DEPTH SEEKERS: NYE in Madrid, Roast Fish Cornbread
DEPTH SEEKERS – NYE in Madrid drops in on Madrid this New Years Eve with a plethora of new mixed media works by US-based artists Andy Howell, Kyle William Harper, and Will Woodrow. On the eve of transition into an uncertain future, DEPTH SEEKERS dives into the political, spiritual, and whimsical to challenge media-washed misconception, to spark debate over national versus global perception, and to ignite cross-cultural community and connection through shared arts experience. Andy Howell’s painted line subverts the expected with distorted characters and messaging, challenging our perception of reality while anchoring us to all it’s gorgeosities and atrocities. Kyle William Harper delivers a painterly and stenciled commentary on the military pharmaceutical industrial complex’s incessant bombing of childhood awe and innocence, infusing his addiction to the open road and desire to make meaningful changes for a better world. Will Woodrow caricatures cultural and pop iconography in his hyper-detailed contemporary sculptures that taunt and entertain in three dimensions, ultimately transporting the viewer between worlds.
DEPTH SEEKERS – NYE in Madrid opens 11am on Dec 31, with a launch reception and party starting at 7pm on New Years Eve, and runs through January 11, 2025
Open to collectors on the evening of Dec 30 from 18:00-21:00.
Follow for more information and DM the gallery and artists for details. @galerianueva @andyhowell43 @kylewilliamharper @willwoodrow_
Contact Gallerist Daniel Silvo for local info: daniel@galerianueva.com
Contact curator Kyle William Harper for sales: harpervision@gmail.com
PR Contact:
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Sponsors
STAF Magazine
Sidewalk Skateboard Distribution
MACBA Life Barcelona
GHOST/SHIP Supply Co
Stance Skate Shop Madrid
Roast Fish Cornbread
Circle 3D
Sidewalk Distribution is proud to support our friend and longtime collaborator Andy Howell as he returns to Madrid for the DEPTH SEEKERS art exhibition this New Years Eve. Andy toured Madrid as a pro skateboarder and artist with New Deal and Underworld Element Skateboards, companies he started with Sidewalk co-founder Steve Douglas in the early 90’s (New Deal, Underworld Element and 411 Video Magazine). Sidewalk is currently working with Andy on a range of new projects for the Sidewalk Heritage Division… stay tuned for more news next year…
Description and Videos/Flyers for Social
DEPTH SEEKERS – NYE in Madrid – Statement and Flyers (folder)
FINAL DEPTH SEEKERS A2 A3 POSTER and A5 FLYER (Images)
FINAL DEPTH SEEKERS ANIMATED FLYER (Videos)
DEPTH SEEKERS – NYE in Madrid – Statement (File)
Additional Videos and Flyers Images
DEPTH SEEKERS MADRID- Group Long Edit.MOV (Video)
DEPTH SEEKERS MADRID-Andy Howell Edit.MOV (Video)
DEPTH SEEKERS MADRID-Kyle William Harper Edit.MOV (Video)
KYLE WILLIAM HARPER Art (Folder)
DEPTH SEEKERS MADRID-Will Woodrow Edit.MOV (Video)
WILL WOODROW Art (Folder)
Artists Bios, Links and Contact Information
Andy Howell
Direct or via WhatsApp +1 (760) 445-4343
Andy Howell Instagram @andyhowell43
WCRP on Skateboarding on Spotify / Apple (in 2 parts)
Nine Club Interview: Andy Howell
Andy Howell – Stevie Williams 25th Collab for DGK
Andy Howell LinkedIn andyhowell
“His retrospective exhibited in the Museo Centro Cultural In Buenos Aires, legendary skate and street artist Andy Howell has been featured in numerous films and art publications including the art movie Sk8face and on the cover of Juxtapoz Art & Culture magazine.”
Andy Howell is a legendary professional skateboarder, museum artist, and award-winning lifestyle and technology entrepreneur, with a rich history of building successful online and offline brands and experiences in skateboarding, art, fashion, beauty, technology, and youth popular culture. He has won innovation awards and accolades in multiple industries, been named by idN Magazine as one of the world’s “Most Wanted” 100 Creatives, and been a featured speaker at MIT’s Media Lab.
Howell’s fine art is featured in gallery and museum exhibitions and in art and culture publications worldwide. He grew up on skateboarding, punk and hip hop in early 80’s counterculture, and began infusing his musical influences into his art with the creation of skate ‘zines and punk flyers by 1984. During art school he discovered graffiti and began going out at night to paint with his friends. Always obsessed with the warped and distorted characters of Garbage Pail Kids and Heavy Metal Magazine, he began to infuse the style he had been developing on the streets into his own professional skateboard graphics in 1988, and eventually those of his companies New Deal Skateboards in 1990, 411 Video Magazine, Zero Sophisto and Underworld Element (which later became simply know as Element) in 1992. Walking a thin line between skate and street art in the early 90’s, Howell combined his board art and motion graphics together with his own original hip hop songs to create skate video parts which expressed his multi-faceted approach to creativity. As early as 1991, London’s The FACE Magazine described Howell’s work as “Disney on Drugs,” and in 2008 his work was featured on the cover of Juxtapoz Magazine, in an interview conducted by Shepard Fairey, Lil Jon, and Evan Pricco. Howell’s pokes a political stick at man’s obsessions and excesses, confining his subjects to the interrogation room of his imagination, and barely giving them breathing room on the canvas. He paints “transcendental moments,” moments of clarity and unity which he describes as “glimpses of greatness, in which the layperson transcends daily mediocrity, whether it be through discovery, triumph, or escape.” He works in sizes ranging from 4x 6” inches to 24×10 feet, and paints on anything, including found doors and tabletops, electrical boxes on the street, skateboard decks, canvas and paper. Howell prefers mixed media, “anything fast, glue, gel mediums, tape, acrylic, aerosol enamels, pen and ink, anything loose and fast.”
His commercial art and design have been used in the gaming, sports, entertainment, and automotive industries to drive engagement for the world’s leading brands. Howell creates collaborations with many of the world’s most iconic art, fashion and technology brands, including capsule collections and exclusive experiences with Levis, Stance, Skullcandy, and Supreme. His video and motion graphics work has been used for classroom study by California School of Cinema and Television, and he has been recognized as a leading global expert on mass customization.
As an entrepreneur, Andy Howell became co-founder of New Deal Skateboards in 1990. His street-focused aesthetic for New Deal Skateboards helped usher in the industry-wide trend of graffiti-inspired cartoon deck graphics, and he developed the first baggy jeans for skateboarding, Big Deals, which transcended skateboarding as one of the first global streetwear trends of the 90’s.
Howell went on to become a successful founder of other groundbreaking companies including MATCHCo (acquired by Shiseido Americas Corp), Element Skateboards (acquired by Billabong), 411 Video Magazine (acquired by Wasserman Media), Imagewerks (acq by McCann Erickson/Interpublic Group), and Artsprojekt (acquired by Zazzle, Inc). His entrepreneurial work has helped pioneer cultural movements and business models across action sports, art, fashion, media, beauty, and internet technology over the past three decades.
As an advisor, Howell inspires innovation through his holistic corporate experience as a creative, entrepreneur, athlete, designer, artist, director, marketer, promoter, brand incubator, executive and company founder. He works with portfolio companies to focus on building an authentic and intuitive connection with their customers and fans through creative collaboration.
As a curator and collector, Andy Howell draws from his roots in the emergence of street art, hip hop, and post-punk, to identify and nurture the careers of fellow artists producing fine art with intelligent commentary and insights on our ever-changing world and youth culture. The New Deal 1990 Exhibition at Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles, which he co-curated with Shepard Fairey in 2019, featured over 40 established and emerging international artists across painting, illustration, animation, sculpture and digital media.
Howell’s most recent endeavors include international art exhibitions, fashion collaborations with brands including Supreme, and his own new brand, GHOST SHIP Supply Co. His Skate & Destroy exhibition in 2024 at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s Thank You Gallery, as well as Skate or Die exhibition at Atlas Gallery in Vienna Austria, referenced 80’s DIY skate ‘zine and punk flyer themes, including his first published work of art on the cover of Steve Caballero’s SPEEED Zine in 1984, along with newer original art using 80’s techniques. He has recently produced and curated local art shows and punk rock skate jams on the Outer Banks, as well as international art exhibitions in Vienna, Austria, presented by Ghost Ship Supply, his new Skate, Surf, Fish, and Art brand that embodies the mystical allure and uniquely multidisciplinary lifestyle found on the Outer Banks.
Andy Howell Selected Exhibitions
2024
Skate & Destroy Solo Exhibition at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art’s Thank You Gallery
Andy Howell Live Painting Exhibition in the atrium of Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art
Recording The Ride: The Rise of Street Style Skate Videos Museum of the Moving Image, New York LINK
Skate or Die Exhibition at Atlas Wien Gallery in Vienna Austria
2023
Semi Solo Exhibition at Gallery Steiner in Vienna. Austria with Kyle William Harper and Anthony Ausgang
Ocean Rhythms 2 Exhibition at Swellsa Gallery in Kill Devil Hills North Carolina (Curator/Artist)
Dare Arts Council Frank Stick Exhibition in Manteo North Carolina (Honorable Mention Award)
2022
Ocean Rhythms Exhibition at Swellsa Gallery in Kill Devil Hills North Carolina (Curator/Artist)
(Contact Artist for complete exhibition list)
Andy Howell Selected Highlights and Publications
– 100+ interviews and features in online and broadcast media, magazines, books, and films
– 50+ fine and commercial art exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide
– “Digital Innovator of the Year” – WWD
– iDn Magazine’s “Top 100 Creatives Worldwide”
– Apple “App of the Day” and “Best of November” – iOS App Store
– Webby Award winner
– Featured speaker at MIT Media Lab
– Award-winning marketing and product programs for Fortune 100 and boutique brands worldwide
– Built and advised over 20 independent, private label, and mass culture brands
– Award-winning technology, marketing and promotions
-Transworld Skateboarding Magazine Pro Spotlight, 1992
-Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine Cover and Featured Interview by Shepard Fairey & Lil Jon, 2008
-Nine Club with Chris Roberts Featured Interview
-WCRP on Skateboarding with Clyde Singleton Interview in 2 parts
Kyle William Harper
Direct +1 (310) 594-2614
Kyle William Harper Instagram @kylewilliamharper
https://www.kylewilliamharper.com/
“A worldly exhibited artist popular with Hollywood celebrity collectors and corporate clientele including Adidas and Netflix, Los Angeles-based Kyle William Harper obliterates pop culture cliches with his mixed media social-political commentary.”
With both parents working for the Airline Industry, Californian Native Kyle William Harper grew up skateboarding and traveling the world. His mother, a European immigrant was an avid Art Enthusiast and Collector so Kyle grew up going to a wide variety of Art Museums and Galleries worldwide. He began drawing at around 6 years old and never stopped. Being inspired by Life and all that he saw, Kyle was a self taught artist and would soon become a Renaissance Entrepreneur, starting his own skateboard clothing company when he was 19 without any previous business experience. Having an addiction to the open road, Kyle and some friends hopped on 93-95 tour with the Grateful Dead and began promoting more of his art. He found constant inspiration in Great Leaders and Speakers like Jiddu Krishnamurti, GI Guirgieff, PD Ouspensky, Bob Marley, Jello Biafra, Hunter S Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Manly P Hall, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Huey Newton, John Lennon and the Love Movement of the Grateful Dead which would help guide his art throughout his life in hopes to help make a meaningful change for the better in the world. He has done art for Adidas, Vans, Netflix and began producing/curating events & festivals worldwide such as the Roast Fish Cornbread Summer Jam with 22 artists and 5 live bands in Los Angeles CA, the Ancient Civilizations Art/Music Festival in San Antonio TX, Ripple in New Orleans, The Meeting of the Minds in Ollantaytambo Peru, Conocimiento Sagrado in Madrid Spain, Walkabout in Vienna and the Mona Lisa Show in Berlin Germany with over 70 different international artists participating. His Art has been published numerous times in a variety of magazines worldwide from Hi-Fructose, Juxtapoz Magazine, Tattoo, Artillery to Juice Skateboard Magazine. His Paintings are shown in galleries around the world and his clothing skateboard company Roast Fish Cornbread is carried in 26 shops worldwide.
Kyle William Harper Selected Exhibitions and Media
Project Gallery (Los Angeles)
Hive Gallery (Los Angeles)
Copro Gallery (Los Angeles)
Bruce Lurie Gallery (Los Angeles)
Miguel Paredes Gallery (Miami)
The Paintyard Gallery (San Antonio)
Known Gallery (Los Angeles)
Graphite Gallery (New Orleans)
Strychnin Gallery (Berlin)
Misha Wasi Gallery (Peru)
Galeria Nueva Las Letras (Madrid)
Steiner Gallery (Vienna)
Gallery 42 (Indianapolis)
Kyle William Harper Selected Media
Juice magazine
Juxtapoz magazine
Hi-Fructose magazine
Easy Reader (Los Angeles)
Artillery (Los Angeles
Tattoo magazine (Europe)
Will Woodrow
Direct +1 (317) 474-3529
Canvas Rebel: Meet Will Woodrow
Will Woodrow scultpures also available at Circle 3D
“Nationally recognized sculpture and multi-media artist Will Woodrow has been featured in multiple showcases, publications, podcasts, interviews, and solo exhibitions. His collectors include famous athletes, and high profile business people across the U.S. with his first public monument sculpture slated for spring of 2025. His work can be found in galleries and collections from coast to coast in the U.S.”
Indianapolis based artist Will Woodrow is a self-taught painter/sculptor, as well as an accomplished recording artist. He works in many mediums including cement, fiberglass,canvas, metal, etc. He has an extensive background as a commercial tradesman which is reflective in the current body of work. Current and future projects place an emphasis on the fabrication and castings from various precious metals.
Woodrow is the owner operator of Indianapolis based Circle City 3D and 5108 Studios. His sculptures and 2D works have been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the United States. In January 2025, Woodrow is expanding to an international audience in a group exhibit at Galeria Nueva in Madrid, Spain
Works by Will Woodrow can be found throughout the United States in such galleries as Virgil Catherine Gallery (Chicago), D. Colabella Fine Art Gallery (Connecticut), Warbuton Gallery (New York), Hudson Yards Gallery (New York), Gallery Forty-Two(Indianapolis), The Hive (Los Angeles), Corey Helford Gallery ( Los Angeles), and in many private collections and public installations.
Will Woodrow Selected Exhibitions
2024
-“Madness”- Gallery Forty-Two: Indianapolis, IN
-“Hidden Gems”, Corey Helford Gallery: Los Angeles, CA
-“Anniversary show”: The Hive- Los Angeles, CA
-Virgil Catherine Gallery: Chicago, IL May 2024
-Liberty Glass Gallery: Miami, Florida April 2024
2023
-Circle Gallery, Carmel, IN
– “Madness”, Gallery Forty-Two: Indianapolis, IN
-“Let me fly” Yonkers Arts: Yonkers, NY
-“Beautiful Showcase Homes”, Virgil Catherine Gallery- Chicago, IL
-Dave Ruggeri Gallery- St. Louis, MO
-“Primary Vibes”, Collabella Fine art Gallery- Connecticut
-Art of speed” Gallery Forty-Two: Indianapolis, IN
2022
-“Mixed Media street art exhibit”, Hudson Yards Gallery: Manhattan, NY
-Circle Gallery: Carmel, IN
-Virgil Catherine Gallery: Chicago, IL
-“June art show”, Hudson Yards Gallery: Manhattan ,NY
-“Wild Things”, Collabella Fine art Gallery: Connecticut
-“C/overt Observations”Virgil Catherine Gallery: Chicago, IL
-“Winter Mash-up”, Warburton Galerie: Yonkers, NY
Solo Exhibits:
-“October in 3D”, Gallery Forty-Two- Indianapolis, IN Oct 2022
-“Autumn Imaginarium” Gallery Forty-Two- Indianapolis, IN Oct 2023
Will Woodrow Selected Media
Canvas Rebel Magazine Sept 2024
Bold Journey Magazine JAN 2024
August 2023: Fox 59 feature “Made in Indiana” interview
August 2023: Chopped Liver podcast interview
Fox 59: Art of Speed interview May 2023
Wish tv 8 : Art of Speed interview May 2023
Canvas Rebel Magazine: Featured Artist July 2023
CBS 4: Madness Interview March 2023
Wish tv 8 Madness interview March 2023
Urban Times Magazine : 2022
Indy star fall arts guide October 2022
Indianapolis Monthly October 2022
Pattern Magazine “Artist of the week” May 2022
Super Show Podcast interview Feb 2022
“But do you have a real job?” Podcast interview Jan 2022
