Sketchbook Heroes Art Show

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Sketchbook Heroes: Rock & Roll Caricatures Come to Cleveland
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PublishedEF Issue 2018.1
Publication date
Winter 2018
Media typePrint,
Digital
Pages22-24
Websitecaricature.org


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This past October, Loftworks Gallery in Cleveland, OH partnered with the International Society of Caricature Artists and The California Boys to present Sketchbook Heroes: Caricatures of Rock Legends. The month-long show had opening and closing receptions and was home to a collection of caricatures from internationally known artists and relative newcomers alike. The show was marketed as a unique unveiling of the vast world of caricature art. The public is largely familiar with caricature art by our retail and gig work, but that doesn’t always represent the scope of our abilities. For caricature artists, the annual ISCA convention is our Super Bowl and one of the few chances we get to show each other what we’ve got. If the convention is for the artists and retail is for the customer, we thought a gallery show would be a cool new look at caricature art for the public.

Visitors were exposed to a wide range of styles and mediums by over a dozen artists from all over the globe. Digital illustrations by Maria Picassó, Lindsey Olivares, Brian Oakes, and Rob Hren shared space with traditional mediums, everything from oils to watercolors to acrylic to ink and graphite – some artists showing examples of both digital and traditional work. This year’s ISCA Con guest speaker, Tom Fluharty, showed two of his original indigo pencil drawings (KISS and Ace Frehley) that would go on to be auctioned off at the convention. Tom Richmond submitted a “Sketch O’ The Week” drawing of Little Richard, done exclusively for the show. Glenn Ferguson had some prints and originals lined up on a wall of his own. Jan op de Beeck submitted about forty watercolor and pencil sketches, of which we narrowed down to about twelve – including a Tom Petty that was a last-minute addition following the news of his passing. Also featured in the show were Jeremy Townsend, Annie Broutman, Mark Tippett, Dom Bianchi, Robert Shingler, Derek Brennan, and Tom Faraci. About half the artists in the show submitted their version of David Bowie, allowing the gallery to arrange a Bowie wall, which was a great way to showcase how one subject can yield many distinct caricatures.

Sketchbook Heroes officially opened on October 6. The gallery had rock music playing and hors d’oeuvres for guests to enjoy as they walked around. A few of the featured artists attended and walked people through the gallery, describing the different styles and techniques, such as Robert Shingler’s mixed media paintings and Derek Brennan’s encaustic work. The show ran through the rest of the month and went out with a closing reception on October 28. Derek Brennan and Tom Faraci held an artist talk with attending guests, speaking about the background and influence of all of the artists featured in the gallery. Robert Shingler then went on to do a painting demo, working on a caricature of Alice Cooper and taking questions from the crowd. Over the course of the whole event, some pieces were sold, we got some local news coverage, and even caught the eye of a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame curator. Loftworks hopes to team up with ISCA again to make this show an annual tradition. With year one in the books, we hope to make 2018’s event even bigger and reach a wider audience. Thank you to everyone who participated, attended, sponsored, and helped organize Sketchbook Heroes: Caricatures of Rock Legends.

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