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</description><title>This is an Art Gallery</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @benjaminbenjamin)</generator><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/</link><item><title>THANK YOU ALLEN!!!!!</title><description>&lt;iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/33916993" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;THANK YOU ALLEN!!!!!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14646912673</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14646912673</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:01:31 -0800</pubDate><category>Myah Bailey</category><category>All My Children</category><category>Susan Lucci</category><category>Robots</category><category>Donuts</category><category>Eric Joyner</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Portland</category><category>Art</category><category>Video Games</category><category>Ashley Anderson</category></item><item><title>Title: Captain Ahab Artist: Susannah Kelly Acrylic on Wood...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwav3pVnxe1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Captain Ahab &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Susannah Kelly &lt;br/&gt;Acrylic on Wood Panel &lt;br/&gt;Size 11 x 14&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is one half of the Captain Ahab vs. Moby Dick rivalry from Herman Melville’s masterpiece “Moby Dick”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Susannah Kelly: Has always been drawn to the human figure, particularly the contorted and dilapidated. Much of her work revolves around these malformed beings and their attempts at meaningful interactions. The vague nature of love, trust, and understanding often creates uncertainty in our relationships.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14308157260</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14308157260</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 06:04:36 -0800</pubDate><category>Ahab</category><category>Ishmael</category><category>Moby Dick</category><category>Herman Melville</category><category>Nautical</category><category>Nantucket</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Gigantic Gallery</category><category>Susannah Kelly</category><category>Art</category><category>Ocean</category><category>Sea</category><category>American Literature</category><category>The Leviathan</category></item><item><title>Title: Moby Dick Artist: Susannah Kelly Acrylic on Wood...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw8ambSY6b1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Moby Dick &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Susannah Kelly &lt;br/&gt;Acrylic on Wood Panel &lt;br/&gt;Size 11 x 14&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is one half of the Captain Ahab vs. Moby Dick rivalry from Herman Melville’s masterpiece “Moby Dick”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Susannah Kelly: Has always been drawn to the human figure, particularly the contorted and dilapidated. Much of her work revolves around these malformed beings and their attempts at meaningful interactions. The vague nature of love, trust, and understanding often creates uncertainty in our relationships.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14250861508</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14250861508</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:46:59 -0800</pubDate><category>Susannah Kelly</category><category>Herman Melville</category><category>Moby Dick</category><category>Ahab</category><category>Ishmael</category><category>Art</category><category>Portland</category><category>Oregon</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Whales</category><category>Leviathan</category><category>Nantucket</category><category>Nautical</category><category>Sea</category><category>Ocean</category><category>Marine</category><category>Marine Biology</category><category>Harpoon</category><category>Queequeg</category><category>Elijah</category><category>Quaker</category><category>Rivalry</category></item><item><title>Title: Saint Artist: Johnny Acurso Medium: Print
Part of the...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw4novOCBB1qcjcaho1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Saint &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Johnny Acurso &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Print&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among the oldest rivalries, and the one which the most people struggle with: Saint Vs. Sinner.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Johnny Acurso: The Oregon native is noted for being adept at capturing images in a way that are both nostalgic and extremely modern. Anyone familiar with Johnny’s work from the Society of Illustrators Los Angeles or his work with Time-Out New York, McGraw Hill, The Portland Mercury or MTV will agree that he is the perfect artist to capture Saints and Sinners.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14156050072</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/14156050072</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:38:55 -0800</pubDate><category>Saint</category><category>Sinner</category><category>Johnny Acurso</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Portland</category><category>Art</category><category>Good vs. Evil</category><category>Temptation</category><category>Purity</category><category>Angel</category><category>Devil</category></item><item><title>Can you have a rival show without mentioning the Skeksis and...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvx6b7TCik1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Can you have a rival show without mentioning the Skeksis and Mystics from “Dark Crystal”?  Available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Title: Trial By Stone &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Artist: Katie Bacigalupi &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Size: 11 x 17 &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Gouache and Colored Pencil on Paper&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the Rivals show, this piece feature the Skeksis vs. The Mystics from Jim Henson’s cult favorite “The Dark Crystal”. LOVE THAT MOVIE!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Katie Bacigalupi was born and raised in Fairfield, California home of the Jelly Bean. She is mainly inspired by strange memories, dreams, pop culture and her undying love for animals. Currently she lives in San Francisco, California.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13956032934</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13956032934</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:40:18 -0800</pubDate><category>Jim Henson</category><category>Skeksis</category><category>The Dark Crystal</category><category>Mystics</category><category>Cult Classic</category><category>Katie Bacigalupi</category><category>Portland</category><category>Art</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Frank Oz</category><category>Gary Kurtz</category></item><item><title>Title: The Red Bull Artist: Jason Edward Davis Size: 18 x...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvv3x3luTU1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: The Red Bull &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Jason Edward Davis &lt;br/&gt;Size: 18 x 24 &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Acrylic on canvas&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Last Unicorn, Peter Beagle’s celebrated novel written in 1968 (and lovable cartoon featuring Mia Farrow, Christopher Lee and the band America) brought us a rivalry for the ages: THE LAST UNICORN vs. THE RED BULL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jason Edward Davis is a big headed monster with shirts that are too small who gets inspiration from whiskey, horror movies, dating, self-help books, inspirational posters and organized events that take place in malls. Jason is a multiple award winning artist, including a Ford Family Foundation scholarship.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13900551527</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13900551527</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:53:27 -0800</pubDate><category>Jason Edward Davis</category><category>The Last Unicorn</category><category>Red Bull</category><category>Mia Farrow</category><category>Peter Beagle</category><category>Cartoon</category><category>Books</category><category>PNCA</category><category>Art</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Rivals</category><category>Christopher Lee</category></item><item><title>Title: Sonic Artist: Neil M. Perry Acrylic and Ink on Rives...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvrl9hsgY71qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Sonic &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Neil M. Perry &lt;br/&gt;Acrylic and Ink on Rives BFK &lt;br/&gt;Size approximately 11 x 14&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is one half of the Super Mario vs. Sonic The Hedgehog. This piece is available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Neil M. Perry is an artist and illustrator, with creative roots in Edinburgh, Scotland, currently living and working in Portland, Oregon. Neil has participated in group and solo exhibitions at galleries in Europe, the United States and Japan.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13813422612</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13813422612</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:17:41 -0800</pubDate><category>Neil M. Perry</category><category>Video Games</category><category>Sega</category><category>Genesis</category><category>Dreamcast</category><category>Sonic</category><category>Hedgehog</category><category>Sonic The Hedgehog</category><category>Mario</category><category>Super Mario</category><category>Mario World</category><category>retro video games</category><category>arcade games</category><category>8 bit</category><category>art</category><category>the benjamin benjamin gallery</category><category>rivals</category></item><item><title>Title: Bad Girl Artist: Roxanne Patruznick Medium: Oil on Wood...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvpj6ne74N1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Bad Girl &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Roxanne Patruznick &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Oil on Wood Panel &lt;br/&gt;Size: 16” x 20”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is a classic: Good Girl vs. Bad Girl.  Available for purchase at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roxanne Patruznick is a Portland based artist remarked for her noir inspired female characters. She is a highly accomplished artist, and has worked as a character artist on such shows as King of the Hill and Southpark.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13758110283</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13758110283</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:37:35 -0800</pubDate><category>Roxanne Patruznick</category><category>Bad Girl</category><category>Pin Up</category><category>Rivalry</category><category>Good Girl</category><category>Art</category><category>Painting</category><category>Portland</category><category>Oregon</category><category>King Of The Hill</category><category>South Park</category><category>Noir</category></item><item><title>Title: Good Girl Artist: Roxanne Patruznick Medium: Oil on Wood...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvp1zpDTGz1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Good Girl &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Roxanne Patruznick &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Oil on Wood Panel &lt;br/&gt;Size: 16” x 20”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is a classic: Good Girl vs. Bad Girl.  Available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Roxanne Patruznick is a Portland based artist remarked for her noir inspired female characters. She is a highly accomplished artist, and has worked as a character artist on such shows as King of the Hill and Southpark.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13739251826</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13739251826</guid><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 11:26:13 -0800</pubDate><category>Roxanne Patruznick</category><category>Good Girl</category><category>Bad Girl</category><category>rivals</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Art</category><category>Paintings</category><category>King of the Hill</category><category>South Park</category><category>Portland</category><category>sexy</category></item><item><title>Title: The Last Unicorn Artist: Jason Edward Davis Size: 18 x...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvm1ghYyjz1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: The Last Unicorn &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Jason Edward Davis &lt;br/&gt;Size: 18 x 24 &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Acrylic on canvas&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Last Unicorn, Peter Beagle’s celebrated novel written in 1968 (and lovable cartoon featuring Mia Farrow, Christopher Lee and the band America) brought us a rivalry for the ages: THE LAST UNICORN vs. THE RED BULL.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jason Edward Davis is a big headed monster with shirts that are too small who gets inspiration from whiskey, horror movies, dating, self-help books, inspirational posters and organized events that take place in malls. Jason is a multiple award winning artist, including a Ford Family Foundation scholarship.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13664831470</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13664831470</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:21:53 -0800</pubDate><category>The Last Unicorn</category><category>Red Bull</category><category>Unicorns</category><category>Fantasy</category><category>narwhal</category><category>faeries</category><category>Jason Edward Davis</category><category>art</category><category>rivals</category><category>rivalries</category><category>sprites</category><category>gnomes</category><category>forests</category><category>mia farrow</category><category>peter beagle</category><category>witch</category><category>Mommy Fortuna</category><category>harpy</category><category>Celaeno. Schmendrick</category><category>hunchback</category><category>Molly Grue</category><category>King Haggard</category><category>Angela Lansbury</category><category>Christopher Lee</category><category>Alan Arkin</category></item><item><title>Title: Mario Artist: Neil M. Perry Acrylic and Ink on Rives...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvjr9v4hPX1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Mario &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Neil M. Perry &lt;br/&gt;Acrylic and Ink on Rives BFK &lt;br/&gt;Size approximately 11 x 14&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is one half of the Super Mario vs. Sonic The Hedgehog.  Available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Neil M. Perry is an artist and illustrator, with creative roots in Edinburgh, Scotland, currently living and working in Portland, Oregon. Neil has participated in group and solo exhibitions at galleries in Europe, the United States and Japan.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13606160246</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13606160246</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:46:43 -0800</pubDate><category>Mario</category><category>Super Mario</category><category>Video Game</category><category>Geek</category><category>Nerd</category><category>Nerdist</category><category>Sonic The Hedge Hog</category><category>Neil M. Perry</category><category>Portland</category><category>Art</category><category>Rivals</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>The Gigantic Gallery</category><category>Nintendo</category><category>NES</category><category>Sega</category><category>Genesis</category></item><item><title>Title: Louis / Schmeling Artist: Jonathon Hill-Jacquard Medium:...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvij40nWlt1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: Louis / Schmeling &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Jonathon Hill-Jacquard &lt;br/&gt;Medium: Print&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the Rivalry series, this piece features The Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling fights. Both fights are among boxing’s most talked about fights. Schmeling won the first match by a knockout in round twelve, but in the second match, Louis won through a knockout in the first round&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jonathon Hill-Jacquard attacks each art project and utilize whatever techniques and materials best suite his objective. He is the founder of Jugtown and No Bones For Halftones, and he has been mentioned as an editor’s pick in Sunset Magazine.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13582150392</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13582150392</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:52:48 -0800</pubDate><category>Joe Louis</category><category>Max Schmeling</category><category>Boxing</category><category>The Sweet Science</category><category>Fight of the Century</category><category>pugilism</category><category>Jonathon Hill-Jacquard</category><category>art</category><category>prints</category><category>Portland</category><category>We Are the Champions</category><category>The Brown Bomber</category><category>1936</category><category>German</category><category>Title Bout</category><category>The Gigantic Gallery</category></item><item><title>Title: The Socs Artist: Erin Nations Size: 16 inches x 20...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvhzlz2yuD1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: The Socs &lt;br/&gt;Artist: Erin Nations &lt;br/&gt;Size: 16 inches x 20 inches&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show at The Gigantic Gallery / Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, this is one half of the “Greasers vs. Socs” rivalry from SE Hinton’s Classic book “The Outsiders”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At age eight, Erin acquired an early interest in art, primarily in animation and illustration. Influenced by childhood cartoons, her work often depicts youthful imagery with undertones of mature content. Her stylized characters cope with heartbreak, yearn for desires that cannot be fulfilled, fall in love, and dwell in solitude. They exhibit the experiences and everyday occurrences we encounter in life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Born in St. Louis, but raised everywhere, Erin now resides in Portland, Oregon. She studied graphic design at Southern Oregon University and has been showing locally for the last two years.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13563955032</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13563955032</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:51:35 -0800</pubDate><category>Pony Boy</category><category>Stay Golden</category><category>SE Hinton</category><category>The Outsiders</category><category>Erin Nation</category><category>Portland</category><category>Art</category><category>Rivals</category><category>Soda Pop</category><category>Dally</category><category>Dallas</category><category>Cherry Valance</category><category>Greasers</category><category>Socs</category><category>The Gigantic Gallery</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category></item><item><title>Title: The GreasersArtist: Erin Nations Size: 16 inches x 20...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvgjsatT8C1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Title: The Greasers&lt;br/&gt;Artist: Erin Nations &lt;br/&gt;Size: 16 inches x 20 inches&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the rivalry show, this is one half of the “Greasers vs. Socs” rivalry from SE Hinton’s Classic book “The Outsiders”.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At age eight, Erin acquired an early interest in art, primarily in animation and illustration. Influenced by childhood cartoons, her work often depicts youthful imagery with undertones of mature content. Her stylized characters cope with heartbreak, yearn for desires that cannot be fulfilled, fall in love, and dwell in solitude. They exhibit the experiences and everyday occurrences we encounter in life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Born in St. Louis, but raised everywhere, Erin now resides in Portland, Oregon. She studied graphic design at Southern Oregon University and has been showing locally for the last two years.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13534666028</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13534666028</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:12:09 -0800</pubDate><category>Art</category><category>Pony Boy</category><category>Soda Pop</category><category>The Outsiders</category><category>SE Hinton</category><category>Erin Nations</category><category>The Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Charlie Sheen</category><category>Emilio Estevez</category><category>Tom Cruise</category><category>Matt Dillon</category><category>Francis Ford Coppola</category></item><item><title>Artist: Bennett Slater Title: “Angel Eyes” Oil on...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvet3jHBnV1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artist: Bennett Slater &lt;br/&gt;Title: “Angel Eyes” &lt;br/&gt;Oil on Birch Wood / Framed &lt;br/&gt;12” x 12”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the show featuring rivals, this piece depicts the Lee Van Cleef half of the “Clint Eastwood / Lee Van Cleef” rivalry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bennett is an illustrator and designer who spends most of his days glued to old science fiction fantasy films and Saturday morning cartoons. This fascination with the imaginatively absurd has formed a surprisingly stable connection with the way his mind imagines the constraints of the physical form, or lack thereof.Utilizing traditional media on natural wooden surfaces, Bennett is heavily inspired by the sharp dualities observed in his world’s natural and cultural ecosystems. He is constantly searching to uncover the balances between the structured form we perceive logically, and the nostalgic flirtations we conjure internally. His work is partly influenced by the precise forms and soft palettes of the Baroque masters, and the bold geometric intensity of the Russian Avant-Garde and Futurism movements. This dichotomy of contrasting artistic disciplines and influences lends itself to the underlying dualities observed in his work. As the acclaimed British art critic, David Sylvester once said, “Warhol turned to photographs of stars, as the Renaissance turned to antiquities, to find images of gods”. Bennett’s work strives to bridge that divide.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13492008763</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13492008763</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:38:07 -0800</pubDate><category>Bennett Slater</category><category>Angel Eyes</category><category>Lee Van Cleef</category><category>Escape From New York</category><category>The Good the Bad and the Ugly</category><category>Art</category><category>Spaghetti Westerns</category><category>Clint Eastwood</category><category>Gunsmoke</category></item><item><title>Artist: Bennett Slater Title: “Blondie” Oil on Birch...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lvcnvl8xqw1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Artist: Bennett Slater &lt;br/&gt;Title: “Blondie” &lt;br/&gt;Oil on Birch Wood / Framed &lt;br/&gt;12” x 12”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Part of the show featuring rivals, this piece depicts the Clint Eastwood half of the “Clint Eastwood / Lee Van Cleef” rivalry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Available at &lt;a href="http://www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13435342772</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13435342772</guid><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:50:09 -0800</pubDate><category>Lee Van Cleef</category><category>Clint Eastwood</category><category>Blondie</category><category>Bennett Slater</category><category>Art</category><category>Rivals</category><category>The Outlaw Josey Wales</category><category>Dirty Harry</category><category>Kelly's Heroes</category><category>Hang em High</category><category>spaghetti westerns</category><category>westerns</category><category>The Good the Bad and the Ugly</category><category>A Fistful of Dollars</category></item><item><title>Winner Takes All / We Are the Champions
Is there any greater...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lva7v4ZkhQ1qcjcaho1_400.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Winner Takes All / We Are the Champions&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Is there any greater motivator than rivalry?  Jealousy?  Competition?  So often, the legends in any field, whether it be art, sports or business are remembered in pairs, or movements.  Edison vs. Tesla, Mozart vs. Saliare, Cobb vs. Ruth or even Jobs vs. Gates.  It is in the motivation of a rivalry that often pushes extraordinary people beyond what they themselves had considered their own limits.  This month we bring together artists from near and far to celebrate this energy, and some of the most celebrated duels.  &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="p1"&gt;For this show, each artist has chosen a rivalry.  The artist will create two pieces, both sides of the chosen rivalry.  One side of the rivalry will be on display at the Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, the other side of the rivalry at the Gigantic Gallery.  &lt;/p&gt;


&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Artists On Display:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Brooks Casbaugh uses a keyed up CMYK palette, often times on unconventional mediums like mylar, to create an energetic portrayal of American youth.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt; Ian “South Bend” Seniff is a Portland based bloke who makes paintings. His work has been shown on many walls, some not his own.  Ian’s work is a result of his childhood obsessions meeting his adult obsessions. However, it should be noted that many of his childhood obsessions have remained unchanged for over 25 years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Viktor Hertz is a Swedish based freelance photographer and graphic designer with a passion for film, music and funny youtube videos. He is remarked for his pictogram work, particularly used for custom movie posters, and has been featured in Red Bubble and Bored Panda.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Jason Edward Davis is a big headed monster with shirts that are too small who gets inspiration from whiskey, horror movies, dating, self-help books, inspirational posters and organized events that take place in malls.  Jason is a multiple award winning artist, including a Ford Family Foundation scholarship.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Bennett Slater is an illustrator and designer who spends most of his days glued to old science fiction fantasy films and Saturday morning cartoons. This fascination with the imaginatively absurd has formed a surprisingly stable connection with the way his mind imagines the constraints of the physical form, or lack thereof.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Shannon Larson is an artist, curator and lover spuds.  Best known for transforming phenomenon of all sorts into potato based art, she is a friend  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Myah Bailey: Known best for her digital illustrations and tilt-shift photography, Myah is an artist who enjoys exploring new and unorthodox processes.  Myah was raised in Hartford Connecticut, received a BFA from Eastern Michigan University and currently resides in Portland.  Her work has been featured on the websites of Share Some Candy, Juxtapoz and Atelier. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p class="p3"&gt;Susannah Kelly: Has always been drawn to the human figure, particularly the contorted and dilapidated. Much of her work revolves around these malformed beings and their attempts at meaningful interactions. The vague nature of love, trust, and understanding often creates uncertainty in our relationships.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p5"&gt;Neil M. Perry is an artist and illustrator, with creative roots in Edinburgh, Scotland, currently living and working in Portland, Oregon. Neil has participated in group and solo exhibitions at galleries in Europe, the United States and Japan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p5"&gt;Erin Nations: Born in St. Louis, but currently residing in Portland, Erin uses youthful, simple imagery to capture a variety of emotions and subject matters.  Her stylized characters evoke child like wonder, as well as complex adult emotions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p6"&gt;Katie Bacigalupi was born and raised in Fairfield, California home of the Jelly Bean.  She is mainly inspired by strange memories, dreams, pop culture and her undying love for animals.  Currently she lives in San Francisco, California. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p6"&gt;Roxanne Patruznick is a Portland based artist remarked for her noir inspired female characters.  She is a highly accomplished artist, and has worked as a character artist on such shows as King of the Hill and Southpark.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13358404682</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13358404682</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 11:09:04 -0800</pubDate><category>rivals</category><category>tesla</category><category>edison</category><category>ahab</category><category>moby dick</category><category>the last unicorn</category><category>the red bull</category><category>good girls</category><category>bad girls</category><category>super mario</category><category>sonic the hedge hog</category><category>skeksis</category><category>the dark crystal</category><category>greasers</category><category>soc's</category><category>the outsiders</category><category>se hinton</category><category>art</category><category>benjamin benjamin gallery</category><category>portland</category><category>gigantic gallery</category><category>Erin Nations</category><category>Bennett Slater</category><category>Roxanne Patruznick</category><category>Brooks Casbaugh</category><category>Katie Bacigalupi</category><category>Susannah Kelly</category><category>Neil M. Perry</category><category>Viktor Hertz</category><category>99%</category></item><item><title>“Mind Of A Martian” Bennett Slater 1st Edition Print...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv1lty2IDX1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“Mind Of A Martian” Bennett Slater &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;1st Edition &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Print Size: 5”x5” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fugicolor Crystal Archive Paper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13143137239</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13143137239</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:32:22 -0800</pubDate><category>Bennett Slater</category><category>Benjamin Benjamin Gallery</category><category>Portland Fiction Project</category><category>Martian</category><category>Art</category></item><item><title>“Dahl” Bennett Slater 1st Edition Print Size:...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luz5y1ttVU1qcjcaho1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;“Dahl” Bennett Slater &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;1st Edition &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Print Size: 6”x8” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;span&gt;Fugicolor Crystal Archive Paper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;available at &lt;a href="http://benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com/product/high-tea-with-her-majesty" target="_blank"&gt;http://benjaminbenjamin.bigcartel.com/product/high-tea-with-her-majesty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13016259393</link><guid>http://benjaminbenjamin.com/post/13016259393</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 08:44:30 -0800</pubDate><category>Bennett Slater</category><category>Portland Fiction Project</category><category>Heart</category><category>Art</category></item></channel></rss>

