Seonna Hong: On The Outside Looking In

Beautiful Seonna Hong print, "On The Outside Looking In" from A Paper Tiger

Seonna Hong: Persistence of Vision

Seonna Hong is one of my favorite artists, so I was really excited to see that she has a new solo show opening Oct 13th at LeBasse Projects in Los Angeles!

Opening reception Oct. 13th 7-9pm

Show runs through 11/3

Seonna Hong Prints

Smitten with this gorgeous print collection from Seonna Hong.
I've bought one, but am coveting the whole set!

'SugiPOP!: The Influence of Anime and Manga on Contemporary Art'

Fantastic lineup of artists including many TokyoBunnie favorites!

'SugiPOP!:
The Influence of Anime and Manga on Contemporary Art'
October 13th 2010 - January 16th 2011
Portsmouth Museum of Art :: LeBasse Projects Curated Exhibit


Features the work of approximately 30 artists tracing the origination of manga, the rise of Japanese Contemporary Art and shows how the art forms have influenced artists around the world.

The exhibition features an international roster of artists including Japanese mastersHokusai and Kuniyoshi in a display of original Edo period woodblock prints. The exhibitalso features Japanese Contemporary artists Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara,Yoshitaka Amano, Mr., Ai Yamaguchi, Junko Mizuno and Hisashi Tenmyouya. International artists contributing to the exhibit include KAWS, Gary Baseman, SimoneLegno, Audrey Kawasaki, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Yumiko Kayukawa, Seonna Hong, Hush,Morgan Slade, Edwin Ushiro, Luke Chueh, Andrew Hem, Mike Shinoda, SharkToof,Yoskay Yamamoto and more.

Scion Presents : Ed Emberley & Friends

This show looks FANTASTIC!

Scion presents: Ed Emberley & Friends

July 17 - August 7, 2010

Ed Emberley's legendary drawing books inspired a generation of kids to become artists. In this show, Ed Emberley displays his original 1970's mockups alongside five grown-up artists who were influenced by him.

Curated by Caleb Neelon, the exhibition features Ed Emberley as well as five artists who were inspired by him. The artists include Raul Gonzalez, Seonna Hong, Matt Leines, Christopher Kline and Saelee Oh.

For "Ed Emberley & Friends," each artist will create a six-foot-by-six-foot wood panel that is a mash-up of their own style and that of Ed Emberley's instructional drawing books. The tribute paintings will be exhibited alongside examples of each artist's individual work. After the show, each of the large painted panels will be donated for long-term display in children's hospitals around the United States.

Opening Reception: Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 7-10pm

LeBasse Projects Showcase Series- San Francisco

Culver City's LeBasse Projects will be hosting a 4 day exhibit in San Francisco featuring one of my favorite artists, Seonna Hong! Check out the details from the press release:

For a special four-day only exhibition, Los Angeles based contemporary gallery LeBasse Projects expands its horizons to the Bay Area. LeBasse Projectsʼ temporary exhibition offers San Francisco a collection of work by some of the galleryʼs best and brightest talent. The second ʻShowcase Seriesʼ exhibition presents the galleryʼs penchant for innovative and diverse artists including:
Seonna Hong, Herakut, Yoskay Yamamoto, Edwin Ushiro, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Andrew Hem, Melissa Haslam and Nate Frizzell.

The Exhibition will be open to the public Thursday to Sunday, 12-6pm daily.
LeBasse Projects SF 1746 Post St. 3rd Fl. San Francisco, CA 94115 (New People Bldg. in Japantown)

Seonna Hong & Sara Lov : Fountain

Really lovely music video for Sara Lov by one of my favorite artists, Seonna Hong.

+2 at Sloan Fine Art

Lovely art show happening right now at Sloan Fine Art in NY. Featuring work by some of my favorites, including Seonna Hong, Caroline Hwang, Mark Ryden, Evah Fan, and lots more. See more details and the show pieces here.
On view June 20 to July 18

Pieces featured in this post (from top to bottom) Seonna Hong, Caroline Hwang, and David O'Brien

Grasshut Online Store

Oh my, the selection of original art in the Grasshut Online store is incredible! Here's just a few...

Tomodashi Parade by Apak

Cosmic Explorer by Aaron Piland (of Apak)

Self Defeating gocco print by Seonna Hong

How did he get way over there by Souther Salazar

Similarities anyone?

Earlier this month I posted about the Thomas Han flyer that I felt resembled Miss Van's artwork much too closely.

In a similar vein, I found a post about the Portuguese artist Susana Romão on NotCot.org and I have to say that she took Seonna Hong's character exactly as it appears on Seonna's 2006 painting 'A Bear of a Bear'. She changed the dress to red, as the dress appears on the painting 'Self Defeating'.

These kinds of works should not go unnoticed. If she was trying to pay homage to Seonn'a characters, then credit should have been given.

“I Know What You're Thinking...”

Eek! This show is going to be uh-may-zing! “I Know What You're Thinking...” opens March 18th at Sloan Fine Arts in New York. The show features the work of three of my favorite artists- Caroline Hwang, Seonna Hong, and Saelee Oh. Saelee has quite a few preview pieces up on her blog, here. This is going to be a beautiful show and I am sad not to be able to see it in person!

Seonna Hong "Viscery loves Company"

Seonna Hong's last show, 'Viscery loves Company' was early this past summer at the KaiKai Kiki Gallery in Tokyo. Consequently, I couldn't attend, although I would have loved to have gone. I just looked at a few of the pieces from this show on Seonna's website, and they are stunning. I love the way she paints a looming sense of danger, while the subjects are usually always innocent little girls. She plays with the sense of naivety in a way that's very unique and captivating.







There's a gorgeous print of Seonna's for sale at Subliminal Projects.

Yosemite Studiomates @ Grass Hut

I really want to visit Portland, and the two main reasons are Grass Hut (the gallery run by Bwana Spoons and Justin "Scrappers" Morrison) and Moshi Moshi.
I was looking at my friend Marty's blog, who lives in Portland now, and he mentioned a great show that is going on at Grass Hut. You can purchase some of the pieces online, here.
I don't know how I didn't know about it- Souther Salazar and Seonna Hong are two of my must-blog-about artists!


Here is the show info:
SOUTHER SALAZAR


ESTHER PEARL WATSON



MARTHA RICH


SEONNA HONG


MARK TODD


They all share a studio in Los Angeles county. And they are all bringing art to hang in a show at Grass Hut in June. This show is going to squirt amazingness into your eyes and hearts.


(All the work shown in this post is by Souther)

Seonna Hong's "Viscery Loves Company" Opens Tomorrow in Tokyo!

Adding to the list of ten million reasons to visit Japan, Los Angeles based, and 2004 Emmy Ward Winning (?!) artist Seonna Hong's "Viscery Loves Company" show opens tomorrow at the Kaikai Kiki Gallery (of Murakami's ever-expanding art empire) in Tokyo.



On a side note - sorry I nuked your Seonna Hong Caroline Hwang cardigan to toddler size in the dryer babe!!

-DV

Seonna Hong

Seonna Hong has an incredible new show up in NY at Oliver Kamm/ 5BE Gallery. The show, entitled "Our Endless Numbered Days" features bears, black birds, and horses in a doomsday style, foreboding collection of work. Also featured in this show is a collection of images using paint and thread to create an amazing sense of transition and movement.
Seonna will soon be exhibiting with KaiKai Kiki, as the first US based artist in this collection of Japanese artisans working under Takashi Murakami.

"Our Endless Numbered Days" is up currently, and will run through May 26th.

The Bliss Express Show

After reading Masrade's post, I am really eager to go see:
The Bliss Express Show
October 7 - October 25

Gallery Nucleus and Guu Press are proud to present The Bliss Express Show, marking the first release of the art book Bliss Express: Illustrating Happiness (December 2006).
In Bliss Express, 21 of today’s most striking pop artists explore the idea of happiness. From Japan and Korea to China, France and North America, they evoke fashion, rock ’n’ roll, nature, graffiti, movies, money, sex and Sunday morning cartoons in tackling a universal question. The author, Althea Chia, says, “Our hope is to have produced a book that just about anyone, art connoisseur or not, would want to pick up from the table and look through, and then, leave, taking something—at least one thing—from it.”
Bringing together short stories, artist quotations, biographies and over 280 images in full color, Bliss Express paints the normalities and absurdities of modern life. It is a reel of snapshots of the artists’ visions and obsessions—their unhinged, funny, heartbreaking journey to that elusive inner state of grace.
The exhibition, characterized by marked pleasure and wrenching aesthetics, will showcase the Bliss Express artists’ evocative works for all to view in the flesh.

Artists:
Aya Kondo, Bengal, David Choe, Emma Sky, Fuco Ueda, Hiroki Mafuyu, Joysuke Wong, Marcos Chin, Nona, Ogi, Ohgushi, Panamaman, Rain, Sasai Icco, Seonna Hong, Stephane Tartelin, Tomo, Wakaba, Yuko Shimizu, Yumiko Kayukawa