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Bella Vista Resident Art Show: January 24th at Jed Williams Gallery. This January 2015, Jed Williams Gallery will be holding a two-day show displaying artwork from Bella Vista residents. Artists can be amateur or professional and artwork can be of any medium. Residents interested in displaying their work are encouraged to submit an email to info@jedwilliamsgallery.com with 3-5 digital images of work, a description of their work, a short bio or artist statement and contact information. The show will be held at Jed Williams Gallery, at 615 Bainbridge St. Philadelphia, PA.

Deadline for show submissions is January 14, 2015. A selection of submitted works will be on display and for sale at the gallery and open to the community for viewing. All artists who submit work (whether they end up getting their actual artwork displayed at the gallery or not) will have the option of having images of their submitted work featured in a digital slideshow during the event.

Join us for music, light fare and beverages to see some of the talent and creativity of Bella Vista Resident Art Show Family Event January 25, 10-12pm. Little ones (of any age!) and their parents are welcome to view the Bella Vista resident art show, enjoy coffee and light fare and make a craft to take home.

About Jed Williams Gallery: Jed Williams Gallery is a unique art space owned and operated since 2010 by artist Jed Williams. JWG showcases up-and-coming and inspiring artists from the Philadelphia area. Artists featured are from all backgrounds including classically trained as well as self-taught outsider artists. The gallery shows a variety of thoughtful, cutting edge high quality works ranging from 2D, mixed media and painting, to video, installation and sculpture. www.jedwilliamsgallery.com

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“candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery,

Written and Photographed by Laura Storck

Like witnessing the vibrant and dreamy panorama that cloaked the room, meeting visionary artist Jombi Supastar was a truly surrealistic experience. As I entered the Jed Williams Gallery, Jombi proffered a warm welcome as if it was the reunion of old friends. Much appreciative of his candor and hospitality, he instantly instilled a feeling of peace and reverence. Jombi’s whimsical works are also evocative of that experience, as they magically transport you to another place, time, and dimension.

Flowering Aquatic Sparkle, mixed media on canvas, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Jombi Supastar‘s pieces are a multi-faceted assemblage of paint, collage, and mixed media, in which each piece consist of a storied narrative left for the viewer to interpret. His works are thematic, consisting of many common elements and patterns: human and animal hieroglyphical forms, as well as bold colors and fluid shapes – all adorned with glitter, jewels, and found objects and sealed with layers of shiny epoxy.

Dreaming, mixed media with objects, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

The pieces contain these eye-catching tactile elements in order to engage the viewer and offer a sense of child-like and free-spirited simplicity. One recurrent element throughout his work is a singular eye, which lends the overarching feelings of spirituality, calamity, redemption, and fortune. Jombi admits that he is drawn toward the use of red and orange, which elicit sensations of passion, fire, spirituality, and lust.

Dream Time Down Under #2, work on paper, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Various artistic sources of inspiration range from the historical, such as Hieronymus Bosch, William Blake, and Henri Matisse, to the contemporary, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Kara Walker.

Dream Time Down Under #1, work on paper with collage, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

ARTIST STATEMENT

“My art is an expression of the multi-dimensionality of perception, and of the many-layered nature of my spirituality and sexuality. I’ve been painting for two decades now quite simply because I love to paint. I feel the most grounded and joyful when creating works of art. In that sense, my art is good for me. I like to think it can be good for others as well. I want to bring a sense of magic and a touch of humor to this sometimes troubling world―beauty, too. I like bold images and vivid colors. Often now my works begin as paintings but turn into mixed medium pieces because I want to make the work as layered and spectacular as it can be. I can like just-paint paintings, but see no reason to limit myself to paint alone. I take a child’s delight in glittery, shiny objects. They excite me. I want my work to communicate that sense of excitement, and to create excitement of its own.” – Jombi Supastar

Don’t Eat Me, mixed media on board, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Creative Thinking, mixed media on canvas, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

ABOUT JED WILLIAMS GALLERY

Jed Williams Gallery is a unique art space owned and operated since 2010 by artist Jed Williams. Jed showcases up-and-coming and inspiring artists from the local area, including his own work, along with providing a look into the workings of an actual artist studio. The gallery shows a variety of thoughtful, cutting edge works ranging from 2D, mixed media and painting, to video, installation and sculpture.

Calling the Ancestors, mixed media on wood, “candy flippin”, Jombi Supastar, Jed Williams Gallery

Jombi Supastar, 4518 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19143, 267-226-2324

email: JombiSupastar@yahoo.com

Jed Williams Gallery, 615 Bainbridge Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147-2111, 267-970-5509

www.jedwilliamsgallery.com

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RENEWAL STREET

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Anthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams Gallery , Cola

Jed Williams Gallery is proud and excited to present its first exhibit of the ground breaking work of Philadelphia’s own street-art collaborative duo Anthony C and Karen M. The exhibition’s title, ‘RENEWAL STREET‘, alludes to the coming of Spring and the importance of street art in Philadelphia’s current artistic zeitgeist; as well this it points to Jed Williams Gallery‘s own renewal through a new gallery-space look and expanded gallery hours, and is a playfully ironic reference to the concept of urban renewal.

Anthony C and Karen M are a collaborative duo that specializes in stencil art that is hand-drawn and hand-cut with without digital or electronic assistance. The stencils are used to create artwork on different surfaces such as cardboard, found wood, and other types of seemingly unglamorous supports. These also include sculptures and various types of constructions, a selection of which will be featured in the ‘RENEWAL STREET‘ exhibit.

Anthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams Gallery , Chinese Truck

The mission of Anthony C and Karen M is to elevate Street Art to a higher level, to educate the populace and be the voice of those who have none in our political world. According to the artists:

“Leaving our gallery forced us to try different means of getting our political messages out to the public. We also give away art by hanging in public places and encouraging people to ‘steal’ it. Our current project is transforming a North Philadelphia warehouse into a complete art installation using cardboard paintings and sculptures…We are collaborating artists working with cast off materials such as cardboard to create a statement about the tension in our nation. We go under the names Wisdom, Live Nation, 11 and Anthony C and Karen M.”

Anthony C and Karen M were educated, respectively, at the University of the Arts and the Art Institute of Philadelphia. They have exhibited widely, including at the Rodger Lapelle Galleries, the 3rd St. Gallery, Graffiti of War Tour, Pterodactyl Artist Space and the streets of Philadelphia and NYC. They were awarded “Best in show-Works on Paper Exhibition” at the Philadelphia Sketch Club in 2008. And they have been featured in many publications and blogs including International Contemporary Masters vol. VII, Important American Artists Vol. 1, Art Matters (“Urbana – Dynamic Duo Goes With The Streetwise Flow” by R.B. Strauss) and the blogs Streets Dept, Side Arts and DoNArTNeWs.

Anthony C and Karen M at Jed Williams Gallery , Chinese Truck Graffed Up