Recession Sized Prints and ELBOW-TOE at A.G.A.S.T

Just a reminder I am participating in A.G.A.S.T (Annual Gowanus Artist Studio Tour).

At this event, you will have the unique opportunity to get small (Recession Sized) versions of ELBOW-TOE pieces at extremely friendly (Recession Priced) prices. I will be selling 10 different prints from my latest street work as well as some oldies but goodies. These works are single color silk screens reduced to sizes ranging from 5x8 inches up to 12x10 inches and will be sold for approximately $30 a piece + shipping and handling if I need to mail them. They will be limited to editions of 30.
There will be a 10% discount if you buy the entire folio.

I will be setting up an ETSY store to make the ease of purchasing them more convenient for you. Once that is established I will have links from a shop section on my website.

Also if you are interested in acquiring these images in their actual size, hand colored and mounted on my traditional wood sculpture format please contact Mike Snelle at Black Rat Press. His email is mike@blackratpress.com .

The Rise and Fall of Icarus. An Interview with MTV

MTV Brasil has finally posted an interview I did with them earlier this year. I feel like I am in the middle of a fashion sandwich.

And Now for Something a Little Different

I am about to jump back in full force to collaging. Here is a recent piece and an older piece, both recently pasted.

A little back story on the older piece(the one of the woman amongst the ruins.

In my show with Armsrock last year, at one point we were going to draw upon the writings of Eduardo Galeano. This was the first image that I made for that show. Both of our images turned away from that initial inception, and I have been weighing whether to sell the image for the better part of a year now. I decided the other day, as I worked on another drawing that it would be nice to set her free. I will put up the passage that this is based on a little later.

From the Streets to the Studio//ELBOW-TOE and A.G.A.S.T.

On Saturday and Sunday October 17 - 18 2009 from 1-6 pm, Brian Adam Douglas (A K A ELBOW-TOE) will be participating in the Annual Gowanus Artist Studio Tour.

Brian Adam Douglas/ ELBOW-TOE is a Brooklyn based artist that has been a predominant force in the New York street art scene creating introspective urban art for several years. His artwork for the streets is grounded in myth, symbolism and poetry and is primarily executed in woodcut, stencil or large-scale charcoal drawings. His current body of work can be divided into two main camps. His figurative work is an exploration of gesture as a means for communication. With these works he is particularly interested in the effects of environmental forces outside his control to create a timeless quality to the work thereby allowing it to feel as if it has been memory and is part of the collective unconscious. His most recent body of work has been focusing on the mythology of children's literature as a catalyst. By using well known stories that allow for instant recognition, he is able to layer upon his own message that creates a subversive re-contextualization.

His gallery work focuses on portraiture and abstracted narrative and is primarily executed in collage. These intricate collages at first glance might be mistaken for paintings given that they have a fluidity rarely seen in collages. Whilst his work has a very unique style it draws on a rich history of figurative painting and has qualities reminiscent of Freud, Bacon and Soutine.

Brian / ELBOW-TOE was the focus of a documentary on the global phenomenon of streetart by the BBC world service in November of 2008. The documentary can be downloaded at http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2008/11/081103_street_art_one.shtml

For other interviews of note please check out http://www.myloveforyou.typepad.com/my_love_for_you/2008/06/qa-w-elbowtoe.html and http://arrestedmotion.com/2009/07/interview-elbow-toe-hits-up-streets-of-london/

To coincide with the Annual Gowanus Artist Studio Tour, Brian is creating silkscreens of his most recent street art, that can be purchased either at his studio or online via http://www.elbow-toe.com. Check his website periodically as a shop section will be added to the website prior to the open studio tour.

For more information on the open studio tour please visit http://www.gowanusartists.com/ where you can download a pdf map for the entire 2 day event.

The studio is located at 94 9th street, 4th floor #23. For easiest access, take the F/G train to Smith/9th Street.

Thanks so much and hope to see you there!

Pirate Truck

Was out doing my thing this morning and came across this wonderful Katsu.

Watch Your Step

Some new street art. 2 color stencil on sidewalk. Keep your eyes peeled, they are scattered around.

Starting to gear up for my next series of collages so the street art will be a little fewer and far between, in terms of new pieces.

Divine Hammer

Some new street work. Just a couple of breeders.

The subject and composition is derived from Rembrandt's Monk in the Cornfields.