{"id":2732,"date":"2021-01-05T14:13:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T22:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dketoys.com\/blog\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2021-01-05T14:13:47","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T22:13:47","slug":"dke-toys-press-release-lou-pimentels-influential-figures-at-gallery1988","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dketoys.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/05\/dke-toys-press-release-lou-pimentels-influential-figures-at-gallery1988\/","title":{"rendered":"DKE Toys Press Release: Lou Pimentel’s Influential Figures at Gallery1988"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"\"King Kong\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
11″x14″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0<\/em>
with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

Influential Figures by Lou Pimentel<\/strong>
Opens at Gallery1988 Friday, January 8, 2021<\/em>

For\u00a0Influential Figures<\/em>\u00a0Lou Pimentel created 37 original water color paintings inspired by vintage action figures and pop culture icons.\u00a0The complete show will be available for viewing and sale at\u00a0gallery1988.com<\/a>\u00a0starting at 12pm PST on Friday, January 8th. Following the virtual launch,\u00a0at 1:30pm PST\u00a0@galleries1988<\/a>\u00a0is hosting an\u00a0Instagram livestream virtual gallery tour with artist Lou Pimentel and Jensen Karp.

There will be\u00a0no in-gallery viewings, it is exclusively online. Purchased paintings will be available for curbside pickup and will ship after January 23rd.\u00a0

Each water color ranges in size from 6″x9″ to 11″x14″. Paintings are mounted onto laser cut backer boards with a silk-screened wood back. Then classic vintage-style figures and blisters are mounted onto the art to make the final pieces.

Originally dubbed\u00a0Vintage Gold<\/em>, this show, curated by DKE Toys, is a continuation of the series that premiered at New York Comic Con in 2018 with the first 20 pieces. Followed by another 20 pieces for the 2019 NYCC.\u00a0

“For the\u00a0Vintage Gold<\/em>\u00a0series I traveled back in time to my childhood. I remember the feeling of walking down the toy aisle and seeing all the fun, bright packages that contained the figures I so desperately wanted. I wanted to channel that energy, and excitement into my paintings. I wanted the inner child in all of us to say I WANT THAT!!” -Lou Pimentel

There are always more photos on our\u00a0Flickr<\/a>.\u00a0We will be updating this with more images soon.\u00a0\"\"
Pee Wee<\/em><\/strong>
11″x14″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

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Darth Vader\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
6″x9″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

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Freddy Krueger<\/em><\/strong>
6″x9″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

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Travis Bickle<\/strong>
6″x9″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

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Rocketeer<\/em><\/strong>
6″x9″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

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Kato<\/em><\/strong>
6″x9″ Original Watercolor Mounted on Silk-Screened Wood Panel\u00a0with Vintage Style Action Figure<\/em>

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Hand silk-screened wood backer.<\/em>
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Gallery1988<\/strong>: Since it\u2019s opening in 2004, Gallery1988 has become one of the nation\u2019s most talked about art galleries. Sitting on the world famous shopping mecca of Melrose Ave (now at 7308 Melrose), G1988 was opened by California natives Katie Sutton and Jensen Karp, and was the first pop-culture focused art gallery in the world, as well as a premiere venue to witness the rise of emerging artists before they break.\u00a0(323) 937-7088info@gallery1988.com<\/a>
https:\/\/nineteeneightyeight.com<\/a>
Instagram\u00a0@galleries1988<\/a>

Lou Pimentel<\/strong>: Lou Pimentel is a watercolor artist based out of New York City, where he earned his BA in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts.\u00a0His work is bold, energetic, and colorful. As a child Lou spent countless hours drawing, or building forts and costumes out of cardboard. Those worry-free, simple days were golden for him. He aims to reconnect and record those feelings with his work. They are his time capsules, documenting his interests and feelings, past and present.\u00a0www.loupimentel.com<\/a>
Instagram\u00a0@loupimentel<\/a>

DKE Toys<\/strong>:\u00a0Dov Kelemer & Sarah Jo Marks are Co-Founders of DKE Toys which was\u00a0the largest independent wholesale distributor of designer toys, limited edition art objects, collectibles, and gifts in the world exclusively representing hundreds of artists, designers, and boutique manufacturers. In 2016 the wholesale distribution arm of the business was sold to\u00a0Disburst Ltd<\/a>.

DKE Toys has curated dozens of art shows over the past 15 years including The Vader Project (World Tour), Let\u2019s Eat (Giant Robot), 99 Deaths of Jar Jar (Designer Con), Spoonful of Star Wars (SDCC) and more. Currently DKE Toys shows at 3 conventions a year including their very own #DKECON in which artists from all over the world create limited edition hand made action figures.
(818) 767-7900
dketoys@gmail.com<\/a>
www.dketoys.com<\/a>
Instagram\u00a0@dketoys<\/a>
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