BLVD Gallery is proud to present for March
“Wastelands and Wilderness”
New works and Installation by
Parskid and Chip7
March 14 - April 5, 2008
Artist Reception March 14, 6p - 10p

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Blvd Gallery is proud to present New work and installation by Parskid and Chip 7.
“Wastelands and Wilderness” explores the worlds and characters created
by Parskid and Chip7. Two rising stars in the urban contemporary
art scene.

parskid

Parskid’s work focuses on his interests in dark rituals,
mythology, sacrifice and spirituality in a world of lush forests and
natural surroundings. This is greatly influenced by the forests of the
Pacific Northwest where he works and lives. Parskid’s painting style
utilizes a unique detailed way of painting only with spray paint by
using various techniques of masking, stencils and brushwork. His work
has been exhibited in many cities in the United States including LA
and NYC and abroad in Australia, Taiwan, Spain and the UK. His work
has been published in the following magazines: Hi-Frustose, King
Brown, Overspray, Art Prostitute, Cool’eh, Novum, Beautiful/Decay, Day
in the Lyfe, and Dirty Soup as well as published books, Dot Dot Dash,
Canceled Flight, War of Monstars, Pictoplasma 2 and Monstaah!. Parskid characters are no strangers to the streets of Seattle and freight train lines of the United States.

chip7

Chip7, also with a background in freight train art and graffiti hails from the opposite side of the US. His work explores brightly colored confessions of a clutter brain through science fiction psychedelic fantasy. Chip7 was trying to paint pretty much everything he could shake a stick at around industrial New Jersey,and where ever the wind took him.Years of painting got him some wonderful memories and adventures, people who hate him, like him, and his work in a few books. Fun and some legal problems go hand and hand. His studio work deals with a range of sources including memories anddreams. Subjects range from both personal and historical using a range
of materials including found printed matter collage, animation cel
paint, oils, and spray paint. While his nickname remains there are no
silver block letters being painted on canvas, and he can no longer be
found in the layup all weekend. The ensemble cast that are scattered
across the many layers,and shapes of his work range from his own
creations of eyeball droids, and neon monsters to a few cameos by
Asian heroes inspired by his time living in South East Asia. The semi
obsessive ”paranoid” nature of his current work also deals with
theories of global commotion,and catastrophe of the past, present, and possible near future in a somewhat playful manner.

The interactive nature of this joint effort between Chip7 and Parskid will include the use of chromadepth glasses technology to increase the visual experience of the viewer. Their two worlds collide, a technological future and a natural primitive land that become a unified place never before seen. With similar themes in their work but
a different view of each of their worlds these artists have come
together to create a unique experience for the viewer.

BLVD Gallery presents
“Foscil Residential #2”
A Musical Residency
with special guest Witnica
Friday February 29, 2008
Doors Open at 8pm
2316 2nd ave
In the Belltown Neighborhood
Seatttle Wa, 98121
www.blvdart.com
206.299.1583

BLVD Gallery is proud to announce a new music performance series featuring Seattle’s “Post Baroque Nu-Hop” ensemble FOSCIL. Foscils music is an amalgam of diverse influences touching on the atmospheric production of Wu Tangs RZA, the out-jazz of Miles, and the psychedelic meandering of Zappa.
The series of shows, titled “Residential”, will occur on the last Friday of every month with a different incarnation of Foscil. While the first show in January will feature the band in its regular lineup subsequent shows will be an opportunity for Foscil to explore their material through a variety of approaches including the use of the very deep talent pool here in Seattle. “The goal is to evolve”, says member Adam Swan “ People are in an artistic state of mind in the gallery setting and that environment lends itself to different perspectives of what our band can be”.

Video of Foscil performing at BLVD Gallery

Dates:
January 25
February 29
March 28
April 25
May 30
June 27

BLVD Gallery presents “Trade Bloc: A group show of Global Ambitions” Featuring new work by Kofie, Other, NISHI, Nhon Nguyen, Erik Abel, Hannah Stouffer, Mateu Velasco, and Acorn February 8 – March 8 , 2008 Artist Reception Friday February 8th, 6pm - 10pm.

Please view Gallery for available work.

BLVD Gallery is proud to present “Trade Bloc”, a group show that aims to present the global flavor of the urban art milieu. The concept of this show came out of a series of conversations about globalism and art. What are the benefits of a truly Global art market? What are the effects of the internet on artists ability to gain recognition without the participation of the traditional channels of media exposure? We have assembled a group of great artists from Asia, North America, South America, and Europe whose work we feel perfectly illustrate this new borderless world in which we live. KOFIE ONE, USA Other, Canada NISHI, Japan Nhon Nguyen, Viet Nam/USA Erik Abel Acorn, Germany Hannah Stouffer, USA Mateu Velasco, Brazil.

The BLVD Gallery Project Room is a collaborative effort between BLVD Gallery and TRIPLE, a new boutique in the Ballard neighborhood on Historic Ballard Ave.
The goal of “The Project Room” is to Create a small venue for emerging artists to develop and expand on concepts through site specific installations. The exhibition will rotate through a 3 month cycle, with 4 different artists per year. Through corporate partnerships we will award a Grant to the artists to provide for the creation of their Installation. We also have planned to document the creation of the installation through video and still photography to create an enduring record of each artists “Residency”.

The first Installation in the Project Room is “Arterial Lines” by Nhon Nguyen, a Seattle based artist who is using the opportunity to create a mural that reflect on his experiences living in Osaka Japan over the past 3 years.

artist statement- Today’s modern society is so dependent on technology that it has become so important in our everyday existence. Modern cities are hardwired to support and supply people with the power and communication sources that they need. Having lived and worked in Japan I feel that no where else in the world this is more evident than the major cities of Japan.

What fascinated me about living in Japan was how efficient everything was as a result of their advanced technology. The downside to all this technology is that it requires a lot of power and all the cables and wires to carry it. In the US, we bury most of our power cables but in Japan, they are run above ground due to the threat of earthquake damage. The title Arterial Lines is in reference to how this system of power and communication lines are comparatively important to the functioning of the city, much like our own circulatory system that keeps us alive. These wires are the veins and arteries that keeps the city alive.

New artworks by Angel 179 and Mateu Velasco in the Mezzanine.

Video from the opening:

BLVD Project Room at Triple
5227 Ballard Ave NW
Seattle Wa 98107