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New Work by artist Troy Mattison Hicks will be shown at Brooklyn's Yashar Gallery.

Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. April 5^th-25^th 2012. Opening party Thursday April 5^th 6-10pm

Yashar Gallery presents NEW WORK, a solo exhibition of new work by TROY MATTISON HICKS. Please join us on Thursday April 5^th 6-10pm for the exhibition opening and to meet the artist.

In the exhibition, Hicks presents a series of highly stylized close-ups of the male face, bending light and color into something hyper-real, futuristic and modern. These lip studies are meant to evoke a feeling of a future where synthetic and human features are hard to distinguish, yet may be equally as beautiful. Hicks works with many top models and agencies in NYC to achieve his unique vision.

Troy Mattison Hicks is a self taught artist originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born into a family of taxidermists, Hicks has always experimented in many different mediums. In his early twenties he was one of the youngest artists to be represented by the prestigious Robert Cargo Folk Art Gallery. Being an outsider artist has allowed Hicks the flexibility to always try new things and to not be tied down by any lack of education in any particular medium. His experimental music as Zelium Quang exemplifies this untrained artist aesthetic as Hicks knows not a single musical note, but yet crafts some pretty phenomenal psychedelic pop. And the success of his handmade accessories line Necklush has given way to new adventures in men’s fashion photography and music video production.

Links:

Troy Mattison Hicks Art/Fashion Photography: http://troymattisonhicks.com

Necklush Accessories: http://necklush.com

Zelium Quang music: http://zeliumquang.bandcamp.com

PAANO music: http://paano.bandcamp.com

Video work:http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/the-sounds-and-structure-of-paano-deconstructed

CONTACT:

TROY MATTISON HICKS

troymattisonhicks@gmail.com

http://troymattisonhicks.com

Dean Ebben in Bound by Silence Exhibition

Bound By Silence, March 15 from 4-6 PM at the Dowd Gallery, SUNY Cortland, New York. Featuring performances and workshops by Dean Ebben and Dani Leventhal. Curated by Heather Powell, Director, outerspace.

Greenpointers Gallery Tour

Yashar Gallery at Brooklyn Art Studios will be participating in this year's Greenpoint Gallery Tour!


Click here to download the map


After Party is at TBD (224 Franklin St) at 9pm. There will be food and DJs. Please come and celebrate with everyone who attended the tour!

Coming soon to Yashar gallery...

Viewing Burlesque

On view:
March 8 - 28th

Opening March 9th 6-9pm


Yashar Gallery
276 Greenpoint Avenue, Bldg 1, Ground floor
Brooklyn, NY 11222

kennethbrowneart@gmail.com

kennethbrowne.com

Amelie Mancini's Left Field Cards

A Tribute to The Kid A limited edition art print in Gary Carter's memory All profits will be donated to the National Brain Tumor Society It is with great sadness that we received the news last week of Gary Carter's lost fight with brain cancer. The Kid was one of the best catchers to ever play baseball and will always be in the hearts of Mets and Expos fans for his enthusiasm and good nature on and off the field. His death touches close to home for me, not only as a Met fan but also because my boyfriend's aunt died a few months ago from brain tumors and she was the biggest baseball fan I knew. For these two reasons I decided to print a limited edition Gary Carter poster and donate the profits to the National Brain Tumor Society in his and her behalf. There are only 250 9x12" prints available, all hand printed, numbered and signed, that you can pick up for $20 on our website. This poster is printed on heavy letterpress paper and looks great both framed or unframed. We recommend using small binder clips rather than push pins to hang unframed art prints. A cheap alternative to framing that looks fantastic!

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News from Nathaniel Kressen

Dear friends and colleagues,

It is with great excitement that I write you with some news on my debut novel Concrete Fever, as well as information on a Bookbinding for Beginners Workshop I'll be leading later this month.


A NUMBERS GAME.
I am proud to report that we are about to surpass 100 copies of the book sold in just under three months. Folks have purchased their hand-stitched and painted copies via our online store (http://secondskinbooks.wordpress.com) as well as at select bookstores in northern Brooklyn.


A WAITING GAME.
Due to an increasing number of back-ordered copies, online orders placed today are estimated to arrive in mid- to late-March. Alternatively, in late-February, a limited number of copies will hit the shelves at Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, as well as at Spoonbill & Sugartown on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. However, the quickest way to get your copy...


A NEW PASTIME.
... is to attend the interactive seminar I'll be leading this month, titled Bookbinding for Beginners Workshop (Word Bookstore, Tuesday February 21 at 6:00 pm - registration:
http://wordbrooklyn.com/event/bookbinding-beginners-workshop-nathaniel-kressen).

There, I will teach folks how to craft their own (ultra-sleek) notebooks, which they will then get to take home afterward. A hand-stitched, numbered, & painted copy of Concrete Fever will be included with each person's registration.


Thanks for your continued enthusiasm in my work, and best wishes for a strong start to 2012!

Best ,
Nathaniel Kressen
http://secondskinbooks.wordpress.com
http://nathanielkressen.com