Art by Aaron Jasinski

A little sketch I did for the “Blue Hour” show at...

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:47:13 -0700

A little sketch I did for the “Blue Hour” show at Auguste Clown Gallery that opens next month.

Me and my crew are lovin’ our new @samho #giant #robot...

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:27:13 -0700

Me and my crew are lovin’ our new @samho #giant #robot print! http://samuelho.com/nosmallvictories/

“Upload” Caprica 6 learns to groove. For Gauntlet...

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:38:00 -0700

“Upload”

Caprica 6 learns to groove.

For Gauntlet Gallery’s “Re-Discovery” show. A tribute to Daft Punk.

16x20 inches. Original is for sale. $920

Painting some fun new little pieces… #art #scooter #wip

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:05:56 -0700

Painting some fun new little pieces… #art #scooter #wip

“Lotus”A commission for a client.

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:23:51 -0700

“Lotus”
A commission for a client.

“Roctopi” For the Tentacle show at LTD Gallery.

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:23:00 -0700

“Roctopi”

For the Tentacle show at LTD Gallery.

jensenkarp: Tomorrow night, Friday April 26th, we’re opening a...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:18:48 -0700

jensenkarp:

Tomorrow night, Friday April 26th, we’re opening a new exhibit called “The Bad Robot Art Experience” at the art gallery I own, G1988. It’s in conjunction with JJ Abrams & Bryan Burk, the two dudes who run that insanely powerful production company that’s about to make fucking Star Wars. For those who don’t know, they’ve made TV shows like LOST, Fringe & Alias and movies like Star Trek, Cloverfield & Super 8. JJ also wrote Joyride, which is the thing I love him for the most. Our history with Bad Robot is very important to me, and honestly the reason why I’ve been able to call myself successful.

10 years ago when we opened the gallery and knew NOTHING of what we were doing with the world’s first pop culture art gallery, a man named Luis from Disney walked in and asked me about a mural down the street that Disney had commissioned for Tinkerbell. I told him I thought it was awful and every reason why, since he didn’t identify himself as a Disney big wig until about 30 minutes later when he handed me his business card and asked if we ever thought about “consulting.” I had NO idea what consulting meant, but I knew his mural was shit and that seemed like enough to say yes. Over the next two years we worked with Disney, helping with ideas and creating art shows to both strengthen the Disney name in the art world and promote certain projects they were focusing on. They never made us do anything and it was an all-around great experience that basically changed our lives.

Our time with Disney led us to working with Mattel, who we ended up working on Hot Wheels & Masters of the Universe with. During our Hot Wheels exhibit, a producer for the TV show LOST, Noreen, saw what we were doing and assumed we could do something similar for the show, which was entering its final season. We made up a pitch and drove to the ABC offices a few days later with a concept that was so weird and insane, that it barely made sense to me. There would be a scavenger hunt, and free limited edition items at every stop and a screenprint that fans could buy each time as well. Oh, and ABC couldn’t really promote it. And it involved comedian Paul Scheer and velvet paintings. And they had to just let us be - we only wanted notes from Damon & Carlton. Normally we’d be thrown out of the office, but we had a real partner with Bad Robot, a group of producers willing to take a risk on unique marketing strategies and heartfelt/artistic ways to reach out to fans. Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse basically told the network they HAD to hire us and JJ Abrams & Bryan Burk basically asked us to “do our thing.” When the campaign ended up insanely successful, JJ was the first person who asked to meet with me and congratulate us. And that started it all. Agencies in Hollywood wanted to represent our gallery as an entity, I ended up landing marketing gigs at ABC, Sony, Comedy Central, Paramount, etc and even got to work with Bad Robot again with Fringe and Person of Interest. But none of this would’ve been possible without Bad Robot and the team at LOST taking a chance on a wild idea and a group of passionate artists.

And now we have The Bad Robot Art Experience. This art exhibit has commissioned more than 100 artists to create pieces inspired by their TV shows, movies and logo. All for sale, all either one-of-a-kind or limited edition. JJ And Bryan have been involved since the moment we had the idea. They’ve been so supportive, as they always have been, and being able to include a charity they love and work closely with, The Mission Continues, was just icing on the cake. They’ve seen the work now, by email, and they were BLOWN AWAY. I don’t even think they knew where to start. And once they return from their Star Trek publicity tour and are able to come to the gallery, seeing all the pieces in person will probably start the amazement all over.

We open tomorrow night, 7-10 PM at 7308 Melrose Ave. It’s a VERY, VERY good art show. I would love for you to see it. If you can’t make the opening reception, the show is open everyday, Wednesday - Sunday from 11-6 PM through May 18th. And if you live outside of Los Angeles, we’ll put up all the work online for purchase Saturday afternoon at gallery1988.com.

We are so thankful for our friends at Bad Robot, especially JJ Abrams & Bryan Burk, who took a chance on us back in the day - and now we get to repay them by tributing the empire they built. See you tomorrow night.

“Torment of the Banished” See it this friday at...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:30:16 -0700

“Torment of the Banished”

See it this friday at Gallery 1988’s Official “Bad Robot” show.

Wow. A new old album!!

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:41:36 -0700

10 years ago a kid made an album. It sat around for a long time. Then he got off his bum, mastered it, and uploaded it to the internets. Check it out. It’s still one of my favorite things I’ve ever created (you might even consider supporting my musical fumblings by buying it for a measly $5)…

<a href=”http://jasinski.bandcamp.com/album/the-fly-diaries” data-mce-href=”http://jasinski.bandcamp.com/album/the-fly-diaries”>The Fly Diaries by Jasinski</a>

Blast off octopus. #tentacle #art #painting #wip #spaceship

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:20:24 -0700

Blast off octopus. #tentacle #art #painting #wip #spaceship

“Force of a Locomotive” My piece for the Spoke Art...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:26:00 -0700

“Force of a Locomotive”

My piece for the Spoke Art “Scorsese” show that will premier in New York next week. Check it out. http://spoke-art.com/exhibitions/

samspratt: The feeling that we’ll never be “good enough” isn’t...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:02:35 -0700

samspratt:

The feeling that we’ll never be “good enough” isn’t something to remove, my dear grey-faced pudding-pop, it’s the cold, hard, and universal truth that pushes us forward whether we’re amateurs or masters of our crafts.

If I feel I’m good enough at any point in my life, I’ll be both a massive disappointment to the tiny angel-winged/shoulder-mounted version of me, and have effectively cheated myself of exploring my own human capacity. Like many problems that people face, how you use the struggle will determine its effect on you. It’s shockingly easy to let the abstract fear of never amounting to anything cripple you into a sobbing, fetal-position-assuming, ball of angst and pouting, but (though more difficult) turning that fear on its head and using it as the glorious fire under your ass to keep moving… well it keeps you alive and willing to attempt to make that life worthwhile.

I get embarrassingly giddy when I see artists 40-50 years older than myself and their work has evolved exponentially over the course of their lives, continues to do so, and that even near the end, they feel their work still won’t be good enough after their dying breath. You can see that as a morbid and depressing thought, sure, OR you can see it as a delightful and life-affirming reminder that most people are never happy with who they are and what they’re capable of — but we get to spend our lifetime improving our skills and subsequently — ourselves.

A painting I did a few years back called “Charity”....

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:27:55 -0700

A painting I did a few years back called “Charity”. Still one of my faves and available for purchase.

“Red Hooded Sweatshirts” Original painting available...

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:25:52 -0700

“Red Hooded Sweatshirts”

Original painting available through Gallery 1988- part of “Is This Thing On Too” SNL inspired show. This piece was inspired by Adam Sandler’s “Red Hooded Sweatshirt” song. 16x20 inches. http://nineteeneightyeight.com/collections/is-this-thing-on-2-too

“Chocolate” 20x24 inches. Eye Candy show opens...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:05:44 -0700

“Chocolate”

20x24 inches.

Eye Candy show opens tonight at WWA Gallery in Culver City California!
Stop by and say hi.

“Licorice” Part of “Eye Candy” a show at...

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:34:44 -0700

“Licorice”

Part of “Eye Candy” a show at WWA Gallery in California- hey you can check out all the paintings for the show HERE.

Candy Girls for the WWA Gallery Show (Opening this Friday in...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:46:00 -0700

Candy Girls for the WWA Gallery Show (Opening this Friday in Culver City California)

with Robert Bowen, Charlie Immer, Jason John, Ken Keirns, Gabe Larson, Edith Lebeau, Audrey Pongracz, Arabella Proffer, Brandi Read Gustavo Rimada

“Caramel” 16x20 inches. Acrylic on wood panel. Part...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:10:25 -0700

“Caramel”
16x20 inches. Acrylic on wood panel.
Part of the Eye Candy show at WWA Gallery in LA.

If you are in the LA area, I’ll be attending the Gallery 1988 anual show “Is This Thing...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:17:41 -0700

If you are in the LA area, I’ll be attending the Gallery 1988 anual show “Is This Thing On” opening reception on March 29th and at WWA’s show opening for “Eye Candy” on March 30th. Come say HI!!!

http://www.wwagallery.com/

http://nineteeneightyeight.com/pages/upcoming-shows

New desk and chair means time to reorganize the computer cave.

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:09:52 -0700

New desk and chair means time to reorganize the computer cave.