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“Toyroom Odyssey” Group Show Opens July 16 & 17

Coming up! Toyroom Gallery of Sacramento, California celebrates 20 Years with a new art show: “Toyroom Odyssey”.

Toyroom Gallery
730 K Street
Sacramento, California
The Russ Room (upstairs)
July 16/17 Opening nights to September 12, 2021

Toyroom presents a sampling of the Artists that have been a part its 20 year history, many of whom were local artists the have gone on to great success which the gallery takes pride in playing its small part, along with established artists from outside Toyroom introduced to the appreciative Sacramento audience!

The Artists representing Toyroom’s direction on this 20 year Art Trip will be, Shaunna Peterson, John Berger, Kim Scott, Robert Bowen, Carrie Cottini Jack Howe, Bruce Gossett, Chuck Sperry, Shepard Fairey, Skinner, Charles Glaubitz, Kepi Ghoulie & Dennis Larkins.

DJ on Friday night and live music by Divine Blend on Saturday night!

Happy Hour drinks and food!

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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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Chuck Sperry in Hi-Fructose vol. 33

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Hi-Fructose art magazine is on the stands with vol. 33. I’m very proud to announce that I have an 8 page, richly illustrated exposé in the new issue. Many thanks Hi-Fructose!

Hi-Fructose is a quarterly print art magazine, founded by artists, Attaboy and Annie Owens in 2005. Hi-Fructose focuses squarely on the art which transcends genre and trend, assuring readers thorough coverage and content that is informative and original. Hi-Fructose showcases an amalgamation of new contemporary, emerging as well distinguished artists, with a spotlight on awe inspiring spectacles from round the world.

The magazine’s thirty-third volume also includes a major feature on the late H.R. Giger with a memoriam by Clive Barker, a major feature on visionary painter/designer Syd Mead, the the exploded view world of T.Wei, Ellen Jewett’s intricate animal sculptures, Japanese artist Ai Yamaguchi’s Superflat paintings on rounded forms, Canadian Laurence Vallières’ cardboard assemblages, and German painter Heiko Müller’s disconcerting look at the balance between man and nature. Cover artist Kazuki Takamatsu, whose work they present in this issue’s Special Insert, uses modern 3-D technology to “sculpt” his scenes before creating his large paintings with layer upon layer of gouache. Corinne Botz captures truly haunting moments found in the game changing crime scene dioramas of Frances Glessner. Master poster artist Chuck Sperry’s dazzling approach to print making is undeniably alluring. Plus, Jerome and Joel-Peter Witkin’s new mono (or is that duo?) graph, and Skinner’s new activity book, all in one place.

Hi-Fructose is available at magazine stands, book stores, college shops, Blick stores, Chapters, every Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, comic shops, and better gallery and museum stores everywhere and shipping direct from our store.

To buy Hi-Fructose magazine online click HERE. 

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