Philadelphian, A.J. Fosik brought out 12 hefty-sized, hand cut, painted, and assembled variations on his iconic roaring lion face masks. He uses a scroll saw, a platform saw with a long thin blade that goes up and down, to cleanly cut his thin wooden pieces that are then constructed as blossoming mosaics. Kelsey Brookes completed the work for this show over the past two months while also working on two other major shows that were due at the same time. He said he's been painting non-stop for the past couple months, skipping hanging out with friends and loved ones, no surfing or travel... but the shows are done and up, now it's time to celebrate... and eat Thai food.

Fosik and Brookes are showing at White Walls Gallery, in San Francisco, through the end of May, next door to a solo exhibit by White Walls' proprietor Andres Guerrero. Photos of the art and artists at the opening night, here.

(shown above) "Northern Baron Beest - Extinct ca. 1813"

Scott Musgrove
Exhibition: May 10 - June 4, 2008
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 10th, 7-10 pm

Scott Musgrove has turned Billy Shire Fine Arts gallery into a museum of unnatural history. Scott provided Hi-Fructose with a few sneek peeks of his next show of new works, opening May 10, and already nearly sold out. The show will include large-scale paintings and handcarved sculptures of his animals from reclaimed wood, many standing up to three feet tall. See the skeletal structure of the prehistoric "Booted Glamour Cat" in all its glory - or the "Extinct Long Necked Lotus Loris" in their natural habitat. More here...

Nathan Jurevicius's Reformation at Toronto's Magic Pony opens May 15 and showcases original works from the artist well-known for his vector graphics and designer vinyl. He will also be at Magic-Pony Saturday, May 24 with rare Peleda figures, as well as a super-limited bronze (edition of 30) that will be available at the show. More exclusive preview images, and photos of Nathan at work taken for HF and a few words about the show from the artist for you here.

Here are a few sneek peeks at some of the newest works by Esao Andrews and Fuco Ueda for their show this Friday, May 9, at Roq La Rue, Seattle, WA. More here...

Circus, the latest large-scale collaboration by San Francisco-based artists Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall, which was curated by Gabe Scott, opened Thursday, May 1, at 111 Minna. It's an entirely new body of work that uses circus life to inspect journeys, innocence and artifice. Musical accompaniment by Mr. Jay Howell.

Ferris and Kelly also celebrated something even more special the following day. Here are our photos from the opening night.