James Dormer Schneider
ART/ JULY 6TH - 7-10pm @HOWL
OPENING RECEPTION FOR SKATEBOARD PINUP ARTIST JAMES DORMER SCHNEIDER
LIVE MUSIC BY ORIGINAL LOCAL BANDS: WHATWEDO, BLOODWISE, AND SPECIAL GUEST ANCIENT WHALES
WHEN: JULY 6TH 7-10PM
WHERE: HOWL Gallery/Tattoo - Across from the Edison Mall - 4160 Cleveland Ave
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ABOUT THE ARTIST:
James Dormer Schneider was born in Kailua Hawaii and has grown up in the shadow of surf and skate culture all his life. He created boardinker in 2004 when he started showing his illustrations on skateboards. James Currently has his work on display in private collections in Japan, China, Canada, Brazil, and all over the United States. Later this year he will be working with Magic Bullet Skateboards to release a run of his western theme boards.
James Dormer Schneider likes to think of his work as practical pinups. He actively merges of the realistic everyday woman and a modern pop pinup style. All the “models” in this work are not professional models but teachers, students, cosplayers, artists, and designers. The philosophy behind this is to show that every woman is beautiful and do not have to conform to modern ideals of beauty.
ARTIST RECEPTION FROM 7 TO 10PM
Links:
James Dormer Schneider
http://www.boardinker.com/
WhatWeDo - 8pm
https://www.facebook.com/WhatwedoNow
Ancient Whales - 8:45pm Special reunion performance
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ancient-Whales/112634688794181
Bloodwise - 9:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/ pages/Blood-Wise/ 352679294080
ART BY JAMES DORMER SCHNEIDER
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.
