Clay McCay
ART/ROCK INAUGURAL EVENT & HOWL GRAND RE-OPENING PARTY
FEATURING SOLO ART EXHIBIT BY CLAY MCCAY
LIVE MUSIC BY AFTER THE FACT, HIGH CHIEFS, AND SIMPLE JACK
JUNE 8TH 8-11PM
ART ON DISPLAY 'TIL JULY 1ST
HOWL GALLERY/TATTOO ANNOUNCES GRAND RE-OPENING ART SHOW AND INAUGURAL ART/ROCK MONTHLY EVENT
HOWL will be hosting a new art exhibit on Saturday June 8th from 8-11pm featuring the fine art of Savannah, GA based tattoo artist, Clay McCay. The new exhibit will also be the shops grand re-opening party and features the kick-off of the the new monthly art and music event, ART/ROCK. The dual art and music event will feature art inside the gallery and live original bands on a 30 ft. professional concert stage sponsored by Brent's Music and Offerman Automotive in front of the shop. The bands performing at ART/ROCK June 8th include local favorites After the Fact!, The High Chiefs, and Simple Jack.
About the Art
Clay McCay is a Savannah Georgia based tattoo artist. He has a BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Clay's work has a macabre, psychedelic atmosphere, influenced by traditional Americana tattooing and western iconography. His mixed media art work is done with quill pens, watercolor, ink, liquid acrylics and copic markers and coated in an epoxy resin which permanently fixes the art to the frames and/or wood. Clay is a seasoned tattoo artist of over two decades. "I try to make my tattooing and artwork somewhat interchangeable. Meaning I draw like I tattoo like I draw."
Most of the work featured in the exhibition has an underlying dark sense of humor in some form and features stream of consciousness style symbolism that can be interpreted many ways. Some of the works are purely tattoo flash designs (for walk-in customers), while others are illustrations done in a traditional tattoo style. The work also utilizes recycled materials for frames and artwork mounting. Many of the drawings are in vintage frames that seem suited for much more "serious" paintings.
Clay enjoys drawing for the sake of drawing, which releases him from general guidelines setup by his daily tattoo clients. Clay currently tattoos at Anonymous Tattoo in Savannah, GA. Meet the artist June 8th from 8 to 11pm during the ART/ROCK opening reception. Clay will be taking limited tattoo appointments during the opening weekend, please contact us for booking info. 239.332.0161
ART/ROCK Event Free to all ages. Refreshments will be served in the gallery.
Artist Links:
http://www.facebook.com/clay.mccay
http://claymccay.tumblr.com/
http:// www.anonymoustattoo.com/artist/ artist_view.php?artist=2
Band Links:
After the Fact
https://www.facebook.com/atffla
The High Chiefs
https://www.facebook.com/thehighchiefs
Simple Jack
https://www.facebook.com/SimpleJackBand
RSVP on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/events/522321041138157/
SAMPLE ART AND TATTOOS BY CLAY MCCAY:
HOWL IS NOW LOCATED ON CLEVELAND AVE/US41
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo has relocated to a larger 3,300 sq.ft space at the back of the Miracle Plaza, across from the Edison Mall. The new space is double the size of the previous downtown location and features a gigantic parking lot and more space for tattooing. The new location sits behind Davids Bridal and Brents Music on US41/Cleveland Ave.
The new shop address is:
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo
4160 Cleveland Ave
Fort Myers, FL 33901
HOWL GALLERY/TATTOO PRESENTS GALAXIES UNITED
OPENING RECEPTION APRIL 1st DURING FORT MYERS ART WALK
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo presents “Galaxies United”, a new exhibit featuring the artwork of Stephen Hayford and Robert Hendrickson, both Lucasfilm artists living in Southwest Florida. The show features photographs of hand-crafted dioramas by Stephen Hayford and the graphically bold watercolor works of Robert Hendrickson.
Stephen Hayford is an award-winning photographer, working in photojournalism for more than 20 years. His journalistic work influences his art, which is approached from the perspective of a documentarian. Hayford creates elaborately detailed dioramas which he populates with customized action figures which are less than four inches tall. He then photographs these unique scenes with great attention to light, subtle gestures, and compositional storytelling. Thus he creates realistic, and sometimes exaggerated, portraits of human behavior in plastic.Hayford’s interest in plastics grew out of his childhood fascination for toys and passion for Star Wars. He channels this youthful passion as an official artist for Lucasfilm. His personal work reflects the peculiarities he encounters as a Florida resident.
Robert Hendrickson was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. At a young age he showed an interest in the arts that eventually lead him to the Art Center College of Design. Since launching his career as a freelance illustrator, Robert has created artwork for the entertainment, advertising, book and magazine industries. Past and current clients include Lucasfilm, The Jim Henson Company, Time Inc, Topps, IDG Entertainment and more. In 2005, Robert began officially creating artwork for the Star Wars universe. His work can be seen in the pages of Star Wars Insider to limited edition prints for Star Wars Celebration IV, V and Star Wars Celebration Japan.
The opening reception for “Galaxies United” will be held Friday, April 1st, in conjunction with the downtown Fort Myers Art Walk, from 6-10pm. The evening will also be a celebration of HOWL Gallery/Tattoo’s 2 Year Anniversary, and will feature a raffle with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Animal Refuge Center in North Fort Myers. The exhibit continues through April. For more information, please visit www.howlgallery.com, www.stephenhayford.com, or www.roberthendrickson.net.
