Starkiller’s New Hope – Star Wars Inspired Artwork On display June 18 – July 7th, 2010

Dim Media and Karnak Gallery Present
Starkiller’s New Hope – Star Wars Inspired Artwork
On display June 18 – July 7th, 2010

Karnak Gallery
106 3rd Street North, 3rd Floor
Downtown Minneapolis, MN 55401

Starkiller’s New Hope is a collection of work in a variety of styles derived from a certain 6 part space opera. The artists involved include Joe Lipscomb, Ivy Sendrijas, Charles Denton and Blaine Garrett of Dim Media, Jacob Alexander, Matt Eng, Brian Priefer and Cassie Garner. Expect a wide variety of work ranging from abstract distortions to vivid painterly concept artwork. The exhibit will be up from June 13 until July 7th at Karnak Gallery above the Ugly Mug downtown Minneapolis.

Opening Reception June 18th. Featuring musical guest “Mechanical Hand for a Quarter” performing Staw Rar Christmas Special, a musical collage of samples from Star Wars related media. This reception is free and open to the public, from 6:00 pm until 8:30pm.

Starkiller’s New Hope post-reception will be followed by a musical event Videodrome: Star Wars Edition featuring Solvent, The Claps, Memoire and DJ F@ckstorm. This event is $10 and begins at 9:00 pm, also at Karnak Gallery.

“Star Wars is both an inspiration and an artistic hindrance. It’s brutally difficult to draw a fantastic creature, a space ship, or a robot without in someway invoking a Star Wars reference.” Joe Lipscomb, artist and curator at Karnak Gallery.

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