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 Farewell AveryNew works by Esao Andrews
* Esao, Tony and Joshua will be in attendance at the opening reception (Los Angeles, CA) Thinkspace is proud to present ‘Farewell Avery’, the debut west coast solo show from NY based fine artist Esao Andrews. This marks our first major exhibition with the renowned artist after making his debut with us last year during Art Basel in Miami. ‘Farewell Avery’ follows successful two-person showings in New York City with Jonathan LeVine Gallery and Seattle, WA with Roq La Rue Gallery. Opening in conjunction with ‘Farewell Avery’ is the debut west coast solo show from Bronx, NY based fine artist Tony Philippou. We’re honored to be able to host Philippou’s first major collection of new works after several successful showings over the past few years with our gallery in various group shows, including trips to Miami during Art Basel this year and last. In addition to the new series from Tony Philippou, we will also feature select new works from Philadelphia based artist Joshua Mays as part of our ‘Fresh Faces’ series this October in our project room. Opening Friday, October 9th in our main gallery: 'Farewell Avery' by Esao Andrews Bio: Esao Andrews grew up in the Arizona desert, and moved to New York in 1996 to complete his BFA in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts. After graduating in 2000, he spent the next few years working as a flash animator while painting in his free time. Andrews exhibited his oil paintings in coffee shops and group shows before landing his first major two-person show at Fuse Gallery in New York alongside John John Jesse in 2003. He has since collaborated with Tara McPherson for a DC Comics project, and has created album artwork for several bands, as well. Esao Andrews has developed a signature cast of dark and surreal characters, blending erotic and sometimes frightening surrealistic images, in a manner that is often compared with other American artists like Mark Ryden and John Currin. Andrews participated in the 2002 BP Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in London and cites Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Alfons Mucha, and Joe Sorren as major influences. Website: www.esao.net Sneak Peek of Esao's work for Farewell Avery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157621883041167/ Also
opening on Friday, October 9th in our project room: PLUS on our 'Fresh Faces' wall this October: "Tempo Momento" from Joshua Mays Bio: Joshua Mays is originally from Denver and has resided in Philadelphia for the past 7 years. He’s contributed to exhibitions across the US in Philadelphia, New York, Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles and has exhibited internationally in Mexico City, London and Johannesburg, South Africa. He’s created illustration’s for various clientele, including Jill Scott, Ursula Rucker, Jneiro Jarel, Circulations (Japan) and Ubeat (Germany). Mays talks about the idea behind the name of his website and his vision as an artist… “Soldren literally is the combination of ‘soldiers’ and ‘children’. It is a word to represent innocence and responsibility, wonder and discipline, humor and humility. I hope to connect with many communities on my path. This is an opportunity for me to show what I’m inspired by and what my inspiration creates.” Website: http://soldren.com/content/ Blog: http://soldren.com/content/category/blog/ Sneak Peek at Tempo Momento: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thinkspace/sets/72157621883045203/
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