HUGE "DOPPELGANGERS" Print On Sale SOON!

Over the course of 6 years, I would occasionally paint a quick watercolor portrait of one of my favorite movie “monsters” as a little therapy break. This side project quickly became an obsession in revisiting every movie I loved growing up and making myself smile along the way. Last year, all 185 paintings were collected individually and published in my latest art book, called “Doppelgängers”. However, now, all of these maniacs are finally hanging out at the same party. All 185 of my favorite monsters on one giant horrific print.

“DOPPELGÄNGERS” Limited Timed-Release Print
Designed (and signed) By Alex Pardee (ME!), inspired by a lifetime of horror.
36” x 24”
Printed with archival inks on bright cold press cotton rag paper.
$80 each

On sale online for ONLY 13 DAYS, starting JULY 20 at 6AM PST through AUGUST 1ST at 11:59PM PST, after which we close up the Vault of Horror and lock this print away in the dungeon it was birthed in. 

It will be available online exclusively here on my site on July 20: http://www.alexpardee.com

BONUS COMIC CON EXCLUSIVE: A limited supply of this print will also be available in person at San Diego Comic Con. Anyone who purchases this print at my booth at San Diego Comic Con (BOOTH #5502) will receive a little EXTRA fun: A pair of signed and numbered exclusive “Event Tickets” as well as a cheat-sheet/legend to be able to easily identify each monster and the film they inhabit (both items seen here). The Comic Con price is also $80 each. (NOTE: If I have any extra cheat-sheets or tickets left after Comic Con I will randomly insert them in some online orders).

Thanks so much in advance. This print means a lot to me.

FULL COMIC CON RELEASES AND SCHEDULE!!!

My favorite time of year is almost upon us. A time when you can don a cape with pride. A time when you can wear a fanny pack as a genuine utility belt. A time when you can yell “I’M MR. MEESEEKS LOOK AT ME!” and people respond with “You’re AWESOME, Bro!” instead of running the opposite direction. 

Yes. The Mardi Gras of NerdDom that is COMIC CON will be emerging from the grounds beneath San Diego and entering our dimension for 5 days, transfixing 200,000 of us into drooling fanboys fueled off of free flyers, giant bags, and the slim possibility of running into Daryl Dixon at a urinal.

And this year, for my 15th time in 16 years, I WILL BE THERE alongside two of my best, most creative friends, Dave Correia and Jon Wayshak at our usual location, BOOTH 5502 located right inside the main “A” Entrance (or as we have referred to it as, right inside the “A-Hole”). Our 20-foot long booth will be packed with purchasable-nightmares from the 3 of us, so PLEASE make sure you come by our booth AT LEAST ONCE in your epic journey of zombie-dodging, line-sitting, nacho-eating and joker-spotting.

I will be at BOOTH 5502 ALL 5 DAYS with some new stuff, some new collab projects with SuperSecretFunClub, Junk Fed and a Secret Collab , some giveaways, and some nervous handshakes, so come get all of those! Here’s a preview of most of the stuff I will have available at BOOTH 5502, but please make sure to FOLLOW ME ON ALL OF THESE OUTLETS for more previews, product details and announcements:

Twitter & Instagram: @ALEXPARDEE
Facebook: AlexPardeeArt
SnapChat: Alex_Pardee

And lastly, even after all these years, we still get the “Hey we couldn’t find your booth” comment, which is understandable considering that our booth number is placed oddly on the official map. So please take a look at THE MORE ACCURATE TREASURE MAP DOWN BELOW HERE !

BRAND NEW SHIRT ON SALE (FOR A LIMITED TIME!)

It’s been over a year since I have released a new friend for your chest. That changes NOW. Limited Timed-release “POLLEN OATES” T-SHIRT ON SALE HERE NOW FOR ONLY 7 DAYS!

“POLLEN OATES”
Designed By Alex Pardee
11-color screen print on Charcoal soft cotton T-Shirt
Printed By Bear Designz
$28

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

Limited Edition Timed Release. This will only be available to purchase UNTIL JULY 4th! After that, you are going to have to tear it off the torso of one of the lucky ones! Prepare to fight!

*Note: Because this is a pre-release limited offer, please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery from time of purchase. Thank you for your patience.
 

THE ASTRALNAUTS HAVE LEFT THE PLANET...FOR NOW

Well, "THE ASTRALNAUTS" art show has officially ended, and there's not much more to say aside from THANK YOU!!! It was an amazing ride, and Matt and I can't wait to continue expanding the Astralnauts universe. If you couldn't see the show in person, or if you would like to visit it again in 2-Dimensions, our good friend PAUL ANTHONY put together this awesome video walkthrough of the gallery and of opening night. 

Greg Aronowitz sculpts my GHOST!

The incredible Greg Aronowitz and his magical team of fabricating wizards created the centerpiece for our "ASTRALNAUTS" art show at Gallery 1988 in LA (which is still on display until June 25th, check out the whole show online HERE). The work Greg usually does in the movie and TV industry is phenomenal, but I was BLOWN AWAY by how amazing this WYATT sculpture he did was. So so so great. Watch him and his team at Barnyard FX create Wyatt from scratch in this video below. If you have a chance to see Wyatt in person at the gallery YOU SHOULD GO! HE WILL LOVE YOU!!!! (so will we).

Check it out:

Greg was thrilled to be invited to participate in famed artists Alex Pardee and Matt Richie's art show entitled ASTALNAUTS. This gallery collection focused around the story of a space exploration team who's job it was to seek out and capture rough spirits through the Galaxy.

"ASTRALNAUTS" Opening Photos

"The Astralnauts" Art Show was a complete success, and we can't thank everyone enough for supporting such a weird new world. We are still gathering our senses and decompressing, but please feel free to take a look at all of the artwork that is NOW FOR SALE HERE ONLINE at Gallery 1988, and take a look at a few photos from opening night, courtesy of BEAU RYAN. 

For a full gallery of 100 photos from the opening, check out my Flickr here

The gallery show will be on display at Gallery 1988: West (7308 Melrose Ave, LA, CA) for the next three weeks so please take a stroll in and enter the weird spacey world of mine and Matt Ritchie's "The Astralnauts".

"THE ASTRALNAUTS" OPENS THIS FRIDAY!

I’ve been spiraling out of orbit for the last few months. Dodging emails, avoiding sleep, and having Chloe hide my phone randomly inside of my 97 hollowed out Cabbage Patch Kids that I have carried with me for years, all for one reason, and that reason is finally coming to fruition in just a few days! The reason? Dun-dun-dunnn…I’M PREGNANT!.... Ok, well, that’s not true. Although I have tried swallowing a uterus in hopes that it attaches itself into my stomach lining and evolves, allowing me to carry a dinky little lifeform that craves pickles, it’s unfortunately still medically impossible for me to have a baby. But, I AM birthing something into the world this Friday! Or rather, I should say, WE are birthing something into the world this Friday.

On Friday, June 10, at renown pop-culture Gallery 1988(West) in Los Angeles, California, one of my best friends, MATT RITCHIE, and I are presenting a brand new show filled with almost 100 drawings, paintings, wood carvings, dioramas, scribbles, stories and even a ridiculously whimsical sculpture installation from our special guest, GREG ARONOWITZ.

“So, is that ALL?”

NO, Shark Tank Hosts, that’s definitely not all! We have also partnered up with collectible pin company YESTERDAY’S and we will have a bunch of limited pins to go along with the art and the story!

Working together with Matt on this project has been incredible since the moment our parents married each other and we were forced to share bunk beds and then found out we were best friends and that we should do an art show together.

Although I have always focused on creating new worlds and new narratives for each art show I do, this is the first time I have created a world together with someone I admire, and because there was two of us being weird, and being inspired but different things, it made the property and the work that much more expansive. This is the biggest, most focused show I have done in 5 years! And I can’t wait to share it.

If you are anywhere near LA this Friday, June 10, at 7PM, please come join Matt and I (and Greg, too, if we untie him!) as we unveil our new world filled with ghosts, aliens, haunted planets, spaceships, jokes, and a cybernetic dolphin.

Oh, and the first 50 people that show up at 7 will get a little special something FREE!

“The Astralnauts” opens Friday, June 10 at 7PM at Gallery 1988:West in Los Angeles, CA.

Gallery 1988:West
7308 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 937-7088
www.gallery1988.com

www.theastralnauts.com

“The Astralnauts”
‘Naut your average ghostbusters….

In the year 2092, a group of scientists finally proved that ghosts and the spirits of the dead are, indeed, 100% real. 20 years after that discovery, a motley crew of Earth’s best paranormal investigators are given the task of venturing into the galaxy to rid the universe of the most mischievous ghosts in space, one bizarre planet at a time….

…they call themselves “The Astralnauts”

Featuring new works of all shapes, sizes, and consistencies by Alex Pardee and Matt Ritchie, their collected artwork will showcase all aspects of the adventures of The Astralnauts, from hunting ghosts in space and exploring unknown planets, to customizing homemade weapons, dealing with alien-possession, and how to wash intergalactoplasm stains out of their pants.

We asked Matt & Alex if they had to describe this new art show by using one irrelevant 1990’s sitcom title, they both immediately said “Out of this World”.

“The Astralnauts” opens on June 10, 2016 exclusively at Gallery 1988 in LA. Follow @alexpardee & @rat136 for previews and progress (and ghosts).

My Name is MUD...BABY! New "PRIMUS" Poster On Sale Feb 3rd!

“My name is MUD….BABY!”
Yes, “Mudbaby” is my name. Or rather, I wish it was. Which is why I decided to portray myself, as “Mudbaby”, in the artwork of a brand new poster I created for the best bizarre awesome band in history, PRIMUS!

Fortunately for me, Primus has been letting me get weirder and weirder with my…well…weirdness lately, and because of that, this poster is my favorite design I have done for them so far. Created for their recent show in Orlando, Florida (that they co-headlined with TOOL!), this poster sold out at the show, but I have a limited number of copies left to sell online THIS WEDNESDAY, FEB 3rd at 1PM Eastern exclusively here in MY SHOP. 

Wonderfully gooey, and beautifully screen-printed by the wizards at Mama’s Sauce, these 5-color screen-prints are repulsive enough to keep any nosey neighbors away from your house. 

The main edition (shown here) measures 18” x 24” and I will only have 50 of them to sell (for $50.00 each) and don't miss the Ultra-Limited Mirrored Variants (shown below) that will be on sale tomorrow too! 

See you on this Weds! (at 1PM Eastern here on MY SHOP)

MAIN TOUR EDITION
Limited Edition of 250 (only 50 available to purchase here)
5-Colors on White French Paper Stock
Signed & Numbered By Alex Pardee
$50 Each

"GOLD" Variant
Limited Edition of 15
4-Colors on GOLD Mirrored Reflective Paper Stock
Signed & Numbered By Alex Pardee
$75 Each

"EMERALD" Variant
Limited Edition of 15
4-Colors on GREEN Mirrored Reflective Paper Stock
Signed & Numbered By Alex Pardee
$75 Each

"PLATINUM" Variant
Limited Edition of 15
4-Colors on GUN-METAL GRAY Mirrored Reflective Paper Stock
Signed & Numbered By Alex Pardee
$75 Each

SEE YOU ON WEDNESDAY HERE ON MY SHOP!

"MEET THE MISTERS" New Ongoing Series

Collections of “things” have always left an impression on my imagination. Variations of something that lives within the same uniform universe always gave me a place to escape to. Everything within a “collection” belongs there. It exists there. It evolves there. And it dies there. Whether it was a collection of Garbage Pail Kids, or something more vague, like a collection of “technology-gone-bad” films, I love the idea of exploring a collected world. It’s always inspired me to imagine “what else exists here, given these parameters of this world that’s collected?” When I was younger I made up my own Garbage Pail Kids using whatever parameters I imagined TOPPS had made when they produced them. I also invented people, animals and creatures that I would hope would show up inside Gary Larsen’s “Far Side” comics. I created Smurf-spinoffs that didn’t exist, like “Mutant Smurf” and “Guilty Smurf.” I imagined mysteries that Scooby Doo and the gang would have to solve, and I imagined what other monsters Dr. Frankenstein would make if he had a second chance. To me, all of the universes that I loved growing up were just collections of things that had variations among them that jumpstarted my brain to live inside those places for a while. 

Short stories, anthologies, and serials are also “collections” that have always had a lasting effect on me, whether it’s comics like EC’s Tales from the Crypt, books like Stephen King’s Skeleton Crew, older television shows like Twilight Zone or even newer television series like American Horror Story. I love the idea of multiple events or characters existing within the same universe. And it’s for that reason, I decided to start a new ongoing series of illustrated stories inspired by two of my favorite (and drastically opposite) “collections”.

Partly inspired by “Scary Stories To Tell In the Dark” (by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell), partly inspired by “Richard Hargreaves’ MR. MEN” children’s books, and partly inspired by ONE SCENE in one episode of Spielberg’s “Amazing Stories”, "MEET THE MISTERS" is an ongoing collection of short stories and illustrations exposing some American boogeymen that you might not have heard about....yet. Written and illustrated by me, MEET THE MISTERS can be seen and read HERE on my website. I’ll be updating it off and on as I write some more stories, but I just wanted to share the first two chapters of “MEET THE MISTERS” because these new paintings will be on display as part of Jason Edmiston’s “IN OUR VEINS” group art show at the NUVANGO Gallery in Toronto. Jason personally curated a collection of artists and had us create new original work inspired by things that they love. These paintings seemed to fit perfectly amongst the other inspired works. The gallery show opens Feb 11-March 11, Heart of Toronto at Nuvango (639 Queen Street). More info on that show very soon. And stay tuned for more of my new “collection” of boogeymen.

Click here to read the first two chapters of “Meet The Misters”