Sorry to get your hopes up folks but this show was for one night only and that night was last Saturday. Major bummer, I would have liked to have gone back for some juicy magic hour shots. For those of you that don’t know Matt Goldman is a man of many talents. The nights he does under this monogram MFG are always on point and his flyers for Dance Right @ La Cita make you feel like every party, weather you know the djs or not, is something you don’t want to miss. His talents lie in the ability to trick you into think everything is hand made, and you could argue that to a degree they are, but that’s making head spin. The majority Matt’s contributions for the evening were from a past works. Older flyers for shows and partys, Jane’s Addiction at the Echoplex cool enough for you. Plus prints from a show at the 55DSL Store at the end of last year are all worth a second more meaningful look at the gallery, The Artery in Costa Mesa.
If i had to pick I’d say my favorite piece of the night is the image above. It’s one of the two collaborations of the night Goldman does with Tim Biskup, thought I forgot about the man himself didn’t ya. It’s not too big not too small, eye catching but not overwelming color palate and is an accurate extension of the seamlessness the duo possess’ throughout the show. Their use of playfulness and repetition is what draws people in the most, you can’t help but think who wouldn’t be into to this, my mom is now a fan by the way. And you gotta love the usage of an emoticon, maybe because I’m kinda feeelin’ the iEmoji app right now.
Ahhh and then there’s Tim Biskup. Who for those of you not familiar him, with his work falls some inline with Shag and Charlie Harper. Not as goofy and sometimes empty as Shag, ya i said it and lacking the rigid draftsman edge of Haper’s work. He’s been around for quite some time with his clothing line Gamma Go taking off in the Giant Robot world of t-shirts and toys. What struck me at this show of Biskup’s was a series of prints that were dead ringers for original water-color paintings. The balance and control of the medium is impressive and worth a closer look to say the least. It was a wonderful look at what has been and what is to come of two artists at different stages of their careers.
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