:: November Featured Artist ::

Aaron Kraten

costa mesa, CALIFORNIA

History: Kraten was born in 1974 in San Francisco, California. He moved out of the city to Huntington Beach in Southern California while he was young. He worked full-time jobs while establishing himself as an artist, taking jobs in factories and working a stint as a courier. He gained recognition in the 2000s, and subsequently set up a factory-like studio in a Costa Mesa loft on the East side.

Aaron Kraten

"See La Canth"

1' X 2'.5"

mixed media, on metal shelving

Aaron Kraten

"helix Synth"

2' X 3.5'

mixed media, on woods

Aaron Kraten

miscellaneous tattoos

ink, on skin

to see more of Aaron Kraten's art work ckick here

:: Gallery Watch ::

NEW YORK, October-November, 2008—Zhang Xiaogang, who joined PaceWildenstein in 2007, will have his first solo exhibition from October 31 through November 29, 2008 at 534 West 25th Street, New York City.

Zhang Xiaogang: Revision will feature works from 2008, including seven oil paintings of interior spaces and a large landscape measuring approximately 9' x 13' from the artist’s new Green Wall series. Two large-scale photographs with overpainted images and calligraphy entitled Description–Photography (2008) will also be on view.

Zhang Xiaogang

"Green Wall-Slumber No. 2"

63" X 78-3/4"

oil on canvas

Zhang Xiaogang

"Green Wall-Slumber No. 2"

63" X 78-3/4"

oil on canvas

Zhang Xiaogang

"Green Wall-Landscape and Television"

9' 10-1/8" X 13' 1-1/2"

oil on canvas

to see more of Zhang Xiaogang's art work ckick here

:: Coming up in next months Patriarch blog ::

• More signs of the apocalypse.

• More featured artists.

• and more videos that your boss would prefer you really not watch at work.

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Patriarch is showin' some NYC love to our friends across the big pond. So definitely make sure to check out Dirt Cheap, a new art and culture mag from the UK.

Here is a taste of what you'll find inside, you can download the first issue for [Free] below.

Excerpt from Dirt Cheap, Issue 1

Artist: Mr. Gauky

Excerpt from Dirt Cheap, Issue 1

Artist: Mr. Gauky

Download the first issue for [Free] here

:: Signs of the apocalypse ::

"A commercial for something?"

"Guitar hero Herman"

"Danzig Grocery Shopping List"

:: November Featured Artist ::

Danielle Lamberti

Brooklyn, New York

Danielle Lamberti

"Sun Bath"

8 " X 16 "

acrylic on canvas

Danielle is a Painter and Illustrator and resides in New York. Born 1983 and she was raised in Brooklyn in a “Typical Italian” household where she would draw even from a young age.. Her art is now inspired from her all girl catholic school education, Girls from the five boroughs of New York City, and bad behavior. They also have their own nationalities and races as well. “Bimba’s” or “Pupa’s” which mean dolls are what she often calls her characters by. Everything from her palette to her characters has meaning within each individual piece. With subtle icons that have hidden messages, so they just don’t “look pretty.”

Danielle Lamberti

"Jealous"

illustration

Danielle Lamberti

"girls from shinjuku"

illustration

Danielle Lamberti

"Untitled"

sketch

to see more of Danielle Lamberti's art work ckick here