{"title":"Erik Foss x Joe Roberts","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErik Foss works in such media as oil paint, tobacco, and found objects, creating work that is both haunting and beautiful. His book of art and photos, “If These Were Songs, They Would Be Sad Songs,” will be available this summer. \u003c\/span\u003eHe is the founder of the infamous Lit Lounge and Fuse Gallery in NYC. Now closed, Lit Lounge was an integral part of the artistic community in downtown Manhattan in the early 2000’s. Fuse Gallery has also shuttered its doors but continues to be active with emerging artists and curators.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eErik Foss has had solo shows at Paul Loya Gallery in Los Angeles and Malik William Co. in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Roberts creates work in a variety of mediums, including collage, painting, and dioramas. His pieces are dotted with references to childhood, from films to comic books. There is a constant sense of nostalgia present paired with a healthy dose of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Roberts  has been the subject of solo shows at Paul Loya Gallery in Los Angeles and Home Alone 2 in New York City and as well as numerous group shows. Unpiano Books published “LSD Worldpeace,” a book of his drawings and paintings in 2014 in conjunction with his solo show at Slow Culture in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"last-run-2016","title":"LAST RUN\/POSTER, 2016","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ePoster: 30 x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGallery Frame: 30 x 24\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShadowbox Frame: 32 x 26\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Last Run” is a head-on collision of the passions of artists Erik Foss and Joe Roberts. A piece of cardboard floats in mid-air, its shape reminiscent of an amulet. The energetic marker drawings mix sketches of aliens, smiley faces and peace signs with a one-point perspective drawing of a temple. Rainbow stripes radiate outwards and everything comes to a point at a cheeky image of Mickey Mouse. All this combines to create an image that could be an artifact from alternate dimension, or from a break in the space time continuum. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErik and Joe met in 2011 and were immediately inspired by each other’s work. They set about collaborating soon after. They worked side by side at Erik’s New York City studio and once Joe returned to San Francisco, they mailed drawings back and forth, creating a bi-coastal studio practice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir collaboration is rooted in a shared interest in and inspiration by politics, comics, conspiracy theory, skateboarding, psychedelic, and counterculture. The contrast of innocence and degradation is a central vein in their work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster on 80 lb silk McCoy archival paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10% of every poster purchased helps fund art classes for kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/theposters.co\/collections\/erik-foss-x-joe-roberts\"\u003eRead more about Erik and Joe here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erik Foss x Joe Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Last Run \/ None","offer_id":18777774342,"sku":"22","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Last Run \/ Black Gallery","offer_id":18679292038,"sku":"23","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Last Run \/ White Gallery","offer_id":18777753734,"sku":"24","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Last Run \/ White Shadowbox","offer_id":18777753862,"sku":"25","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Last Run \/ Black Shadowbox","offer_id":18777753926,"sku":"26","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/4977\/products\/JoeandErik_Main.jpg?v=1464988393"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0639\/4977\/collections\/Foss_and_Joe.jpg?v=1460496135","url":"https:\/\/www.the-posters.com\/collections\/erik-foss-x-joe-roberts.oembed","provider":"THE POSTERS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}