Tag Archive | Star Wars

Star Wars / The Beatles / Sgt. Pepper Mash Up

Aug15

Star Wars Beatles Mash Up
Photo By Gail

It was at the Five Points Festival that I spotted this amazing painting by artist Paul Fernandez-Carol that mashes up The Beatles with characters from Star Wars in a very clever way. On one hand, we could be looking at The Beatles, dressed in their colorful, highly-recognizable satin band suits from the Sgt. Pepper-album cover — Ringo in Pink, John in Yellow, Paul in Blue and George in Red — who are avoiding being recognized by wearing disguises on their heads. On the other hand, this might be the Star Wars saga characters of a Scout Trooper, Darth Vader, Boba Fett and an Imperial Stormtrooper (who are all distinguishable by the helmets they wear) posing as The Beatles. Who can say? Speaking of posing, I believe that the figures’ poses in this painting were copied from This Photo of the Fab Four taken in 1967 during a promotional photo shoot for the Sgt. Pepper album cover. You can see more art by Fernandez-Carol on his page at Seven Arts Gallery.

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“Mom, I’m Gay”

Mar1

Mom I'm Gay
Photo By Gail

Hey, if you need to find a way to come out to your Mom, and she is also a Star Wars Fan, maybe you can do so via this fun poster, which I spotted on Gansevoort Street out front of the Whitney Museum. You can buy this piece, and other work by artist Denis Ouch via Artfinder at This Link.

Long Suffering Trooper By Ryan Callanan

Oct10

Long Suffering Trooper
Photo By Gail

Who says Stormtroopers don’t have bad days? Mashing up Star Wars with the Passion of Christ like nobody’s business, Ryan Callanan’s Long Suffering Trooper (2016) is resin with a copper patina finish (also available in solid copper). Available in a Limited Edition of just 25 pieces (signed/numbered  by the artist) for $625 each, from TAG Fine Arts in London.

Photographed at the Affordable Art Fair NY in September, 2016.

Allouche Gallery Presents Ron English, Guernica

Sep30

Rock Band Guernica
Rock Band Guernica By Ron English (All Photos By Gail)

Allouche Gallery is currently hosting the first major exhibit in their beautiful new home in the Meatpacking District — and what a way kick things off!  Guernica features the debut of eighteen new paintings by contemporary Pop and street artist, Ron English.

Mythological Guernica
Mythological Guernica

The series, which took two years to complete, references the artist’s own narrative to Pablo Picasso’s renowned Guernica, painted in 1937. English utilizes the Guernica template to relay powerful messages about the endless cycles of creation and destruction through the use of his globally recognized imagery and iconography.

Flintstones Guernica
Flintstones Guernica

It is great fun to see how English — who is a genius at manipulating pop culture icons and tropes — fluidly riffs on Guernica to include  everything from The Flintstones to Star Wars to Guitar Hero.

Star Wars Guernica
Star Wars Guernica

Ron at the Opening
Ron English Talks with Fans at Last Week’s Opening Reception

Ron was present at the opening reception, and he is always very gracious when it comes to signing and taking photos with fans.

Baby Guernica
Baby Guernica

Fat Food Guernica
Fat Food Guernica

The painting above has the names of popular fast food or fast casual restaurants stenciled just under the images.

Kill All Lies Guernica
Kill All Lies Guernica

Seconds Before Impact Guernica
Seconds Before Impact Guernica

Guernica By Ron English will be on Exhibit Through October 19th, 2016 at  Allouche Gallery, Located at 82 Gansevoort Street (Across from the Whitney Museum) in New York City’s Meatpacking District.

Monotype Snoopy Vs Simpsons Guernica
Monotype Snoopy Vs Simpsons Guernica

Darth Vader Mural

Sep12

Darth Vader Mural
All Photos By Gail

You can see this colorful mural of the Sith Lord Vader (by Street Artist Huetek) in First Street Green Cultural Park, which  is located on the north side of E. Houston Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan. You can also enter at 33 East 1st Street, which is  the official address. The murals change frequently, so if you want to see this one, don’t wait too long!

Darth Vader Mural Installation View