Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Super7 to Host Art Show Featuring Famous Female Graphic Designers


Super7 is proud to present the follow up to 2007's blockbuster "Birds of a Feather" art show with the new, aptly titled "Birds of a Feather 2," featuring artwork by Dora Drimalas, Heather Amuny-Dey, and Shay Ashley-Ometz. 

This show features three original new prints from each artist (nine in total) as well as a sampling of older, out-of-print, and rare prints from each artist's personal archive to create a whimsical and wonderful reflection on their lives.

Birds of a Feather 2's title is taken from the popular phrase "birds of a feather flock together," as these three women share an important bond as friends, as well as each one having established themselves a significant role in the male driven world of design. It is a rare confluence of talent and ambition that has led each of them to become one of the most respected designers working today. Birds of a Feather 2 is their chance to share more personal work about life, love, heartbreak, and happiness through the eyes of our fair feathered friends.  

Birds of a Feather 2 is comprised exclusively of limited edition, hand screen printed, signed and numbered editions of art that are priced for the average customer.  The works lend themselves perfectly to be framed (sized to fit a standard 16x20 frame) and are priced at a moderate $40 per print.  The show is an overt attempt to create unique items and gifts in time for the holidays, while encouraging access to artwork for those who traditionally are not able to afford it.  

About the Artists 
          
Dora Drimalas is the principal of Hybrid-Design, and former Nike Senior Designer, whose San Francisco design studio is considered to be one of the finest boutique design studios in the country, with clients such as Apple, Nike, Starwood Hotels, Converse, Sony, Upper Playground and more.  

Heather Amuny-Dey is now the Category Design Director for the Women's Division at Nike, and the former Global Creative Director of the Nike Brand. Heather's immense talent and ambition have landed her at the top of the corporate ladder despite her being only in her early 30's. In the past Heather has overseen Nike's execution and strategy for the World Cup in 2006, as well as the Olympics in 2004 and 2002.    

Shay Ometz is a Senior Art Director at Fossil Watches in Dallas, Texas. After working for years in international advertising and design, she was recruited to help reshape the Fossil brand, evolving them from a watch company to a fashion brand. Last year Shay and her husband founded "beethings", where they make art and products for the home. Their work has been sold all over the world.  

About Super7    
 
Super7 was founded in 2001 as a magazine that focused on the obsessive/compulsive collecting of Japanese monsters and toys. Started by designer Brian Flynn as a personal outlet for his tastes and style, Super7 quickly began to encompass all facets of art and design, as well as toys, collaborating with many of today's most famous artists and designers as friends and peers (KAWS, Tim Biskup, Gary Baseman, Todd Schorr, Seona Hong and Dora Drimalas to name a few). Since it's inception, Super7 has grown exponentially, publishing books, hosting art shows, releasing limited art prints, apparel, creating toys, and opening it's own retail store in the Japantown district of San Francisco in 2004, and it's second store in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2009. Super7 has released over 350 toys to date, and is considered one of the first places to capture and showcase emerging art talent before it explodes into the mainstream. 


Birds of a Feather 2
Saturday, November 28th, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
Super7  720 2nd St. N.
St. Petersburg, FL 33701


 

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