All the Art History You Need in One Poster

Vuk Vidor, an artist from Belgrade working in Paris, created this screen printed mural he calls “Art History” out of a list which uses each line to link an artist to his/her cultural impact in three words. Examples include “MONDRIAN OWNS GEOMETRY”, “POLLOCK OWNS DRIPPINGS”, and our favorite “DUCHAMP OWNS EVERYTHING”.

Size: 41.4 x 29.3 in / 105.2 x 74.3 cm

Edition 200

Find out more Vidor’s poster here

posted by: Brent Carter

Vahalla Studios Has All Kinds of New Newness

Our buddies Dan and Tad of the screen printing/design shop Vahalla Studios have a new website, new identity, new gallery space and upcoming  X-mas themed art show featuring new works in said gallery space. See, our headline wasn’t an exaggeration.

The duo’s show opens this (First) Friday, December 4 at Vahalla Studios’ gallery (2111 Washington Street, KCMO) in the CrossRoads Art District. To quote Dan himself, “heck yea!”.

posted by: Brent Carter

Artist Shout Out: Seripop

In Montreal, Cananda Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau work together under the name Seripop to design and screen print gig posters, album covers, art prints, books, and illustrations. Armed with a punk DIY attitude and a love of layering neo-psychedelic imagery, Seripop has been impressing (sometimes confusing) and always intriguing the public with their work for over seven years. I personally fell in love with Seripop in 2006 after a friend bought me the Lovvers LP by the duo’s noise-rock band AIDS Wolf which displayed their intense drawing style, skillful printmaking, and vibrant color schemes used in the design of the album’s poster-sized, fold-out record sleeve. Seripop has since started to experiment with sculptural print installations, one of which recently served as the central theme for two nights of music and performance at the BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art in the UK.

Seripop Installation

Lovvers LP album sleeve, side one

Lovvers LP album sleeve, side two

See more of Seripop’s work, including step by step photos of the duo making prints, through their blog.

posted by: Harold Johns III

Pizza Party Recap

As promised, The Rathaus braved the crowd at Wonder Fair’s Pizza Party held on December 23rd to bring back these photos. If you are not familiar with the premise of the event, it was simple. Patrons brought an item and for a $5 they chose the print, the placement and color, while one of Wonder Fair’s resident screen printers would take care of the rest. The art for the prints was provided by Crate Lung, b. d. eek, Jouvelt, Justin Shiney, Asteroid Head Art Club, and others. Thanks to procrastinating Christmas shoppers the event was a success so hopefully Wonder Fair will throw another of these screen printing parties in the future.

Another satisfied customer.

Some of the art available.

Baylee was happy to help wash screens.

Cristie of Crate Lung is hard at work selling their own goods.

Eric Dobbins, owner/operator of the Wonder Fair, is making a deal with a young patron.

“Safe & Secure” screen print on paper, b. d. eek

“Chief Space Bee”, screen print on paper, Crate Lung

photos by: Tricia Rock
posted by: Brent Carter

“In a Sea of Change” Recap

While enjoying ourselves at the Wonder Fair Pizza Party, The Rathaus managed to capture some images of the gallery’s current show “In a Sea of Change.” These new works from Justin Marable will be on display through January 11th at 803 Massachusetts in Lawrence, KS. Read on for more images of Marable’s prints in which he examines change and “critique[s] the good and the bad, the beautiful and the ugly, the wrong and the right, to better understand this balance that continually exists in the world.”

Age of Hope, screen print

Soldier for Peace, screen print

Soldier for Peace II, screen print

Conserve and Preserve, screen print

Soldier for Peace III, screen print

Soldier for Peace IV, screen print

Guaranteed?, screen print

Soldier for Peace V, screen print

Soldier for Peace VI, screen print

In a Sea of Change, screen print

Locomotion, screen print

Global Army of Peace, screen print

Global Army of Peace (detail), screen print

To see more of Justin’s work click here.

photos by: Tricia Rock
posted by: Brent Carter