Aqua Wynwood Art Fair : Miami : 12/3-12/6

Brendan Danielsson : Hazard and Marine : Oil on Panel : 12" x 12"

Murphy Fine Arts and curator/publisher Mark Murphy will be exhibiting this year at Aqua Wynwood Art Fair December 3-6. The booth space is located at No. 44a and 44b, sharing with Galerie D’Art Yves Laroche.

Featured artists represent the best in emerging contemporary arts, showcasing a mix of graffiti, stencil, pop art and collage. Artists featured include: Seonna Hong, Tony Fitzpatrick, Jeff Soto, Martin Wittfooth, Meggs, Cathie Bleck, Robert Connett, Dan May, Mia, Marco Wagner, Mark Todd, Esther Pearl Watson, Brendan Danielsson, Christopher Buzelli, Leslie Ditto and Joel Nakamura.

Please join in and celebrate the arts, December 3 through December 6, 2009 at Aqua Art Miami (Wynwood) : 42 NE 25th St. Miami FL 33137 (at N Miami Ave), Booths 44a and 44b : See you there and thank you for your support in advanced :

:: Available Artworks ::

Marco Wagner : Tovarna B : Acrylic on Panel : 12" x 12" : sold

Marco Wagner : Tovarna E2 : Acrylic on Panel : 18" x 18"

Marco Wagner : Banderillero : 12" x 12" : acrylic on board : sold

Cathie Bleck : Riding on the Hope Horse : 12" x 12" x 2"

Kaolin Clay and Ink on Scratchboard

Cathie Bleck : In Awe of Life Itself : 18" x 24" : Kaolin Clay and Ink on Scratchboard

Cathie Bleck : In Awe of Life Itself Study : 11"x14" : Graphite on Vellum

Cathie Bleck : Escaping Fear : 12" x 12" : Kaolin Clay and Ink on Scratchboard

Christopher Buzelli : Weed Beasts : 18"x24" : oil on panel

Christopher Buzelli : Aging Tyger : oil on panel : 18"x21"

Christopher Buzelli : The Sea Collector : 12" x 12" : oil on board

Robert Steven Connett : Memento Mori (Remember you will die)
18” x 24” : Acrylic on Panel

Robert Steven Connett : Micronaut

18” x 24” : Acrylic on Panel

Leslie Ditto : Tea Party : Oil on Panel : 24" x 30"

Leslie Ditto : Memory Lane: Oil on Panel : 24" x 36" : SOLD

Leslie Ditto : Hummingbird : Oil on Canvas : 15" x 15"

Tony Fitzpatrick : Lucille of the Twilight Lounge : 7 1/2" x 13 1/2" : Collage

Seonna Hong : We’re all seven : Mixed Media on Paper : 10" x 10" : Sold

Seonna Hong : Meet me by the pond, mama : Mixed Media on Paper : 10" x 10"

Dan May : Whisper : 10” x 10” : 17” x 17” Framed : Acrylic Wood on Panel : Sold

Meggs : Out of Sight Out of Mind : Mixed Media on Ply : 36" x 36"

Meggs : Out of Mind Out of Rights : Mixed Media on Ply : 36" x 36" : Sold

Meggs : Any Means Necessary : Mixed Media on Ply : 36" x 36"

Mia : Persephone : Graphite on Paper : 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"

Mia : Persephone : Acrylic on Wood : 18" x 18"

Joel Nakamura : Mechagodzilla : Polymers/enamel/resin on Metal : 24" x 24"

Joel Nakamura : Conquest of Luddites : Polymers/enamel/resin on Metal : 12" x 12"

Jeff Soto : Cold Fuzzy and Warm Fuzzy : Acrylic on Wood : 12"x18"

Mark Todd : X-Men. and Amok! : 8" x 10" : Cel Vinyl on Panel

Esther Pearl Watson : Fire Ants : Acrylic and Glitter on Wood Panel : 12" x 12"

Martin Wittfooth : A Candle for Orphans : Oil on Panel : 24" x 24"

Martin Wittfooth : Hunter : Oil on Panel : 12" x 12" : SOLD

Martin Wittfooth : Year of the Carnivore study : 9" x 12" Graphite and acrylic on paper : Sold

Martin Wittfooth : Guardian study : 12" x 12" Graphite, chalk and acrylic on paper

Dan May at Aqua Wynwood

Dan May : Whisper : 10” x 10” : 17” x 17” Framed : Acrylic Wood on Panel

Available for Aqua Wynwood

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Dan May paints dreamlike environments that transcend space and time. Dan’s paintings are inhabited by anamorphic creatures who appear to have all of the features of your typical monster. However, upon further inspection Dan’s beasts exhibit a certain human element that draws us deeper into their worlds. These delightful, yet haunting images, are often based on Dan’s personal experiences. He takes careful note of human interaction with each other, as well as the ongoing intermingling with nature.

Persuasion of Penelope

Dan is a tireless worker who enjoys the painting process, “I would have to say that the current piece that I'm working on at any given moment is usually the piece the I enjoy the most. I feel as though with each new piece I’m continually striving to evolve and become a better painter.”

The Gift

2009 Gallery Shows
The Multiplane Show - Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Don’t Wake Daddy IV - Feinkunst-Krueger Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
A Murder of Crows, Gallery Meltdown - Los Angles, CA
Superhero/Scribble.08, Comic Con, San Diego, CA
Crazy 4 Cult 3D, Gallery 1988 - Los Angles, CA
The Monster Show, Copro Gallery - Santa Monica, CA
Big Tuna: David Lynch Tribute, Alcove Gallery - Atlanta, GA
Overdose: Hi-Fructose Exhibit, Copro Gallery - Santa Monica, CA
Say When, Bold Hype Gallery - Orlando, FL
Superschool, Copro Gallery - Santa Monica, CA

A Solomn Retreat

2010 Gallery Shows

Feb. w/Travis Lampe, Rotofugi Gallery, Chicago, IL
June Solo Show, Gallery 1988, Los Angles, CA

The Weeping Tree

2010 Museum Exhibition
SUGGESTIVISM : September 4 - October 17, 2010
Grand Central Art Center : Los Angles, CA
You can see more of Dan May's great work by visiting:
http://www.danmayfineart.com/
http://www.mayillustration.com/
http://twitter.com/danmayart
http://www.facebook.com/danmayart
http://dan-may.com/store/

Mark Todd at Aqua Wynwood

Mark Todd : X-Men. and Amok! : 8" x 10" : Cel Vinyl on Panel

Southern California based artist, Mark Todd took his first creative cues from his personal collection of comic books and Star Wars memorabilia. Mark credits the inventive fantasy that entered his mind at an early age, as a result.

Monstro

Mark’s latest work involves intense scrutiny and alteration of classic comic covers from “Fantastic Four,” “X-Men,” “Iron Man,” “Spiderman” and the inspired work of legendary illustrator Jack Kirby. Mark reflects, “I love the type, the heavy shadows, the colors and the way they seemed to use very inch of the page.”

Man Thing

Mark’s pays homage to his inspired past and lends his own post-modern sensibility to his work, featuring a limited palette, repetition, distortion and a mix of media and materials. Mark often employs a variety of mediums including: spray paint, cel-vinyl, glossy varnishes and dusty stains and then finishes his pieces with rounded corners—appearing as prized objects—tablets encoded with civilization’s most iconic collective wisdom.

Collective Wisdom : mixed media on panel

“Collective Wisdom,” is a recent painting that Mark Todd has completed. He describes, “I struggled with this piece a lot. Some works seem to just flow and transfer themselves onto the painting surface. Others seem to resist and come in and out of focus. This was one of those pieces. I worked off and on with this piece for weeks. Often times I obliterated the piece and began over again. But in the end, the final finish came to a quick resolve. Sometimes, when I struggle a bit and sit with it for a while, something fresh and unexpected reveals itself.”

X-Men

Gallery Exhibitions
Exhibition: January 9, 2010 - February 6, 2010

Billy Shire Fine Arts, Mark Todd and Owen Smith 

Magic Pony, Toronto, CANADA
2010

Curated Show at Giant Robot LA, December 2009
DOMY, Houston, TX,
2009
Webb Gallery, Waxahatchie, TX, 2009
La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA
January 2009


Museum Exhibitions
2009 Strips, Scripts and Scapes: Contemporary Comix in Southern CA
Riverside Art Museum, CA

You can see more of Mark’s Todds artistry by visiting www.marktoddillustration.com or FunChicken.

Esther Pearl Watson at Aqua

Esther Pearl Watson : Fire Ants : Acrylic and Glitter on Wood Panel : 12" x 12"

Available at Aqua Wynwood

Esther Pearl Watson grew up in Texas where life’s lessons were experienced while her Father exercised his passion of building huge flying saucers in the front yard. Needless to say, Esther’s family moved often, as her Father’s hobby did not sit well with the neighbors.

Esther is a talented visionary who describes, “My subjects are often of outsiders--a fifteen year old girl who doesn't fit into her high school; my father who built flying saucers; also outsider art not seen as art.”

“My work is about the human attachment to narrative. I also like the duel space between humor and awkwardness discussed through tropes and vernacular of outsider art. The discussion of outsider art as art is a common theme in my work.”

Out to the Field
: Mixed media on panel
: 24"X36"

Esther recently painted a series of paintings in a nursing home. “This one particular piece, I painted and entered into a small town art contest and won honorable mention. Later, the piece was exhibited at Webb Gallery and sold with the honorable mention ribbon.”

In the Future People Will Use Flying Saucers for Transportation

Acrylic and glitter on panel
: 15"X20"

Museum Exhibition
Oakland Museum of Art, October 2008

Gallery Shows
Curated Show at Giant Robot LA, December 2009
Lecture at Virginia Museum of Art, December 2009
Sandra Lee Gallery, June 2010
La Luz de Jesus, July 2010

Comanche, Tx. (in the future)
: Acrylic and glitter on panel
: 8"x8"

You can see more of Esther’s imaginative works at http://estherpearlwatson.com and http://funchicken.com