New Works- Solo Show March 4th in San Francisco

[sdbarber]

hey everyone-
here is some of what I have been working on the past few months-
I look forward to meeting new people and old friends at the montreal workshop...
if you are in the area- be sure to check out my show on march 4th at the shooting gallery in san francisco...


MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH 2006
THE UNVEILING OF SHAWN BARBER'S SOLO SHOW AT THE SHOOTING GALLERY IN SAN FRANCISCO:
TATTOOED PORTRAITS, Paintings of Artists with Tattoos.

The long awaited debut of Shawn's new series....

Artists that are painted in this series include: Grime, Mike Davis, Paul Booth, Mike Giant, Marcus Pacheco, Owen Smith, Helen Garber, Sean Cheetham, Tara McPherson, Bryan Bancroft, Henry Lewis, Sylvia Ji, John John Jesse, Natalia Fabia, Yutaro Sakai, George Campise, Laura Brink, Marcos Chin, Jeremy Fish, Greg Rojas, Chris Pew, Curve, Juan Puente, Justin May, Kerry Mcracken and Gregory Mocilnikar.

The show includes the debut of Shawn's First book with 9mm Books-
TATTOOED PORTRAITS, a 112 page catalog of this show- will be available at the opening with limited edition, hand signed prints for the 1st 100 books.

Pre-Purchase the book now online with a 10% discount at 9mmbooks.com...

Tattooed Portraits
Shawn Barber Solo Show
The Shooting Gallery
839 Larkin St, SF, CA 94109
http://www.shootinggallerysf.com


9mm Books
http://www.9mmbooks.com

http://www.sdbarber.com

Friends and artists from New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, New Mexico, Detroit, San Diego, Florida,
and of course, San Francisco- will be flying, driving and walking in for this event.

DON"T MISS IT!

http://sdbarber.com/images/book-cover_front.jpg
Tattooed Portraits Book
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http://sdbarber.com/images/tara_mcpherson_4x5-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Tara Mcpherson
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http://sdbarber.com/images/sylvia-ji_lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Sylvia Ji
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http://sdbarber.com/images/grime_4x5-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Grime
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http://sdbarber.com/images/giant_wip1.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Mike Giant
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http://sdbarber.com/images/j-fish_scan-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Jeremy Fish
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http://sdbarber.com/images/georges-machines-4x5.jpg
George Campise' Machines
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http://sdbarber.com/images/owen-smith_4x5-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Owen Smith
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http://sdbarber.com/images/george_campise-4x5-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, George Campise
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http://sdbarber.com/images/jj-jesse_scan-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, John John Jesse
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http://sdbarber.com/images/tattooed-self-portrait_4x5.jpg
Tattooed Self Portrait

[Fipse]

Great stuff Shawn,

I won´t have time and money to get over the Atlantic but all the pics remind me that I still have a voucher for my favourite tattoo studio ;)

I wish you good luck with the exhibition!

Fipse

[Chuck,mate.]

sweet!...
u got skills to kill for.
post more man. a whole lot more.
:D

[Inkfish]

gorgeous stuff!

[Michael Jaecks]

Wow. Your work is really amazing. Its really beautiful. and its not just the rendering skills either. The John John Jesse one... you can feel his lungs filling up with air. That's really great. The way the subject of tattooing gets transformed, the tattos that stay in the skin, the ones that seem to hover above it, or move off the body... and the paint drips, like excess ink rolling down, or, quite frankly, like the bleeding that invariably accompanies tattooing. Really smart. The one of Grime is incredible too... so subtle... "here are my tattoos, but I'm such a character, I'M the tattoo...".There's a Lucian Freud quality to it as well..... and the still life of the artists tools... really nice counterpoint.

As far as nitpicky crit-talk, I'd say my least favorite theme is the repetition of arms....its a little... obvious... but its a small point, really. It doesn't hinder my enjoyment. It just seems like for the reasons cited above you have a genuine sensitivity to your subjects individually and on the whole, and the multiplication of arms is an easy solution anyone could have thought of... but seriously, thats super nitpicky on my part. On the whole the show is really gorgeous.

Really.

Thanks for sharing. I'll bet your thrilled to have the show finally going up. Work like that really deserves every iota of attention it gets. Juxtapoz better do a cover story for this one! :D Hell, they better give you an Artforum cover!


neorepto

[PHATandy]

Excellent work, love the colours on the tatoos, very realisitic.
I hope you wouldnt mind me referencing your paintings, your painting of hands is awesome. What medium are these in, Oil Paints?

Love looking through your work, thanks.

Andy.

[janni]

awesome paintings. youre a great inspiration.
wonder if you have one of kevin llewellyn, too.
and yeah, PLEASE post more :).

[Lone Wolf]

Beautiful painitings. Great subject matter, really diffrent.I love loose brush work.

[blog]

Wow man, awesome stuff! It was a real treat watching you paint in Prague because you made it look so easy! hehe, this stuff is truly amazing.

[mert_yavasca]

These are wonderful. I want to see more...

[saulone]

Really, really nice stuff. I agree about the comment on your hands - extremely well done. Really wish I could see these in person. Keep posting and good luck with the show!

[dusty imp]

gorgeous stuff dude
i already pre-ordered your book a week back or so, can't wait.

[James Kei]

Damn Shawn., you are truly an inspiration to us all.
I can't wait to see the show and get my hands on one of those books!

Keep on truckin'
-JK

[B Prodigy]

Very inspiring Shawn. Thanks for sharing.

[Xpose]

DAYUM! *Picks up jaw off floor*.

[Dan Milligan]

Really Amazing Shawn. Sorry to cut this short, I'm just running off the order your book.

Thanks for this
Dan

[Burning Eyes]

i would sell my sould for these amazing skills... really i would

[asoir]

Maaaan, I really wish I could see these in person, argh!

[Red_Rook]

Wow, these are truely amazing, really nice work man :D

[*CreyativeBeauty*]

I don't post here often but your stuff is damn good. I love your style. I like how some things bleed into others. Great style.

Peace

[Marko Djurdjevic]

amazing. stuff like this gets you wanting a tattoo. great stuff, mr. barber.

[adraude]

whoops. the above post was meant to be mine, marko was still logged in on my comp. he agrees, though, he says.

;)

[dymrus]

Amazing work! Please post more. Pics of the show would be nice!

Thx.

[N8 Van Dyke]

well freakin' done. great skin tones.

[jmascho]

Tasty.

[magicgoo]

Aww, I'm an artist with tattoos. Where's one of me? :)

Gorgeous work and colors! Love the more abstract ones.

[character]

fuckin sweet dude. i'm making plans right now with my gf to drive up from LA. anyone up for some drinking and drawing afterwards? i've never been up to san fran but my gf has. we'll probably stay until mid afternoon sunday. i'd love to hook up and draw and shit if anyones interested.

[Grooveholmes]

I took one look and said, "that shit is badass"

I especially like the dripping paint in the portrait of Owen Smith.



*edit* I just ordered a copy of the book. Thanks!

[Unbreakable]

wow i love these

[Oblio]

if i get realy good will i get one even without Tatoo? :)
Miss you man, see you in Montreal.

[theincredibleandy]

aw man! Now I have to go find his art book!

Great art.

[Ben Mauro]

wow, i really love the first one, the rest are incredible as well. wish i could come to the show.



-B

[Lauren Short]

sweet like candy:vodka1:

[sdbarber]

thanks everyone-

Oblio- maybe we can do a portrait demo of you in montreal??...

Neorepto- thanks for the feedback- I'm looking forward to my show this weekend- I will get to look at ALL of these pieces together and really get the opportunity to sit down for a month and look over EVERYTHING and pick it apart, analyze it and see where I can push these in ways that I have not, yet... most of the pieces in this series, (about 32 of them) were created within the past 7 months- and that doesn't include being a full time freelance artist, teaching at two art schools and working on other shows and projects... I'm probably more interested in evolving more than anything- so I do appreciate the comments...

Phatandy- these are all oil paintings... reference away...

Janni- I will be painting kevin soon...

Yutani, Dan Milligan, James Kei, theincredibleandy, groovehomes and everyone else- If you purchase the book online, let me know and I can sign them before you get them in the mail...

Marko- when are you coming back??- saturday?

character- awesome, it is going to be a fun night...
next door at white walls- coro, el mac, graeme, dan quintana, john brosio and akira will be showing on saturday, as well...
seriously, you will not be dissapointed.


here are some more images from the series...

http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/cheetham_lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Sean Cheetham
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http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/georges-bulldog-lg.jpg
George's Bulldog
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http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/grime-arms_4x5-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Grime
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http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/henry_lewis-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Henry Lewis
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http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/henrys_spot-lg.jpg
Henry's Spot
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http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/pacheco-4x5-lg.jpg
Portrait of the Artist, Marcus Pacheco
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http://www.sdbarber.com/images/big/pb-machines_scan-lg.jpg
Paul Booth's Machines
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[flex mathews]

amazing, i wish i lived in san francisco to see this.

[Grooveholmes]

Yutani, Dan Milligan, James Kei, theincredibleandy, groovehomes and everyone else- If you purchase the book online, let me know and I can sign them before you get them in the mail...


Word! I pm'd you about mine. Hopefully not too late, otherwise i'll just have to get it signed in montreal.


:android:

[strych9ine]

I'm going to have to put an order through, goddamn... inspiring man.

[Carnifex]

brilliant working. makes me really wanna get a tattoo aswell. and a stock of paints.
and don't forget the most important task: washing out your brushes.;)

[Bomba]

Awesome. Looking forward to the show..
-J-

[poise]

WOW!!! these are all so awesome!! I'm inlove! Beautiful paintings!!
Wow!!

[Ramon Contini]

Holy crap Shawn. This is nuts! :teeth: Way too cool.

[Ted]

Shawn,

I just love how you put down the brush strokes (you can almost count em). Gettin down the planes! Gettin down the form!

[DavePalumbo]

beautiful, need that book

[vigostar]

great stuff.. John john Jesse is my fav

[el coro]

bump bitches. if you are in the bay, you GOTTA check out this show people. shawn has ascended to new level with this lates batch of work. if any of you are into seriously badass paintings, by all means GO GO GO!!! shawn, you already know how i feel about this stuff. you are gonna be the thing legends are made of someday. your friend and fan-c36

[cotron]

awesome man, looking forward to the book! definitely looking forward to seeing these in person, too.

-cody

[Aleksi]

Congrats for the show and your new book, Shawn !
I need to order a copy as soon as it's released.

I would love to be in SF to have a real look at your paintings.
It was great to meet you in Praha.

[dCepT]

Wish I could be there to see it live, man! Where do I get the book? And how do I get you to sign it? IT would totally rock to have that puppy signed..hehe..

Killer stuff!

Almost forgot... best of luck on the show!

d-C

[Simon Boxer]

Beautiful! Adore these pieces... Wish I was in the area, could spend hours on end looking at an exhibition like that.

[hurricane]

great stuff !!

i can't find any words for it...other than "damn!"

[SamBrown36]

This show's gonna be so good. Can't wait to see everything together. Later man.

[Torgovix]

Awesome concept for a series of paintings. I SO wish I could see the show. Glad your going to Montreal though.

[Burning Eyes]

yea, recently i got a tattoo, and these paintings just rock... this is really inspirational, hopefully i can go to montreal to see you work... sf was awesome, and u kicked ass... love your work

[britt]

Its official....I will be hitting this gallery show up
and bringing friends from the industry. Anyone who isn't going is missing out.

[Blahm]

Your a huge insperation to me. I wish i could afford to go to that showing.

[character]

another bump and i just posted this in coro's thread. i'll be in my indiana jones hat and my lthr jacket +1 with long hair of pimpery +2. hit me up. i don't know anyone from that area. my gf couldn't make it cause of work. let's draw! let's drink! let's dieeeee!

[liquidwerx]

WOW. :jawdrop:

[Blaise]

Awesome. I LOVE that juicy, painterly look. Best of luck with the show.

[diventiart]

Great stuff, Shawn. Your productivity is impressive! I actually thought the show opening was last month for some reason - anyway, I hope it went well.

-Jon

[shadoman]

HOLY CRAP!!! The energy. The colors. The style. Nice.

[eager]

Nice, I gotta get back into painting!

[nova]

awesome.. a bunch of kids from work and i are flying down there, shouldn't be too hard to convince them to go :)

i can't wait!

[bhanu]

Great paintings,greater tatoo art.YOu got a nice site too.I would love to see some other type of stuff by you.
By the way ,how did the show go?

[AgAtA]

Absolutely wondeful work...
There is in your paintings, in the same time, a real forcefulness and a profound sensuality.
Bravo!

[katsgod]

Incredible work!

[krAmEr]

so rad...i would love one of these of me.

[se7en_]

Absolutely insane!!! The tatoos and anatomy are incredible but its really the textures outside that blow my mind. Stunning. I wish I could see these in real life.

[Geuseppe]

I mean.. dude, come on. Learn how to handle the paint.

Really.


seriously.





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[Layil]

reminds me i gotta go check out your show while its still up....

beautiful work, shawn, as always.
:)

[mowgli art]

nice work