"Lollipop Circus | A Calderesque Homage" at Elroy Artspace Gallery – opening reception on June's First Thursday Art Walk @ The Original

Elroy Artspace is proud to call The Original - A Dinerant 'home' to our Modern Fine Art gallery! Each month we welcome the public for a First Thursday Art Walk opening reception with the artist...

Lollipop Circus | A Calderesque Homage  

Group Exhibition  |  June, 2011

Elroy Artspace @ The Original  |  300 SW 6th (Downtown PDX)

Opening Reception - Thursday, June 2nd, 5-9pm

Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ‘Lollipop Circus | A Calderesque Homage’, a group show in Portland, OR of fine art inspired by the works of Alexander Calder

Portland, OR (May 16, 2011) — Elroy Artspace Gallery is pleased to announce Lollipop Circus | a Calderesque Homage, a group exhibition of art comprising imagery inspired by that of Alexander Calder, one of America’s foremost modern artists, internationally recognized for his invention of the mobile and his large-scale sculptures.  This is Elroy Artspace’s second show highlighting works created by contemporary artists as inspired by those of mid-century masters, following last season’s “Dreams of Eames” exhibition.

It is said that during an era of constant artistic upheaval, Calder’s personal aesthetic revolution approached a somewhat taboo topic in the art world — fun, and so his prolific and passionate output brought with it a humor and sense of play unlike any before, ignoring the formal structures of art and in so doing redefining what art could be.  It’s from this point of view that “Lollipop Circus” celebrates Calder.  The show name derives from favorite pervading ingredients of Calder’s oeuvre – the shapely ‘lollipop’ loops of his purist, primary color palette, and the Cirque Calder - his miniature circus of tiny wire performers that proved to serve as a laboratory in which some of the most original features of his later work were to be developed. 

“Lollipop Circus | A Calderesque Homage” group exhibition will feature the original art of over ten contemporary fine artists, presenting works inspired by the gifts and passion of this legendary American artist who was committed to creating art free from the pretentions of the art world.

Elroy Artspace is curating this show at its gallery within The Original (located at 300 SW 6^th Ave. in downtown Portland, OR).  Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by introducing fine, modernist art to fans, professionals and others concerned with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace.

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace Gallery, Elroy Art Agency, artwork sales and leasing or art in the show, please contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency: Joe@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503 www.ElroyArt.com.

ROBOTS Invade and Extend "Cereal: A View of Break*Fast" show!

Elroy Artspace is proud to call The Original - A Dinerant 'home' to our Modern Fine Art gallery! Each month we welcome the public for a First Thursday Art Walk opening reception with the artist...

Brian Kappel  |  CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast

Solo Exhibition  |  MAY, 2011

Elroy Artspace @ The Original  |  300 SW 6th (Downtown PDX)

ROBOTS Invade and Extend ‘CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast’, a Solo Exhibition of Fine, Folk Art Originals by Brian Kappel at The Original in Portland, OR


Portland, OR (April 24, 2011) -- Elroy Artspace Gallery is pleased to announce CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast,  a solo exhibition of fine, folk art by PDX artist Brian Kappel.  In the artist’s first exhibition with Elroy Artspace, CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast, Kappel presents a series of vintage-inspired gastronomic ads, icons and brands, envisioned by him and laser cut from sheets of wood.   

Kappel earned a Visual Arts degree from Penn State and is trained in watercolor and enjoys using all manner of disciplines of art and design in his work, but has found a “niche nirvana” working in wood.  “The character of the wood grain gets me excited,” he says of it, “because I think it adds a depth and voice to the work that I could not achieve on a canvas or paper.”  Brian hand sketches everything, which leads sometimes to an incorporation of typefaces, and sometimes leading to a fully hand painted piece which he can rough-up to round out a look that feels very aged, very authentic and very cool.

“They’re fun,” says Brian about the pieces in CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast, “there are no deep brooding meanings in them, no ethereal symbolism, no divine purpose.”  And Brian is further-excited to be doing a breakfast imagery-focused show, he shared, because his wife has been looking forward to a show like this for some time.

View pictures here:  http://bit.ly/ElroysCereal

Brian Kappel is a Portland, OR based artist who finds inspiration in the visuals of his past.  He grew up on B-movies, sci-fi, Twilight Zones and Saturday morning cartoons – whose vestiges can be seen in the robots, landscapes, monsters, still-lifes, or a convoluted combo of them all in his work.  “I draw.  I paint.  I create.  Give me a sketchbook, a stack of oatmeal raisin cookies and a Godzilla marathon and I will fall into a state of bliss-filled euphoria not commonly seen without outside narcotic influences,” says Brian, “And if the ideas are flowing, any and all subjects are in play.”  

Elroy Artspace is located at The Original (located at 300 SW 6th Ave. in downtown Portland, OR).  Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace. 

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace Gallery, Elroy Art Agency or Brian Kappel artwork sales and leasing or art in the show, please contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency: Joe@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503 www.ElroyArt.com.

Solo Exhibition With Elroy Artspace – Artist Brian Kappel opening reception on April's First Thursday Art Walk @ The Original

Elroy Artspace is proud to call The Original - A Dinerant 'home' to our Modern Fine Art gallery! 
Each month we welcome the public for a First Thursday Art Walk opening reception with the artist...

Brian Kappel  |  CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast

Solo Exhibition  |  April, 2011

The Original  |  300 SW 6th (Downtown PDX)

Opening Reception - Thursday, April 7th, 5-9pm

Elroy Artspace Gallery Announces ‘CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast’, a Solo Exhibition of Fine, Folk Art Originals by Brian Kappel at The Original in Portland, OR


Portland, OR (March 24, 2011) -- Elroy Artspace Gallery is pleased to announce CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast,  a solo exhibition of fine, folk art by PDX artist Brian Kappel.  In the artist’s first exhibition with Elroy Artspace, CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast, Kappel presents a series of vintage-inspired gastronomic ads, icons and brands, envisioned by him and laser cut from sheets of wood.   

Kappel earned a Visual Arts degree from Penn State and is trained in watercolor and enjoys using all manner of disciplines of art and design in his work, but has found a “niche nirvana” working in wood.  “The character of the wood grain gets me excited,” he says of it, “because I think it adds a depth and voice to the work that I could not achieve on a canvas or paper.”  Brian hand sketches everything, which leads sometimes to an incorporation of typefaces, and sometimes leading to a fully hand painted piece which he can rough-up to round out a look that feels very aged, very authentic and very cool.

“They’re fun,” says Brian about the pieces in CEREAL: a View of Break*Fast, “there are no deep brooding meanings in them, no ethereal symbolism, no divine purpose.”  And Brian is further-excited to be doing a breakfast imagery-focused show, he shared, because his wife has been looking forward to a show like this for some time.

View pictures here:  http://bit.ly/ElroysCereal

Brian Kappel is a Portland, OR based artist who finds inspiration in the visuals of his past.  He grew up on B-movies, sci-fi, Twilight Zones and Saturday morning cartoons – whose vestiges can be seen in the robots, landscapes, monsters, still-lifes, or a convoluted combo of them all in his work.  “I draw.  I paint.  I create.  Give me a sketchbook, a stack of oatmeal raisin cookies and a Godzilla marathon and I will fall into a state of bliss-filled euphoria not commonly seen without outside narcotic influences,” says Brian, “And if the ideas are flowing, any and all subjects are in play.”  

Elroy Artspace is located at The Original (located at 300 SW 6th Ave. in downtown Portland, OR).  Elroy Artspace is a gallery whose mission is to enhance the human experience by introducing fine, fun art to design professionals and others concerned with bringing color and beauty into the home and workspace. 

For Media inquiries, additional information regarding Elroy Artspace Gallery, Elroy Art Agency or Brian Kappel artwork sales and leasing or art in the show, please contact: Joe Staskerz, Owner, Elroy Art Agency: Joe@ElroyArt.com (503) 609-0503 www.ElroyArt.com.