In the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki TIki Room...

Amy Crehore


Palm Springs goes tiki wild this weekend (as it does every year at this time with the annual Tiki Caliente tropical madness), but just as significantly with M Modern Gallery's 5th Anniversary Tiki Exhibit. And the lineup is tiki-rific! (Please forgive us for that).

The glorious Amy Crehore, Shag, Anthony Ausgang, Chris Reccardi & Lynne Naylor (long-time PopDrawer faves), Miles Thompson (we have one of his tiki originals on our wall as we write this), Derek Yaniger, Naoto Hattori, The Pizz, and many many more. Yowza!

And if that weren't enough, everything else in the gallery (excluding the tiki show and the solo shows of Derek Yaniger and Lyle Motley) will be ON SALE. As usual, the gallery will most likely sell the works online, so be sure to check in all week to see the works as soon as they go online.


Miles Thompson


Shag


M Modern Gallery

Jeremiah Ketner at M Modern Gallery - Hooray!

PopDrawer has just stumbled on the work of Chicago-based artist Jeremiah Ketner, and boy do we feel dumb. What took us so long?! If you like Takashi Murakami and Yoshitomo Nara (and we DO!), you'll like Mr. Ketner. His work certainly is original and unique and stands on its own, but the aesthetic is similar enough to know that a fan of one will most likely be a fan of the other.

According to the bio on his website, "Ketner draws inspiration from Japanese aesthetics, packaging design, magazine ads and urban graffiti... Jeremiah's paintings are an assemblage of muted tones, non-dimensional forms, flower like shapes, and charming little creatures navigating through a sort of candy-land world. The paintings are created with no preliminary drawing; a composition is formed haphazardly and then outlined through the building process of layers."

And now you have a chance to hang one of his sugar-coated masterpieces in your home, as he has a solo show opening at M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs Saturday, April 19th titled "Another Tomorrow." But no matter where you live you can see the paintings here, and buy them by phone (or perhaps online). The paintings run from $450 (cheap!) to $4000, and will knock your eyes out.

If originals are too rich for your blood, prints and t-shirts are available in his online store. Prices start as low as $15!



Jeremiah Ketner's official site

"Another Tomorrow" at M Modern Gallery

Won't you play me, the jazz hot maybe -- Robert Pokorny

M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs has lined up another great show, this time with artist Robert Pokorny. The show, titled "Transitions" is described in the press release this way: "Transactions explores an abstraction of the figure, drawing on inspiration from Jazz Album Covers, Modern to Post Modern Art and contemporary culture. Time, movement and a state of transition are embodied in Pokorny’s sophisticated character driven pieces."

Mr. Pokorny's illustrations have been featured in magazines, newspapers and on CDs, and he has created band posters for a long list of rock luminaries, including Sonic Youth, Damien Rice, Rilo Kiley, Jack Johnson, and many others. In fact, you can purchase many of them in his online store. He also has other great merchandise in his store, including t-shirts, throw pillows, and birthday cards.

The show opens April 19th, from 7 to 10, and Mr. Pokorny will be in attendance. Can't make it to sunny Palm Springs? You can still purchase the works from the gallery. They run from $900 to $1500 and can be seen here.




Robert Pokorny's official site

Transitions at M Modern Gallery