Source: Mondo
Austin, TX – Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Mondo’s latest show reinvents
beloved childhood icons from the ’70s and ’80s
Mondo Gallery presents its next show, “Saturday Morning Mashup: The Art of Jeroen Huijbregts,” featuring Huijbregts’ iconic illustrations, paintings, and drawings inspired by his love of comic books, cartoons, and movies from the ’70s and ’80s. The gallery show kicks off with a reception open to the public on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 7pm to 10pmwith Huijbregts in attendance, and will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 12pm to 6pm until Saturday, May 7, 2016.Mondo Gallery is located at 4115 Guadalupe Street in Austin, TX.
“We first came across Jeroen’s work online and were instantly intrigued and blown away by it,” said Mondo Co-Founder/Creative Director Mitch Putnam. “It’s extremely exciting to see a wide variety of characters mashed up so effortlessly, adding a new identity to these beloved icons so ingrained in our imaginations. We can’t wait to see the full show come together.”
Hailing from the Netherlands, Huijbregts is an illustrator and graphic designer respected and recognized for his unique skill and the thought process he puts into each piece.
“I try to blend iconic popular culture imagery to create an image that’s recognizable, but also something that’s new and unique. I’m stoked to share the new pieces and ideas I’ve been working for this show.”
For more info on Jeroen Huijbregts, visit his official website.
Smells Like Teen Spirit,” “The Scream,” and “Bird of Prey” by Jeroen’s Huijbregts
All three: Acrylic and Posca on 300gs Watercolor Paper, 11.69″ x 16.54″
Download postcard and artwork here
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Mondo is an art gallery and online store devoted to a passionate love of film, art, music and toys. The company has received global recognition for bringing art back to movie poster design and has emerged as one of the leading curators of classic and contemporary film soundtracks on vinyl. Utilizing the talents of world class artists and designers, Mondo produces limited edition, screen printed posters based on film, television and comic properties, working with the leading entertainment brands including DC Comics, HBO, Marvel, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Walt Disney Studios and Warner Brothers as well as filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Guillermo Del Toro, Zack Snyder, Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright. Based in Austin, TX, Mondo operates out of a permanent gallery space, hosting regular exhibitions featuring a blend of breathtaking original artwork and limited edition screen prints. Mondo aspires to be a creative home for artists and designers to work and have their visions realized, whether through posters, gallery shows, vinyl, apparel or toys. Their first convention in 2014, MondoCon, was a celebration of art, music, film and their creators. Mondo is also recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences with a full archive of film posters as part of their research library. The parent company of Mondo is Alamo Drafthouse.