Check out this collection of images of the invisible man, or just a man with mad skills, and a bit crazy.

Chceck out Melbourne, Australia artist Melissa Haslam, She has a upcoming show in 2010 in LA. She describes her work botanical victorian.

English-born Karim Hamid creates beautiful paintings and collage that could suggest that if Robert Rauschenberg, Lucien Freud, and Francis Bacon all banged they would be the result.  Right?

Will Barras “Darling, We’re Leaving!” A solo exhibition opens November 5 at
Fifty24SF in San Fransisco.

For more info on Will check out, DC.

Gallery info:

FIFTY24SF Gallery
248 Fillmore Street,
San Francisco, CA 94117

I just stumbled across Raymond, pretty interesting work. See for yourself

Almost a year ago, we told you about Nate Frizzell’s first solo show. This past Saturday his most recent solo show, Lost in the Thicket, opened at LeBasse Projects in Culver City, California.  The show, replete with paintings full of masked characters intermingling with animals, was well received, as evidenced by nearly every piece being sold.

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We are totally impressed by the soft, portrait work of Australian artist Jodie Anne Candy.

Winnie Won Tsuen Yiu is a Vancouver artist who creates illustrative work that is both beautiful and grotesque. See more of all of that here, and if you like it you can buy this 10″ x 10″ gouache on wood (above) here.

Blu and David Ellis clean up and collaborate on this amazing piece at Italy’s Fame Festival.

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Everyone in Glasgow, make sure to head out to Recoat to catch Lyken Love & Elpho this Friday (18th) 7 to 10pm. for Haunted Graffiti. New Work by Elph One & Lyken Love.  Lyken & Elph are taking over Recoat and covering the walls and windows with discarded architectural drawings and blueprints, that will act as a canvas for a mural and a backdrop to a series of paintings, drawings, prints. It sounds like its a perfect reason to make a trip to Glasgow.

You can read an interview with Lyken Love on Canned Goods here

The folks at Kia sent us a blurb about their Soul Collective tour, it features  Jeff Staple’s car, RAIN CAMO. The tour on the other hand is nationwide event where they are spending 4 days in select cities, with live music from bands like MGMT, The Walkmen, Santigold, The Clipse, Against Me!, Major Lazer, Silversun Pickups etc,etc. If you’re in one of the select cities you should check it out. For more info on the event go here, and if you’re in Chicago this weekend check it out.

Tour dates after the jump.

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This weekend in Los Angeles, be sure to catch Scion installation 5: Self Portraits.  Over the past year, the company has been sponsoring some really great events, and this is the culmination of their efforts with an Auction on Artnet.

Here’s the brief:
SCION LAUNCHES “INSTALLATION 5 TOUR: SELF PORTRAITS” ONLINE AUCTION ON ARTNET.COM TO BENEFIT CREATIVE CAPITAL SEPT. 12 THROUGH SEPT. 30.  The Collection Features Self Portraits From International Contemporary Artists, Including Blek le Rat, Mark Mothersbaugh, David Choe, Ron English, Jeff Soto, Angela Boatwright, Among Many Others Fifth Annual Art Tour Makes Final Stop At Scion Installation L.A. Gallery on Sept. 12

Heres the important info:

Sept. 12 from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232.  The reception is free with complimentary valet parking and an open bar. The exhibit will run until Sept. 30, 2009.

A Video after the jump

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Awesome work by Sam Weber

via, sleepstodream

Boston-based artist Kevin Cyr created the Camper Bike, which is a fully functioning RV and the subject of his paintings. Check out some more of his work here.

Here are a few updates for all our Pushead fans. He is doing a second bottle for the Mountain Dew Green Label Art series called “Scarecrow Genie” that will be available September 7th, at a special event here in NYC.

Pushead has also completed a collaboration with WESC headphones that is part of the MOUNTAIN DEW green label artist 3rd series under the cap promotion, there will be a sweepstakes to win limited edition prizes. The contest starts September 9th.(contest details)

Finally, he will be guest curating  Juxtapoz’s October issue! The issue will feature WES BENSCOTER, ROCKIN JELLY BEAN, TAKATO YAMAMOTO, MIKE SUTFIN, KOSTAS
SEREMETIS, KRIS VERWIMP, ERIC SO, JOHN CEBOLLERO, and a new version of the HAND OF FEAR on the cover!  For all you Pushead needs make sure to check out Pusfan

You gotta give it to the man for creating such an awesome gift for his hometown.  As previously noted, Steve Powers A Love Letter For You is currently under production and you can follow the progress as well as read great small bits on the projects’ blog.  Since I really enjoyed the personal history of Steve Powers, I’ve re-published it below

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We’re totally feeling the work of this Massachussets-based artist

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Hu Ming was a member of the People’s Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution. Hu’s sensual work featuring Chinese women is very surreal and provocative, it reminds me of Robert Williams’ work. Learn more about her and her work here in a great interview with the artist.