Gallery Nucleus

Gallery Nucleus Presents

AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS: H.P. LOVECRAFT TRIBUTE EXHIBIT

October 16, 2010 – November 8, 2010

Opening Reception: October 16, 2010 (7 pm - 11 pm)




Alhambra, CA – Gallery Nucleus presents an art exhibit tributing H. P. Lovecraft who is considered by many to be the most influential horror writer of the 20th century. Lovecraft’s stories deal with the terror of the unknown or incomprehensible and have inspired modern day talents like Clive Barker, Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, and H. R.
Giger. It has been recently announced that one of Lovecraft’s best known stories will receive big screen treatment at the hands of director Guillermo del Toro and James Cameron. It is difficult to deny Lovecraft’s influence on our culture.

The art exhibit promises to touch on the writer’s best known stories such as “The Call of Cthulhu” as well as some lesser known ones showcased in a variety of mediums in both two and three-dimensional format. It features several premier artists currently working in the film industry including Jordu Schell who was the character designer behind the “Na’vi” people depicted in Cameron’s Avatar. Several award-winning illustrators will also offer their interpretations of the classic horror tales including the acclaimed John Jude Palencar whose paintings have been commissioned for several Lovecraft publications. All works will be available for view online as well.

Learn more about the exhibit and the fifteen contributing artists by visiting online at: http://gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/249

210 e. main st. alhambra, ca 91801
CONTACT wade buchanan gallery@gallerynucleus.com
tel: 626.458.7477 fax: 626.458.7486

Rare Item: Original Lovecraft Watercolor

An anonymous owner contacted me, Chrispy, and is allowing us all to see this important and wonderful item. It is a water color by Lovecraft's hands. Please respect the owner as to all ownership rights.

Here is the information as posted on the original auction house site.

[Lovecraft, H[oward] P[hillips].].

ORIGINAL DRAWING IN WATERCOLOR AND PENCIL of Lovecraft's 598 Angell Street residence, 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches, signed "HPL" in lower left corner;

TOGETHER WITH two black and white Velox reproductions of the preceding; TOGETHER WITH a 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" black & white photo negative by Richard L. Tierney of same house; TOGETHER WITH small white envelope with "The 598 Angell Street residence (photo credit: Richard L. Tierney)" typed on front along with some penciled notations addressed to=2 0printer concerning enlargement and placement in book of picture; TOGETHER WITH manila envelope containing all of the preceding, sent to "Mr. August Derleth / Sauk City / Wisconsin" with printed return address of Electrical Testing Laboratories of New York and handwritten above it, "H. Koenig."

The envelope is postmarked August 23, 1933.

598 Angell Street was the house into which the Lovecraft family moved in 1904 (from #454, where HPL was born) after suffering a serious financial reversal. It was a duplex shared with another family, a big step down for the Lovecrafts and a blow to the sensitive 14-year-old Howard. "This was probably the most traumatic event Lovecraft experienced prior to the death of his mother in 1921…. the loss of his birthplace, to one so endowed with a sense of place, was shattering." - Joshi, H. P. Lovecraft: A Life, p. 59. The colored sketch has a 12 mm tear at top edge and a 2 x 8 mm piece missing along top edge, affecting only the plain white background; manila envelope has top right corner torn off; all else very good.

Provenance: Koenig to Derleth / Derleth Papers. (#112454)

Donna Lynch and Steven Archer

Interview with Donna Lynch and Steven Archer - on Dark Recesses.

DR: You were recently featured in Weird Tales for your H.P. Lovecraft-inspired artwork. Can you talk a bit about that?

Steven: H.P. Lovecraft was an incredibly important writer of speculative fiction, and his work has been a huge influence on me, as it has been for many other artists. It’s been a great deal of fun to play with that pantheon and aesthetic.

DR: Why do you think Lovecraft’s writing attracts people of various cultural backgrounds, despite some of his negative and well-known personal views on race?

...more, click here ...

Alam M. Clark and Cthulhu

13"x19" Photo Archival print. Limited edition (limitation 500 copies). Print image size varies with the shape of the image. Illustration for the game MYTHOS published by Chaosium, Inc. "Cthulhu Statuette" copyright © 1997 Alan M. Clark.
Details

SKU SKU19177
Store: Alan M. Clark Art
Price: $29.00

Lovecraft's Providence (Art) c. 1905 and before

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These are artists that Lovecraft would have known well. He was a student of Rhode Island history, but his tastes leaned toward the macabre. Still, when this little book came out, Lovecraft would have been about 14. It was part of his world.

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Notes from the seller on this item:

AUTHOR: John Nelson Arnold
TITLE: Art and Artists in Rhode Island
PUBLISHER: Rhode Island Citizens Historical Association, Providence, RI
DATE: 1905
EDITION: First edition
SIZE: 6 by 9 inches
PAGES: 47

COMMENTS: Signed on the front free end paper . "To Wm Alden Brown, with compliments of John N. Arnold." The booklet contains information and short biographies about Rhode island artists. Gilbert Stuart, John Smybert, John Copley, John Trumbull, Charles Durfee, C.G. Thompson, George P.A. Healy, James Sullivan Lincoln, and many, many others. The person to whom the booklet is inscribed, William Alden Brown, was also an artist.

CONDITION: Poor. The booklet is disbound. The binding staples hold the cover through pages 16. Pages 17, and a plate are loose, pages 19-30 are together as a signature. Pages 31 and 32 are together but loose, pages 33- 46 are togeher as a signature. Page 47, the last page, is glued to the rear cover. the covers are chipped and worn. The front free endpaper has been reapired at the top edge with a piece of tape that is now discolored.