Recap: Lyric at 323 East

We went to the opening for Lyric curated by Glenn Barr at 323 East in Royal Oak. The pieces was amazing, and it was great to be able to see the work of internationally know artists in person in Detroit.

The place was absolutely packed, so I went back earlier this week and took some detail shots of the artwork when things were a little quieter. The show is up through April 19th, so if you’re in the Metro Detroit area, I highly suggest you check it out in person.

See the artwork from Glenn Barr’s Lyric

Lyric at 323 East

323 East has once again teaming up with Detroit artist Glenn Barr. This time he is acting as curator for “Lyric”, where participating artists are asked to transcribe music and words to canvas. Glenn has compiled an impressive roster of artists, including Jeff Soto, Gary Taxali, and Calef Brown, Chet Zar, amongst other giants. 323 East just put up a preview for the show online, and it is stunning. To get more insight on the show, check out this interview with Glenn by Robert de Valle. Lyric opens tomorrow, Saturday, March 19th and runs through April 19th.

Gary Taxali

More of Lyric behind the cut.

1xRUN: A Print A Week by 323East

This week, 323East debuted 1xRUN, which will bring you one super limited edition print each Monday. A few weeks ago, we happen to stumble into the gallery while they were working on the site, and from the sneak peek we were given, we knew right away it was going to be awesome.

Matt Eaton’s print “Loaf” (above) kicked things off and also made us look forward to his first ever solo show opening this Saturday. Coming up, they’re going to release prints by Bask, Glenn Barr, Audrey Pongracz, David Chung and Adam Batchelor.

Audrey Pongracz - "3rd House"

Glenn Barr - "Without Pity"

Not only will 1xRUN make great pieces of art more accessible to everyone, but it also lets people outside Detroit enjoy the extremely well curated work that we get to see in person. We suggest that you like 1xRUN on Facebook or follow @1xRUN on Twitter so you can nerd out with us every Monday.

New Prints by Glenn Barr

Glenn Barr is set to release four new giclee prints in his online shop this week. From seeing his past prints in person I know these will be of the utmost quality. Each print is limited to an edition of 50.

Oceana

Spark

Prehistoric Blue

Boa

Also, Glenn has also teamed up with Fully Visual to release this limited edition metal sculpture.

Glenn Barr’s “Evening” by Pressure Printing

Pressure Printing has reproduced many originals with perfect authenticity, and this Glenn Barr print is likely no exception. “Evening” was one of my favorite pieces hanging up at CPOP before it closed, and I was sad that it wasn’t part of his recent show. I guess the Pressure Printing guys must have needed it for a while!

The really interesting thing about this print is the process. Pressure Printing’s blog talks about how the it’s actually made of two pieces of paper.  The painting was printed as a giclee on etching paper, cut out, and then laid inside of a big rectangular depression on 300gsm Arches watercolor paper. Then it was pressed flat with a heated plate to smooth it out.

The details are beautiful: deckled edges, embossed printer’s chop, and hand signing and numbering by the artist. The print is an edition of 50 and costs $395 unframed. It’s available now in Pressure Printing’s shop.