Hideout Gallery

Ikenaga Yasunari

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

We tried to take the month of August off, but there are just too many portrait shows and releases piling up in our email box so we're returning early.

Ikenaga Yasunari creates phenomenal contemporary female portraits, but in old Japanese style. Enjoy!

David Bailey Contact Sheet Show

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Year in Pictures covered a David Bailey contact sheet show in the UK that we think is certainly worth re-posting. At Hideout we find outtakes just as intriguing as the photographs selected by editors.

Adolf Correa - Commercial Portraiture

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

DesignDiary turned us on to Adolf Correa's unique style.

Unsure if he creates works which are then utilized by brands or if it commission from start, but be sure to check Adolf's portfolio to see how brands such as Adidas are utilizing his wide array of talents.

David Walker and Guy Denning @ Broklynite Gallery

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Brooklynite Gallery has two fantastically deep portrait artist shows on dispay, David Walker and Guy Denning. If you can stand the heat best to catch it in person before it closes on July 10th.

Alexandre Farto aka Vhils

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Poster District hipped us to a Portuguese street artist Vhils who chips away at walls and poster boards to create portraits unlike any we're seen before. Certain worth checking out for a few minutes.

Jason C. Arnold - "Skate Life" Portrait Show

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

My Love For You...had the scoop on a refreshing portrait show a 6allery by Jason C. Arnold titled "Skate Life". We just love it when people take liberties with portraits such as his Anti Pope, Ollie Lama, "Cube...KYS" pieces.

Anxiety Always print - Mr. Frivolous

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Just picked this up and we suggest you do too! Not only is it stunning, but the bathroom wall art aesthetic is something missing from our art/culture collection.

Nick Lepard - Amazing Work!

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

We tip our hat to The Lumper for introducing us to Nick Lepard. Thought provoking, beautiful, and a bit disturbing, just they way we like our portraits.

Shepard Fairey New Portraits

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

We're been a bit disappointed as of late with Shep, but he came through 100 with the current releases for his new show at Deitch. Drymounted was the first place we saw them so we're linking to their post. The Basquiat and Ali works are among his best portraits to date.

Sten&Lex: Shredded Stencil Portraits

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

PSFK post about Italian artists Sten & Lex creating shredded stencil portraits is worth checking out.

Eric Daigh - Pushpin Portraits

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Eric Daigh pushpins are quite impressive. Might seem gimmicky at first, but as cited in the bio the thousands of pushpins speak to the "molecules, pixels, cultivated fields" that sustain our culture.

Another Marilyn Portrait Mashup

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Not sure what is up with the resurgence of Marilyn Monroe portrait prints, but here is a notable mash-up portrait by Rene Gagon who is a self-subscribed "post-graffiti abstract expressionist". And, he isn't a one trick pony, his work is top-notch, but a bit pricey.

Jim Blanchard "Sticker Painting" Portraits

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Jim Blanchard is one of our favorite pop culture portrait artists. Way back in the early 2000s we commissioned him to create a portrait of Andy Warhol which proudly hangs in our office to this day. His portraits that we love consist of hundreds of painted stickers creating a pointillism effect. He has a new show in Washington state which can be viewed here.

Kanye West Blog x Slick Rick Portraits

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

We're really digging the approach and most of the visuals on Kanye West's new blog especially the rarely viewed portraits of prominent Hip-Hop artists such as this one of Slick Rick the Rula! Our only critique is that the photographers and directors that designed the visuals aren't credited.

Mike Giant x Marilyn

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

One of our favorite art print blogs, Drymounted!, hipped us to a fantastic creative portrait by Mike Giant. It is a classic Marilyn portrait with signature Mike Giant tattoo enhancement. We love mash-up portraits that make the old feel new again!

Hideout Pop-Up Gallery Event

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Hideout Pop-Up Gallery Event is up now through the 20th of March at The Fourth Wall Project in Boston - Check it out!

Jay-Z Portrait - Different from Rest

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

As you can imagine there are a lot of Jay-Z portraits floating around, but we thought this one was notable enough to pass-along. The photo illustration blend is not only fresh, but to us it epitomizes what Jay is about. It is by Alberto ‘Sting’ Russo who is a illustrator and founder at Areadesign.

Barkley L. Hendricks - Respect Due

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Thought we owe post about Barkley L. Hendricks' wonderful portraits. He has paved the way for current urban portrait artists such as Kehinde Wiley. Nice overview of Hendricks work in this New York Times piece.

Hideout back from Winter Break

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

We're back from our winter break with a few announcements.

First is that we're officially launched the Hideout Gallery Facebook Fan Page (so spread the word)!

And even more exciting we have a pop-up show planned with the folks from Bodega at their Fourth Wall Project gallery space March 06, 2010 - April 5th 2010. The show is tentatively titled Cult of Personality showcasing a wide array of photographic portraits of individuals who have made significant contributions to contemporary culture over the past 15 years. The official announcement planned for next week.

J. D. Salinger x Robert Vickrey

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In remembrance of the author J. D. Salinger above is a 1961 portrait by Robert Vickrey. Currently on view on the first floor of the National Portrait Gallery where they display portraits of recently deceased individuals of note.

Keinyo White's Portraits!

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

When we stumbled upon Keinyo White's watercolor portraits it was love at first site. Portraits of his friends and acquaintances are more compelling than most celebrity or historical figure work come across. We identify as he seems to capture the contemporary essence and persona of folks we interact with on the streets on a daily basis. Hideout Gallery hopes to bring Keinyo White's portraits to collectors sometime in 2010 so stay tuned!

Olaf Hajek - Flowerhead

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Olaf Hajek has a new book titled Flowerhead published by Gestalten. It covers his commercial portrait work as well as his self-titled “magic realism” personal art which we love just the same.

Ali "Cat's Cradle" by Henry Casselli

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This "Cat's Cradle" portrait Muhammad Ali by Henry Casselli is our favorite of this world champion. The ghostly elegance, layered symbolism and conceptual aspects makes it a compelling contemporary portrait painting. The painting hangs in the National Portrait Gallery and their facetoface blog has a reviews it here.

Street Photography Portrait of the Year - CALIBER

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Our passion for street photography is equally as strong as our love for portraiture. And, this photograph by SF's CALIBER collective is a perfect blend of the two making it our favorite photograph of 2010 (so far).

Storm Tharp - Whitney Biennial Artist 2010

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Thanks to Seth Curcio of DAILYSERVING tipping us to Storm Tharp's introspective semi-abstract portraits and his participation in the Whitney 2010 Biennial.