Derek Albeck, the kindest most gentlest guy around, recently won the Beautiful Decay X Canson wet paint grant so congratulations BAB. Click here for more on the grant and to see some of Dereks insane drawings.
Between DK, Derek Albeck (derekalbeck.com) and Mark Whalen (killpixie.net) we collectively have some great art for the walls of our house. Here’s some of it. Shitty pictures taken on the phone.
Billy Bishop is a poster printer out of Austin Texas and works under the name Obsolete Industries. We have been fans of his work for some time now and recently had the chance to work with him at a Charity event in Los Angeles. Billy produced 3-color prints of our art work. The first two colors were printed at his studio and the third color was done live at the event. After the last color was laid down he would pass the prints to us and we would hand manipulate them making each print one of a kind. Not only were we fortunate enough to work with Billy but we were also working along side our friends and really inspiring artist. The line up included Derek Albeck, Marco Zamora, Jay Howell and Will Manville. We will be releasing an edition of these prints soon so stay tuned.
Mysterious Strangers
New Works by Derek Albeck
POVevolving Gallery, Los Angeles
POVevolving is extremely happy to announce a new exhibition of works by Los Angeles based
artist Derek Albeck.
Derek Albeck’s new body of work is comprised of an increasingly complex lexicon of images,
all of which are tied together by his obsessive attention to photorealistic detail. Utilizing a
host of materials and images such as mirrors, powdered graphite, charcoal, and spray paint,
he creates finely rendered graphite portraits and intentionally crude masks in an attempt to
navigate the elaborate maze of his own personal history.
Albeck’s newest series of drawings depict the disparate, frenzied moments that are usually the
domain of the casual snapshot. What makes his use of these images noteworthy, however, is
the carefully selected grouping of images that, as a whole, mimic a loose narrative rooted in his
own personal history and memories.
Many of Albeck’s recent works also include photographic transfers rendered in powdered graphite, and in these he most clearly addresses the issue of memory. These images are intentionally degraded versions of an original, distant both in time and in medium, and as such they mimic what is most true about the act and object of memory itself: not only is the moment fleeting; it is evolving. A thing remembered becomes something different because of how we manage to hold onto it.
By reproducing these images using a refined set of techniques, all based in the tradition of drawing, he elevates a thing that had temporarily been present, perhaps only on the screen of a digital camera, into something that carries with it a tangible mass of time and technique. The moment has now been apprehended twice; once in the instant that it is photographed, and then again when enlarged and recreated in graphite.
Opening reception: Friday May 13th, 2011 from 6-10pm.
POVevolving Gallery
939 Chung King Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90012
www.povevolving.com
If you wanna come to culver city and listen to some good tunes, have a couple drinks, hang out with awesome doods and check out some really good art roll thru the scion gallery tonight.
What a great night! French, Derek Albeck and Dethkills showed some art work and we got to hang with a bunch of people we haven’t seen in a long time. If you are ever in Little Tokyo stop by No.A, it’s a great boutique clothing store. Thank you Nate for having us.
Fecal Face Dot Gallery (San Francisco) is happy to announce to opening (Thurs Dec 10, 2009 6-9pm) of Side 2 Side a group show of painting and illustration from San Francisco contemporary artists as well as artists from Los Angeles. This short run show ends Dec 19th.
Also be sure to check out this Q/A on Fecal Face with fellow Dethkiller Derek Albeck.
fecalface.com
Derek Albeck and friends are currently exhibiting at 111 Minna in San Francisco. The show opened last week and by the looks of the photos we are pretty bummed we couldn’t get up there for it. Check it out for yourself at www.fecalface.com
