DEREK ALBECK & FRENCH - "THE INITIATION"

Derek Albeck and French's 'The Initiation' opens next Saturday at the Cerasoli Gallery in Culver City.
The Initiation consists of works in a variety of medias, including drawings, serigraphs, video and a small installation. With a shared interest in the occult, Albeck and French explore the idea of an initiation rite as interpreted by two artists working in different techniques and with unique conceptual ideas. The works are mutual investigations of forms of transformation and passage as rites of initiation, as well as tongue-in-cheek meditations on extreme music, such as a metal song by the band Inquisition. Derek Albeck lives and works in Los Angeles developing complex figurative works influenced by his background in graphic printmaking. His work has been exhibited in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. French is an artist from South East England whose love of metal music, history and story-telling informs his often dark artwork. He has exhibited in the UK, France, Denmark, Sweden, the U.S., Australia and Israel.

- Drew

"THE INITIATION" - DEREK ALBECK & FRENCH

Our homey, Derek Albeck, is teaming up with Richard "French" Sayer for a show on September 19th at the Cerasoli Gallery in Culver City. The show is called "The Initiation" and will feature some new prints and drawing from Derek.

- Drew

DEREK ALBECK FOR VANS

Vans enlisted a group of artists, including our good friend Derek Albeck, to create logos for their "Off The Wall" Logo competition.
Other artists include Tradition favorites Marco Zamora and Dennis Mcnett, as well as Taka Hayashi, Eric Elms, Parra, Steve Caballero, Geoff Rowley, Michael Sieben and many more.
You can vote for your favorite artist here.

DEREK ALBECK FOR +1 MAGAZINE

Our good friends, Derek Albeck, just did the cover for the newest issue of +1 Magazine from the UK. He has a lengthy interview in the newest issue as well, which you can download for free in PDF format here. Derek has a few pieces in our Odds & Ends artshow which will be on display until the middle of June.
Congratulations Derek!

INTERVIEW: DEREK ALBECK

Vimby started a new artist series entitled "You Are So Fine." The first interview is with our good friend Derek Albeck. Derek's solo show "It's Just a Ride" opens this Saturday at POV Gallery in Chinatown. You can read the interview here.

"My Name is Derek Albeck and I’m an artist working out of Los Angeles, I live in a real life mini house and I share a studio space in Chinatown. I paint draw and sometimes make sculptures but right now I’m spending most of my time drawing in graphite and colored pencils."

DEREK ALBECK - LAST GASP

Today we give you a great printed edition by Los Angeles artist Derek Albeck.
The print is titled 'Last Gasp.'
The piece Last Gasp is from a series of Kaleidoscope drawings and serigraphs that Derek has been developing over the past 4 months. As he started developing this series of drawing, Derek was going through an event in his life that fostered a range of emotions that he had yet to experience up until that time. Derek feels that we as humans have a collective range of emotions and anxieties that can be shared by all and in these first few drawings from the kaleidoscope series he was grappling with how these feelings directly effect our everyday lives.
The print is available in 3 sizes and each one comes signed, numbered and hand embossed by Derek.
Get em now by going here.
Derek will also have a piece in our upcoming Horror Business show that opens October 18th!

DESOLATE DELIGHTS

Next month, our homey Derek Albeck is having a show with French out in Echo Park. Derek has been working hard on a new body of work for some time, and I am interested in seeing the new direction that his art will be taking. Mark your calendars now!