DAILY FEATURED CARDS-Picked by Peter Drake

"With only a few days remaining I want to highlight a few cards each day before the show closes on Saturday at 6pm" -Peter Drake

Cards by Sally Sloan - It’s springtime isn’t it? Floral & graphic patterns that brighten a dark day. Famous mother of famous daughter can you guess who? See more of Sally's work at www.sallysloan.com

Cards by Amber Sena - Beaks, Snouts & Noses they are all here. Mix & Match as they are all unique. See more of Amber's work at www.amber-sena.com

Cards by Susan Siegel - Susan says “I've been told my work is variously heaven-obscuring, irrational, charming, voluptuous, absurd, contentious, baffling, deluxe and knotty. I leave it to the viewer to decide what it means.” See more of Susan's work at www.susanlsiegel.com

Cards by Heidi Elbers - A New Orleans native Heidi has made NYC…Bushwick her new home. After co-curating BETA Spaces “XX” with fellow talented artist Mike Meadors, Heidi is back in her studio. Quoting Elbers on Bushwick and its arts community: “I wanted to be part of this, I really sought this out specifically. This is all about collaboration and building a community.” See more of Heidi's work at www.heidielbers.com

Metrocard Hobo by Jason Sho Green - Don’t miss the opportunity to see one of these big globs of paint flesh. This Brooklyn emerging artist has a great sketchbook feed at www.jasonshogreen.tumblr.com See more of Jason's work at www.jasonshogreen.com

Cards by Amy Rublaitus - Dark and moody, bulls and barren landscapes. An artist who I look forward to seeing more from. Amy hails originally from Ohio and makes NYC her home now.
See more of Amy's work in a video shot last year in her NYAA studio at www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX

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ARTINFO Hooks Up To The SINGLE FARE EXPRESS!

We are finishing a the week with a flurry of press and we are doing it in style. Here is the link to Single Fare 2 on artinfo.com

http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37310/art-that-transports-you-13-snazzy-metrocard-artworks-from-the-single-fare-show/

DAILY FEATURED CARDS-Picked by Peter Drake

"With only a few days remaining I want to highlight a few cards each day before the show closes on Saturday at 6pm" -Peter Drake

Cards by Joel Dugan - Another new artist to me, Brooklyn based artist Joel Dugan’s cards are subtle. You might notice the surface first, a clear thick coat of varnish or epoxy resin but keep looking as the images will stay with you. See more of Joel's work at www.joeldugan.com

Sleeping Series by Samuel Evensen - These pieces are even more wonderful in person. Unfortunately I must say I waited too long as all 10 were snapped up and now each have a red dot. Great pieces Samuel.
See more of Samuel's work at www.samuelevensen.com

Card by Mike Smith - Notions, darkened intersections and figures caught in the undertow all show up in the work of Mike Smith. An avid outdoorsman, Mike knows his way on an ice cliff or up a mountain. Wonder what is in his mind(s) in this one? See more of Mike's work at www.campsitestudio.com

Hand Hole punched cards by Carson Fox - 120+ suspended Icicles, thousands of cast resin flowers, mounds of faceted clouds of snowflakes and not to forget Squirrels. All are found in Carson’s recent large-scale installations.See more of Carson's work at www.carsonfox.com

Card by Angela Gram - Creepy Good work by emerging artist Angela Gram. Angela is a first year MFA student at the New York Academy of Art who did her BFA at RISD. You will want to see more… For a look into her NYAA studio click HERE! See more of Anglea's work at www.angelagramart.com

Two Days!

Today and tomorrow (Saturday) are the last days to see Single Fare 2. Sloan Fine Art will be open both days from 12-6pm. As exepected... we have been getting more great press this week. Flavorwire has a really great slideshow of some of the work and Single Fare 2 was also an "Editor's Pick" of the week on Flavorpill. DailyCandy also thinks that Single Fare 2 is so amazing that it is part of their famous "weekend guide."

Flavorwire - http://flavorwire.com/163328/subway-cards-art

Flavorpill - http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2011/3/18/single-fare-2-please-swipe-again

DailyCandy - http://www.dailycandy.com/new-york/article/99848/NYC-Events-and-Diversions

DAILY FEATURED CARDS-Picked by Peter Drake

"With only a few days remaining I want to highlight a few cards each day before the show closes on Saturday at 6pm" -

Peter Drake

Frienemies by John Nickle - John is the genius behind the animated movie "The Ant Bully" which was produced by Playtone (Tom Hanks). See more of John's work at https:www.johnnickle.net

Metroprints by Aliene De Souza Howell - Following her research projects & series on the Greensboro Massacre, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, and the Landless Workers' Movement in Brazil, Aliene says "I'm exploring ideas of social constructs and how we've chosen to define ourselves as humans. I'm using animals in my work to highlight the herd mentality within us and bring an element of humor." See more of Aliene's work at www.alienehowell.com

Watercolor cards by Austin Power - Austin's work is new to me, but not to Beautiful Decay, Daily Brink, Booooooom & freaksonline.co.uk. See more of Austin's work at www.withapower.com

Cards by Yuan Yuan Yang - Born in China, Yuan went to Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. Credits collecting art films, horror movies and indie, alternative & electronic music as influences in her art. See more of Yuan's work at www.yuanyuanyang.com

These Are The Days!!!

Sloan Fine Art is open Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and the last day for SINGLE FARE 2 is this Saturday March 26. (12-6pm daily). Tons of amazing work is still available and the entire exhibition is still on view. Check out Andrew Baker's blog if you don't believe us, click HERE... you can thank him later!

All trains lead to Sloan Fine Art!

We CAME... We SWIPED... We CONQUERED!

The Opening!

4:15 PM-Reuters arrived with camera crew

4:45 PM-a line had formed around the block

5:00 PM-doors swung open and the gallery was packed till 9:00PM...

It was EPIC!

Thank you to all participating Single Fare artists, collectors, and everyone else who helped make the night a huge success.

We CAME... We SWIPED... We CONQUERED!

A special thanks to Jane Lafarge Hamill and Christian Johnson for photographing the evening.

PRESS!

The opening last night was a huge success... more on that later along with a great collection of opening photos. For now here is a list of links with some really great press that Single Fare 2 is receiving. Starting things off is a great video interview on Reuters. The press is still rolling in strong... so expect this list to keep getting longer!

Reuters (video) - http://www.reuters.com/news/video/story?videoId=197044040&videoChannel=1004

Reuters (article) - http://blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/2011/03/18/heres-the-real-underground-art-movement/

The New York Times - http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/revealing-the-soul-of-the-metrocard/?partner=rss&emc=rss

PSFK New York - http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/metrocards-become-a-canvas-for-nyc-art-show.html

THE LO-DOWN - http://www.thelodownny.com/leslog/2011/03/metro-card-art-round-2-comes-to-sloan-fine-art-gallery.html

The Subway Art Blog - http://subwayartblog.com/2011/03/17/photos-from-single-fare-2/

Animal New York - http://animalnewyork.com/2011/03/metrocard-art-single-fare-2-please-swipe-again/

According to G - http://according2g.com/2011/03/single-fare-2-please-swipe-again-at-sloan-fine-art-nyc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=single-fare-2-please-swipe-again-at-sloan-fine-art-nyc

The Villager - http://www.thevillager.com/villager_409/galleriesoffer.html

The 22 Magazine - http://the22magazine.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/single-fare-2-please-swipe-again/

Christian Johnson Cooks Up Something Special

Christian Johnson is an amazing painter, draftsman, sculptor and also one hell of a printmaker. I was very curious to see which one of his skills he would be using this year in Single Fare 2. For the show Christian made a very special edition of linocuts on metrocards.... they are simply amazing. There will be two sets of 12 in the show. One set will be in the main gallery... so you better get there early if you want one. The second set will also be at the gallery... but we have something a little special planned for those.

What lives under Ryan Scully's bed?

Ryan Scully's bio-morphic landscape paintings have been blowing us away with their scope and beauty for years. For Single Fare 2 he turns off the lights and reveals a new narrative with familiar characters. A night-time gathering of faceless forms or the last thing you see on a long walk on moonless evening? Come find out this Thursday at Sloan Fine Art!


Ryan's gorgeous work can be seen at www.ryanscully.net.

Till The Break of Dawn!

We started at 10am Monday morning and hit it hard! It could not have been done without our awesome installation team! We powered through and hung the last card around 3am... not too bad for a few thousand cards! INSTALLATION COMPLETE!!!

A special thanks to Jason Bereswill, Jane Lafarge Hamill, Jackie Dingle, John Jacobsmeyer, Justin Rome, and the many others for their dedication and super hard work. You guys are great friends and installers... and also amazing participating artists in Single Fare 2!

Stephen Shaheen + 5,000 MetroCards = ?

Find out this Thursday at Single Fare 2 !

Breaker Baker, come in good buddy!

If Andrew Baker paints a felled tree in a forest and no one sees it, is it still a painting? We'll never know because hundreds of people are gonna see his beautiful and mysterious new works next week at Single Fare 2!

Read his blog entry about the process of making the work here at breakerbaker.blogspot.com

Oh Deer!

Oh Deer! Check out Fawna Finn's... I mean Shauna Finn's amazing paintings for Single Fare 2! This is just a sneak peak... Shauna has a few more amazing pieces that you will have to see in person when everything is hung at Sloan Fine Art on March 17th!

see more of Shauna's work at www.shaunafinn.com

Bereswill HANGS TEN!

Surf's up DUDE! Jason Bereswill thrashes and shreds his gnarly brushes and skills to create this bodacious set of wipeout surf scenes! Come see Jason HANG TEN (cards) at Single Fare 2!

Check out more of Jason's paintings at www.tonyshafrazigallery.com