https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWXxnoiyjCc "The Mischief Makers" 24" x 24" acrylic painting made by Greg "Craola" Simkins in 2017 using www.trekell.com art supplies. This video is intended as … [Read More...]
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Inspirations for the day! Chicago’s own Mitch O’Connell, and a good friend of the Oddball team!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEQIUNHcGGI Humorous and masterful, Mitch O'Connell, the World's Best Artist by Mitch O'Connell, is a career-spanning retrospective of illustration from the king of … [Read More...]
Inspiration for the day! Mark Ryden’s amazing Diorama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaBeAS_J5Rg "Memory Lane" is an automaton diorama by Mark Ryden. Part of the exhibition "The Gay Nineties West" at Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles CA. May 3, 2014 to June … [Read More...]
Inspiration for the day! Todd Schorr one of the masters of the Pop Surrealism movement!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l4CtDin800 In this video Todd Schorr discusses his process of creating a painting - from the initial drawing, to the color study, to the laying paint on the canvas. … [Read More...]
What is “lowbrow”?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcACckofjzw Taken from the film "the Treasures of Long Gone John" directed by Gregg Gibbs. Featuring the work of: Todd Schorr Mark Ryden Camille Rose Garcia Robert … [Read More...]
Robert Williams’ Lowbrow Art –Can It Survive Museum Culture?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-XjcE4vd0I Now that Robert Williams has been included in the Whitney Biennial (in 2010), is his art tame and no longer vital? Has it been domesticated and … [Read More...]
Join in the fun of lowbrow culture!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOCuHM63G8M … [Read More...]
Not sure what lowbrow is, then get the Lowdown!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT-izS7XgRc … [Read More...]
What the Heck is Lowbrow Art?
The Summer 2018 Oddball Art Labs group show is titled "Strange Imaginations and Other Perplexing Wonders" and it’s probably the most open ended theme for a gallery show we’ve ever arranged. The basic … [Read More...]
First Art Drop test written up in the Tribune/Courier News
We recently decided to try something new. We created fifteen Art Pack that each contained an Original art print by a local artist and coupons to local businesses. A few businesses even gave us limited … [Read More...]
See you next year
The gallery is cleaned up. Thank you everyone who joined us for "Robots". See you in July 2018 for our next show... "Strange Imaginations and Other Perplexing Wonders" … [Read More...]
Humble Book Bundle – Lego Mindstorms and Robotics
Hey! Humble Bundle just launched a Lego Mindstorms and Robotics book bundle. Pay what you want to some great titles on robotics and surprise the evil mad scientists in your life. Plus an amount you … [Read More...]