*WINNER* Win a signed Frank Kozik print...

You read it right folks, we here at SpankyStokes.com got our hands on a limited edition print (The one you see above) for the upcoming Harley-Davidson's "Art of Rebellion" show that is going down in NYC this Saturday October 17 @ LA Venue, Chelsea NYC from 8pm - 12am! The ART OF REBELLION brings together 10 U.S. artists hand-picked by Harley-Davidson®. The artists chosen for the event in the West Chelsea gallery district are Art Chantry, Brian Ewing, Derek Hess, Dirty Donny, Frank Kozik, Harpoon, John Van Hamersveld, Lindsey Kuhn, Tara McPherson and The Pizz.

Now to the fun part... this print was designed and signed by Kozik exclusively for this event and is up for grabs... all you need to do to enter is leave a comment in this post answering the question "Who is your favorite artist from this show, and why?". The most creative/unique answer will be picked and an awesome signed print will be on its way to the winners home! One entry per person, and this will end the night of the event, October 17th, at 7:00PST so get your entry now.

WE HAVE A WINNER!!!

After reading all the entries... they were all sogreat and it was tought to pick a winner, but I narrowed it down and as to the criteria above the most creative unique answer goes to Steve Brown!

His winning submission was this: "Derek Hess is local to me, and he brings his dog to art openings. Which is pretty damn hilarious. And his dog got hit by a car and lived, which means that even tiny little yap dogs can be utter badasses. There are other artists whose work I dig more, but I think Jose The Wonder Dog is the ultimate Ace Of Spades. That dog takes a licking and keeps on humping things that don't belong to him. Derek Hess it is. "

Thanks to all that participated, this had alot of great entries! Please feel free to enter our current contest the Lil'g Mini DIY Boombox giveaway right HERE, for your chance at a really cool vinyl boombox!

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*On Site* "Eternal Sleep" @ 1:AM Gallery

1:AM Gallery had their 1 year anniversary show last night, and to commemorate this special event they had an amazing art show titled "Eternal Sleep" which was a tribute to Dia de los Muertos. For this exhibition, they recruited a ton of talent from their inaugural year to haunt their walls with skulls, death, and the celebration of life through their eyes. As you can see from the pictures the event was jammed packed with onlookers viewing pieces by graffiti writers/artists, fine artists, photographers, sculptors, and custom toy designers. Eternal Sleep was a huge success and thanks once again to our San Francisco correspondent DrilOne, we are able to bring these great pictures of the event to you! Once again please CLICK THROUGH for an amazing slide show of photos showcasing this fantastic art show! This show is up till November 7th, so go check it out!

The diverse artist lineup:
Peter Gronquist, Mear One, Mark Bode, 64 Colors, Alice Koswara, Bam, Bryn Taylor, Camer, Carlos A, Dave Crosland, Dia, Dril One, Eli Leppert, Hyde, Jessico, Jorone, Josh Ellingson, King 157, Kob, KRK Ryden, Lango, Laurel Anderson, Lawrence Yang, Lily Black, Nate1, Oliver Fader, Orly Locquaio, Peabe, Pete Castro, Phoneticontrol, Reuben Rude, Reyes, Robert Gonzalez, Sesl, Shawn Griggs, Stan 153, Toro, Twick, Vogue

1:AM
1000 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103
www.1amsf.com
www.twitter.com/1AM_SF
(415) 861-5089

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2 NEW Giclee prints from Brian Ewing

Due to the overwhelming response (and requests) Brian Ewing has received for the "Day Of The Dead and Dead Spring pieces", He has produced a small edition of 25 prints (ea) for the Art Of Rebellion show going down TONIGHT October, 17, 2009. Not to worry if you cant attend the event because Brian will be holding a few for the folks that can't make it to the show and those few will be available off his site 10/19/09! Each print is a 18x24 Giclee print on Sunset Cotton Etching Paper 285g, and is ltd to 25 pcs each and they are all signed and numbered!

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Art Whino presents "Old Skoolin for the Children"

Old Skoolin for the Children
Saturday, Nov 7th, from 6pm – 12pm
$25 advance tickets get them HERE, $35 at the door
Non Profit Donation Entry Fee

Art Whino and WHALER’s Creation present “Old Skoolin’ for the Children,” a four city concert and art show tour that brings together the best visual and musical artists to benefit programs that support foster care and adoption programs. Legendary founder of the hip-hop movement Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC will perform old skool, throw back shows true to the roots of the genre. Over 100 of Art Whino’s internationally renowned talents from the underground street art world will be showcasing their old school, 80's themed creations.

The artist lineup includes:
Adam Russell, Adrian 'Viajero' Roman, Alan Defibaugh, Annabelle Hartmann, Aniekan Udofia, Aryz, Aunia Kahn, Billy Mode, Brandon Hill, Brent E. Houzenga, Brooke Grucella, Chris Stain, CUTTHROAT, Daniel Barojas, Dave Lowell, Dave MacDowell, Decoy, Downer, Drew Storm Graham, Dust, Dustin Spagnola, E.L.K, Ernesto Nasimo, Eyeone, Farfk, Frerk, gaNyan, Heather Randell, James Walker, Jazirock, Jef Aerosol, j coleman, Jim 'Penny' Penfold's, Josh Taylor, Justin French, Justin Lovato, Ki Yoon Ko, Koleszar, The Krah, LECKOmio, Joao Lelo , Kenn Munk, Marc C. Woehr, Mark "DARK" Ramos,Mefee, Nate Frizzell, Nils Westergard, Pablo Cristi, Papermonster, Phoneticontrol, Pixielife, Project Detonate, Raudiel Sañudo, Rik Catlow, Robots Will Kill, Ron Zakrin, Ruben Ubiera, Scotch, Sheesh, Skibs, Soule, Stncl.07, Surge, Tika, TMNK, Werc

Exhibit featuring work by 100+ Art Whino Artists Show Run Date: 1 Day so don't Miss it! This Art Installation by AM RADIO and not to be missed a special musical performance by: Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run-DMC! Opening for DMC will be the winner of the Talent Search Competition. For more information visit: www.whalers-creation.us More Show Info Here: http://whalerstour.wordpress.com

Event Location:
The Portals Theater
1236 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20024

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FIRE PANDA 10th Anniversary Exhibition

Just spotted up on adFunture’s Eddi Yip's blog was some awesome pictures of illustrator Bee Wong’s Fire Panda, as well as some other great shots of the set up for the 10th anniversary show that is going down today Saturday, October 17th 2009! This show is going to amazing with all kinds of traditional art such as paintings as well as customized Puma kicks, and customs of the brand-new 14” Fire Panda vinyl (which used to be a mini 5" tall) from adFunture which is dropping at the show. The exhibit will be held in 2 showrooms the Iconic-1 store and the Solegoodz boutique in Shanghai. Curated and organized by adFunture’s Eddi Yip.

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Mini G-Robot "Series One" from adFunture

G-Robot makes its come-back in form of a 12-variant mini series. This was first released at Taipei Toy Festival by adFunture in July of 2009. Each figure stands 9cm tall, has 6-points articulations and comes with a key-chain. This Blind Boxed series comes in a display box of 20 blind boxes, where each single piece will retail for around $10 a pop or you can purchase the box of 20 pieces for $190.00!

Designers involved with this series included:
Jukai, Remix Taipei, Revelator, Dacosta!, Marka27, Antz, Filter017, Phalanx, VinylPulse, and adFunture Studio.

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"Monster Chux" by Jan Avendano on Teefury

Chuck Taylor fans rejoice, as Teefury explores the monster side of this classic kick!!! TeeFury is an awesome website that sells T-shirts for $9 a pop...the only catch is that it is only on sale for 24hours and then the next T-shirt is posted up! I have seen awesome shirts by some amazing artists on here and the total purchase price is $11. So that is $9 for the Tee and $2 for the shipping...that is an awesome deal that can't be beat! I will try and post the shirts up daily, or you can go visit the site yourself!

Money does go back to the artist and after today, this t-shirt will be Gone FOREVER! Today artist earns $1 for every tee sold. So make sure you get over there if yer diggin the design!

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Stefan Bucher's Daily Monster #76

Stefan is a super talented artist, and a super cool guy to boot! You can now follow all of his updates via his Twitter profile HERE, not on Twitter yet? Get a move on!

From Stefan's Blog:

What can I say about Monster 76? To paraphrase Homer Simpson, "Grand Funk Railroad paved the way for Jefferson Airplane, which cleared the way for Jefferson Starship. The stage was now set for Monster 76, which I believe was some sort of hovercraft." But why the hover? And, more importantly, whence? Wontst thou shed light upon the mysteries of yonder creature?

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"Welcome to Blamoville" group art show

Blamo Toys is throwing its first custom toy show "Welcome to Blamoville" in SF on Nov 8th. and 13th. The show will then travel down to LA and be displayed at their booth at this years DCON in Pasadena on the 21st of NOV. As you can see from the lineup they have tons of well known customizers, a good selection of talented artists (including the creator of Emily Strange), as well as several clothing designers and a few close friends of Blamo all working on a figure, and so far the results have been AMAZING! This is going to be an amazing show and the customs are done on Blamo's own "Billy the Rabbit" that is made out of solid wood and stand over 8" tall! Stay tuned for previews of many of the show pieces as the show draws nearer... super pumped for this one!

Check out the line-up of artists:
Ben Burke, Betso, Brad Isdrab, Brent Nolasco, Buzz Parker, Budahmonkey, Doyle, DrilOne, Frank Callazo, Hello Brute, Jan Hilmer, Leecifer, Leighton Kelley, Lucien Shapiro, Marco Mejia, Monster Decay, Motorbot, Nice Collective, Scribe, Shrine, Spencer Hansen, Squidnik, Tony Blanchard, We Kill You, and Zombie Monkie.

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*On Site* "Re-Up" @ Gallery 1988 SF

There was an awesome art show that went down last night titled "Re-Up" that went down @ Gallery 1988 SF. This show was chocked full of amazing art from a diverse group of hand picked artists, which included Angry Woebots, Gaia, Scribe, Dia, Mr. Jago, and Deseo. San Franciscan DrilOne was kind enough once again to help SpankyStokes.com cover this amazing event. As you can see from the pictures this event was electric and pulled many vinyl and art fans alike. Not to mention the amazing wall murals by Angry Woebots and Scribe that really brought this gallery to life. There are a ton of amazing piece still available from all the artist, and you can see them all HERE. Another amazing job well done by Gallery 1988, what a rad show and an even more fantastic opening! Be sure to also CLICK THROUGH for a huge picture slide show of the entire event!

Gallery 1988 San Francisco
1173 Sutter St. (at Polk)
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.409.1376

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