Final Week // Vertical Gallery Chicago

Always on the move, New Blood Pop has recently sold both paintings in the Summer Group Show with the coveted Vertical Gallery in Chicago:

His pieces were the first to sell (immediately) during the opening, to collectors from Chicago itself and nearby Michigan. This fantastic show is in its final week with work from world class artists still available.

"In Vertical Gallery I've found my people. The camaraderie amongst artists is infectious and the professionalism of the gallery unmatched!"

- Brad Novak

CHECK OUT THE CHICAGO SHOW HERE

If you're disappointed in missing out don't hesitate to enquire re the location of New Blood Pop's limited edition screenprints which are selling fast. See an example of 'Say Cheese' below.

ENQUIRE RE SCREENPRINTS HERE

May the force be with you... always.

Chicago & Devonport // New Group Shows

Never standing still, New Blood Pop has 2 new paintings (see one above) in a group show 'BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL' opening tomorrow (5-8pm Thursday 8th August) at Flagstaff Gallery, Devonport, Auckland, NZ:

Brad Novak has been shaping the urban art scene in New Zealand, and around the world, since taking on the moniker ‘New Blood Pop’ in 2008.

In the early 2000's his initial inspiration began with the giants of Pop Art, which then phased through to the Street Art global elite (with whom he would one day show) over the following decade.

"My art is not me... but rather a reflection of who I am, and the conversation I want to have with the world. The real magic happens when others connect with that!"

- Brad Novak

This NZ show comes quickly off the back of Novak selling out in a just-opened group show with the coveted Vertical Gallery in Chicago. See those pieces below.

Showing alongside the best in Urban art worldwide (in Vertical's Summer Group Exhibition) Novak continues to set the pace, trailblazing where few Kiwi artist have gone before.

CHECK OUT THE CHICAGO SHOW HERE

May the force be with you... always.

Begin Again // New Solo Show

New Blood Pop's solo show 'BEGIN AGAIN' opens tomorrow (Saturday 18th November) at CR Exhibit Space, 24 Wharf Road, Coromandel Town, NZ:

For more than 15 years Brad Novak (aka New Blood Pop) has been placing meaningful quotes into his paintings. Through well-known sayings, or self-composed phrases, he is commenting on the trials and tribulations of living life whilst growing into your own skin.

There are several quotes that have profound meaning (to him personally) that he still utilises to this day. None more so than ‘Begin Again’ which comes from the oeuvre of a celebrated American poet:

“You may do this, I tell you, it is permitted. Begin again the story of your life.”

- Jane Hirshfield

This quote references Novak’s pivotal exposure to the creative world after a visit to the Tate Modern in London whilst on his OE at the turn of the century. That lightning-strike-type-event sparked his desire to become an artist… from that day onwards he was creatively and intentionally ‘beginning again’ so to speak.

There is also a connection to the perennial challenge of creating. Each time an artist faces an empty canvas, or board, they must choose to begin again. And more generally, each day we wake up we are quite literally recommencing our lives.

Philosophically, Novak believes we have more power than we realise. And that even in each small moment of our lives we have the power to choose a new path. But he is the first to acknowledge that this is often easier said than done!

Novak’s latest solo show - Begin Again - is a culmination of him choosing repeatedly to start, to persevere, to find meaning in the work… and he ‘never’ plans to stop.

CHECK OUT THE SHOW HERE

May the force be with you... always.