Derek Hess: New Works
DEREK HESS: NEW WORKS
HOWL Gallery/Tattoo features the fine art of rock concert poster icon Derek Hess. Exhibit opens September 2nd.
Ohio based artist and celebrated rock concert poster artist Derek Hess will be showing a new body of fine art work at Fort Myers art gallery, HOWL, in September 2011. Derek is most well known for his poster and album art for bands such as Pantera, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, Clutch, Fall Out Boy, Deftones, Iggy Pop, Pink Floyd, and many many more. His art is on permanent display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in the Louvre in Paris.
The majority of Hess' fine art is done in pen and ink along with acrylic paint or screen printing. His creative career grew largely out of his ability to express the emotion in the indie, hardcore and hard rock scenes of the mid-1990s. His work is known for its humor and irony and often depicts dynamic figure drawing and angelic characters in adverse situations. Hess' work also appears in his own apparel company, Strhess Clothing, and his publishing imprint Strhess Press.
Derek currently sells his fine art work around the world and has had solo shows in Berlin, Long Beach, Detroit, New York City, Dominican Republic, Dallas, and others. Hess has been featured on television show and in magazines including TLC, The Food Network, MTV, Fuse, VH1, Alternative Press and Juxtapoz as well as many others.
Meet the artist during Fort Myers Art Walk, September 2nd at HOWL Gallery. Reception starts at 6pm. Live music and belly dancing by What We Do on the HOWL back patio.
Light refreshments provided.
Show runs until October 3rd.
Click here for an interview in News-Press Entertainment Section
Click here for an interivew in the FGCU Eagle Student Newspaper
Click here for the WGCU NPR Radio Interview
Links:
www.derekhess.com, www.strhess.com, www.howlgallery.com
Facebook event :
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=130502113708666
Derek on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Derek-Hess/17800517587
NPR WGCU Interview with Derek for the show - Aired live on 8/25/11
http://www.wgcu.org/index.php/Gulf-Coast-Live/arts-edition-derek-hess-at-howl-gallery-26o-81o
For interviews or sales inquiries please contact HOWL Gallery, 239-332-0161
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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.
