The groupshow, “Monster’s Lullaby”, opening doors on July 19th, will focus on current (and future) trends in illustration, sculpture and graphic art based on the art of character design. Plentiful artists develop characters as to bring to life what their expansive imagination has in storage. Most characters are reminiscent of famous personalities from animated films, cartoons and series. The art of character design is visible everywhere today, especially in the commercial world. They inspire fun commercial spots to trendy fashion prints. Why do these amiable characters evoke such empathy in our culture?  In this day and age, where attention is currency, the need for effective communication through instantly recognizable designs has achieved its highest level to date.
They obviously stand out from every other mass-media imagery and this is the reason why Strychnin Gallery will be hosting a show entirely of characters, better yet monsters! However, not grotesque ones, but those friendly, soft, yet a tiny bit dark creatures mentioned above.
We have selected a group of international artists that focus on sculpting, illustration, painting and design. They are Seymour, Skeleton Heart, Cliff Wallace, Leslie Ditto, Kasey Tararuj, Rsinart, Nomi Chi, Niark, Celine Rouge, Carisa Swanson\Goblin Studio, Lydia Dekker, Annie Bertram and Chris Brett.


"The Monster's Lullaby" Vernissage

Spring is the time of the seasons; the time of re-birth and coming to life. Spring tends to put a smile on ones’ face. Why? Because spring is fresh, lively and gentle. When all things were thought dead and we’ve given up on hope, Spring stretches her hand just before we fall. She takes us wandering into her woods that she has nurtured throughout the winter. Spring is a time of awakening and re-discovery; our brains and eyes hungry for the unimaginable, for crisp colors and for stimulating experiences.
Strychnin Gallery will become Spring, in all her magnificent and lavish imagination. We want to take you on a stroll into the deep woods along a path leading nowhere, yet this doesn’t bother us because we’ve entered a world of exceptional Flora and Fauna. In roman mythology, Flora was the goddess of flowers and springtime and Fauna was one of the prophetic gods. As Flora and Fauna united to foresee the coming of the equinox, so they will venture with us into these allegorical and unheard of woods.
The gallery has single handedly picked out Ocoze, Adam Ohlers, Sonya Fu, Erica Rose Levine, Heather Gargon and Dilka Bear to present us what we think we can only imagine. These meticulous artists have worked on pieces that depict hybrid creatures and other beings coming from these woods. They carve out with grace and affection giving birth to the most bewildering critters and individuals unseen.

"The Woods"

The Magistrates (Past Exhibition)

Past David Hochbaum Show

Past Exhibition

“Those who dream by day”, opening doors on the 15th of March at Strychnin Gallery, celebrates the imagination and oeuvres of the great Edgar Allan Poe.
The mysterious man, whose life was short and filled with tragedy, left behind one of the most admired, questioned and influential literary body of works.
While alive, his writings were ostracized and put under heavy scrutiny; many denied reading his publications. However, the public did yet not realize that Poe was profoundly ahead of his time. A pioneer of the gothic, macabre and thriller genre, he paved way for many detective-story authors to come.
Poe’s popularity soared after his seemingly suicidal death on the 3rd of October, 1849, especially through French avant-garde writers and artists in the late 19th century. Finally, many came to understand and appreciate the psychological depth he sought to convey through his emphasis and curiosity of the dark, imaginative and “strange”. Multitudes were not only intrigued by his ingenious mind, but desired to understand his source of inspirations and meaning of his work.
Thus, over the course of time, more and more distinguished artists have hoped to be associated with and emulate his writings through the visual medium.
Strychnin Gallery wants to re-establish this admiration for Poe and thus was “Those Who Dream by Day” born. A handful of international artists were gathered and given a short story by Poe to take inspiration from. The pieces displayed will transcend only the personal connection and interpretation that each artist has to their given story. Making the gallery walls into a visual library of Edgar Allan Poe’s legacy.
The artists involved will be; David Hochbaum, Kathryn Carr, Daniel Van Nes, Luisa Catucci, Bethany Marchman, Eliza Bolli, Joey Remmers, Yann Gobart, Akiza, Virginia Mori, Loredana Catania, Saturno Butto, Hara Katsiki, Danny van Ryswyk, Ufocinque, Lola, Leila Ataya, Robert Tirado, Nom Kinnear King, Nick Sheehy, Mandy Tsung, Saiko Kato and Chris Collins.


Upcoming Opening: "Those Who Dream by Day"

Strychnin Gallery wanted to pay tribute to one of our favorite apocalyptic forecasts; the extraterrestrial invasion! The year 2013 celebrates the 60th anniversary of two 1950’s sci-fi classics: H.G. Well’s War of the Worlds and Invaders from Mars. An artistical and aesthetic admiration that only this era and genre can boast about are their iconic poster artwork. Put two and two together and so was born a show that will immortalize not only the making of these films, but also the following of all sci-fi and space life believers.
For one month, we will be home to exclusive renditions of cult classic interpretations of alien-life, unidentified flying objects, laser guns, tripods and weapons of mass destruction. Instead of shying from the unavoidable invasion, we have brought the invasion to our premises! The artists involved took inspiration from the aesthetics of all promotional and cinematographical work of this cinematic generation. The featured artists will be Meredith Dittmar, Seymour, Mimi S, Derek Nobbs, Yoko d'Holbachie, Mark Alfrey, Cliff Wallace, Eugene Plotnikov, Nicolas Le Borgne, Joe Fenton, Carlos Valenzuela, Chris Dean, Serge Gay Jr., Jonathan Bergeron, Monique Ligons, Tom Lewis, Elmer Presslee, Matt Gordon, Skeleton Heart and Glenn Barr.

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