Look Up Here celebrates 5 years of exhibits at Bherd Studios Gallery and features 33 Pacific Northwest artists who have been an integral part of Bherd Studios and the Seattle art scene. In addition to the exhibit, a book under the same title features all 33 artists. The belief that the Seattle art scene is ripe for recognition has been Bherd’s main mission to promote the promising talents of local urban and contemporary artists.
“The range of media is extensive, from aerosol spray, acrylic, and oil paint, to stencil, pen & ink drawing, collage, sculpture, photography, encaustic, and street-based installation and performance. In just five years, Bherd has created a rich mixture of both lowbrow and highbrow that they bring together under the “urban and contemporary” umbrella. There’s also a fascinating hybrid or cyborg quality to much of the flora and fauna where organic shapes are grafted on to humans, machines, or robots. Nature also appears as a series of scientific specimens, and there’s a wonderful, collective take on the 19th century (Victorian period), with gothic horror, ornate frames, and steampunk paraphernalia.”
—David Francis (excerpted from Look Up Here, the book)
John and Michele Osgood, directors of Bherd Studios, worked with Blank Space to design their new website and the Look up Here book to mark the five year anniversary. The refreshed website design brings their online presence inline with the quality exhibitions they have curated since 2007. Bherd Studios is an urban and contemporary art gallery.
Look Up Here Exhibition and Book Signing next Friday, April 13 from 6–10pm.
See you there!