Oddball Art Labs

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Thank You for a Great Opening Night

The Oddball crew just want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who came out. A thank you to all the wonderful artists. Last night was truly magical and that is why we do these events. We hope you like the updated print shop and our new transformed cigarette machine into an art dispensary. Please share your favorite memories and if there are things we can do better or something you would like to … [Read more...]

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 kitsch, Mitch O'Connell. This full-color, 284 page tome —resplendent with a foam-filled, vinyl, glitter-enhanced cover — collects all the good stuff (the crappy art is under lock and key) from this … [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. Additionally he talks about using acrylic paints the way one would use oils. Todd Schorr: American Surreal is the first mid-career retrospective of the Los Angeles-based artist. Schorr is a … [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 Williams ...and more. … [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 commodified now that his art is on tennis shoes and sells out at the Shafrazi gallery? Here is a look at the work of Robert Williams' art in the context of museum and gallery culture. Williams more or less … [Read more...]