~RED ENVELOPE SHOW . . ‘YEAR OF THE DOG’ / GRUMPY BERT / PREVIEW

of course, one of the earliest ‘tiny’ art shows, in the current art cycle (!!) . .
was the RED ENVELOPE SHOW at GRUMPY BERT, the first one happened in Feb 2016.

artists are asked to submit original art work on lucky red, Happy Chinese New Year (money) envelopes, with the loosely held theme – based on the celebration of the whatever Year of the Animal it is, in the Chinese horoscope – which is based on the year of your birth.
the envelopes are: 3.5 x 6.5 in.
& they are usually priced well below $100 / though you’d prob want to keep them out of direct sunlight, as the red envelopes do fade in hue, after time.
but maybe for some that is the . . . point.
longevity – being a factor of ‘scale’ – as well.

this year – is the YEAR OF THE DOG !!

and it looks to be . . outrageous !!

‘RED ENVELOPE SHOW’
OPENS FRI FEB 23, 2018 / 7 – 10 PM
the show runs thru MARCH 11, 2018
GRUMPY BERT, 82 BOND ST, BROOKLYN

see: GRUMPY BERT, RED ENVELOPE SHOW, YEAR OF THE DRAGON / OPENING PIX / ARTLOVERS ARCHIVE

here are some previews from . . this year’s event.
what’s really great is, you get to see alot of really off-the-wall, illustrators work, which you normally don’t get to see too much of in New York, on ‘exhibition’ walls.


‘YEAR OF THE DOG’ – RED ENVELOPE by . . MARK WANG (@ouch_you_slouch)
originally from Tucson, Arizona, now based in NYC.

see: MARK WANG – ILLUSTRATOR PORTFOLIO WEBSITE


‘YEAR OF THE DOG’ – RED ENVELOPE by . . HELLEN JO (helllllenjjjjjo)
L.A. based


see: HELLEN JO – ILLUSTRATOR PORTFOLIO WEBSITE

all images via Instagram @grumpybert