"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".

 

 

Alex Pardee x Matt Ritchie present "The Astralnauts" Art Show

Long story short, the amazing Matt Ritchie and I are collaborating on a brand new art gallery show.

Now, not many people have the opportunity (or the ability) to time-travel. But Matt and I wanted to venture out of our comfort zone in order to seek out inspiration for our upcoming art show, so….we went into the future. Sure, it wasn’t the most pleasant thing to do, even alongside one of my best friends. Our lungs collapsed from the change in time-velocity, Matt vomited blood almost the entire trip, my skin dried out almost to the point of leprosy, and we’re both now convinced that our stomachs and bowels are permanently turned around 180 degrees. But regardless, it was worth it, just to get a glimpse of the future and to soak up some knowledge, some observations that we could bring back with us to help jumpstart ideas for our new show. We only spent a day in the future (the year 2119), but there was one HUGE noticeable discovery in the future that gave both of us an instant shot of inspiration. It turns out, in the year 2092, after 2 thousand years of speculation and skepticism, scientists are going to discover that, indeed, ghosts and spirits are REAL. Yes, that’s right. Hauntings, possessions, apparitions, poltergeists. All of them are real, and they live among us, as well as ALL of the other inhabited planets in our galaxy. But not only are they real, they are also mischievous, and some of them are downright evil.

And with that little glimpse of the future that Matt and I witnessed, we will be bringing you the world of “THE ASTRALNAUTS”, a motley crew of 5 of the galaxy’s most heroic and renowned ghost-hunters. Together they travel from planet to planet, capturing and containing extraterrestrial ghosts from all corners of the universe.

The Astralnauts”, featuring a new world of artwork and concepts from Alex Pardee & Matt Ritchie, opens on June 10th at Gallery 1988:West in Los Angeles, CA. 
And remember, these aren't your average ghostbusters.

Please follow both myself @alexpardee & Matt @rat136 on social networks for more previews, WIP's and contests!

 

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

"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”


"PUSCIFER" POSTERS ON SALE MONDAY!

What do you get if you take the evil of Lucifer and the confident sexiness of Pepe Le Pew? Easy! PUSCIFER, the mystical band fronted by Tool’s Maynard James Keenan. 

In support of their recent tour and new album “Money Shot”, I designed a screen-printed poster for their Las Vegas show last month. These limited edition posters sold out on the tour but I have 50 of them that we saved for MEEEEE! But I only need one, so I am selling 49 of them! Plus, I have a few extra versions from an alternate universe that are only available through me too, because I love creating things inside alternate universes.

So, here is all of the information you need to know in order to make sure this little Puscifer kid rolls himself up and shows up on your doorstep:

All Puscifer Posters will go on sale MONDAY, JANUARY 18th at 2PM EASTERN TIME exclusively on ALEXPARDEE.COM

And here are the different variants that will be available:

MAIN TOUR EDITION
Edition of 200 (Only 50 available)
18” x 24” 
4-Color Screenprint, Printed by Mama’s Sauce
Hand-Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee (me)
$45 each

BLACK EDITION
Edition of 15
18” x 24” 
4-Color Screenprint, Printed by Mama’s Sauce
Hand-Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee (me)
$60 each

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TOXIC EDITION
Edition of 15
18” x 24” 
4-Color Screenprint, Printed by Mama’s Sauce
Hand-Signed and Numbered by Alex Pardee (me)
$60 each

PRIMARY COLOR EDITION
Various Edition sizes
18” x 24”
2-Color Screenprint with Hand-embellished 3rd color.
This edition ships at RANDOM, you by purchasing this item you will get ONE of the following (chosen at random):
* YELLOW Version (Edition of 10)
* RED Version (Edition of 3)
* BLUE Version (Edition of 2)
* ALL COLOR Version (1 of a kind)
$100 each
 

One of a kind "ALL 3 COLORS" edition

One of a kind "ALL 3 COLORS" edition

Once again, these go on sale MONDAY, JAN 18th At 2 PM Eastern Time (11AM Pacific) Exclusively at ALEXPARDEE.com

And here is a couple of freak-questions, I mean frequently asked questions:

Q: Do you accept PAYPAL?
A:
Unfortunately, NO. Currently, my new site is powered by Squarespace, which, although amazing in many ways, does not accept PayPal as a form of payment at this time. I apologize. Most other major credit cards are accepted on checkout, but NO PAYPAL.

Q: Is it guaranteed that I will get the piece if I put it in my shopping cart?
A: NO!
The only way you are guaranteed to receive the piece that you wish to purchase is after you complete the entire checkout process. Because of this, you may need to act fast. 

Q: Will you still love me if I don’t buy one?
A:
Yes, but I will love you MORE if you do!

And here’s some enjoyable photos of the wizards and Mama’s Sauce printing the posters with their powers for funsies (click right for more photos).