#ohno!doom

[fourstarstudios]

"Bill and Dead" by Sean Dove. Available at OhNo!Doom.

[ohnodoomcollective]

The End Is Near!  Its the truth, all good things must come to an end & thats why we want to invite you to help us end the year & most likely the world with our last exhibit and local artist spectacular at the ON!D space. Waitaminute!  Last exhibit you say?  At the ON!D space you say?

Here’s the skinny, our building has recently changed hands (inevitable changes come with that) and with all of our own personal endeavors / day jobs we have decided to take this opportunity to take a break from the brick and mortar space to develop some ON!D collective work we have placed on the back burner. OhNo!Doom LLC will still exist, in fact we have great plans for 2013. Whats in the works?  Well for one NEXT SATURDAY, we will have a local artist’s last hurrah on December 15th. This will be an all day and evening cash & carry event with some special offers as well! We will be open through January so be sure to stop in for your piece of the Doom! 1800 N. Milwaukee Ave, Chicago! Through 2013 (and beyond) the online gallery will still be up and running with awesome goods, we will be working on some OND collective works and personal exhibits. There is also the possibility of pop up shops around the city and some street festival appearances in our future so keep up with our adventures through our website, newsletters and social media sites. Notably you should expect some new ON!D product this spring and Lana will be curating a Plush exhibition at Clutter Magazine Gallery in April! We want to personally thank all of the artists we have been lucky enough to represent, work with and know. We would not have been able to do it without you guys! Also thank you everyone that has passed through the OhNo!Doom doors over it’s 6 years as a physical space, visited us online or friended us in one way or another. We enjoy forging relationships with artists and our community and are excited to keep it up for years to come. If you can, stop in and say hello / see you later this December!

[thefundaynews]

Kelly Denato

[ohnodoomcollective]

As Septenary winds down we are winding up for our next Adventure... Aug 11 2012

ON!D pays tribute to Pendleton Ward's Adventure Time! on Cartoon Network

[killtaupe]

From OhNo!Doom:

C’mon, grab your friends! Chicago collaborative OhNo!Doom invite you to Adventure Time! A Tribute Show. Inspired by the hit Cartoon Network™ series, Adventure Time! features all-new works by more than 40+ international designers, illustrators, and plush artists. Join us in paying honor to Finn, Jake, all their friends and our friends, too, on August 11, 2012, from 6 to 10pm, at OhNo!Doom Gallery (1800 N. Milwaukee Ave). It’ll be mathematical! Doors open at 6pm and close 10pm. Food and beverages will be provided (proof of age required). Adventure Time! A Tribute Show runs from August 11-30, 2012

I am super-stoked to be in this show with such an amazing group of artists. I'll see you in a few weeks Chicago!

[ohnodoomcollective]

Septenary Artist Profile: J.Shea

We have been exhibiting and showing with J. Shea for a number of years now and continue to be excited by his pieces. If you were able to join us for our Super Button Masher Exhibit this past February, you may have seen his awesome wire pinball piece.

For the Septenary exhibit, he has created a number of new wall hanging wood, wire and found object sculptures. All have an array of tiny, meticulous details and the perfect coat of antiqued lacquer. 

Pieces for Septenary are available for viewing and purchase through the OhNo!Doom online gallery: http://shop.ohnodoom.com/collections/septenary

J. Shea was born in Boston,Ma. and is now based in Porltand,Or. Shea creates mixed media sculptures out of small discarded gadgets and lost cultural icons, these assembled parts are fused together with hand sculpted figures and animals forms carved out of clay and wood modeling mediums, imbuing them with a sense of adaptability, transience and animism as they are pulled out of context, repurposed and re-contextualized. More about J. Shea can be found here: http://jshea9.com/home.html

[ohnodoomcollective]

The Company of Others: Cayetano G. Valenzuela

Cayetano G. Valenzuela is an artist hailing from Oswego, NY. He works as both an illustrator and a fine art painter, employing any number of techniques and media to create his pieces. He has done a lot of commercial work for both independent and signed bands, creating their album covers, t-shirts, flyers and posters.

Valenzuela’s imagery is like looking into the memory of a dream. Beautifully drawn and posed figures stand in environments that are often out of focus and merely suggested, leaving one to fill in the missing pieces of the story. His is a world of magical realism where humans, nature, and the supernatural interact as one.

More of Cayetano G. Valenzuela’s work for ‘The Company of Others’ can be seen here.