News and updates about the artwork of Greg CRAOLA Simkins, including gallery exhibits, events and new releases.
A perfect gift for Valentine's Day - beautiful to wear and incredibly soft scarf with "Passing Notes" artwork by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins.
This limited edition scarf is made in England, using a fabric that is knitted especially for us. They are a giant 140cm x 140cm that can be worn in a number of ways.
Each scarf is sequentially numbered, each design is a very small edition size of just 66. Available at This Is A Limited Edition.
"Time Will Tell", 20 x 16" Acrylic on Canvas, Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins
The beinArt Surreal Art Show 2016 will be the 5th beinArt Collective group exhibition at CoproGallery, curated by Jon Beinart. This exhibition will showcase new work by over 55 artists. All participating artists have been selected for their exceptional technique and shared fascination for surreal and imaginative themes.
Saturday, February 20th from 8-11:30pm
(exhibit runs until March 12th)
at
CoproGallery
2525 Michigan Ave. T5
Santa Monica, CA 90404
1-310-829-2156
Email copronason@msn.com
Participating artists: Greg “Craola” Simkins, Martin Wittfooth, Travis Louie, David Stoupakis, Josh Keyes, Esao Andrews, Jana Brike, Casey Weldon, Chris Mars, Chet Zar, Redd Walitzki, Dan May, Henrik Aa. Uldalen, Marco Mazzoni, Hannah Faith Yata, F. Scott Hess, Matt Dangler, John Brosio, Naoto Hattori, Brian Viveros, Scott Scheidly, Peter Gric, Cam de Leon, John Brophy, Jean Labourdette, Pamela Wilson, Scott G. Brooks, Jason Limon, Christopher Ulrich, Kikyz1313, Jon Jaylo, Tomasz Alen Kopera, Heidi Taillefer, Chris Peters, Matthew J. Levin, Carrie Ann Baade, Jeremy Enecio, Jeff Jacobson, Sandra Yagi, Barnaby Whitfield, Sarina Brewer, Maria Teicher, Erik Thor Sandberg, Brendan Danielsson, Jeff Christensen, Alexandra Manukyan, R. Freymuth-Frazier, Eddy Stevens, Chris Leib, Steven Kenny, Jonathan Payne, Greg Brotherton, Robert Steven Connett, Jonathan Bergeron, José Luis López Galván & Mark Gleason
Get FREE SHIPPING (in the US) on the "Stormy Knight" limited edition skateboard by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins now through December 31, 2015 when you use coupon code CRAOLA at checkout.
Board Overview
- 27.5” Long x 8.25’’ Wide
- Wheelbase 14’’ inches
- 7ply Maple Construction
- Full Board Dip
- Black Dye Cut Grip Tape
- Wheels 60MM 78A
- 5” Matte Black Slant Trucks
- Bushings 90A
- .25” inch Riser Pads
- Abec 5Bearings
About The Board: The “Stormy Knight” model is a mini cruiser shape with a murdered out matte black paint dip, ready to cruise from the streets to the strand.
Custom Hang-Tag: Every board comes with a custom hand-printed, numbered hang-tag, produced on a 2,700 lb. vintage 1915 Chandler & Price Craftsman press; creating a certificate of authenticity for each skateboard.
Check out our new screen printed patch set by CRAOLA, produced by To Die For! Available at imscared.com.
We are proud to present the CRAOLA COLLECTION at Nuvango! Small runs of each garment will be offered until they sell out. Each piece is numbered and signed, just like a traditional limited edition print run. Visit www.nuvango.com.
FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS!
"Safe Haven" Scuba Shell Top
Limited Edition of 75 pieces
$150
"Black Flash" Scuba Pencil Skirt
Limited Edition of 50 pieces
$160
"Black Flash" Scuba Dress
Limited Edition of 50 pieces
$250
"The Messenger" Queen West Leggings
Limited edition of 75 pieces
$100
For those who need structure but crave adventure, the scuba pencil skirt will please your inner artist and fashionista. This luxurious number can be paired with a crop, blouse or baggy tee to transition from office to event.
Stand out in a sea of black with our bold and beautiful Queen West Leggings. Comfort and fashion have finally come together and the results are fabulous. Classroom to club, boardroom to boardwalk, you can rock these with confidence wherever life takes you.
We are excited to announce new KIDS TEES featuring the artwork of Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins, produced by To Die For ! Click here for more info.
Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins has collaborated with Denik and Juxtapoz Magazine to create two limited edition notebooks featuring his artwork titled "Finding Home". Pick up a 5x8 notebook to doodle or write your random, witty thoughts in. Or snatch one of these gorgeous 8x10 spiral sketchbooks to create masterpieces on the inside as great as the one on the cover.
Help these journals find a home and purchase one for yourself and everyone you know while supplies last! Once these babies are gone, they are gone for good!
Hang up your little black dress and slip into an exceptional work of art. Designed meticulously inside and out, this structured body-contouring scuba dress will hug you in all the right places.
This weekend, To Die For will be hand screen printing shirts LIVE by CRAOLA and other great artists such as RAGNAR, Juan Muniz, Jeff Soto, Lola, Bob Dob, MAXX242 and Steven Daily at:
It's getting chilly out there! To help with these winter nights the folks at This is a Limited Edition have launched a collection of giant Limited Edition Throw Blankets. Constructed of an unbelievably soft anti-pill fleece - printed one side - with an even softer faux fur graphite grey back. Limited to just 300 per design. SHOP NOW!
Plus, you can get 13% off limited edition pillows and "Strawctopus" Cup & Saucer Sets by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins!
*Offer ends Monday, November 16th, 2015
It's getting chilly out there! To help with these winter nights the folks at This is a Limited Edition have launched a collection of giant Limited Edition Throw Blankets. Constructed of an unbelievably soft anti-pill fleece - printed one side - with an even softer faux fur graphite grey back. Limited to just 300 per design. SHOP NOW!
Plus, you can get 13% off limited edition pillows and "Strawctopus" Cup & Saucer Sets by Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins!
*Offer ends Monday, November 16th, 2015
"Rook's Move"
20 x 20 in.
Acrylic on canvas, framed
Greg "CRAOLA" Simkins, 2015
Watch the painting in progress
UNIT LONDON | 147 Wardour Street, London W1F 8WD theunitldn.com
PAINTGUIDE
27 November – 23 December 2015
Unit London is pleased to present Paintguide, an innovative collaborative exhibition of new works by 60 international artists working primarily with the medium of paint, as featured on the hugely successful Instagram account @Paintguide.
Presenting a physical realisation of Henrik Uldalen’s @Paintguide Instagram feed which has been meticulously curated over the past year to promote the work of emerging international artists, the exhibition explores Instagram’s growing role within the art market, and more broadly the impact of social media in the democratisation of art. The digital era is changing the way in which individuals, artists and collectors engage with visual art; Paintguide will encourage viewers to reflect on how they interact with artworks through the modern phenomenon of Instagram. Paintguide will further underscore Instagram’s role in facilitating relationships between artists and collectors, but will ultimately underline the continued importance of viewing works in a gallery setting.
Founded in 2013, Unit London has been phenomenally successful in building a strong following through its strategic use of social media and currently boasts over 48,000 followers across its digital platforms. As Instagram has been fundamental to the development of Unit London, Co-Founders Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt believe the Paintguide exhibition to be the perfect progression of the gallery brand, illustrating the growing role of social media in developing relationships between a new generation of artists, collectors and gallerists.
Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt comment: “we are thrilled to be hosting Paintguide at Unit London. As a physical realisation of a social media feed, the exhibition illustrates the convergence of digital and analogue mediums within the art world. Paintguide has built an engaged community of artists, enthusiasts and collectors alike, and in an industry that has a reputation of being both secretive and exclusionary, uses social media as a means of increasing transparency and accessibility within the art world, which is a goal that we as a gallery share.”
Born in South Korea but raised in Norway, Uldalen trained first as a primary school teacher and taught for two years before finding his true calling as an artist.
Whilst teaching, Uldalen began to experiment with oils and his work was soon discovered by a local Oslo gallery. As Uldalen’s presence on social media grew, so did his international reputation, securing formal overseas gallery representation with Unit London through Instagram.
Uldalen promoted his own work through a personal Instagram account, and set-up Paintguide, which he initially used as a platform to share works of art that personally inspired him. Following a highly successful takeover of the Paintguide account by Alex Kanevsky, Uldalen found himself inundated with requests for Paintguide takeovers from other like-minded, social media savvy artists. Paintguide, as it exists today, was born; each week a new artist is appointed as curator of the Paintguide feed, posting works that have inspired them, as well as their own pieces.
As each guest artist boasts an individual following of between 30 to 250,000 followers, Paintguide’s own following has swelled dramatically, and currently stands at 142,000. Uldalen estimates that between 5 to 10,000 Instagram users chose to follow Paintguide every week, each enjoying the wealth and breadth of work on offer.
Over the past three years Uldalen has been able to build strong personal relationships with artists featured on his account, so when he approached them with his exhibition proposal most jumped at the chance.
Many of the artists featured in Paintguide have built successful careers on social media, including several who have found formal gallery representation through Instagram, offering an indication of the art world’s shift in focus towards social and digital platforms. With each artist promoting the exhibition through their own personal Instagram accounts, Unit London expect the combined outreach of the exhibition to be astounding, which will in turn underline the power of Instagram as an invaluable marketing tool.
Exhibiting Melbourne-based artist, Jeremy Geddes notes: “the internet and more recently social media has had a profound impact on artists. It has broken open the traditional models of establishing careers and allowed artists of similar mindsets to find each other and work in solidarity. This Instagram show aptly illustrates this emerging model; Paintguide has brought together artists with differing styles and aesthetic sensibilities, all of whom however, share a passion for the visual arts.”
Participating artists
Aaron Nagel, Alessandra Maria, Allisson Sommers, Andrew Hem, Andy Espinoza, Amy Sol, Anthony Hurd, Anthony Waichulis, Aron Wiesenfeld, Ashley Oubre, Audrey Kawasaki, Benjamin Björklund, Brad Kunkle, Brandon Holt, Casey Baugh, Casey Weldon, Conrad Roset, Dan Quintana, David Kassan, Daniel Ochoa, Eloy Morales, Eric Fortune, Erik Jones, Esao Andrews, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Henrik Uldalen, Hollis Dunlap, Hsiao Ron Cheng, Ivan Alifan, Jake Wood-Evans, Jean-Paul Mallozzi, Jeff Hein, Jeremy Geddes, Jeremy Mann, João Ruas, Joel Rea, Julio Reyes, Kai Samuels-Davis, Kenichi Hoshine, Kevin Llewellyn, Kim Cogan, Kit King, Linsey Levendall, Marco Mazzoni, Martin Wittfooth, Morten Thyholt, Matt Martin, Michael Hussar, Nicomi Nix Turner, Richey Beckett, Ryan Hewett, Sail, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Sverre Malling, Serge Marshennikov, Sean Cheetham, Shawn Barber, Tom Bagshaw, Tony Curanaj, Vincent Xeus.
About the Curator
Henrik Uldalen (b. 1986, South Korea) is a self-taught figurative painter who lives and works in London. Solo exhibitions include: Thinkspace, Los Angeles, USA (2014); Galerie Contour, Skagen, Denmark (2011); Galleri Ramfjord, Oslo, Norway (2010, 2009). Group exhibitions include: Friends of Leon Gallery, Sydney, Australia (2015); Gallery 1261, Denver, USA (2015); Inner State Gallery, Detroit, USA (2015); LA Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles (2015); Modern Eden, San Francisco, USA (2015); Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco, USA (2015), Arcadia Contemporary, New York, USA (2014); Thinkspace, Los Angeles, USA (2014, 2013, 2012); Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2013); Gallery 1261, Denver, USA (2013); NOoSPHERE Arts, New York, USA (2012); Spoke Art, San Francisco, USA (2012); J. LeVine Gallery, Art Basel, Switzerland (2012); Stricoff Fine Art, New York, USA (2012); S Cube Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (2011); Galleri V58, Aarhaus, Denmark (2011).
About Unit London
Founded in 2013 by Joe Kennedy and Jonny Burt, Unit London represents the next generation of contemporary and progressive fine art, showcasing both established and emerging artists from around the world.
The gallery has developed a significant network of clients and collectors, as well as a loyal celebrity following including the likes of David Bailey, Sir Bob Geldof, Jude Law, Jean Paul Gaultier, Nick Grimshaw and Jesse Eisenberg.
Paintguide Organisation
Henrik Uldalen and Daniela Bezdan
Exhibition: Paintguide
Dates: 27 November – 23 December 2015
Opening hours: Monday – Saturday 11AM – 7PM Location: 147 Wardour Street, London, W1F 8WD Tel: +44 ( Website: http://theunitldn.com/
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