Niñas Artwork by Lisa Bauer

Ugly Art Room Presents Niñas

Artwork by Lisa G. Bauer

Exhibition: March 8 - April 4, 2012

Location: Dandelion Wine  

153 Franklin St, Brooklyn NY 11222

All artwork is for sale. 

Sales inquiries email uglyartroom (at) gmail.com or call 718-791-7607

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Charcoal and Ink

6 x 9 inches

2012

$75 

Bermuda Triangle Then to the Like a Virgin Islands

Ink 

3 x 5 Inches

2012

$75

SOLD

Body of a Virgin, Christ, a Virgin

Ink

11 x 14 inches

2012

$200  

SOLD

Disco Inferno

Mixed media

4 x 6 inches

2012

$50 

SOLD

 I’m Dragging U Up, Jackass.

Chalk Pastel/ Ink

24 x 18 inches

2011

$300

Emma Wrapped Up in European Quilts

Ink 

5 x 7 inches

2012

$75

The Fairy of New York

Watercolor

4 x 6 Inches

2012

$60

SOLD

Hearts Attack Dangerous Minds & Cactus

Ink and Watercolor

11 x 14 inches

2012

$270

The Nerd, In Hollywood, Oddly..

Mixed Media

4 x 6 inches

2012

$55
SOLD

Nola Ween Marie

Ink

16 x 22 inches

2012

$95

Placid Smothered Warmth

Pastel

8 x 10 Inches

2012

$120

Pomegranate Couch Hat

Mixed Media Night Light

6 x 9 x 6 inches

2012

$120

Puja Shank Siren

Mixed Media

8 x 11 inches

2012

$90

Reality Within Illusions and Game

Pastel and Ink

18 x 24 inches

2012

$300

Sincerely Avoiding the Sound

Plate, 3 x 3 inches

2010

$40

Sometimes Low Times Burn

Ink

7 x 8 inches

2012

$75

Stewart Gardener Sargent.. Sexual Encounters

Ink 

4 x 6 inches

2012

$45

Strangers Appear Through Reflective Surfaces

Ink

11 x 14 inches

2012

$150

Tammica

Mixed Media

8 x 10 inches 

2012

$95

The Lederhosen Concern

Pastel

8 x 10 inches

2012

$85

The Modern Day Cat Woman In Love with Wood, City and Tents

Watercolor

4 x 6 inches

2012

$70

SOLD

Holly Hole
4 x 6 Inches
Ink
2011
$60

Versa Cursa

Ink

3 x 3 inches

2012

$25

SOLD

Without Acceptance, Living Through an Imaginary History

Ink

11 x 14 inches

2012 

$175

Niñas: Lisa G. Bauer @ Dandelion Wine

Ugly Art Room proudly presents: Niñas

A solo exhibition of artwork by Lisa G. Bauer

Location: Dandelion Wine

153 Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

Exhibition: March 8, 2012 - April 4, 2012

Opening Reception March 10, 2012, 8pm

This exhibition is in participation with Greenpointers Gallery Tour.

Check out Lisa's Work.

JORDAN-WHITFIELD

Ugly Art Room Presents Jordan - Whitfield

Curated by Martin Esteves

ARTISTS: JOSH JORDAN, BARNABY WHITFIELD

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 21st, 2011

Exhibition Hours: Sunday, January 22nd, 11am-6pm

Ugly Art Room @ Gleason's Gym

77 Front St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Ugly Art Room explores the tension created from a face off between two portraits. Josh Jordan and Barnaby Whitfield explore super self-regard with whit, no end of skill, and mirrored humor. Two portraits share a small space allowing for contemplation and heightened discourse between them. The lead up for the viewer is through a gym, into a boxing ring, then pressed in to a small white cube, typical of the UAR placement in service of the art.

Self-portraiture was neither co-opted by photography nor halted by the "death of painting." Rather, modern themes in art and the discovery of the subconscious lent to new and fantastic depictions of the self. Frida Khalo could illustrate the pain of her back and break free in the form of a deer without the being accused of lunacy. 

To say that this can tend towards excess is not a bad thing. Shape changing indulgence is an advantage to be taken of when the medium allows for a wanton imagination. Today, drawing and painting are still a useful shorthand for creative suggestion without the unblinking nature that something like photography poses.

Furthermore, the continuing vitality of drawing and painting is helped in part by a new distrust of photography and the digital image. With the validity of Robert Capa's falling soldier in question, photoshop cartooning “reality,” and a growing distrust of subjective journalism, the visceral hand of fiction returns to a livelier and truer statement. Less factual, but more real, the image that makes no claim to pure evidence wears it's exaggerated argument proudly.

And why not, with this more salient and loaded language, would one not say what they want about themselves?

2 Wrongs Don't Make a Right

Much street art is considered vandalism, which according to the city is deemed wrong. So then is stealing it wrong? When I would say: "he hit me first," my Mom would say, "well, Jennifer, two wrongs don't make a right." Why did you have to give me morals? On Wythe there is this amazing owl painted with such mind boggling detail on black plexi glued to a wall. I really wanted to steal it, but didn't because I want other passersby to enjoy it.

NOW UNTIL 11/19

All That Remains is an international collage exhibition of epic proportion curated by Charles Wilkin at Picture Farm (338 Wythe) from October 21-November 19, 2011. Gallery hours: Mon-Fri 10-5pm; Sat-Sun 11-5pm

All collages are for sale. You can visit the exhibit or our online shop. Works will not ship until after November 19, 2011.

Our band shot...

On a (tipsy) field trip around Chelsea for the big openings in September, the Ugly Art Room crew found the perfect spot for our much needed band shot.
I started bossing everyone around.
"Come on. Line up. Let's go."
I put Hannah to work as photographer.
"Where is Martin? MARTIN!!!" I screamed down 28th St.
I looked over my right shoulder and standing there was a handsome man wearing glasses, not Martin, but good enough.
"You. Would you be a stand-in for a photo? Our friend Martin is senile and has gone missing."
Miguel Angel was a great sport and the perfect double for Martin. Turns out he is also an artist and art organizer in Mexico City! Next field trip: MEXICO!

Finding the perfect space (means wearing rollerblades.)

All perfect things in life come serendipitously.

We needed a space for our Bear Show in Bushwick and while I was killing some time before meeting someone I saw the perfect space, a nursery school with brightly colored walls. I walked in. It was 7pm, no kids remained, but the owner and teacher of the school was just getting off the phone with his son, frustrated because his grades were falling as his facebook usage was growing. He went on a twenty minute rant about it before we introduced ourselves then finally, out of breath he said, "What can I do for you?"

"I want to have an art show here."

I've always been one for perfect timing. He said yes and we had one of our most successful shows, exploring the "hug that eats you," plus a kick-ass party!

Most recently I was looking for a space for a collage show titled All That Remains curated by great friend Charles Wilkin. I called and emailed a million places in Brooklyn. We wanted to parallel the show's theme of the digital revolution's affect on old fashioned cut and paste collage and were looking for an apartment in one of those ugly new modern condo buildings that pop up like zits everywhere. We found the perfect ground level fish bowl on Driggs Ave. It could have been a gallery. After doing some detective work, the owner said we could have it for $7000 for the month! What I almost said was, "Go [expletive] yourself," but I am a professional.

I realized its the face to face magic that works. A few days later, really feeling like I was letting Charles down, I took a different route on my rollerblading tour in hopes of finding a space. I had a feeling it was right around the corner.

Yes, I rollerblade. I know its corny and all of my friends call me gay. But I love gay people and rollerblading and I blade proudly. Plus it's a great ass workout.

While heading down Wythe I looked over to find a gorgeous space called Picture Farm. I rolled in. I gave them my elevator pitch and it happens that the owners were thinking of inviting curators to use the space for art shows. On a daily basis Picture Farm is a photo production house and the owners are supporters of the arts and just really awesome people. Rent free we have the space from October 21-November 19! Please join me for this amazing show we are so proud of! Opening October 21st (338 Wythe Ave) 7-9pm.

There is something to be said about things, maybe not happening for a reason, but just happening at the right time and the right place! Oh and rollerblades always make things better!