American Butcher - Just one of the many rad new illustrations for Purveyors from Matthew Ryan Sharp.
Purveyors of Firewater & Opiates opens June 16th @ LIFT.
Step into a seedy world populated by vagabond clowns, booze chugging bears, Victorian drunkards and other hedonistic folk when Purveyors of Firewater & Opiates opens on June 16th at LIFT.
Purveyors will feature new work and oddities from Chicago’s Matthew Ryan Sharp and Detroit’s own Kill Taupe. Hope to see you there!
Purveyors of Firewater & Opiates
Opening June 16th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. - Royal Oak, MI
show runs through July 21st
Illustrator, and whiskey aficionado, Matthew Ryan Sharp is hard at work in the studio brewing up a new batch of gypsy-carnie-vaudeville-drifter type folks for our two-man exhibit Purveyors of Firewater and Opiates.
Hedonistic bears on shore leave, moonshine chugging clowns and more can be found when Purveyors opens June 16th at LIFT in Royal Oak.
This month is crazy busy, so please excuse me while I become a recluse for the next four weeks. I’ll be coming out of the cave studio on the 16th of June for the opening of Purveyors of Firewater & Opiates with Matthew Ryan Sharp at LIFT, and again on the 25th for the opening of Pushin’ Paint at Rivers Edge in Wyandotte. Come say hi, I’ll be giddy for human interaction.
There is a dark storm on the horizon…
Purveyors of Firewater & Opiates w/ Matthew Ryan Sharp opens June 16th @ LIFT
LOVESICK ARTIST PROFILE: JOSH BUCKENBERGER
Josh Buckenberger is a Detroit artist with a dream, a mustache and a drawing implement in his hand. He studied Illustration at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit and has since put his talents to use in a diverse range of fields from web design to parade float construction to art restoration. He has shown at C Pop Gallery, Northville Art House, Russell Industrial and other area galleries.
You can view Josh’s work online at: http://www.coroflot.com/jbuckenberger/
Tomorrow we’ll preview the works of the third member of the LOVESICK trio - Cody Schibi.
Looking forward to checking out the new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger this Saturday when Lovesick opens at LIFT.
The cute, grotesque and surreal meet in LIFT’s first show of 2012! Metro-Detroit artists Heather Hansma and Josh Buckenberger are joined by Austin, TX illustrator Cody Schibi for the LOVESICK exhibit. Bask in all the adorable, horrifying and moody just in time for Valentines Day!
LOVESICK
new work from Heather Hansma, Cody Schibi & Josh Buckenberger
Saturday, February 4th | 7-10pm
Lift Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
248.545.5245
Go ahead and file this under things that are bound to be awesome…
Toy customizer extraordinaire Huck Gee will be making an appearance at LIFT in Royal Oak tomorrow. He’ll be on hand from 6-8pm to sign copies of his new book. Definitely worth checking out if you’re in the neighborhood, or you know… have to drive a few hours to get there!
The Art of Huck Gee book signing
Friday, January 6th | 6-8P
LIFT Designer Toys & Gallery
228 W. 4th St. | Royal Oak, MI
Want to see something pretty darn rad open in the city of Detroit? Since your answer is obviously HELL YEAH, take a gander at the 10 semi-finalists for Hatch Detroit’s $50,000 grant to open a new business within the city.
LIFT’s goal is to create a vibrant 800 - 1200 sq ft. space in midtown Detroit that contains a cafe, lounge area and retail space called Bubble Love.
Bubble Love would feature a range of bubble teas, Asian snacks, sodas, juice drinks and smoothies. Guests would be able to kick back and relax, work, or study in the lounge area with access to free Wi-Fi.
The retail area would carry the latest designer toys from Kidrobot, ThreeA, Tokidoki and more in addition to apparel from Detroit Manufacturing, art books & magazines, unique handmade items and limited edition prints.
Bubble Love would also host rotating exhibits focusing on pop surreal and lowbrow artists.
You can check out the concept blog here and cast your vote for Bubble Love once a day by visiting here. Thanks for your support!
M&HD2 opens at LIFT
Last night marked the opening of Meth & Hot Dogs 2 at LIFT Designer Toys. A huge thank you to all of the uber-talented artists involved in the show and all the lovers of the demented, cute and strange who came out to show their support. You made it an amazing night!
Meth & Hot Dogs 2 will remain on display through May 30th.
You can find more photos in the M&HD2 Flickr Gallery and purchase available pieces here.
