Shawn Barber Returns

Shawn Barber is a long-time favorite and friend of EK’s who was featured back in July 2011, which eventually landed him a spot on our TOP 100 of 2011. It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with Mr. Barber, and so we bring him back to take a peek at what he’s been cooking since we last saw his work.

http://sdbarber.com

Posted in: Featured, Fine Art, Illustration & Art, Painting
Tags: art blog, canvas, empty kingdom, Fine Art, oil, Painting, shawn barber

Tiina Heiska Revisit

by brightgrey

April 21, 2014

Illustration & Art

Tiina Heiska is a painter based out of Helsinki, Finland. Her work was first featured on EK in January 2010 and we are happy to show you her new work, even more beautifully haunting! "Dissolving Girl", "Silk Ribbons and Bows", and "The Pond" are just a few of her more recent series that depict characters in dreamy, vague states of being, leaving the viewer to fill in the narrative gaps. There is a sense of voyeurism in her work, as it is difficult to discern whether or not the subject is watching or being watched. Heiska is classically trained and she recently exhibited new works in a solo exhibition at Galerie Leger in Sweden. http://tiinaheiska.fi

Theresa Pfarr

by okmarzo

April 20, 2014

Theresa Pfarr - Empty Kingdom - Art Blog

Illustration & Art

"Identity loss and re-development is explored through the manipulation of surface texture and paint handling. In the effort to convey the psychological struggle in dealing with self-evaluation and mass appeal, my work is both social exposition and autobiographical. Through standing-in for the commercial character my identity is distanced but also clearer, by proxy." -Theresa Pfarr, Princeton, NJ. http://theresapfarr.blogspot.de

EK Summer Art Show 2014

by emptykingdom

April 19, 2014

Film

Make your summer plans to visit our beautiful city of San Francisco to join us for our EK Summer Art Show at the one and only 111 Minna Gallery. This is a select group exhibition curated by the EK family with a who's who line up of some of our favorite and beloved artists previously featured on our humble little website. The Opening Reception will be Friday, June 6th at 5pm, and we'll keep going until we get kicked out! This will be an exclusive opportunity to hang out with the EK family, meet and greet the artists, view amazing art in person, and to purchase original artwork! The exhibition will be on display through July 26th, 2014, so book your flights, snag a hotel room, load up your cars, stowaway on a SF bound ship or train, and get your asses here! 111 Minna Gallery 111 Minna Street (between Howard and Mission at 2nd Street) San Francisco, California 94105 - Opening Reception Friday, June 6th 5pm – Late - On Display Through July 26th 2014 Help spread the word: FB Event Adam Caldwell (July 2013, November 2010) AJ Fosik (December 2013, November 2011, February 2010, TOP 2013, TOP 2011, TOP 2010) Alicia Martin Lopez (October 2013) Amanda Elizabeth Joseph (November 2013, April 2012, July 2011, TOP 2012, TOP 2011) Andreas Englund (November 2013, December 2012, March 2012, August 2011, TOP 2011) Brin Levinson (October 2013) Caleb Brown (August 2013) Christine Wu (August 2013) Denis Peterson (April 2011, November 2010, TOP 2010) Derek Gores (March 2013, April 2012, March 2011, August 2010, TOP 2012, TOP 2010) Erik Alos (June 2013) Erin M Riley (November 2013, December 2012, December 2011, TOP 2013, TOP 2011) Jamie Vasta (November 2012, TOP 2012) Joel Daniel Phillips (March 2013, September 2012) Jonny Ruzzo (September 2013) Karen Ann Myers (December 2013, TOP 2013) Lucien Shapiro (November 2013, September 2013, August 2012, July 2010) Michael Page (November 2013, May 2012, December 2010, TOP 2013, TOP 2012) Michael Reedy (December 2013, January 2011, TOP 2013) Michael Ward (October 2013, TOP 2013) Mi Ju (October 2012, September 2012, April 2010 [I], April 2010 [II], TOP 2012, TOP 2010) Orlando Sanchez (February 2013) William Wray (September 2013, November 2011)

"Shark Drop 2" by Caleb Brown _________________________

"Bug City" by Caleb Brown _________________________

"Gas Line" by Adam Caldwell _________________________

Untitled by Alicia Martin Lopez _________________________

"Summer of the Locusts" by Brin Levinson _________________________

"Lost in Beauty" by Orlando Sanchez _________________________

http://111minnagallery.com/empty-kingdom