Stephen Tompkins Artist

Stephen Tompkins, Retna, XOOOOX, Markus Bacher, Lies Maculan, Voka, and Meapi : Beach Volley Ball Grand Slam 2011 in Austria

2011-08-05T23:06:00.000-07:00

Beach Volleyball Grand Slam 2011 sponsored by Volksbank in Klagenfurt Austria exhibiting Retna, Stephen Tompkins, XOOOOX, Markus Bacher, Lies Maculan, Voka and Meapi

Comics Make Art - Art Makes Comics : Hilger Contemporary (until July 29 2011)

2011-07-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

Comics Make Art - Art Makes Comics
Galerie Ernst Hilger
6.21.11 - 7.29.11
hilger.at

Artists:
Asgar/Gabriel
Oliver Dorfer
Erró
Keith Haring
Ai Kijima
Andreas Leikauf
Laurina Paperina
PERFEKT WORLD
Mel Ramos
Ellen Semen
Stephen Tompkins
Andy Warhol
Velimir Zernovski

An essay and some art for SMART about living spaces in the future

2011-07-11T15:15:00.000-07:00

Guido Axmann, Co-Founder and Managing Director of THEMA1, Berlin, asks Stephen Tompkins
Artist:

"What is your vision when you think about living spaces for the city of the future?"

Read Stephen's response and see the art: HERE!

Me & Andy (aka Stephen Tompkins and Andy Warhol)

2011-06-15T14:54:00.000-07:00

Wow. Speechless. I've loved Warhol's work since I was a boy growing up in Cleveland so this is both an honor and a surreal event for me to show my work alongside of Warhol's in a group exhibition at Hilger Modern Contemporary in Vienna. The show is entitled 'Comics Make Art - Art Makes Comics' (english translation) and opens June 21st running through July 29th. Hope you will go. Special thanks to Ernst Hilger and Katrin Dworczak.

WOWNOW London International Exhibition of Contemporary & Urban Art

2011-05-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

PRIVATE VIEW 1. JUNE 2011
PUBLIC OPENING 2. JUNE 2011
SHOREDITCH UNDERGROUND E1 EW5

'An International exhibition articulating
the friction between Outside, Street & Fine Art
via subversive portraiture'
Featuring:

ALEX DAW (UK), ZTY 82 (Germany), BEN WELLER (UK),
STEPHEN TOMPKINS (USA), PERFEKT WORLD (Austria),
SID ONE (UK), PAUL BUSK (Austria), GETS (Germany)
NOMAD (Germany), TED RIEDERER (USA), JAMES JESSOP (UK).
Private View / June 1st /
Exhibition Open June 2nd-9th

DETAILS HERE

Stephen Tompkins Modern Luxury Riviera Magazine Feature Arts & Power Issue article

2010-12-02T10:17:00.000-08:00

In Living Color!: Stephen Tompkins

By AnnaMaria Stephens, Seth Combs and Meredith Hattam | Photo by Ryan Allan | Riviera magazine | November 29, 2010

Oceanside-based artist Stephen Tompkins is on the move. Literally. Fresh off showing his brilliantly chaotic canvases at MCASD’s “Here Not There?,” Tompkins heads to Miami for this month’s Art Basel and then to shows in Berlin, Vienna and Singapore.

Next up? An animated ﬁlm collaboration with avant-garde jazz legend John Zorn and an iPhone app that combines dreamt-up comic characters. This month he shows at Luis de Jesus gallery in LA. For Tompkins, who once was an extra in David Lynch's My Son My Son What Have Ye Done?, mutli-tasking comes easy.

"I don't throw my work to the wind," he says, "but I also don't want to control everything. Control is an illusion."

stephentompkins.com.

"In Living Color!: Stephen Tompkins" was included in Riviera San Diego's Arts & Power feature.

Yes - click here for the Stephen Tompkins Riviera Magazine San Diego Modern Luxury Article

Ryan Allan Photography

Photo of Reuters Interview in Vienna

2010-10-11T20:26:00.001-07:00

No New Enemies!

2010-08-06T19:28:00.000-07:00

READ HERE

Article from my good friends and fellow Belgium arts collective (that I'm proudly a member) with an article about the upcoming exhibit in Vienna in October

VIENNA AUSTRIA ART EXHIBITION OCTOBER 2010

2010-07-26T09:48:00.000-07:00

The international exhibition of urban art ESCAPE 2010 – Escape the Golden Cage presents artists who have never been seen before in such an extensive exhibition and will first open its doors in October 2010. The most enthralling national and international artists were invited to the exhibition in order to display and communicate the current positions of urban art. Above all, the intrinsic references to space and urban settings as well as comic, pop and street art are the main focus of the show.

Today, street art and graffiti no longer exclusively show up in the fabric of the public, urban space, but also appear in the institutionalized interior space of museums and galleries. The spontaneity and guerrilla attitude of the - often illegal - work in outside spaces transfers to the works for the white cube, thereby lending to an internal tension and urgency, that “established art” sometimes lacks. Street artists and graffiti sprayers thus break out of the art framework and bring their aesthetic and expressiveness to a new and exciting level by means of modified media that also inspires Artists whose origin is not found in this subculture.

ESCAPE 2010 exhibits the young art genre urban art, which encompasses the positions of street artists, graffiti sprayers and artists who are inspired by these works.

ANTON UNAI, CHRISTIAN EISENBERGER, FAITH 47, JAYBO AKA MONK, MARCO PHO GRASSI, MARKUS OBERNDORFER, NOMAD, PAUL BUSK, PERFEKTWORLD, SCOT MALCOLM WIGGLESWORTH, STEFAN STRUMBEL, STEPHEN TOMPKINS, THOMAS KERAMIK MOCK, XOOOOX, ZTY 82

Read more at the official site: Escape the Golden Cage 2010 : Austria, Vienna

Stephen Tompkins iPhone Game 'FreakRace' now in App Store!

2010-06-30T11:20:00.000-07:00

Buy FreakRace in the iTunes App Store !

BlackBook Gallery Denver Colorado

2010-06-23T22:28:00.000-07:00

BlackBook Gallery "Beers and Bottle Rockets" opening Friday July 2nd at 7pm at 555 Santa Fe Drive Denver Colorado.

New works from Rene Gagnon, Stephen Tompkins, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Supakitch, Joshua Budich, Justin Lovato, Cherri Wood, Jonathan Lamb, Michael Ortiz, Ian Millard, John Fellows

2010-06-07T04:01:00.001-07:00

Luis De Jesus Los Angeles

2010-06-06T23:50:00.000-07:00

I'm pleased to announce that my work is now officially represented in the US by Luis De Jesus Los Angeles.
I'm looking forward to working with Luis on a major solo exhibition of new paintings and an animated film to be exhibited at his gallery at a future date next year. In the near future and as a sneak preview, I'll be exhibiting a new work in a group show at the gallery opening July 3rd.

2010-06-06T23:33:00.000-07:00

Installation View of Stephen Tompkins' Blackout Memoir / Invisible Voyage in the exhibition Here Not There at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD La Jolla) on view from June 6th through September 19th 2010.

Stephen Tompkins to exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego MCASD "Here Not There" exhibition

2010-04-11T20:31:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11 2010

Stephen Tompkins will exhibit a selection of new paintings, an animation/soundwork installation at MCASD's "Here Not There"

Selections of Stephen Tompkins' new work including new paintings and a new animation will be exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCASD) in San Diego in the exhibition "Here Not There" curated by associate curator Lucia Sanroman.

The exhibit will run from June 6th through September 19th 2010 and will feature a selection of artists by Lucia Sanroman who are emerging and mid-career artists living and working in the San Diego region.

READ ARTICLE HERE

My work joins "Where on Earth Have You Been?" traveling exhibition starting in Amsterdam

2010-03-18T18:42:00.000-07:00

Where On Earth Have You Been?

Volumes will be written about the visual Artists working today. It is true of any era of Art History and this period is no exception. The list of Artists below characterizes a huge gathering of important contributors to our contemporary visual culture. It is not a complete list and it never can be, though we aim to keep adding and adding and adding artists as the survey continues to travel. The goal of this survey is to educate about the importance of these artists and their respective movements in contemporary art. Movements that grow out of a DIY lifestyle, Jap Pop culture, Graffiti culture, Stencil Art culture, Street Art culture, Skateboarding culture, Design Meets Fine Art culture and any other number of subcultures that penetrate our visual landscape everywhere and everyday. The list below is composed of Artists whose work is surveyed in the ‘Where On Earth Have You Been?’ exhibition as of February 2010. It is my absolute honor to have curated, followed, adored, coveted or watched their work grow and help shape our visual culture. Appreciation is owed to every one of them for their many contributions and tireless pursuit of creation. - Hyland Mather

‘Where On Earth Have You Been?’ - May 8 - 18 Opening Reception - Friday May 8th, 2010 20:00 - 00:00
Mather:Kunst in conjunction with Streetlab_ Project Space is proud to present the mega group survey, ‘Where On Earth Have You Been?’

The exhibition features art work from a huge array of contemporary artists from around the globe. This survey continues to grow with each installment as more work is added to the traveling collection and more pieces are loaned from private collections.

The forthcoming installment of this survey at Streetlab_ highlights work from more than 80 contemporary artists.
Works from major and rising important visual culture shapers like Shepard Fairey, Banksy, Blek Le Rat, Ryan McGinness, Evan Hecox, Jim Houser and Cody Hudson is represented here. Those mentioned however, merely scratch the surface of the immense pool of talent represented in the exhibition.

The work shown is pooled from many sources including Mather:Kunst in Amsterdam, their sister affiliate in the U.S., Andenken Gallery, the private collections of some participating artists and a large portion is on loan from the Mather Family Collection.

The exhibition will take place at Streetlab_ Project Space from May 7th-17th 2010. Opening reception is Friday May 7th from 7pm.

Please join us to celebrate the work of so many of the makers of our contemporary visual landscape.

StreetLab Project space Postjesweg 2, Amsterdam

www.streetlab.nl
www.matherkunst.com
www.andenken.com

Featuring:

A.J. Fosik
Adam Neate
Aiko Nakagawa
Alex Pardee
Amanda Marie
Andrew Jeffrey Wright
Andrew Pommier
Banksy
Ben Eine
Ben Woodward
Bigfoot ONE
Blaine Fontana
Blek Le Rat
Borf
Buff Monster
Cherri Wood
Cheryl Dunn
Chris Stain
Cody Hudson
Commonwealth Stacks
Dalek - James Marshall
Dan Witz
Dave Kinsey
Derrick Hodgson
Dishwasher Pete
Ed Templeton
Elboetoe
Ellis Gallagher
Eugene Good
Evan Hecox
Exploding Dog
Faile
Geoff Mcfetridge
Hunter Gatherer
Jamin London
Jason Brunson ‘Rapes’
Jason Thielke
Jeremy Fish
Jesse Ledoux
Jim Houser
Joe Holbrook
John Fellows
Julie West
Kaws
Kelsey Brookes
Kenyon Bajus
Kozyndan
Ladies Fancywork Society
Lennard Schuurmans -Via Via
Lil’ Shy
Lindsey Kuhn
Lisa Solberg
Magic Cyclops
Marke Newton
Matt Cipov
Mel Kadel
Michael Ortiz
Mike Clark
Mike Mills
Mike Perry
Morcky
Niels ‘Shoe’ Meulman
OGI
OVNI
Paper Rad
Parra
Pinky Vision
Rich Jacobs
Rick Griffith
Ron English
Ryan McGinness
Ryan Riss ‘Craptical’
Ryan ‘the Wheelbarrow’
Sam Flores
Scot Lefavor
Scribe
Shepard Fairey
Skewville
Stacey Peralta
Stephen Tompkins
Steve Keene
Swoon
Terry Campbell
The DF Crew
The Yummies
Thomas Campbell
Thundercut
Tim Biskup
Travis Millard
Vincent Comparetto
X-O
Yoshitomo Nara
You Work For Them

Warmup Exhibition for Stroke 02 in MUNICH curated by Intoxicated Demons Gallery ::: Warmlaufen für die STROKE.02

2010-02-01T11:31:00.000-08:00

STROKE 02 Art Fair Warmup Exhibition in Munich:

From Thursday, 04.02. - Sunday, 07.02. ID Gallery holds an exhibition of gallery artists in a temporary gallery of Baaderstrasse 7, Munich Germany; a small but fine exhibition.

Some of my work will be included in the exhibit.

Stephen nominated for "best original score" for animated short Rubbuds by Maverick Movie Awards

2009-12-14T15:13:00.001-08:00

Rubbuds is a short film directed by Jan Chen of DUCK Animation studios.
Today I received word that the film was nominated for "Best Animated Short", "Best Original Score", and "Best Sound Design".
I composed the first half of the film and share this nomination honor with composer Alexander Tovar. Congrats to all who worked on the film.

Stephen Tompkins nominated by MCASD curator Robin Clark for San Diego Art Prize 2010

2009-12-03T21:00:00.000-08:00

this just in tonight...more details soon...

MONOPOL magazine covers FRISCHFLEISCH

2009-12-03T20:55:00.001-08:00

One of Germany's largest art magazines 'MONOPOL' covers FRISCHFLEISCH:

READ IT HERE

Stephen Tompkins' FRISCHFLEISCH press release

2009-09-30T09:20:00.000-07:00

photo by Robert Benson
STEPHEN TOMPKINS - FRISCHFLEISCH BERLIN

5.11.2009 Präsentation des animierten Shorts "Frischfleisch" an Orten der Manifestation von Gier in Berlin

6.11.2009 Vernissage "Frsichfleisch" in der INTOXICATED DEMONS Galerie in der Schliemannstrasse 12

Wer hat eigentlich wirklich die Macht im Staat? Die Polititk oder die Wirtschaft? Wer diktiert Tendenzenam Markt und Entwicklungen in unserem Leben? Wer bestimmt wo es lang geht?

Es sind wir! Aber dieses "wir" ist weder ein repräsentativer Querschnitt demokratischer Strömungen noch istes der Zusammenschluss vernunftorientierter Meinungsmacher. "Wir" das ist die Masse, die roheunkontrollierbare Masse. Der gesellschaftliche Mob. Das Unkontrollierbare, das Unersättliche, das ohneRücksicht auf Stand, Bildung, Herkunft oder Religion von nur einem einzigen grossen Ziel getrieben wird: der Gier!

Es ist die Gier nach Macht, nach Konsum, die Gier nach Wissen, nach Anerkennung, Sex, Schönheit und Gewalt.Wir wollen stetig Neues, wir wollen immer mehr davon und wir wollen es vor allem schnell: Wir brauchen "Frischfleisch".

STEPHEN TOMPKINS - FRISCHFLEISCH
Was passiert, wenn man klassische Cartoons aus den 20er Jahren mit ein paar Folgen von Ren und Stimpy mixt,ein paar Grundfarben hinzumischt und das Ganze dann mit voller Inbrunst und einer Vorliebe für Dekonstruktivismusauf eine Leinwand schleudert? Nichts was besser sein kann, als die Arbeiten von Stephen Tompkins. Seine Werkehaben die Anmutung einer abstrakten Verwurstung von cartoonisierter Körperteile inmitten einer das Lebenzelebrierenden Pop-Orgie.

Der in Kalifornien ansässige Künstler Stephen Tompkins präsentiert am 6.11.2009 seine Soloausstellung in Berlinin der INTOXICATED DEMONS Galerie. Kuratiert von Marco Schwalbe zeigt die Ausstellung neue Werke undeinem animierten Kurzfilm.

Tompkins Arbeiten sind bereits seit den 90er Jahren weit über die USA hinaus bekannt für seinen komplexen dekonstruktivenUmgang mit Cartoon Ikonographie. Seine explosiven Arbeiten war bereits stilprägend für eine ganze Armada anjungen Künstlern in unzähligen Ausstellungen in den USA und Europa zu sehen und haben bereits das Interesseunzähliger Museumskuratoren geweckt. Neben seinen malerischen Qualitäten hatte Tompkins vor kurzem die Chance inWerner Herzog's neuem Film "Mein Sohn, mein Sohn - was hast du getan?" mitzuspielen. Weitere Beachtung fand StephenTompkins Kurzfilm um den nicht unumstrittenen Künstler und Musiker Daniel Johnston.

Dirty Pilot Year One Rewind Limited Signed Edition is HERE!

2009-06-24T01:45:00.000-07:00

GO RIGHT HERE YOU!

DirtyPilot.com is releasing our first hardcover book
Titled "YEAR ONE REWIND" each Deluxe Edition Book will be signed by various artists
(at random) and will also come with your choice of one of 3 limited edition prints

GHOST Print - 8"x10", archival Pigment print, hand signed and numbered. Edition size 50
ALBERT REYES print- 8"x10", One color silkscreen with hand embellishing. Edition size 50
PAPERMONSTER Print- 8"x10" 2 color silkscreen, hand stencil embellishing. Edition size 50

Year One Rewind featured artists include up and coming talents along with established artists, such as Chris “Daze” Ellis, Kime Buzzelli, Bravo Jet, Albert Reyes, Papermonster, Chris Stain, Ghost, Ewok 5MH, Cern YMI, Dennis McNett, Greg Gossel, Stephen Tompkins, Enrique Martinez, Justin Bua, Michael Krueger and Daniel Johnston

A sturdy, 96 page hardcover compellation of shows, Dirtypilot.com Year One Rewind dedicates from two to six pages of illustrations of each showcased artist as well as the dates the artists showed their work on Dirtypilot.com. It also delivers biographical sketches on each contributor. The book’s introduction by offers insightful background information on the origin and focal point of the Dirtypilot site. If you’re passionate about urban art and urban artists and want to learn more, Dirtypilot.com Year One Rewind is a visual treasure trove for collectors that you won’t want to be without

Co- Published and Distrubuted by Last Gasp

Daniel Johnston at Home LIVE videos going to the Charlotte Film Festival

2009-06-24T01:40:00.000-07:00

Charlotte Film Festival

BUY 12 Daniel Johnston videos NOW on iTunes!

I appear in a new film by Werner Herzog / David Lynch

2009-03-29T10:24:00.000-07:00

Just finished filming 4 days this week in Point Loma San Diego. I was selected by Werner Herzog to play the role of an EMT in his new film about a guy who kills his mother with a sword, based on a true story in San Diego that took place in 1979.
I was on set with Willem Dafoe, Chole Sevigny, Michael Pena, Michael Shannon, Udo Kier, James Burns, and many other talented cast and crew. I even had a nice little scene with Willem Dafoe in the foreground.
I am still not sure how this has happened, but I hope you'll all go see the film when it gets released.
It's called "My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?"

Daniel Johnston : at Home LIVE

2009-02-25T07:47:00.001-08:00

My videos of Daniel Johnston are LIVE and for sale at DanielJohnstonLive.com !!!!!
All videos are for sale and the audio album with 11 LIVE songs performed on guitar and piano in Daneil's hometown of Waller at his house in 1999 is also available on danieljohnstonlive.com and coming soon to iTunes!