The Blue Genie Art Bazaar will open on Black Friday 10AM in Austin, TX. The holiday shopping event runs 10AM-10PM every day through Christmas Eve. Over 200 artists will be represented with a wide range of products. Learn more about the event on their official web page here.
“Assault on Tokyo” by Chet Phillips
Guzu Gallery presents “Strange Beasts 3”: A Tribute to Kaiju & Japanese Pop Culture
The opening reception will be on Friday, November 20th from 7 to 10pm and the artwork will remain up through New Year’s Day. Limited edition prints and original artwork will be available for purchase. There will be a bone-crushing, live musical performance by Austin rock instrumentalists, Beast of Dean…and the Bedlam City Kaiju Safety Commission will be on hand to give us a rundown of safety precautions, battle techniques, and what-not-to-do’s in the event of a kaiju attack! Following the presentation will be a screening of Kaijutsu by director Adriel Jimenez. As always, admission is free and all ages are welcome!
My two contributions are titled “Assault on Tokyo” and “Terror on the Moon,” paying tribute to Godzilla (piloting a Mothra pedal car) and MechaGodzilla (piloting a Rodan pedal car.) Both will be available as signed limited edition prints plus framed versions at the gallery and later through the gallery’s online shop.
“Terror on the Moon” by Chet Phillips
Included with each print is a translation sheet:
“Darko Strangelove” by Chet Phillips
Opening Friday, November 20th at Gallery 1988 (West) in LA: Crazy for Cult 9, paying tribute to a host of cult movies. For my contribution, I mashed up Donnie Darko with Doctor Strangelove. It pays homage to the iconic Major “King” Kong’s atomic bomb ride substituting Frank with the dreaded falling airplane turbine engine. Signed limited edition prints will be available at the gallery and later in the online shop.
Travis Durden re-imagines Star Wars characters as classical sculptures.
“Pedal” T-Shirts now available on TeePublic.
“This Is An Adventure” by Chet Phillips
“This Is An Adventure” is a tribute print to the poetic Wes Anderson film “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.” Quotes, icons surround a portrait of Bill Murray, a.k.a.”Stevesie.”
“Pedal”- a limited edition book written and illustrated by Chet Phillips
“Pedal” is a collection of pop culture characters riding in pedal cars. 18 illustrations accompanied by a collection of quotes, catch phrases and a haiku poem for each. Presented in a hand bound book, limited edition of 100. The book, bound by Julie Sullivan of Dancing Cat Bindery, measures 6″ square. Cover paper is a sparkly aqua paper with die cut revealing silver “grill” textured paper for the title. The reverse has an inlaid pedal car illustration and the spine is yellow book cloth. Inside end papers are bright green pearlescent paper. Each book is signed and numbered. A selection of images are also available as signed prints.
Signed Limited Edition of 100
Each copy has silver foil bindery stamp
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“Muertos Buster” by Chet Phillips
Chogrin presents “No Ghost Logos: Artists From Around the World Take On the Ghostbusters Logo.” This is a special 1 night art event happening on Friday, October 30th @ Creature Features Art Gallery (Burbank). The show will pay tribute to the classic Ghostbusters “NO-GHOST” logo and the man behind it, Michael C. Gross.  30 artists were invited by Chogrin to do their own interpretation of the Ghostbusters logo. All sales from the art sold will be donated to a cancer foundation (to be announced soon). All thirty pieces have been collected into a promotional poster (below.)
My contribution combines the familiar logo pose with a Day of the Dead character titled “Muertos Buster.” Each piece will be presented and for sale as a print on wood at the show. Visit the official event’s tumblr page HERE.
“Beware the Moon” by Chet Phillips
Hero Complex Gallery and Trailers From Hell present a two night peek into the amazing career of 7-time Oscar-winning makeup and effects legend, Rick Baker. Festivities will commence on Friday, October 23rd at 7:30pm at the Aero Theatre American Cinematheque with a double-feature screening of a few of Baker’s favorite personal projects, Harry and the Hendersons and Ed Wood. There will be a Q&A session between the films with special guests Rick Baker and moderator, Dana Gould. The celebration will continue on Saturday, October 24th at 5pm at Hero Complex Gallery with an art tribute event with Rick Baker in person, along with several pieces of Rick Baker’s original artwork on display as well. Facebook Event Page
For the event I created a tribute to the classic “An American Werewolf in London,” titled “Beware the Moon.” Signed limited edition giclee prints will be available at the opening and later online.
“Ronin” by Chet Phillips
Limited edition print available at Hero Complex Gallery. Premiered at 2015 New York Comic Con, “Ronin” and “A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” are now available for purchase online.
I’ll be a part of this great event. Preview of my piece coming soon. 30 artists create their own interpretation of the Ghostbusters logo. All sales from the art sold will be donated to a cancer foundation (to be announced soon).
“Darth Yoda” by Chet Phillips
A Shop Called Quest brought together a collection of the evil side of Star Wars for the show “The Dark Side of the Force.” My contribution is a mash up of Yoda and Darth Maul. The signed 12 x 12 print on wood is available at the gallery.
“A Show About Nothing” by Chet Phillips (click image to enlarge)
Gallery 1988 in LA celebrates Seinfeld with “An Art Show About Nothing.” My contribution pays tribute to the unending wealth of catch phrases and quotes from the classic TV series. The show opens Saturday Oct. 17th.
This limited edition print is available in the online shop HERE.
Jonathan Bergeron art.
Nicolas Delort illustrations.
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Two new ChetArt limited edition prints will be available at the Hero Complex Gallery booth at this year’s New York Comic Con. “A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night” is a tribute to the haunting vampire film of the same name by Ana Lily Amirpour. I also paid tribute to the classic action thriller “Ronin” by John Frankenheimer. Both are presented as 11″ x 17″ signed Giclees, each limited to 40.
If you attend New York’s Comic Con event, visit the Hero Complex Gallery booth- #236
Clay illustration by Irma Gruenholz.
Furiosa by Glen Brogan.
