BLVD Gallery Presents
“Atomic Autobody – New Works by Warren Dykeman”
November 14 - December 6, 2008
Opening Reception Friday November 14 6p - 10p
BLVD Gallery
2316 2nd Ave Seattle Wa 98121

View available work HERE

BLVD Gallery proudly presents Atomic Autobody, an exhibition of new works by Seattle based painter Warren Dykeman. The artist returns to the gallery with a new body of work comprised of paintings and drawings that draw upon elements of folk art, handmade sign lettering, digital art, and collage. Utilizing a variety of materials, Warren creates work that contains an intriguing awkwardness which produces a rhythm between contour, color, and mistake. With a nod to the past, Warren embraces the new technology of the digital age combining his experience as a graphic designer to create compositions that use vector style graphics as a jump off for his unique take on primitive folk art styles.

Warren Dykeman grew up in the desert of eastern Washington in Kennewick, just outside of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Having lived under the shadow of America’s atomic ambitions, Warrens work is informed by the Cold War era Americana that surrounded him in those formative years. The show’s title, Atomic Autobody, references these early years when his father worked as an Auto Body Man at a shop with that name. Warren is featured in November on Art Zone In Studio with Nancy Guppy on the Seattle channel. Currently, Warren Dykeman is a graphic designer and lives in the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle, WA.

For more info:
Web Site: http://www.warrendykeman.com
Art Zone Video: http://vimeo.com

BLVD Gallery Presents “Fanatic - A Group show of Excessive Enthusiasm”
October 10th - November 8th, 2008
Opening Reception Friday October 10th, 6pm - 10pm

BLVD Gallery
2316 2nd Ave Seattle, WA 98121
tel. 206.448.8767
www.blvdart.com

Featuring work by -
Pars
Ego
OneSevenNine
Julio Guerrero
Aloha Terrorists
Drewad
Weirdo
Jefferey Taylor
Zeta Mek
Miguel “Wero” Cuevas
Ben Adams

BLVD is proud to present “Fanatic” a group show that explores the enthusiasm expressed in “Fan” art. The artists participating in this show were given the task of creating art that is in tribute to something that they are truly a fan of. It did not matter whether it was related to entertainment, though much of it is, or cultural pursuits but had to be straight from the heart. BLVD Gallery is fanatic about the vibrant talent here in Seattle so most of the artists involved are from the area and are showing with us for the first time. Intermixed with them are some veteranos like Pars and Ego, as well as a surprise installation from longtime gallery fixtures Zeta Mek.

BLVD Gallery is proud to present for April
New works by NYC Graffiti Legend
GHOST
April 11 – May 3, 2008
Artist Reception April 11, 6p - 10p
BLVD Gallery
2316 2nd ave
In the Belltown Neighborhood
Seatttle Wa, 98121
www.blvdart.com
206.448.8767
this show is sponsored by SCION

Available work

BLVD Gallery is proud to present new works from NYC Graffiti Legend Ghost a/k/a Cousin Frank, a pioneering influence for many graffiti artists around the world. Having started writing in the golden age of the late 1970’s, Ghost has first hand knowledge of the many adventures and accomplishments of the NYC subway graffiti movement. The original style, vibrant color combinations, and strong sense of satire of his graffiti has managed to ease the transition naturally to his more gallery oriented pursuits.
Ghost has spent many years dedicated to the formation ( or deformation ) of the standard English alphabet creating limitless possibilities for him to subvert the language in his unique style. He has managed to create work that bears the unmistakable mark of an accomplished draughtsman without it being either overbearing or overwrought. The humor that permeates Ghosts’ work comes from the underground comics tradition from his youth, more Zapp! Comix than Marvel. Ghosts’ improvisational approach to graffiti, he never planned ahead what his work would be like, gives his current series of paintings a lightness and spontaneity that has the feeling of an inside joke between old friends.
Ghost has shown his work in galleries across the globe and has become a major part of the visual aesthetic of companies like respected streetwear brand Stussy. There is also a documentary in production chronicling the many contributions Ghost has made to the global graffiti movement. This show will be the second time that BLVD Gallery has been privileged to work with Ghost whose amazing mural in the “Claimin’ Space” exhibition was a highlight for many at the 2007 Bumbershoot arts festival.

trailer to ghost documentary:

Ghost painting in SF:

Here is video from the opening of theProject Room at Triple.

That first beat is by Commish Gordon
Live performance by THE SATURDAY KNIGHTS
Big ups to Jose Tapia for the edit. Boh!

For all of you who couldn’t make it Here is a cool video of the opening last week of the Pushin 5 show. hope you enjoy. thanks to Publik Hair for the Vid.

Seattles alternative weekly newspaper, The Stranger, has done a feature on David Choe. Let us know what you think. David Choe Stranger Article

BLVD Gallery opened May of 2006. Here is what was said and seen:

If you have some time on your hands read this excellent article from the Seattle P.I.

BLVD Gallery opening For “Groundswell” on Juxtapoz.com

Artist Robert Hardgrave has some fun shots from the opening on Flickr