Reggie Sparks
REGGIE SPARKS
 

my deal.

My name is reggie sparks, and i'm a painter. Welcome to my portfolio site. Take a look at my work, shop, leave your mark in the guest book, take your time. Nothing is sacred. -ras

bio
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Reggie Sparks was born in Buffalo NY in 1973. Reggie was a latchkey kid. He grew up under powerlines. When he was two he rolled out of a moving car. Reggie remembers the blizzard of 77. His grandma has the board game. She is from Hungary. When he was younger his nextdoor neighbor tried to stab him with a butter knife. It still had butter on it. Reggie was a late bloomer. He used to make out with his uncle's girlfriends. Reginald Anthony Sparks III studied illustration at the University of Buffalo. In 1998 a 2 month road trip ended in San Francisco where Reggie currently lives and works as a graphic designer. Painting remains his passion.

exhibits
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SOLO EXHIBITS
Cafe International. Pannonica. San Francisco CA 2001

Build Gallery. Going Nowhere. San Francisco CA 2000

GROUP EXHIBITS
The LAB. Postcard 11. Mixed Media on paper. San Francisco CA 2008

The LAB. Postcard 10. Mixed Media on paper. San Francisco CA 2007

The LAB. Postcard 9. Mixed Media on paper. San Francisco CA 2006

Arc. Paintings. San Francisco CA 2005

Adobe Books. Another Step Forwards, Walking Backwards.Currated by Kyle knoble. Self Portrait Series. San Francisco CA 2004

The LAB. Equisite Corpse. Currated by Eleanor Harwood. Paintings Installation. San Francisco CA 2002

The LAB. Art sale V. Paintings. San Francisco CA 2001

DeBasement. Paintings San Francisco CA 2000

latest news.

22 July 2010
"A sketchbook is a place to put your heart and soul."

Coming to a gallery near you...
I entered a very cool traveling exhibit called the sketchbook project - look for the show in your area coming 2011. I will post updates often when I receive the book.

05 May 2010
The studio is finally up and running. I've begun block printing and finished my first limited edition block prints "RARA AVIS".

Amicus verus est rara avis. "A true friend is a rare bird". see the Paintings/Current Work section.

older
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18 February 2010
"Time is the only thief we can't get justice against."
-Astrid Alauda

We've made great strides n preparing our collective studio spaces. This month marks change. look for new work in the next few months.

20 november 2009
I've added several drawings from my "While you were here" series from the Lab Postcard show to the current work section under paintings.

"A painter paints the appearance of things, not their objective correctness, in fact he creates new appearances of things."
-Cy Twombly

15 november 2009
I added a simple flash music controller to this page. I'm not sure how i feel about audio on websites... Do you have an opinion?

13 november 2009
Lucia is at Panic, i'm wrapping up the last bits of this site. here we come...

6 november 2009
Finally tackling my new portfolio site. Two years ago my last site was hacked crippling it. Iam trying new technologies to keep this site dynamic. We have made major ground setting up my home studio/workspace, returning from a three year hiatus. "I'm Back baby!"

hiatus
-so the story goes.
chewing on my insides and wondering where they went
chasin my tail and rollin in it
-sometimes i forget i only got two legs
it's a gravity thing...
like when you're only half way up you're neither

my guest book.

"you talkin to me?" ...

 

random sketch.

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more sketches...

etsy shop.


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