Get ready for an awesome release in an ultra low edition!
Violet, you’re turning violet!
Violet Trickster Skelve
by Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas
resin micro edition of 10
available at CircusPosterus.com and Stranger Factory Gallery
releases Monday, April 27
Comes with random antique block so this misfit can relax.
stands 8″ on block
$250 + shipping
1 per household
Coming 2016!!!!!
Straight from his amazing show, VIXEN! at AFAY NYC, Brandt Peters, we have the entire catalogue available in the Circus Posterus Online Store!
40 pages of new original artwork by Brandt, and by ordering from the CP Store, your copy comes signed by the man himself. This is just a small glimpse into that wonderful artistic brain of Brandt’s!
Find it here
http://www.circusposterus.com/view/Brandt_Peters_VIXEN_Catalogue
This weekend, Baker + Hesseldenz’s 1ST Annual Spring Group Exhibition featuring our own Kathie Olivas and Brandt Peters along with Van Arno, Fabio D’Aroma, Mark Elliott, Frank Forte, Naoto Hattori, Fay Helfer, Michael Hussar, Hanna Jaeun, Tracy Lewis, Roland Tamayo, Kristin Tercek, Helice Wen, and Yoskay Yamamoto.
Opening Reception:
April 4, 2015 | 6-9PM
Exhibition Dates:
March 30 – May 29, 2015
Baker + Hesseldenz Fine Art
Tucson Warehouse & Sample Building
100 East 6th Street
Tucson, AZ 85705
Brandt Peters and Kathie Olivas were on set this past weekend of their first stop motion short film, Calliope. As you can see the stage is literally set for the filming of this soon to be epic film! We still don’t know too much about the plot or anything yet, but we have a hunch that all will be revealed very soon.
Take a look at some behind the scenes images of Calliope!
Brandt getting in on the action.
The details are so precise and tiny!
Speaking of tiny!
More of the developing set.
Unicorns and Dodo birds!!!
This merry-go-round is looking amazing. Could this be our star’s home?
And we get to see a puppet!
We will have more from Calliope very soon. Keep watching our twitter feeds for more behind the scenes.
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VIXEN is Brandt Peters’ contemporary re-interpretation of the classic pin-up art. Super heroes, alien school girls, crime bosses, and girl gangs: these characters embody a new female attitude.Peters’ larger than life femme fatales bravely strut the line between light and dark, and transcend any antiquated notions behind the interpretation of the female form.
The collection of new work was created as life-scale, with most pieces hovering between five and six feet tall.
VIXEN!
February 11th – March 15th
Artist’s Reception
Thursday, February 12th, 6PM – 8PM
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Book Signing
Saturday, February 14th, 4PM – 6PM
We know you are watching! Don’t try to deny it. We see you sneaking glimpses from behind the curtain!
We get our first look at Stranger Factory’s upcoming show(curated by Brandt Peters) Peepshow with Tokyo Jesus!
Tokyo Jesus, otherwise known as Sayu, is an amazing contributor to this ensemble cast of artists titillating us with their muses. Known for skulls, ruin, and devastatingly beautiful human beings, Sayu already has our “interests” perked up with an early sketch of what he is bringing the stage. Now, just like a proper peepshow, we want to see more and more and more!
Other participating artists in the show include Ryan Heshka, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Jim Mahfood, Camilla d’Errico, Brian Ewing, Joe Capobianco, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Aunia Kahn, Tokyo Jesus and Brandt Peters.
The exhibit runs February 6th through March 1st, with an opening reception on Friday, February 6th from 6 – 9 PM. Some artists will be in attendance.
Stranger Factory – February Exhibit
Peepshow – A Group Exhibition of Pin-Up Artists
Stranger Factory is excited to announce “Peepshow”, a new group exhibit of contemporary pop artists reimagining the concept of pin-up art. The classic pin-up was a lowbrow form of art, originally intended as cheap titillation for the masses and commonly used as advertising. Curator Brandt Peters invited his peers to revisit the pin-up not as cheap commerce, but instead to use the form as a showcase for contemporary style, as well as more modern attitudes towards women and the female form.
Participating artists in the show include Ryan Heshka, Sas Christian, Colin Christian, Jim Mahfood, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Aunia Kahn, Brian Ewing, Tokyo Jesus and Brandt Peters.
The exhibit runs Feburary 6th through March 1st, with an opening reception on Friday, February 6th from 6 – 9 PM. Some artists will be in attendance.
Time to plan our next vacation for this epic workshop coming in 2015!
Master Classes
Kathie Olivas | Brandt Peters
Nika Dunne | Martin Meunier
Workshops in a medieval castle, Summer 2015
“An Animated World”
Week I: July 25th – August 1st or Week II: August 1st – 8th
Brandt Peters | Kathie Olivas | Martin Meunier | Nika Dunne
Professional and amateur students alike will learn how to harness their imaginations through instruction and collaboration. Character design and story telling skills will be taught and used to create a stop-motion film. Finally, a seminar with a mentor who will guide students to acquire the savvy to successfully market and produce their own film project.
Students will follow a three-course curriculum over one week at Chateau Belcastel, located one hour south of Paris in one of Frances official “Most Beautiful Villages”
The Courses:
The Fine Art of Character Design, taught by Peters and Olivas
The Art of Stop Motion Animation, taught by Meunier
Producing Animation, taught by Dunne.
Peters and Olivas will train and navigate students through the visual story-telling world of idea and character generation. Students will design characters in both 2D and 3D. In their next class with Martin Meunier, they will breathe life into their ideas and forms through the practice of stop motion animation. In this hands on studio class, students will take their designs and make a final ready-to-shoot puppet.
In the final class of the day, Dunne will navigate students through the business side of animation and production. The class will be cumulative, and engage with material learned in the first two classes. Pitching, script structure, marketing, and setting and keeping budgets will be covered and will help set up film/animation projects for success.
Students will attend all three classes daily over the course of one week. This complete experience will give you the necessary foundation to begin the journey as film-makers focused in stop-motion animation.
TWO SESSIONS, 2015
WHEN: Session I: July 25th – August 1st | Session II: August 1st – August 8th
WHERE: Chateau Belcastel, a one hour flight south of Paris in France
WHAT: Master classes with four renowned artists to learn creative filmmaking and production skills in an historic monument coupled with a holiday in with a rich cultural and culinary experience. for professional and amateur students, and a holiday in a medieval castle which is both an historical landmark and a sprawling art gallery.
INCLUDED: One week of Master classes with accommodations in a semi-private fully furnished house to share in Belcastel, just below the castle where classes will be held. Transportation to and from the airport or train station in Rodez. (20 minutes away.) A champagne reception with the artists, a private VIP tour of the castle, a fine brunch and dinner in the castle. Students will enjoy a visit to a neighboring village for trips to the market and have dinner at a local farm-to-table restaurant. Friday nights all are invited to attend a village feast by the river .
Students may prepare meals in their own kitchen or dine at the brasserie or Michelin starred restaurant in the village. Airfare and some meals and project materials are the only additional costs.
To see the complete itinerary and pricing, please visit the site here.
How is that for epic?
Ever since the news got out that Brandt Peters was invited to be part of the artistic elite for DC comic’s Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1, we have all been waiting and shaking back and forth in anticipation like Arkham Asylum inhabitants! Well, the big day is almost here and Brandt is giving us an even bigger present!
DC comic’s Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1 releases this Wednesday, December 10th at your favorite comic retailers, but if you are in the ABQ area, there is a special treat going down at Stranger Factory on December 12th! Stranger Factory is holding a special open house this Friday! Brandt will be offering original pages from the comic for sale as well as development sketches from the story. He will also have a small amount of the issue available for purchase! You can also bring your copies for him to sign.
That is some holiday cheer right there!!!
Grab your issue of Harley Quinn Holiday Special #1 and head down to Stranger Factory this Friday!
