Chuck Sperry

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“Know Thyself” Art Print by Sperry at “Hi-Fructose Presents: The Art of The Mushroom” Group Show

Know Thyself, 2018
19 x 25.5
Edition of 100
4 colors on cream paper
Signed and Numbered

I was blessed to have visited Delphi – the navel of the earth – on the autumnal equinox this last month. Delphi is the site of a major temple to Apollo, as well as the famous oracle. Carved into the temple was the phrase: γνῶθι σεαυτόν – [gnōthi seautón] – “know thyself.” Ancient wisdom fitting seamlessly with the illuminating psychedelic influence of the mushroom, my printing-fingers got to work!

This poster will be available at The Compound Gallery at the opening for “Hi-Fructose Presents: The Art of The Mushroom” on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 7 pm.

Hi-Fructose Presents: The Art of The Mushroom
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 20th 7-10pm

The Compound Gallery
1167 65th St, Oakland, California 94608

Show Dates: October 20-December 9, 2018

This special show is an exploration into artists’ interpretations of the friendly, deadly, tasty, hallucinogenic, phallic, alien, and legendary mushroom.

Opening Reception featuring an interactive photo booth by Attaboy. So be Red Carpet Ready! Many artists will be in attendance at the opening. More information coming soon.

To receive a collector’s preview of works made specifically for this show contact: [email protected]

Featuring work by: Andrew Schoultz, Naoto Hattori, Chuck Sperry, Annie Owens, Steven Cerio, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Travis Louie, Travis Lampe, Attaboy, Isabel Samaras, Michael Campbell, Martin Ontiveros, Gary Taxali, Michael Reedy, Nicomi Nix Turner, Mark Dean Veca, Ferris Plock, Jennybird Alcantara , Yoko d’holbachie, Skinner, Ellen Jewett, Brandi Milne, Marco Mazzoni, Kii Arens, Graham Yarrington, Erika Sanada, Junko Mizuno, Renee French, Crystal Morey, Smithe, Scott Musgrove, Charlie Immer, Horrible Adorables, Laura Berger, Christophe Gilland, Casey Weldon, Wayshak, KRK Ryden, John Casey, Dave cooper, Rob Sato, Joe Vaux, Dave Correa, Robert Bowen, Tripper, Bwana Spoons, Gosia, Miles Johnston, Christina Mrozik, Matt Gordon, Alex Pardee, Tristan Eaton, Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez

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Hi-Fructose Collected 4 Box Set with Sperry Flocked Print

Hi-Fructose by Chuck Sperry

Hi-Fructose Flocked Print, Sperry 2017
Edition of 2500
8 x 10
9 color fluorescent colors and velvet flock

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Pre-order will be available October 18, 2017 at a random time – through Hi-Fructose Magazine HERE.

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Hi-Fructose Chuck Sperry

It’s been five years since my friends Annie Owens and Attaboy at Hi-Fructose Magazine released the last HF Collected Box Set. This Collected 4 has been in the works for quite awhile. Only 2500 copies of the box set are being produced. Thanks to the folks at Last Gasp, Hi-Fructose was able to make this happen.

The HF Collected 4 Box Set features:

• A 300-plus page Collected Hardcover book edited by Annie Owens and Attaboy, expanding the sold-out issues 13-16 and special gatefolds featuring Sylvia Ji and Kate McDowell. Plus articles on:

Mia Brownell, Sam Weber, Kris Kuksi, Dave Kinsey, Joe Sorren, Harma Heikens, Eric Fortune, Susy Oliviera, Jesse Hazelip, Jennybird Alcantara, Aron Wiesenfeld, Andrew Brandou, Gregory Euclid, Lola, Skinner, Kiel Johnson, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Van Arno, Kristina Collantes, Miss Van, Colin Christian, Kate MacDowell, James Marshall aka DALEK, James Jean, Al Columbia, Jeremy Geddes, James Roper, Beth Cavener, Sylvia Ji, Ron English, Kazuki Takamatsu, Rob Sato, Jeff Soto, and Christopher Conn Askew. With an introduction by Billboard Liberation Front founder/ Cacophonist John Law.

As Well As…

• A 18×24″ poster by Jennybird Alcantara

• An Accordion fold-out Sticker Book featuring art by Ron English, Jeff Soto, Lola, Rob Sato and Greg “Craola” Simkins

• 3 velvet flocked prints by Isabel Samaras, Andrew Brandou and Chuck Sperry, in a three fold display folio

• An ultra creepy die-cut Mask with art by Victor Castillo

• All housed in a ribbon-tied limited edition box set with cover art by Kazuki Takamatsu!

• Exclusive Black Metal HF X Gary Taxali Enamel Pin for Pre-Orders

As a thank you for your pre-order, we are making special enamel pins with Gary Taxali for the first 500 pre-orders from our site. The pins are painted black metal, are 1 1/4″ x 1″ and have a custom backing card featuring art by Taxali. These Hi-Fructose exclusive pins will ship with your Box Set when it arrives.

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VIP Reception for Varnish Fine Artists Benefit Visual Aid

Thursday, August 16, 2012

from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)

Varnish Fine Art
16 Jessie Street
San Francisco, CA 94105

(VIP Cocktail Party and Art Sale)

“Mind Spring” (Purple) 2011

Edition of 4

36 x 44

6 colors hand-silkscreened on birch panel

Signed and Numbered

Varnish Fine Art welcomes you to an evening of cocktails and hors d’oevres with gallery artists Jennybird Alcantara, Isabel Samaras, Ransom&Mitchell and Chuck Sperry plus representatives from Visual Aid.  Varnish Fine Art and their artists are proud supporters of Visual Aid and their mission to encourage artists with life-threatening illnesses to continue their work.  The gallery presents a unique exhibit of contemporary artwork for this event, and one quarter of all art sales will be donated to Visual Aid, a San Francisco organization founded in 1989 by a group of passionately concerned artists, collectors and art dealers to serve artists affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Today, Visual Aid supports the creative work of artists whose careers are challenged because of any life-threatening illness.  Along with exhibitions in the Visual Aid Gallery and corporate spaces, Visual Aid provides grants, free art supplies and community to artists in need.

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“Alpha” & “Omega” Art Prints

“Alpha” 2012

23 x 35

6 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 50

Signed and Numbered

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“Alpha” 2012

Silver Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on silver metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

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“Alpha” 2012

Bronze Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on bronze metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

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“Alpha” 2012

Gold Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on gold metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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“Alpha” 2012

Birch Panel Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on birch wood panel

Edition of 15

Signed and Numbered

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“Omega” 2012

23 x 35

6 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 50

Signed and Numbered

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“Omega” 2012

Silver Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on silver metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

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“Omega” 2012

Bronze Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on bronze metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

________________

“Omega” 2012

Gold Edition

23 x 35

5 colors on gold metallic paper

Edition of 10

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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“Omega” 2012

Birch Panel Edition

23 x 35

6 colors on birch wood panel

Edition of 15

Signed and Numbered

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My “Alpha” & “Omega” art prints, variant editions and birch panels will be released on Friday, May 18, at 4:20 pm by Varnish Fine Art at San Francisco’s coolest art festival – ArtPad at the Phoenix Hotel.

Varnish & I will be making a very limited online release here on my site on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at a random time.

Here’s a large image of the two prints side-by-side:

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From May 17 to May 20, over 10,000 art enthusiasts and collectors will return to the iconic Phoenix Hotel for the second edition of ArtPadSF, San Francisco’s only hotel-based art fair. Referred to by art community insiders as “a touch of Art Basel Miami in San Francisco,” ArtPadSF is an unparalleled crossroads for the creative and marketplace for groundbreaking contemporary art.

Meet the Varnish Fine Art crew in Room 30 at the Phoenix Hotel for ArtPadSF 2012

Featured Artists:

Jennybird Alcantara
Mike Davis
Jessica Joslin
Chris Mars
Ransom & Mitchell
Isabel Samaras
Chuck Sperry

Here’s a preview of all the fantastic art Varnish Fine Art will be laying on the public this coming weekend – click here for more details

 

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