Prints From “Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom” available online for $20!
05 Saturday Apr 2014
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The Eight of Swords Art Gallery presents “Equinox Solstice”, featuring Art Nouveau inspired works by Gerald Feliciano – Friday, April 11th 7-11pm
29 Saturday Mar 2014
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Please join us as we celebrate the coming of spring with the opening reception of “Equinox Solstice” by Gerald Feliciano. This event is sponsored by Industry City Distillery and Blue Point Brewing Company. Our lovely back patio will be open so you can enjoy libations outdoors after perusing the gallery.
There will be an after party held at Passenger Bar (S3rd and Roebling). Drink specials all night with the show flyer, so be sure to pick one up before you leave!
Gerald Feliciano is a painter and tattoo artist at Leathernecks tattoo and East Side Ink in New York. His art career began at the Virginia Commonwealth University where he was exposed to an array of different artists and art mediums. He later became obsessed with tattoo art, its history and its traditions. As a young tattooer he’d always respected and admired artists who painted and used other mediums to express their form of style. Feeling that it was imperative to be well rounded, he started researching art history and found inspiration in the late 1800’s Art Nouveau and art Deco periods. “I love the way Art Nouveau translates to skin, the usage of line weight, color contrasts, and movement really gives a tattoo life and body. What i enjoy the most is the challenge of taking traditional tattoo subject matter and creating something that fits in the realm of nouveau.” says Gerald.
“Equinox Solstice” is a collection of works inspired by the passing of time and seasons. Using limited color palettes, Gerald plans to give the viewer a sense of seasonal time and mood.
The works will be on display in our gallery until May 14th.
RSVP here: “Equinox Solstice”
Photos from the opening reception of “Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom!”
21 Friday Mar 2014
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This Friday, March 14th is the opening reception for “Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom!” Please join us from 7-11pm!
09 Sunday Mar 2014
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Just a reminder to come join us for our “Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom” this Friday, March 14th from 7-11pm.
This event is sponsored by the Bronx Brewery and The Noble Experiment.
After the opening event, head over to Passenger Bar (S3rd and Roebling) with us as we keep the party going. There will be drink specials with the flyer so please be sure to pick one up at Eight of Swords before you leave!
RSVP and more info: here
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Eight of Swords presents “Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom”, Friday March 14th 7-11pm
28 Friday Feb 2014
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Please join us for a night of art and libations on Friday March 14th from 7-11pm, sponsored by the Bronx Brewery and The Noble Experiment.
There will be an after party held at Passenger Bar (S3rd and Roebling). Drink specials all night with the show flyer, so be sure to pick one up before you leave!
“Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom” is comprised of a series of pieces that began as notebook sketches of the plants and animals near the artist’s home in Mount Holly NJ. Although she’s encountered spectacular species while diving and hiking in places like Australia, Belize, South Africa and Mexico, sketching the local flora and fauna led her to notice the subtle and unique beauty of these common species closer to home. In particular, she found the ones living in the New Jersey Pine Barrens to be the most inspiring. “The stillness I find there allows me to lose myself, to get in touch with my animal senses: movement, shape, color and sound,” says Susan. And like a magpie, I never seem to return from these sojourns without a souvenir, like a bit of bone, a feather, leaf or a stone.”
A lifetime of observing living things has given Susan the ability to break down subjects into their essential parts. She looks past the individual animal to reveal its rhythm of color and form, taking those lyrical qualities and creating an iconic emblem of nature.
About the Artist:
After giving marine biology a try in college, Susan decided to fall back on a more stable and lucrative profession: illustration. With her artist/writer husband Allen Crawford, she formed Plankton Art Company in 1999.
Susan’s stylized, graceful forms are largely inspired by nature and mid-century modernism. She has worked for Target, Warner Bros., Chronicle Books, Knopf, Ride Snowboards, Hasbro, National Geographic Kids Magazine, Discovery Channel and The Smithsonian National Zoo. The most ambitious project she’s ever worked on was a series of 400 hand-rendered identification key illustrations of fish, plants and other undersea creatures for The American Museum of Natural History’s Milstein Hall of Ocean Life, where her drawings are on permanent display.
Susan’s paintings and drawings have been exhibited at numerous galleries, most notably the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in Chelsea. She lives in a historic Quaker town in Central New Jersey, where she often goes on kayak trips in the Pine Barrens to look for tree frogs and orchids.
The works will be on display in our gallery until April 10th.
RSVP here: “Susan Crawford’s Wild Kingdom”
Broads for a Cause – A Tattoo Event and Art Show to benefit the ASPCA
19 Saturday Oct 2013
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art for sale, art gallery, art gallery openings, art opening, art show, aspca, broads for a cause, eight of swords, eight of swords events, harpoon brewery, lael cakes, pie corps, silent auction, tito's handmade vodka, Williamsburg, williamsburg. brooklyn
Eight of Swords is excited to host the 2nd annual Broads for a Cause two day benefit event. This year, the proceeds will go to benefit our furry friends at the ASPCA.
The first day, Thursday, November 7th, will be a tattoo event from 12pm to 8pm. Customers can choose a design from a sheet of $100 flash, created specifically for the event by our tattoo artists. The designs will be posted to our website and the Broads for a Cause facebook page and appointments can be made by phone prior to the date. These designs will only be available at this special price on Thursday. The ASPCA adoption van will be parked in front of Eight of Swords during the event.
Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are strongly suggested! Please call Eight of Swords at 718-387-9673 to reserve your slot and stay tuned for the flash sheets.
The next day, Friday, November 8th, will be group art opening and silent auction from 7pm to 11pm. Artwork from the show will be for sale by silent auction and will close at 10pm on Friday. The art will be on exhibit and we will continue to accept bids on any unsold items until December 5th. Representatives from ASPCA will have a table with information and giveaways and they will also be accepting charitable donations. Friday’s event will be sponsored by Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Harpoon Brewery, Lael Cakes and Pie Corps.
Our impressive roster of amazing women artists for Friday’s silent auction includes: Addie Juell, Amanda Grace Leadman, Annie Lloyd, Becca Gene Bacon, Betty Rose, Camila Rocha, Debra Yarian, Drew Linden, Ellen Murphy, Elvia Gezlev, Emma Griffiths, Erica Flannes, Heather Bailey, Hillary Fisher White, Holly Sullivan, Jenny Harada,
Jessica Pooka Suarez, Joy Rumore, Karen Rockower Glass, Kati Vaughn, Katie Sellergren, Kirsten Wagner, Linda Wulkan, Lisa Sanditz, Magie Serpica, Megan Liu-Ramirez, Michelle Gonzalez, Mina Aoki, Nicoz Balboa, Nyahzul, Samantha Smith, Sarah Rockower, Sharon Goldberg, Sophie C’est la Vie, Stacy Martin, Stephanie Tamez, Taler Nicols, Tasha Rubinow, Tron, Viola Von Hell, Wendy Ramirez, Zoe Bean, Tara McPherson and many more.
Both events celebrate talented female artists, tattooers and supporters of women in the arts while raising money for a cause that women and men alike can stand behind. Broads for a Cause are Karen Glass, Zoe Bean and Sophie C’est La Vie, three tattooers, bringing female artists together to raise awareness and funds for important organizations
Please like us on facebook: Broads for a Cause
You may also RSVP for Friday night’s silent auction here: RSVP
New Online Store!
18 Friday Oct 2013
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Hey everyone! We just set up an online store where you can view and purchase work from our current gallery show; Splendid Trespass!
05 Saturday Oct 2013
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art for sale, art gallery, art gallery openings, art opening, art show, Carisa Swenson, EC Steiner, eight of swords, eight of swords events, Eight Of Swords Gallery, fine art, sculpture, Splendid Trespass, Williamsburg, Williamsburg 2nd Fridays, williamsburg art walk, williamsburg. brooklyn
Just a reminder that our next art gallery opening, Splendid Trespass, is this coming Friday, the 11th! Please join us for spooky art and libations in the spirit of Halloween.
There is still one week left to view and purchase originals and prints from Sophie C’est La Vie’s “Giant Little Things” show. There are only a few originals left but prints are available. Please see the online art gallery here: Giant Little Things
RSVP: here
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Please join us on Friday, September 13th from 7-11pm for “Giant Little Things”, an exhibition featuring paintings by Sophie C’est La Vie!
23 Friday Aug 2013
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Eight of Swords is excited to invite you to our very own Sophie C’est La Vie’s debut solo show, “Giant Little Things”. The opening night will be on Friday, September 13th from 7-11pm.
“Giant Little Things” is an expression of the balance between the very small, showcased in a larger than life way and the very opposite, juxtaposed into impossible predicaments. Sophie C’est la Vie uses multiple mediums in creating these visual narratives balancing paint, collage and ink.is an expression of the balance between the very small, showcased in a larger than life way and the very opposite, juxtaposed into impossible predicaments. Sophie C’est la Vie uses multiple mediums in creating these visual narratives balancing paint, collage and ink.
About the Artist:
Sophie C’est la Vie transfers images of innocent and raw beauty into visual allegories balanced with softness and occasional subtle darkness. Pulling from organic references as well as hints of whimsical satire, her current work engages the individual and inspires them to look deeper into the subject matter and see more than what immediately meets the eye. Having lived across the country and abroad, Sophie draws her inspiration from the ever changing movement in life and creative forms around her. A native Texan, she currently resides and works as a painter and a tattoo artist in Brooklyn, New York. She has been featured in a number of publications including Inked Magazine and Working Class Magazine. Her art has been displayed in various group exhibitions in New York City with “Giant Little Things” being her debut solo exhibition.
The paintings will be on display in our gallery until October 10th.
RSVP here: “Giant Little Things”
Photos from our 2nd Anniversary Group Show Extravaganza!
22 Thursday Aug 2013
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all photo credits: Dave Blumenfeld
