Kreepy Auction!

Jul 6, 2010

Topic: Events | Tags: buffalo, gallery, painting

Our favorite kreepy local is hosting an exhibition and silent auction featuring a new medium of work than we’ve formerly seen. Jeffrey Vincent of Kreepy Doll Factory fame (see video below) will be selling acrylic paintings, large and small, at The Vault on Friday July 16th at 6 pm.

The auction is a two part benefit says Jeffrey, “I am attending the Hoffberger School of Painting at MICA in Baltimore, Maryland in August. I will be enrolled in the masters program at this institute. The money from the auction will go towards my tuition and living expenses while attending this program. Secondly, I haven’t exhibited in Buffalo in over a year and I have created over forty new paintings since last October. I wish to give my friends and fans of my work the opportunity to purchase some of my new work at an affordable price before I have to leave town. I like the idea of leaving little pieces of myself here. The show will also function as a going away party where I can say farewell to many faces.”

In a similar fashion to his whimsical and somewhat sinister dolls, his primary focus when painting is contemporary folklore and modern visual narratives. The colors and landscapes are brightly colored planes of texture but some of the people depicted have a grimace or smirk–sometimes they lack any facial distinction at all. Jeffrey’s work has hints of a Ben Shahn influence; a study of polemic themes that do not directly call out any specific guilty parties, but instead open the topic for discussion. These new works are a rejuvenation of Vincent’s creativity and allow us (gulp) more insight as to what exactly goes on inside of his head. Jeffrey states that his inspiration comes from the studio space he rents and the creatives he surrounds himself with. “All of this new work was made possible by Brian Wantuch of ‘Wasteland Studios‘ at 700 Main. I rent a studio from Brian and my experience over the last year at 700 Main has been an excellent and inspiring experience.”

This is a cash auction, credit will not be accepted, checks will be considered.

More of Jeffrey Vincent’s paintings can be see on his Flickr page

Exhibition and Silent Auction
New Works by Jeffrey Vincent
702 Main Street at The Vault
Friday July 16th, 6-10 PM

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