Tuesday, June 2, 2009

VS. Opens @ The Windup Space Friday, June 5

Sean Murray
Who Can't get down with some Gamer art? Vs. an exhibition of art by local illustrators, comic book artists and video game designers opens at the Windup Space this Friday, June 5 from 7 - 9pm

From the press release:

Baltimore-based artists working in the visual entertainment fields of video games, comic books and illustration will exhibit their personal work in VS., a new gallery show at The Windup Space during the month of June. An opening reception for VS. takes place Friday, June 5 from 7-9 p.m. at the bar, music and arts venue located at 12 W. North Ave. in the heart of the Station North Arts and Entertainment District. The show ends on July 31st.

Each of the 14 artists in the exhibition will interpret the theme of conflict from a fine art perspective. It may be literal -- Bigfoot vs. Cookie Monster -- or conceptual -- Nature vs. Nurture.

Artists include video game environment artist and landscape painter Colin Campbell, graphic novel artist Brian Ralph (“Cave-In,” “Climbing Out,”) video game concept artist and Spectrum Gold winner Jeremy Enecio, video game concept artist and freelance illustrator Sean Murray and children’s book illustrator and fairy tale-inspired fine artist Jaime Zollars.