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~STOKED~ ‼️Opening deets below‼️ : #Repost @devening_projects with @make_repost ・・・ We’re starting to make room for some amazing new work by Jacqueline Surdell who’s having her first solo show @devening_projects. “Score!” ❤️‍🔥 Opens on May 14th alongside Steve Reber, another great Chicago artist showing new sculpture. A special open house event for Jacqueline is scheduled for May 21st. Stay tuned for more details. . . . @jacquelinesurdell #jacquelinesurdell @steve.reber #contemporaryart #contemporarysculpture #contemporarytextiles #contemporarytextileart #chicagoartist #chicagogallery (at Devening Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc3MmMLFoyh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

While we won’t be gathering to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit, we will still be having an online preview and sales for our new exhibit by Nellie Le, that officially opens this coming Saturday, March 21.⁣ ⁣ Sign up for gallery previews at http://previews.rotofugi.com for first chance to purchase artwork. We are anticipating sending the preview out earlier than normal this week so sign up now if you want in on this super cute, super affordable, art action!⁣ ⁣ Note: Right now our store in Chicago is still open regular hours, 11am-7pm weekdays and 10am-6pm weekends, but we’d love it if you’d consider using our online store instead to help minimize exposure for yourself and our staff.⁣ ⁣ Image: Strawberry Hat, 6 x 6 inches, Acrylic Gouache on Wood Panel, Nellie Le, 2020⁣ ⁣ @heynelliele⁣ ⁣ #art #newcontemporary #popart #contemporaryart #painting #popsurrealist #popsurrealism #popsurrealismart #chicagogallery #hifructose #juxtapoz #kawaii #kawaiiart #kawaiiartist #cuteart #cuteartist (at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B91v76VnNWu/?igshid=1wmujts6vsa7r

This series by Eli Libson (@elilibson) for our current exhibit, Heroes & Villains, is mecha-tastic! From video games, to comics and more, Eli has reimagined 10 pop culture icons as futuristic AI-powered mechs. See the whole series at Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago through July 28, or pop on over to gallery.rotofugi.com and check it out now! #chicagogallery #contemporaryart #lowbrowart #art #painting #artistsoninstagram #juxtapoz #hifructose #hifructosemag #artist #popsurrealism #popsurrealismart #mecha #mechs #robots #beetlejuice #heman #skeletor #mario #venom (at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bznu2iFnE4m/?igshid=pwl49e7tqcz6

Looking for something fun today? May we suggest swinging by Rotofugi and checking out the new exhibit by Blake Jones? (@blake_jones)….super fun, super cute and super affordable! Over 200 pieces!!!⁣ ⁣ Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago or online at http://gallery.rotofugi.com⁣ ⁣ #chicagoartist #chicagogallery #illustration #drawing #art #sketch #illustration #artwork #draw #artist #artistsoninstagram #drawings #doodleart #doodle #doodlelovers #doodles2love #doodle_art #doodledrawing (at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxU7zpKHven/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e6xn9zzoq3no

"GLR POW!" by CHema Skandal! (@chemaskandal) for Heroes & Villains, opening Saturday, July 6 (7-10pm) at Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. ⁣ ⁣ For first opportunity to purchase please sign up for our Gallery Previews email list at http://previews.rotofugi.com⁣ ⁣ —⁣ ⁣ For our July exhibit we’ve invited three artists, each with their own distinct style, to interpret two of the most basic archetypes: the hero and the villain.⁣ ⁣ CHema Skandal! is a graphic artist from México City that has called Chicago home since 2011. An enthusiast of popular graphics and traditional printing techniques, his work reflects parallel universes, polysemic and is often inspired by popular culture ( mostly music and cartoons ) as well as social issues. His work is 99% hand-made and has been featured in a wide range of mediums from fanzines, newspapers, magazines and from gig posters to illustration catalogues and fine art exhibitions all around the globe. For “Heroes & Villains” he presents all new work containing what we could see as good or evil characters, some that could inhabit an imaginary universe but that are definitely based out of our raw, amazing reality.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ #chicagogallery #chicagoartists #contemporaryart #lowbrowart #art #painting #drawing #artistsoninstagram #juxtapoz #hifructose #hifructosemag #artist #popsurrealism #popsurrealismart #girlpower #grlpwr #girlpower💪 (at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzepB2Mnxnc/?igshid=fb2mwpmovjd6

#Repost @devening_projects with @make_repost ・・・ You have a couple of weeks left to see Jacqueline Surdell and Steve Reber's solo shows @devening_projects. The gallery is open today from 12-5; we'd love to show you the work if you're out and about. The shows close on June 25th. Jacqueline Surdell, Scylla II, 2021, braided cotton cord, paracord, oil, volleyball, steel frame, 48 x 18 x 8 inches. Photo by Ian Vecchiotti Steve Reber, Operate on Low, installation view . . . @jacquelinesurdell @steve.reber #contemporaryart #chicagoartist #contemporarysculpture #chicagogallery #scylla (at Devening Projects) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_cRfpsqTE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We are beyond pleased to be welcoming Indiana-based artist Brett Manning back to our gallery walls for an exhibit opening on January 16. We first showed Brett’s work in 2016 and she’s been very busy since then building a following for her otherworldly art and the “spooky things” that she is compelled to make.⁣ ⁣ The Endless Gloaming⁣ New Works by Brett Manning⁣ January 16-February 14, 2021⁣ ⁣ The gallery is open for viewing at Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 10am-6pm daily, or view online at gallery.rotofugi.com. Sign up for our gallery previews email list at previews.rotofugi.com to receive an email when works are available to purchase online! ⁣ ⁣ Artist’s Statement⁣ ⁣ My friends! The truth is out! It has never been more evident than now! Clutch those blankets close to your chest and hear me…NO! Hear us! ⁣ ⁣ That warm woven security you have draped around your soft body is not quite the protection you’ve been led on to believe – it is more. It is your ritual garb. The veil is not parting, oh no! She quickly decays around us! Crumbling to bits, heralding the return of the Old Ones…the ancient and forgotten deities climb from their hidden holes within caves and mountains, they emerge with ferocity and grace from the great mysterious hills and mounds of grass and stone which scatter our world. They are born from every plume of dancing smoke, man-made or otherwise. ⁣ ⁣ They have been watching and listening patiently to our cries, but for how long you might wonder? However long it has taken our collected tears to create an ocean…their return not only approaches, but it is here, now! Make way! Leave cake and milk by your front door, ring bells and light candles! Sing and dance if you feel the call! Do not fear! Celebration and respect is all they demand for their Glorious Reprise so don your magickal garb and join in on the festivities! The time of renewal is now, friends! Daytime greets the Night, old flows into new, our worlds collide! ⁣ ⁣ Embrace the Endless Gloaming, dearest friends, the glittering, all encompassing spectrum of The Everything warmly envelops us!⁣ ⁣ — Brett Manning, 2021⁣ ⁣ @brettmanningart⁣ ⁣ #chicagogallery #art #magick #magickal (at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJzhexonWd1/?igshid=1ol3yg7sb9b5o

The Sad & Horrible Show⁣ ⁣ New Works by Sad Salesman & Horrible Adorables⁣ December 19, 2020-January 10, 2021⁣ ⁣ As we were planning the end of our exhibit calendar for this year we couldn’t have known just how insane 2020 would be, but we’re ending the year on something Sad and Horrible regardless, very apropos. But there is literally nothing sad or horrible about the works of Sad Salesman and Horrible Adorables — both make some of the cutest things on the planet and we can’t wait to show you what they’ve been up to!⁣ ⁣ The exhibit will be open for viewing and sales beginning Saturday, December 19, 10am-6pm, but we are being cautious and will not be holding an opening reception. There will be many pieces in the exhibit that are cash and carry, so it’ll be a great show for a little gift shopping!⁣ ⁣ Can’t make it to the gallery? Sign up for our gallery previews email list at http://previews.rotofugi.com to receive an email when works are available to purchase online, often before the exhibit officially opens!⁣ ⁣ The gallery is open for viewing at Rotofugi, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, 10am-6pm daily, or view online at gallery.rotofugi.com⁣ ⁣ About the Artists⁣ ⁣ Sad Salesman is New York-based artist Eric Althin…he believes there is a little sad salesman in everyone. He created a tragic but tenacious fellow, who ended up becoming his mascot/logo/website. He has always been a character lover and for most of his life, a toy collector. As a kid it was He-man and Star Wars toys, then it became designer toys and sofubi. He started sculpting his own toy designs and fell in love with bringing new characters into the world to make your inner sad salesman smile :) ⁣ ⁣ Horrible Adorables are the creations of Jordan Elise Perme and Christopher Lees, a wife and husband team from Cleveland. They met at the Cleveland Institute of Art where Jordan graduated with her BFA in Fiber & Material Studies, and Chris was pursuing training in fine arts after completing his BS in Mechanical Engineering.⁣ ⁣ @sad_salesman @horrible_adorables @horbsadorbs ⁣ ⁣ #chicagogallery #hifructose #juxtapoz #art #artgallery #designertoys #sculpture #softsculpture #resintoy (at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZeSu3HxTm/?igshid=ql41jyef6llw