Bonus Gallery
This is a place to stay updated on Bonus Gallery, based in Seattle, Washington. Our goal is to serve individuals looking to purchase pieces of original art but not go bankrupt in the process, highlight the talents of artists whose work is not shown quite enough, and benefit local non-profit organizations. Exciting, right? Visit us at www.bonusartgallery.com.
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Movie poster (a real one this time) I drew for a documentary coming out and going on tour this summer. Check it out at http://maximumtolerateddose.org/ it’s going to be amazing and you should totally support this, even if support just means passing the link along. Thank you!
Yay Matt Gauck (again)! Check out his art at www.bonusartgallery.com.
the.ribbon.of.light.
design by american artist matt gauck for bogatzke.
Yay Matt Gauck. Check out his art at www.bonusartgallery.com.
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Ver(A)rt Gallery is excited to announce a call to artists for group and solo shows during Fall/Winter 2012 through 2013. We are housed in the central area of the Vera Project at the Seattle Center. We are dedicated to exhibiting work from new, local, and/or underrepresented artists.
Emerging artists and curators of all-ages are encouraged to apply with a cohesive body of work or themed group exhibit. Link for more info!
The Vera Project is wonderful and one of our designated non-profits for 2012 (and probably forever).
Non-Profit Interview: Kit Collins, Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary
Kit Collins and her husband John founded and are the force behind Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary (OTP), just outside of Portland, Oregon. In addition to being a designated Bonus Gallery non-profit for 2012, both Seth Wood and Dave Vander Maas have pieces for sale with OTP as the chosen beneficiary.
Thank you to Kit for taking time out of her busy schedule to speak with us!
Bonus Gallery: What inspired you to begin Out to Pasture?
Kit Collins: After joining NW In Defense of Animals we became more aware of the way animals are treated by humans and wanted to do something to help stop their suffering. I felt we would have to wait until we had the money and more land to start a sanctuary. When I met Carmel, a woman running Oregon Animal Rescue, I was impressed by how much good she was doing with very little money. Working as a school bus driver, Carmel would re-home large farm animals directly from one home to another. We decided to start taking in animals on the land we had and to do as much as we could with what we had. Of course we want to do more and are always working to expand.
BG: OTP is an all-volunteer organization. What does your typical day look like?
KC: A normal week day starts with the John and me doing two hours of farm chores each before leaving for work at 9:30 am. We return home at 8:30 pm and do another hour of chores. We eat dinner pretty late. On the weekends we typically spend six hours Saturday and four hours on Sunday doing chores.
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Maybe one day we will be able to have this on our website, if Matt will ever send it to us…
We love our photographer, sarahuntley:
Check it. I’ve been working with my friend @kimberardi on the imagery for Bonus Gallery, an online gallery showing underrepresented and emerging artists.
The style of photos taken for the site is made to give you the experience of really being able to see the details and feel of the material.
Here’s why they’re awesome:
“We are committed to ensuring that the gallery does more than just business transactions. As such, a minimum percentage of each sale on this site will be donated to a non-profit organization of the artist’s choice. Please see individual pieces for sale to see the beneficiary of each artist’s choosing. In addition, Bonus has its own designated non-profit organizations. For 2012, the organizations are The Vera Project, Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary, Community for Youth, Three Wings and Food Empowerment Project.”
Take a gander at Bonus Gallery to see more photos and check out the artists. It’s worth it.
“Waves 2” by Dave Vander Maas found a forever home in LA with Rian. See more work by Dave here.
This lovely painting by Matt Gauck is still looking for a forever home.
“Keyhand!” by Matt Gauck
Oil on board | 6” x 25” | 2011
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this piece will benefit Civil Liberties Defense Center.
See more at bonusartgallery.com
I’m very excited to announce (though, just slightly belatedly at this point) the official launch of Bonus Art Gallery. Based out of Seattle, Washington, this online gallery aims to connect collectors to affordable original artwork from some lesser known artists “whose work is not quite shown…
Check out Matt’s work here!
Drawing I did for a support shirt for Kellie and Victor - read about their case here http://supportkellieandvictor.blogspot.com/
“The Fall of Babylon” by Seth Wood
Watercolor, acrylic, graphite, ink and tea leaves on paper | 14” x 23” | 2008
The Fall of Babylon, a tattoo backpiece design, reinterprets the Christian mythology describing a divine intervention to impede the progress of a united people. This biblical story, best known for its explanation of the origin of linguistic differences across the human species, is intriguing to me for its less recognized crossing of fable and social science. In the story, the ruling body (god) recognizes the seemingly limitless potential of a people united, so to reify the class difference, if you will, between the divine and earthly, he creates divisions amongst people with common goals, history, etc. In effect, the biblical story of babel is an allegorical blueprint for for the ‘divide and rule’ strategy discussed in political and sociological arenas, applying to everything from the spread of the Roman empire, to the FBI’s COINTELPRO programs of the 1960s. While this piece, not meant to be a political cartoon, doesn’t try to spell these relationships out in any sort of literal way, it does take the theme of artificially manufactured chaos, and place it within the design confines of large scale tattoo design, in which every aspect of the layout takes into consideration the shapes and contours of the appropriate bodypart underneath, such as off-setting the main figure so as to keep her facial features out of the center crease over the wearer’s vertebral column, or centering the skull on the flattest part of the right buttock so it remains readable and minimally warped.
This is one of three pieces created for the artist’s inclusion in the 2008 publication Flash: The Art of the Mark II by Miki Vialetto (Mediafriends Srl, Italy). A compendium of leading tattooers of the day, the book featured back-piece and flash sheet* designs from each artist. Inspired by the 2008 temporary exhibit titled “Babylon” at the Louvre museum in Paris, these pieces focus on the Christian conception of the legend of the mesopotamian city-state.
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this piece will benefit Out To Pasture Sanctuary.
See more work by Seth at bonusartgallery.com.
The perfect painting to keep you warm this winter.
“Fliff” by Dave Vander Maas
Acrylic on found wood | 5” x 5” | 2010
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Non-Profit Interview: lauren Ornelas, Food Empowerment Project
Bonus Gallery took some time to chat with lauren Ornelas, founder and Executive Director of Food Empowerment Project. Seth Wood chose F.E.P. as the beneficiary for “The Fox, the Hare, and the Cock.”
Bonus Gallery: For those not already familiar with Food Empowerment Project, would you mind giving us a summary?
lauren: Food Empowerment Project is a vegan food justice organization which seeks to empower and inform people about their food choices. We promote a vegan diet and advocate for farm workers and access to healthy foods as a right and not a privilege.
BG: What inspired and compelled you to start the organization?
lauren: My desire to work on both human and animal rights issues as being more than lip service. As with our food choices, we can truly have an impact on both.
