50 Contemporary Artists by Art Whino

Hey all please check out the NewBrow 50 Contemporary artist book brought to you by Shane Pomajambo of Art Whino. This is great book filled with a lot of great artists including myself.


http://artwhino.com/collectible-toys/art-whino-book-newbrow-50-contemporary-artists

Get to Give Art Benefit

Here's some progress pics of my bag for the Ark Collective Get to Give Art Benefit in San Diego.

http://arkcollective.com/

http://arkcollective.com/2011/06/07/weekly-feature-tony-philippou/

Culver City Art Walk

Iron Lion

Here's some progress pics of Iron Lion .

This will be up in LA at Thinkspace Gallery.

"Iron Lion"

11.5 in x 15 in, Oil on Wood.

Inked Souls

DECEMBER 13th

Art Whino Gallery

122 Waterfront st

National Harbor, MD 20745

"Lelantos Spirit of the Hunt"

14 in x 11 in

Oil on Board

Also painted some kicks to go along with the piece.

Lelantos was the greek god of air and skill of stalking prey. Who happens to love blue buffalo's and putting their heads on his kicks for display.

http://www.artwhino.com/_webapp_3659694/Inked_Souls_3

http://www.tagur.com

Gold Horns

Here are pics from my piece for Thinkspace Gallery 5th anniversary show.

"Seeking The Minotaur"

40 in x 16 in

Oil on Wood

Seeking The Minotaur

Story goes that a young hero Theseus was to slay the Minotaur. With the help of his beloved Ariadne he would be able to retrace his steps in the labyrinth in which the Minotaur dwelled. Ariadne had given Theseus a ball of yarn to help navigate his way out once he had killed the Minotaur.

LOVE CONQUERS ALL

Here are pics of the pieces from the show.

http://www.thinkspacegallery.com/2010/08/works.php

"Iron Queen," 24.25 in x 17.5 in, Oil on Wood.

Iron Queen

Translated by Tony Philippou

Goddess of planting seeds and nurturing plants Persephone was out amongst her elements and saw a particularly afflicted narcissus (daffodil) that needed attention.

As Persephone reached for this Narcissus, Hades seized her and brought her back to the Underworld. Her mother Demeter searched everywhere to no avail, until Helios the all-seeing sun told Demeter how Hades abducted her.

Zeus sent Hermes to obtain Persephone; hearing of this Hades tricks her into eating seeds from a pomegranate. This act binds her to return to the Underworld for six months out of the year leaving the earth barren and cold. Here she is the Iron Queen, mistress to the lord of the Underworld. Her stare pierces the soul and convinces its victim of the beauty of death.

It is not until she emerges from the Underworld to take her seat at Mt. Olympus does the earth bear its fertility.