The group show ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference‘ opened on Friday, February 20th, 2015, and closed at the end of the weekend on Sunday, February 22nd. ‘In Reference’ was a quick pop up show at San Francisco’s Gauntlet Gallery that featured the work of photographer Holly Burnham and model Hattie Watson used by a group of over twenty artists as reference material for completely new work.
The following photos are from the setting up and opening night, of the moment it all happened, ended, and the artwork that made up the show.
‘In Reference,’ in brief —
The woman walks into the room. She’s watched. Observed. The man behind the canvas asks her to pose and she does. He paints. This woman becomes a huntress. She becomes Wonder Woman. The model leaves but she also stays, her image now on the canvas – her body transformed and given new purpose.
In Reference places model Hattie Watson in front of photographer Holly Burnham’s camera, and together they created a series of photographs ready for a gallery wall. Those photographs were then given to a group of illustrators, printmakers, and painters to use as reference material for them to create a piece of their own – to use Hattie and Holly’s images as the beginning for something new.
In Reference explores the relationship between the artist and the subject. The visual conversation that becomes a finished work.
Artists include Jay Shaw, Sonny Day & Biddy Maroney (We Buy Your Kids), Kilian Eng, Richey Beckett, Oliver Barrett, Eric Petersen, Ryan Humphrey, Nikita Kaun, Brett Burnham, Alaina Varrone, Randy Ortiz, Ruben Ireland, Anne Benjamin, Jack Durieux, Kyle Carter, Robert Bowen, boneface, JC Richard, Marc Aspinall, Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff, Jonathan Burton, Helen Bayly
The remaining prints and originals are available now in the Evil Tender Store
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
Setting up ‘In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
Setting up ‘In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Epiphany’ by Marc Aspinall for ‘In Reference’
‘Epiphany’ by Marc Aspinall
18″ x13″ Giclee Print
Limited Edition of 10
Printed by Gauntlet Gallery
$40
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Adrift’ by Ruben Ireland for ‘In Reference’
‘Adrift’ by Ruben Ireland
18″ x 24″ Giclee Print
Limited Edition of 25
Printed by Gauntlet Gallery
$60
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
Anyone Seen My Keys? by Oliver Barrett for ‘In Reference’
‘Anyone Seen My Keys?’ by Oliver Barrett
11″ x 17″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Lady Lazarus
$30
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Celestial’ by Richey Beckett for ‘In Reference’
‘Celestial’ by Richey Beckett
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
(the artist will have 50 APs in his shop as well as a variant edition.)
Printed by Burlesque of North America
$55
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Drown with the Monster’ by boneface for ‘In Reference’
‘Drown with the Monster’ by boneface
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Lady Lazarus
$40
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Daughter of Invention’ by Jay Shaw for ‘In Reference’
‘Daughter of Invention’ by Jay Shaw
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Lady Lazarus
$30
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery | Photo by Hattie Watson
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘The Returm of the King In Yellow’ by Keith P. Rein for ‘In Reference’
‘Return of the King in Yellow’ by Keith P. Rein
9″ x 33″ Giclee Print
(Gauntlet will offer this as a stretched canvas print at at a later date)
Limited Edition of 10
Printed by Gauntlet Gallery
$55
‘The Return of the King in Yellow’ by Keith P.Rein on a skatedeck | Photo by Hattie Watson
‘Return of the King in Yellow’ by Keith P. Rein
Skatedeck
$175
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Lady of the Lake’ by Jack Durieux for ‘In Reference’
‘Lady of the Lake’ by Jack Durieux
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Lady Lazarus
$40
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Bathed in Light’ by Kyle Carter for ‘In Reference’
‘Bathed in Light’ by Kyle Carter
17 7/8″ x 24 5/8″ 3 Color Screenprint on Dark Blue Paper
Limited Edition of 100 (50 will be sold by the artist)
Printed by Kyle Carter
$40
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘As if Through a Veil’ by JC Richard for ‘In Reference’
‘As if Through a Veil’ by JC Richard
9″ x 24 1/2″ Giclee Print
Limited Edition of 10
(This will also be available as a screenprinted edition of 50 at a later date)
Printed by Gauntlet Gallery
$40
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Honey’s Dead’ by We Buy Your Kids for ‘In Reference’
‘Honey’s Dead’ by We Buy Your Kids
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Lady Lazarus
$40
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘La Sirene’ by Jonathan Burton for ‘In Reference’
‘La Sirene’ by Jonathan Burton
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Burlesque of North America
$40
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Tuvstarr and Longleg Leap’ by Anne Benjamin for ‘In Reference’
‘Tuvstarr and Longleg Leap’ by Anne Benjamin
18″ x 24″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Delicious Design League
$40
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Cessation Of Movement’ by Eric Petersen for ‘In Reference’
‘Cessation of Movement’ by Eric Petersen
24″ x 24″ Giclee Print
Limited Edition of 10
Printed by Gauntlet Gallery
$45
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Float Away’ by Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff for ‘In Reference’
‘Float Away’ by Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff
24″ x 16″ Screenprint
Limited Edition of 50 (The edition is split. The artist will have 25 in his shop.)
$40
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Kimdracula’ by Nikita Kaun for ‘In Reference’
‘Kimdracula’ by Nikita Kaun
24″ x 36″ 3 Color Screenprint on Red Paper
Limited Edition of 50
Printed by Burlesque of North America
$50
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘The Forest Room’ by Kilian Eng for ‘In Reference’
‘The Forest Room’ by Kilian Eng
19″ x 25″ Giclee Print
Limited Edition of 1
SOLD
‘Untitled’ by Brett Burnham for ‘In Reference’
‘Untitled’ by Brett Burnham
22″ x16″ Ink, Acrylic, Colored Pencil, and Spray Paint on Wood Panel
$300
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Bramble and the Rose’ by Randy Ortiz
‘Bramble and the Rose’ by Randy Ortiz
9″ x 12″ Charcoal on Paper
SOLD
‘Hattie’ by Robert Bowen for ‘In Reference’
‘Hattie’ by Robert Bowen
12″ x 12″ Acrylic on Panel
$400
From ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’ at Gauntlet Gallery
‘Cleopatra and the Asp’ by Helen Bayly for ‘In Reference’
‘Cleopatra and the Asp’ by Helen Bayly
12″ x 18″ Acrylic, Spray Paint, Metalic Marker, and Bronze Leaf on Wooden Panel
$750
‘Untitled’ by Ryan Humphrey for ‘In Reference’
‘Untitled’ by Ryan Humphrey
9″ x 12″ Colored Pencil on Paper
$150
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Tae Hatayama
‘Two’ and ‘Three’ by Alaina Varrone for ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Jared Kelly
‘One’ by Alaina Varrone for Evil Tender Presents: In Reference
‘One’ by Alaina Varrone
9″ Round Embroidery
SOLD
‘Two’ by Alaina Varrone for Evil Tender Presents: In Reference
‘Two’ by Alaina Varrone
9″ Round Embroidery
$250
‘Three’ by Alaina Varrone for Evil Tender Presents: In Reference
‘Three’ by Alaina Varrone
9″ x 22″ Embroidery
$800
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Tae Hatayama
Opening night of ‘In Reference’ | Photo by Tae Hatayama
Holly Burnham (L), Hattie Watson (C), and your humble narrator (R) at the opening of ‘Evil Tender Presents: In Reference’
