12 Midnite
12 Midnite
Mar 08, 2011 – Apr 02, 2011
Heroism Addiction
36 in x 37.75 in
automotive enamel on board
Taking Liberties, the first 12 Midnite show at the Elliott Louis Gallery, marks the evolution of Midnite's foray into car culture, graffiti, neon, comic books and advertising art, culminating in a pop noir world of modern paranoia.
His trademark hard edge pop style blends aspects of commercial sign painting and hot rod pin-striping with both traditional and non-traditional painting methods and materials.
Ranging from rich textured surfaces to shiny space-age plastic and pearlescent automotive finishes, many of the new works incorporate neon as both the light source for the work and focal exclamation point that is impossible to ignore.
A true social critic who cut his artistic teeth as a political street artist, Midnite's new work examines cultural clichés by calling on iconic imagery. Midnite challenges the viewer to bring their own experience and prejudices into the artistic equation. In this way, and in accordance with one's own particular world view, a neon-lit car crash can become a commentary on modern American excess, an allegory for wasted potential, or simply stand as an explosive decorative object.
Alien Showdown
34 in x 28 in
enamel on board
$1500
Alien Space Race
10 in x 9 in
india ink on paper
$975
American Beauty: Homeland Security
64 in x 86 in
silkscreen on paper, acrylic on board & space-age aluminum
$4500
Angry, Angry
23 in x 16 in
enamel on space-age plastic
$400
Au Natural
31.5 in x 7.5 in
enamel on board
$400
Beach Bunny Bingo
8 in x 11 in
india ink on paper
$975
Billboard for a Good Idea
46 in x 31 in
antique neon, automotive enamel, space-age plastic, aluminum & wood
$4500
Blue Flame
32 in x 20 in
antique neon & stained oak
$3500
Boom
72 in x 96 in
antique neon, automotive enamel on space-age plastic
$18000
Boom
72 in x 100 in
neon & enamel on space-age plastic
$18000
Boom
22 in x 30 in
silkscreen on paper
$950
Coat of Arms
19 in x 37 in
enamel, black oak, neon & space-age plastic
Conspiranoid
48 in x 84 in
enamel & neon on board
$7000
Conspiranoid detail
48 in x 84 in
enamel & neon on board
Country Road
8.75 in x 9.25 in
ink on paper
$975
Double Woodpeckers
20 in x 50 in
black oak, neon & space-age plastic
$2800
Flaming Woody
12 in x 64 in
enamel on space-age plastic
$1200
Forever
84 in x 48 in
enamel & neon on board
$7000
Gunland Series: Greed (ed. of 49)
30 in x 22 in
silkscreen on paper
$1200
Gunland Series: Losing Your Innocence in a Parallel Universe (ed. of 49)
22 in x 30 in
silkscreen on paper
$1200
Honk for Service
53 in x 32 in
enamel & neon on board
$4500
I Finally Got It
11 in x 8 in
ink on paper
$975
I'll M.I.C. You in Hell
36 in x 49 in
enamel & aluminum on board
$3100
Luckyred
31.5 in x 7.5 in
enamel on board
$400
Media Mind Control: The Devil's in the Details
38 in x 35 in
enamel on board
$3100
Midnite Universe detail
8 in x 8 in
enamel on canvas on board
Midnite Universe detail
8 in x 8 in
enamel on canvas on board
Mindbender
36 in x 24 in
enamel & neon on board
$3100
Nitemare World
8 in x 10 in
ink on paper
$975
Poison Love Logo: Heart & Bones
7.5 in x 31.5 in
enamel on board
$400
Poison Love Logo: Little Love for You
21 in x 28 in
neon, enamal & space-age plastic
$800
Poison Love Logo: Whole Lot of Love for You
53 in x 78 in
enamel & neon on board
$5700
Pop
40 in x 48 in
enamel, space-age aluminum & neon on board
$2800
Pop
22 in x 30 in
silkscreen on paper
$950
Puzzle of the 12 Midnite Universe
37.5 in x 37.5 in
enamel on canvas on board
$6200
Road to Ruin #12
7.5 in x 10.5 in
ink on paper
$975
Road to Ruin #21
7.5 in x 9.5 in
ink on paper
$975
Say No to GMO
31.5 in x 7.5 in
enamel on board
$400
Shot Full Of Holes
34 in x 56 in
neon & enamel on space-age plastic
$2800
Smash
22 in x 30 in
silkscreen on paper
$700
Smashup
96 in x 96 in
antique neon & automotive enamel on space-age plastic
$18000
Smokin
7.5 in x 31.5 in
enamel on board
$400
Spark of Life
10.5 in x 8.75 in
ink on paper
$975
Taking Liberties
36 in x 36 in
enamel on board
$3100
The Bitter End of the Road to Ruin
48 in x 72 in
latex on canvas
$7500
The Immaculate Conception of our Lady of Internal Combustion
55.5 in x 40 in
enamel and space-age aluminum on board
$6200
The Road to Ruin
42 in x 72 in
latex on canvas
$7500
Together
84 in x 48 in
enamel & neon on board
$7000
Whatever Happened to the Carrots Gone Bad
24 in x 36 in
latex on canvas
$3100
Your Thorny Love
48 in x 42 in
wood, antique neon & space-age plastic
$6500