If you like the artwork of Josh Keyes enough to buy it, pay attention. At 7:30PM EST tonight, Tiny Showcase is releasing a limited edition print and half the proceeds will be donated to help Haiti. |OMG Posters|
Josh Keyes Unleashes ‘Fragment’ At Jonathan LeVine Gallery
This past weekend, apocalyptic artist Josh Keyes exhibited a new series of provocative paintings for his first solo show at Jonathan Levine Gallery. Building upon his “signature aesthetic” the artist’s work continues to evolve as he depicts “wildlife species isolated within habitats that foreshadow a theoretically dystopian fate.” Not to mention they just look cool!
Fragment, Jan. 16 – Feb. 13, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York
Josh Keyes Paints Animal on Animal Action
Post-apocalyptic animal antagonizer Josh Keyes is opening an solo exhibition at Chelsea’s Jonathan Levine Gallery. The artist recently unveiled a couple paintings for the show: “Lifted,” an eagle tormenting a depressed Grizzly and “Howl I,” a wooden elk burping up leaves. “Fragment” will open January 16th through February 13th at 529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor.
Images via Josh Keyes
One of our favorite, post-apocalyptic portraying artists, Josh Keyes, is releasing a print version of his Scorch II painting. No word yet on pricing, but it goes on sale October 15th via the David B. Smith gallery. |TheArtCollectors|
Art Duo Helps Nature Take Its Course
Josh Keyes opens an exhibition of his latest post-apocalyptic landscapes at Swarm Gallery in Oakland on Friday. “Natural Selection” features the artist’s paintings of animals in distress alongside an environmental installation by Vaughn Bell. The show opens from 6 to 8 PM and is on view through September 13th.
Animal scorching artist Josh Keyes and At Arms Ltd. are holding an anti-cancer charity auction with all proceeds going to the American Cancer Society. Up for bid are two signed copies of Hunters, Run! EP1 7” record, designed by Keyes, from the sold out, first pressing of 200. |TAC|
Paintings Celebrate Human Extinction
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- “Entangle III” by Josh Keyes
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- “Entangle I” by Josh Keyes
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- “Rise Above” by Josh Keyes
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- “Sprout II” by Josh Keyes
Over the weekend, artist Josh Keyes opened an exhibition of his paintings juxtaposing animals with pieces of post-apocalyptic human landscapes. The new show, “Sprout” at David B. Smith Gallery in Denver, showcases Keyes’ work around the notion of overgrowth with nature and hardy creatures clashing with forgotten monuments and slowly reclaiming their natural habitats. Click the images above for a preview of the wild works from the show, which is on display through July 30th.
Artist Josh Keyes, who depicts the post-apocalyptic destruction of nature by man to a disturbing degree, landed the cover story for digital magazine This Is Fly. He discusses his “terrifying” visions of things to come and why sharks are a lot like corporations (pg.77): “Beautiful and deadly, the shark has taken on the role of society, or more specifically, corporate greed and power: thinking of the ocean as the world and the sharks a company or nation that is at the top of the food chain.” |This Is Fly|
Artist Josh Keyes continues to create his post apocalyptic environmental landscapes that certainly illustrate the dangers of climate change better than Earth Hour. The artist has already shown us what happens when the polar ice caps melt and the big flood comes, now witness global warming at its worst. The image above is titled “Frenzy” and there’s a variation of that combustible theme called “Scorch II” after the jump.
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Artist Josh Keyes creates work that appears to depict a I Am Legend type scenario where only the animal kingdom is left to struggle amidst the deluge. The only remnant of human civilization is our graffiti scrawled junked out cars and monuments. Highlighting this environmental interplay is this new print, The Call I”—based on an acrylic original. Released in an edition of 750, the giclee print measures 20×26.5 inches and sells for $175. Click below for a preview of the artist’s follow up work, “The Call II,” that’s still only available as an original. |OMG Posters|
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