The closing of C-Pop is a sad occasion. Thunderdog Pres Tristan Eaton has been showing with C-Pop since he was 18 years old and they played a pivotal role in his career. C-Pop Founder Rick Manore got Tristan his first illustration job at Detroit’s Orbit Magazine and C-Pop Owner Tom Thewes was Tristan’s Illustration teacher! Needless to say, these guys are old pals of ours and they’ve been extremely important to the entire art community. Back in 1996 when they started, they were one of the only galleries in America to show exclusively  ’Low Brow Art’, and made a home for artists like Glen Barr, Naigara, Robert Williams and more. It so so sad to see these guys go, they’ve done more than most for us personally and our whole art culture at large. 

The closing show will feature an all star line up of the best of the best that have shown at C-Pop and will definitely be a beautiful exhibition. Definitely come by if you’re in the D!
Also check out the shout out Tristan and his Mom got in the Detroit Free Press today. It’s pretty funny:

“Tristan Eaton was the first person to sell an art piece at CPop, when he was still in high school,” says Manore. “His  mom, Gillian, came into the gallery on the day we opened and said her son was an artist. Tristan brought in his piece  and it sold, and I thought, ‘Wow, people will buy original art.”

Read the rest of the article here: DETROIT FREE PRESS

 

So, we finally got in our pics from the show. MINI Gallery is a tiny, but beautiful space. We installed the show with a variety of paintings, prints, murals, wheat pastes and installations. Take a look…

Main wall by Tristan Eaton & BROTHERS IN ARMS Silk-Screen Poster by all 5 artists: 123 KLAN, DAVID FLORES, KID ACNE, CALMA & TRISTAN EATON

Homer posters by David Flores (on the right) & 123 Klan poster (on the left).

Exterior mural by Kid Acne. Translation: Better Than Nothing!
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In the last leg of our trip, we’ll be debuting our 5 person, collaborative exhibition at MINI GALLERY! We started work on it yesterday, and it’s going to be fantastic.

For inquiries about sales, please contact Angelina from MINI: contato@mini-arte.com

Definitely buy one of the silk screen show posters!

More pics tomorrow!
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After painting in central Sao Paulo, Plastik’s neighborhood was a big contrast. Lots of stores and super safe. So we got down to business…The party was great, check out the highlights!

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What a crazy tim so far. We’ve met so many great people and been f**king busy.

Check the highlights…
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Hello!

We’re off to Brazil today…for what I assume will be the time of our lives. We have a jam packed schedule with murals, parties, exhibitions and art projects from Rio to Sao Paulo. For detailed info on locations, times etc, keep an eye on: WWW.THUNDERBLOGSPOT.COM.

And thanks to our sponsor GRAPHOTISM MAGAZINE, we’ll be writing a story on the whole project for one of their upcoming issues. (So we got that going for us!)

The tour starts tomorrow, so check the info below and if you are in the area or know someone who is - spread the word!

The tour will be ending in a big finale at MINI GALLERY in BELO HORIZONTE, check their website for info too: www.mini-arte.com

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We’re normally at the awards every year, but took a rain check this year. But not to disappoint, we were there in spirit. And by that, I mean on the billboard at the Palais! The Thunderdog Collective worked with the Jimi Hendrix Foundation and Thunderdog Collective member TES ONE to create this amazing billboard design. Props to TES ONE for the amazing work! I’m sure Ad Geeks from around the world are drooling over that one…

“fim do mundo” U.S. debut solo exhibit
by Stephan Doitschinoff aka CALMA
feauring new paintings and a site-specific installation

Artist’s Reception: First Friday, May 2nd, 2008
8 p.m. ’til late - free and open to the public
Music: dj Chlorophil
Exhibit on view through June 21st, 2008
http://www.galleryad.com/

Big ups to our Mysterious massive in London! Thunderdog Collective member Mysterious Al takes over the London streets in a new campaign for the family car of all family cars - The Volvo!
I pegged him more as a Ferrari kind of guy, but he is mysterious after all. Nice work young man, Thunderdog salutes you…

We also strongly suggest you spend a good hour or so looking at animations on his site (bong hits are optional): www.mysteriousal.com

BOH!

We’re happy to say that 2 of our artists from the Collective have been launched successfully into the dark and dirty world of online gaming through Xbox Live Marketplace! Congrats to Mysterious Al and Tes One!

If you have an Xbox, then go downlaod that sh*t!

Themes include four images by each of the artists designed exclusively for The Thunderdog Collective and will transform your screen when using the XBOX. MYSTERIOUS AL Gamer Pics are also available. These little icons are sold in packs of five. To purchase, simply go to the XBOX Live Marketplace, go to “Themes” or “Gamer Pictures” and look for “Anime and More from Corbis”.

You can purchase the themes and gamer pictures with Microsoft Points.