BEST BUDS by Mike Mitchell
This weekend, Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles opened “The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Me,” a exhibition of Jim Henson tribute art to coincide with the release of The Muppets and the news of a Henson biopic in development. The show includes works in a variety of media from over 30 artists, including Graham Annable, Mike Peraza, Anna Chambers, and Mike Mitchell. The show ends on January 2nd and celebrates not only the Muppets and Sesame Street, but also other classic Henson works like Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and Fraggle Rock. (I’ve just realized Jim Henson is responsible for about 70% of the things I loved as a child. The other thirty percent? Budweiser and the scrambled TV stations.)
Some of our favorite tributes from the art show are after the break. All pictures courtesy of Gallery Nucleus unless otherwise noted.
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OSCAR THE GRANDIOSE by Mike Mitchell
SEN. C. MONSTER (R) by Mike Mitchell
MUPPET SPECTRUM by Jared Andrew Schorr — cut paper (8.6″ x 19.25″) — $1000
ORIGINS- GONZO by Graham Annable — Ink with wash (8″ x 10″) — $300
ORIGINS- KERMIT by Graham Annable — Ink with wash (8″ x 10″) — $300
ORIGINS- MS. PIGGY by Graham Annable — Ink with wash (8″ x 10″) — $300
GREAT GREAT UNCLE BERT and GREAT GREAT UNCLE ERNIE by Helen Musselwhite — paper (5″ x 5″) — $150 each
THE RAINBEARD CONNECTION by Michelle Thies — Gouache (8″ x 16″) — $525
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTER – “A” by Ian Abando — Giclee (8″ x 10″) — $180
SOULMATES by Mike Peraza — Pastel and acrylics (20″ x 16″) — $2,400
MULIONS AND MUPPETS by Mike Peraza — Paper sculpture (16″ x 12″) — $1,500
IT’S NOT EASY BEING GREEN by Anna Chambers — cotton — $120
MUPPETS IN THE RAIN by Lorelay Bove — Goauche (10″ x 8″) — $300
MUPPET DOUBLE-DECKER by Meg Hunt — Ink on paper (10″ x 8″) — $250
THE GOBLINS KERMIT by Xavier Collette — Acrylics – brou de noix (12″ x 7″) — $500
LOOK UP IN THE SKY by Colin Jack — Giclée (8″ x 10″) — prints may be available
DOOZER 3 by TADO — Paper mache / clay (8″ x 6″ x 3″) — $300
PEPPERDELICA by Felt Mistress — Mixed fabrics (45″ x 10″ x 10″) — $1,500
A FROG AND HIS BOY by Sebastien Mesnard — Black ink (5.7″ x 3.7″) — $500
GONZO’S TRUMPET by Sebastien Mesnard — Black ink (5.7″ x 3.7″) — $500
I LOVE YOU, JIM by Sebastien Mesnard — Black ink (5.7″ x 3.7″) — $500
MUPPET SHOW! by Lorelay Bove — Goauche (10″ x 8″) — $300
IT’S TIME TO LIGHT THE LIGHTS by Brittney Lee — Paper and gouache (13″ x 17″) — $1,000