbelton’s next show, “We were a handful” will feature artwork by Matt Maust, Richard Swift, Syd Butler, David Quon, and Nathan Warkentin. The opening reception will be Friday, September 5 from 7-11pm. Poet Derrick Brown will perform, and (cheap, but balanced) wine will be served
Matt Maust has previously shown at Found Gallery and Compactspace in Los Angeles, and Grand Central in Santa Ana. Maust’s style is very old, torn and type-driven. “I attempt to make stuff that appears as if I’ve found it on the gound, or ripped off the wall, or old playbills that no one really cared about,” Maust says, “In creating the pieces, it’s not so much the subject that concerns me, but the idea of where it might have been found.” Maust’s inspirations range from other visual artists (Rodney Graham, Tacita Dean, Karl Martens, Kurt Schwitters) to traveling to reading. “Names of charaters, streets, friends, enemies, and cities will tend to make me want to go create art,” Maust says. Richard Swift is a prolific and celebrated musician/artist who takes pictures, draws, and sometimes makes videos. Like Maust, he often does artwork for his albums, and his art is inspired by music. According to Swift, “I have two ears and like to use them. I have two eyes and like to look.” Syd Butler is also a celebrated musician/artist. He plays in the New York-based band Les Savy Fav, who are considered among the godfathers of the independent rock music scene. He’s the founder of the Frenchkiss Records label, whose catalogue includes the Hold Steady, Thunderbirds Are Now, and the Dodos. Nate Warkentin and David Quon play in a band called We Barbarians and collaborate on art in the vein of Dieter Roth and Adolf Rainer.
Paul Nagel’s show Twilighty ended this past Sunday. It was a short solo exhibit with a lot of great work from Paul. Much love for those who came out for the opening two weeks ago. To see the works click here. To see more pictures from opening night, click here.
Heraclitus, who migrated to Houston, TX from Fullerton, CA after high school, has shown his art at the Lawndale Art Center, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Domy Books, and The Joanna in Houston, TX. He works in a variety of media, including drawing, painting, video animation, and sculpture.
Heraclitus’s street/subculture art is populated by a strange assortment of creatures and humans. “The show will loosely follow a narrative of a modern day prophet. My drawings focus on an existential, internal landscape dominated by isolation and subjectivity while embracing characters who grind against harsh realities that they can not fully grasp,” Heraclitus says, “The prophet is confused and anxious in this strange and chaotic universe.”
Heraclitus takes his inspiration from his hometown of Houston, TX. “I am an ephemeral and a not too discontented citizen of a metropolis considered modern because all known taste has been evaded in the furnishings and the exterior of the houses as well as in the layout of the city,” he says. His work comments on and pokes fun at American values and popular culture, while still searching for meaning.
“Through these drawings, sculptures, and animations I am searching for the split second where I feel enlightened, illuminated, and content as a living being on this planet,” Heraclitus says.
This Saturday, June 21, singer/songwriter Jessica Dobson will be performing at Hibbleton Gallery in downtown Fullerton, at 8pm. This event is free and is open to the public.
Jessica Dobson (aka Deep Sea Diver) is Beck’s new lead guitarist for his upcoming tour. She has performed with friends Cold War Kids, Richard Swift, collaborated with Delta Spiritand recorded an EP with Matt Wignall.
Dobson is a singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who has a knack for crafting unconventional pop tunes and weaving in haunting melodies that reel you in and leave you humming them long after the song is over. Check her out at: www.myspace.com/deepseadivermusic
Here are some images from the gallery’s grand opening on Friday May 30th, 2008. The show was titled TO THE FIFTH DIMENSION! and featured work from Chad Eaton (Timber!), Sarah & Trevor Girard (Metasaurus), and Jason Jones (Japanland!).
TO THE FIFTH DIMENSION!
Chad Eaton (Timber!)
Sarah & Trevor Girard (Metasaurus)
Jason Jones (Japanland!)
Minglers outside the gallery.
Thanks to everyone who came out that night. To see more images from the night, check the Flickr.
…give or take. The gallery will be open in a little over two weeks. Our first show will be on Friday, May 30th. This inaugural exhibition will feature the works of Chad Eaton, Sarah & Trevor Girard, and Jason Jones, who go by the names of Timber!, Metasaurus, and Japanland, respectively. Peep the promo card below:
