Exclusive: ‘Weapon Of Choice’ Art Show Focuses On Iconic Pop Culture Weapons
Most of our favorite sci-fi, fantasy or action films become our favorites because of their details. I’m talking weapons; iconic tools of destruction that are so damn cool we want to own them. Lightsabers inStar Wars, the Hanzo steel inKill Bill,Robocop’s handgun, pulse rifles inAliens,Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver,Indiana Jones’s whip,Ghostbusterproton packs,Freddy’s claws. Iconic weapons are a huge asset to a classic pop-culture action film.
A new art gallery is opening in Los Angeles January 11 called theHero Complex Galleryand they agree with that assessment. Their debut show is calledWeapon of Choice. All the work is based upon pop culture weapons. Some are obvious, like the ones mentioned above. Others are more subtle, like a film noir femme fatale using sex as a weapon. But either way, the show looks incredibly gorgeous and /Film is honored to debut several of the works in the show.
The show hasThe Thingflamethrower byCraig Drake,Conan’s sword byJoshua Budich, theNo Country for Old Menbolt pistol byScott Belcastro,Doctor Who’s sonic screwdriver byBrandon Schaefer,Buck Rodgers’ray gun byLaurent Durieux, and images fromGame of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, Kill Billand much more. Check it all out below.
Here’s a small sampling of the work in Weapon of Choice, opening January 11 in LA. Mouse over each for artist info and read much more below.
Like the art? Here’s the information to check it out both in person and online.
The Hero Complex Gallery opensWeapon of Choicefor one weekend only from 7-11 p.m. Friday January 11 at 11527 Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. It’ll be open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. For more information visitwww.herocomplexgallery.com, which is also where the online sale will happen Saturday January 12. If you can’t make it those days, don’t worry, it won’t be the last time you hear about this show.
A few other notes. First up, one of the first 150 people in line will be given one of three ultra limited maple wood Laurent Durieux variants. The other two will go on sale via eBay with proceeds going help aid in the recent Newtown tragedy. In addition, portions of sales from all shows at the Hero Complex will go to theMotion Picture & Television Fund.
Here are editions and sizes for the pieces above, as well as a few additional tidbits. Not all info is available just yet for every piece.
