Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label News. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Bailliwik Issue 8
I'm excited to announce that my mini-comic "Pizza Shark Presents: UFOs for Lunch" (posted below) will be included as one of 8 special projects to be included with issue 8 of Bailliwik, a self-published periodical made by my friends Rob Hunt and Surabhi Ghosh. Follow this link to the issue's page on the Bailliwik site to preview the work, learn more about the artists, or to order a copy for yourself. Click here to see the rest of the Bailliwik books.
Monday, May 17, 2010
M I X
News! I'm excited to say that I, me, myself, and three of my good friends Beth Hetland, Ian McDuffie, & Lale Westvind will be sharing a table at the upcoming first ever Minneapolis Indie Xpo (MIX)! Click the image below to check out the website and learn more (there's a sweet little statement of purpose animation on the home page):
I can't wait until August 21 to meet all the other super cool comix creators and hang out with three special people at a cramped table while we sell our innermost thoughts in toner ink. See you there!
I can't wait until August 21 to meet all the other super cool comix creators and hang out with three special people at a cramped table while we sell our innermost thoughts in toner ink. See you there!
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Thursday, March 04, 2010
All About Disillusion
Congratulations to Eryn and Ashley for this glowing review of their show Disillusion (which I have a couple pieces in) from Ann Arbor dot com: follow that link!
Also check out this post at Play Blog, written by Ashley, which describes the vision (or is it just an illusion?): oh, hey, another link!
Monday, February 22, 2010
MIOK print
In case you've been wondering about certain recent posts, I've been uploading quite a few images from a body of work related to a new comic I'm working on called MIOK (read the letters separately), a short story following the character Miok (pronounced 'my-oke') as he struggles with self doubt in an increasingly complicated life.
I just finished a long night of printing this print (!), which will sit on the page opposite the Chapter 1 page, based on this digital image that I created earlier this week. It's made up of 10 separate layers and will probably get a few more by the time I'm done with it.
It'll be shrunk down and probably simplified a bit for the sake of the book (the image, which isn't even totally finished, is about 12" x 12" on the paper and the projected size for the book is 11" x 11"). I will be making one hardbound artist book version of MIOK and also reproducing it in some other form.
I just finished a long night of printing this print (!), which will sit on the page opposite the Chapter 1 page, based on this digital image that I created earlier this week. It's made up of 10 separate layers and will probably get a few more by the time I'm done with it.
It'll be shrunk down and probably simplified a bit for the sake of the book (the image, which isn't even totally finished, is about 12" x 12" on the paper and the projected size for the book is 11" x 11"). I will be making one hardbound artist book version of MIOK and also reproducing it in some other form.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Disullusion - Destroying a Reality
LOSING SIGHT MEGASALE
Hey everyone out there in Internetville, good news from over on this side of the screen!
If anyone is interested in purchasing a copy for the low, low price of $4 each, please send me an email at benjamin.j.bertin@gmail.com. Include your name, address, number of issues and your choice of cover color: "canary," "pink," "blue," or "green." That's right, your own personalized Cover Color Choice! The comics I'm so creepily displaying above are actually in the buff (comixxx?) - it's up to you, Dear Reader, to teach them a little decency. Here's the cover art so you can imagine the possibilities for yourself:
My good friend Wendy Lee Spacek has done me a big, solid favor and used some of her Cool California Connections to print me some more copies of my latest comic, "Losing Sight." (!) I just received them today, and already it's time to send them on to some new homes.
Printed in a seductive inkjet toner, "Losing Sight" is a story of love, loss, and triumph set in prehistoric times, before the dawn of man. (22 pages, black and white, and staple bound.) Here's a small taste:
But there's more?! Yes! Because for a limited time (for as long as I have copies to sell) I will include with every order not one, not two, but several extra goodies to show my extreme gratitude for your kind and generous support.
"Losing Sight" and several extra goodies, all for the low, low price of $4? Dang.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Rogers Park Art Walk
Opening May 16th, at Hotei Art Center, part of Rogers Park Art Walk Chicago, works by:
ABOUT HOTEI ART CENTER
Hoteí Art Center is an art and wellness center located at 1445 W. Morse Avenue in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Hoteí’s mission is to create a gallery and center for the exhibition, sale, creation and expression of all art forms, from traditional visual arts to the esoteric and healing arts. By placing an emphasis on local artists and instructors, Hoteí aims to provide its community with a greater exposure to art as well as activities that educate, empower and lift the spirit of its community. For more information, including class and yoga schedules, visit: http://www.hoteiartcenter.com or call 773- 856-0551.
Ben Bertin
(among others)
Opening night cover charge of $20. Here is a more detailed description of the event, hope to see you there!:
Rogers Park Art Walk
Chicago, IL, May 6th, 2009 – With the cold winter winds now but a chilly memory, Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood is throwing a party the best way it knows how – with great local art, music, food, drinks, and plenty of reasons to get reacquainted with neighbors in this unique community. Hundreds of works of art produced by local artists will be offered up for sale at multiple locations along Morse and Glenwood Avenues, at local galleries, restaurants and bars, and even vacant storefronts festively decorated and accompanied by DJs, bands and other local performers. The Rogers Park Art Walk – the first gathering of its kind in a neighborhood thriving with creativity and expression – kicks off Saturday, May 16th at 7 p.m. till 12am and will be repeated once each month through August.
“Our goal is to get people in the community to come out and see the many places we’ll be featuring, some of which are otherwise vacant storefronts. This is a great way to help local businesses, building owners and artists all at the same time, while also getting people from outside the neighborhood to come and see all the good things that are going on here despite the economy,” says Walk coordinator and Hoteí cofounder Omar Farah. “We want to build this event up so that it’s considered a major art walk on par with many of the other better-known Chicago neighborhood art walks and festivals.”
Farah hopes to enlist up to 60 artists to exhibit their work in one of the many locations along the walk. Besides Hotei Gallery and Art Center (1445 W. Morse Ave.), he will have use of two additional otherwise vacant store fronts at 1409 W. Morse Ave.& 1412 W. Morse Ave. and other local businesses like The Glenwood Tap and live music at Duke’s, among other venues. B1E Gallery will open their doors and their patio for fire dancing performers. Artwork will then be on display throughout the month at Hoteí.
Admission to the event is $20, which includes access to all sites, entertainment and open bar and drink tickets good at local establishments. Free parking at the corner of Morse and clark.
To buy tickets in advance and to see the entire lineup of artists, go to
www.Hoteiartcenter.com.
Artists and musicians interested in participating in this unique night are encouraged to contact Omar Farah at Hoteí Gallery & Art Center (hoteiartcenter@gmail.com).
Rogers Park Art Walk
Chicago, IL, May 6th, 2009 – With the cold winter winds now but a chilly memory, Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood is throwing a party the best way it knows how – with great local art, music, food, drinks, and plenty of reasons to get reacquainted with neighbors in this unique community. Hundreds of works of art produced by local artists will be offered up for sale at multiple locations along Morse and Glenwood Avenues, at local galleries, restaurants and bars, and even vacant storefronts festively decorated and accompanied by DJs, bands and other local performers. The Rogers Park Art Walk – the first gathering of its kind in a neighborhood thriving with creativity and expression – kicks off Saturday, May 16th at 7 p.m. till 12am and will be repeated once each month through August.
“Our goal is to get people in the community to come out and see the many places we’ll be featuring, some of which are otherwise vacant storefronts. This is a great way to help local businesses, building owners and artists all at the same time, while also getting people from outside the neighborhood to come and see all the good things that are going on here despite the economy,” says Walk coordinator and Hoteí cofounder Omar Farah. “We want to build this event up so that it’s considered a major art walk on par with many of the other better-known Chicago neighborhood art walks and festivals.”
Farah hopes to enlist up to 60 artists to exhibit their work in one of the many locations along the walk. Besides Hotei Gallery and Art Center (1445 W. Morse Ave.), he will have use of two additional otherwise vacant store fronts at 1409 W. Morse Ave.& 1412 W. Morse Ave. and other local businesses like The Glenwood Tap and live music at Duke’s, among other venues. B1E Gallery will open their doors and their patio for fire dancing performers. Artwork will then be on display throughout the month at Hoteí.
Admission to the event is $20, which includes access to all sites, entertainment and open bar and drink tickets good at local establishments. Free parking at the corner of Morse and clark.
To buy tickets in advance and to see the entire lineup of artists, go to
www.Hoteiartcenter.com.
Artists and musicians interested in participating in this unique night are encouraged to contact Omar Farah at Hoteí Gallery & Art Center (hoteiartcenter@gmail.com).
ABOUT HOTEI ART CENTER
Hoteí Art Center is an art and wellness center located at 1445 W. Morse Avenue in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. Hoteí’s mission is to create a gallery and center for the exhibition, sale, creation and expression of all art forms, from traditional visual arts to the esoteric and healing arts. By placing an emphasis on local artists and instructors, Hoteí aims to provide its community with a greater exposure to art as well as activities that educate, empower and lift the spirit of its community. For more information, including class and yoga schedules, visit: http://www.hoteiartcenter.com or call 773- 856-0551.
Monday, April 27, 2009
NEXT Art Fair 2009/Thomas Roach: Fun, Natural Fun (Take Off Your Shoes)
I was asked, just this morning, to be a part of a collaboration with my friend Thomas Roach in a joint drawing (my part of the collaboration might look familiar) that will be on display on the 7th floor of the Merchandise Mart (222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago) as a part of NEXT Fair 2009, represented by Scott Projects (actually, to be fair, I'm represented by Thomas Roach who is represented by Scott Projects). The show's opening preview is this Thursday, April 30, and then will be on display from Friday May 1 - Monday, May 4. This is awesomely exciting, stop by if you have the time!
And, if you have more time after that, head on over to Scott Projects to see Thomas' solo show entitled Fun, Natural Fun (Take Off Your Shoes), opening Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 6-10 PM. I've always felt that Tom's work has always had a truly sincere quality to it, and he is always pushing the limits of image-making into new territories.
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