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SEE A WORLD OF TALENT AT MOST WANTED FINE ART

Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 2, 2011- Most Wanted Fine Art Features International Women Artists

These talented emerging artists: Gemma Allan, Maren Eline Aune, Martina Biccheri Sylvia K, & Sarina Meester will show along with Pittsburgh's Sam Thorp; who also curated the show. These women met online in a music forum and over the years developed their creative talent and ability as well as friendships. Styles and content vary among the ladies who come from such places as Scotland, Italy, Holland and Norway.

Refreshments and music by Grand Snafu will fill out the evening.
Exhibition runs from: Friday September 2nd to September 25th.
Gallery Opening: Friday 2nd of September 6pm- to 11pm


The Artists:
Gemma Allan is from Scotland, UK. She creates geometrically abstract compositions using a rhythm of color and shape. Samples of her work can be seen at: http://www.funkyness.co.uk

Maren Eline Aune is from Norway and is working on a photographic journal of personal issues and recovery through intense and confrontational self- portraiture. Samples of her work can be seen here: http://kaput0103.deviantart.com/

Martina Biccheri from Rome, Italy shows an incredible instinct for classical beauty even with non- conventional subject matter in her photography. Samples of her work an be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/temporary-22/

Sylvia K is a citizen of Italy, France & USA. Her drawings have incredible wit and charm. Samples can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sylviakart

Sarina Meester is from Holland and works professionally as a designer for major companies, but she still makes time to create art dedicated to her love for music.
Her portfolio site is: http://www.exquision.com

Sam Thorp is form Pittsburgh, PA and has many art shows here as well as around the world. Her work is mainly figurative with a strength in color and portraiture. Her work can be seen at: http://www.graphicanatomy.com

The Gallery:
Most Wanted Fine Art is dedicated to promoting quality artists and contemporary art & music among the community. Owner and artist Jason Sauer has exhibited and introduced artists of a multitude of movements, styles and media. These talented creators have come from all over the world, revealing the influence of their cultures, and personal experiences. MWFA also hosts yoga classes in the daytime and music shows at night.


Most Wanted Fine Art
5015 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
http://www.youtube.com/mostwantedfineart
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THE  ART OF BATTLE IN THE 412

Lawrenceville: Pittsburgh, PA March 20, 2010- Pittsburgh Art Community Prepares for Battle

This is it, the ONLY live visual artist competition in Pittsburgh. Created by Ryan Graham and inspired by other art battles, world wide. Four local artists have four hours to complete a painting from a blank 3 x5' canvas. The crowd watches and the crowd votes for the winner.

Artists may use whatever mediums they like and the winner will be chosen by a rotating panel of judges along with the crowd at the end of the evening. One winner will be chosen every battle and will receive a $500 cash prize along with having the option of returning each month to defend their title. All non-winning artwork will be available to purchase but will be displayed for at least one month.

The next Art of Battle is at Belvedere's 4016 Butler Street, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA 15201. On March 20th, the doors open at 7pm the painting begins at 8pm and voting is at Midnight.  $5 admission and its 21 and older, so please bring your ID.

Artists competing this month is returning champion, Sam Thorp against new challengers: Terrell Lewis, Noir LeBlanc and Ryan Dunkerly. Come out and check out this unique event.

More info can be found at:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Art-of-Battle-412/

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Friday February 4, 2011 - Sunday February 13, 2011 from 12:00am - 6:00pm
Join us in the heart of South Side for Mahalah McWilliams' Pittsburgh debut! Electric Love is a neon collection of figure paintings inspired by night lights, music, love, and one human body meeting another. Featuring guest artist Sam Thorp.
Prints and originals for sale.
Feb. 4th-6st 12pm-6pm
Feb. 11th-13th 12pm-6pm
2112 Sarah St.
Pittsburgh PA 15203
412.379.0650
Meet the artists and refreshments @ 1pm and 5pm

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December 18th. Sinferno, the most outrageous, fun and exciting event in Pittsburgh, is at Cattivo Lounge, 146 44th St in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh, PA). Be surrounded by the fantastic art of Sam Thorp, while listening to DJ Hates You. December also features the Electro Belly Dance Troupe and Pittsburgh's amazing Drag Kings.  The club is gorgeous, huge, and lavishly remodeled. Now, 2 full floors of top notch DJs, cutting edge bands, super sexy go -go dancers, one of a kind vendors, over the top performers and more. 1st floor: bands play from 10-11 pm, then DJs spin a mix of punk, disco, glam, '80s and more while sexy go- go dancers drive the crowd wild. The downstairs lounge features goth, new wave, and industrial DJs plus a variety of performers, such as burlesque dancers, drag king/queens, belly dancers and more.  Drink and food specials. Cattivo has GREAT gourmet pizza!!! All this fun and madness for only $5.

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Pittsburgh, PA Oct. 2, 2010- The artwork of Sam Thorp showcased at Pittsburgh GLCC.

The GLCC is showcasing the artwork of local artist, Sam Thorp in the new downtown space. This new exhibition will feature paintings, drawing, and prints of wonderful arabesque line work in bright high-key colors. Thorp's work is inspired by the incredible diversity of the community, each subject searching out and finding one's one unique gift. This would include the conventional blending in to typical stereotypes to outlandish individuality; with variations of nationality, gender expression and body types.

Exhibition runs from: Friday October 2nd to October 31.
Gallery Opening: Friday October 2nd  5pm- to 9pm

Sam Thorp has been exhibiting artwork professionally around the world since the age of 16, with collectors around the world including the UK, Greece and Australia. Sam Thorp is classically trained in anatomy and fine art but experiments in modern technology to supplement traditional image making. Sam's subject matter is rooted in western tradition of figure studies with a deep interest in psychology and the personality of the models. The result is not a mere design or hunks of flesh but an expression of the living breathing uniqueness of each person.

Pittsburgh Gay & Lesbian Community Center provides the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) individuals, their families and supporters in Western Pennsylvania with resources and opportunities to promote visibility, understanding and equality within the LGBT communities and the community-at-large. The GLCC will work toward these goals through education, social support, networking and advocacy.

GLCC
210 Grant St. Pittsburgh, PA 15219
http://www.glccpgh.org
412-422-0114

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Pittsburgh, PA Sept. 3, 2010- Eric Luden & Sam Thorp featured at Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery.

Announcing a new painting exhibition by artists Sam Thorp and Eric Luden. This show celebrates the subtle and not-so-subtle beauty, eroticism and passion of being human with just a hint of comic books, hot-rods, and the rock- n –roll lifestyle.
Refreshments and music by Grand Snafu will fill out the evening.

Exhibition runs from: Friday September 3rd to September 26th.
Gallery Opening: Friday 3rd  of September 6pm- to 11pm



Eric Luden is a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. After school, he moved to Chicago and worked as a staff illustrator at Cahners Publishing Company, where he was primarily responsible for technical illustrations. At the same time, Eric began drawing cartoons for Chicago underground publications.
After nearly a decade in Chicago, he moved back to his home state and continued cartooning by designing show posters for local bands and events. He currently lives in the Pittsburgh area with his wife and two children. He still works with several Chicago based magazines and also does commissioned pieces and portraits.

Sam Thorp has been exhibiting artwork professionally around the world since the age of 16, with collectors around the world including the UK, Greece and Australia. Sam Thorp is classically trained in anatomy and fine art but experiments in modern technology to supplement traditional image making. Sam's subject matter is rooted in western tradition of figure studies with a deep interest in psychology and the personality of the models. The result is not a mere design or hunks of flesh but an expression of the living breathing uniqueness of each person.

Most Wanted Fine Art is dedicated to promoting quality artists and contemporary art & music among the community. Owner and artist Jason Sauer has exhibited and introduced artists of a multitude of movements, styles and media. These talented creators have come from all over the world, revealing the influence of their cultures, and personal experiences.

Most Wanted Fine Art
5015 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
http://www.most-wantedfineart.com
most-wanted@yahoo.com

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MWFA is proud to announce a closing party for Sam Thorp and Lauren Toohey. The closing will be on Friday Feb. 26th, from 6pm-11pm. This show is the MOST successful show in MWFA tenure. We are so pleased about the turnout on the worst night ever to have an opening. If you have not had a chance to see the show, please stop by this month.
I hope to see you at the closing party!



Saturday February 27th is the night of the next Sinferno and Hanging Garden dance night extravaganzas at Remedy Lounge in Lawrenceville.
$5 gets you in to two spectacular dance clubs.
Sinferno (2nd floor) will feature DJ Zombo spinning his wild mix of glam, new wave, punk, disco, and more for your dancing and listening enjoyment. From 9-10, Zombo will host EXTREME Bingo and trivia for special mystery prizes.
Janim will enchant you with her sultry and seductive Egyptian Caberet style belly dance moves at 10:30. Plus, Mahoghany will drive the crowd wild at 12:30 with her outrageous and theatrical drag show. In addition, Biilzebub will display original artwork, jewelry & lamps made out of bones in the pool room.
On the 3rd floor, the Hanging Garden will feature DJs Miss Amber and Radu spinning the best ever dance mix of your favorite goth, industrial and new wave music. Also on the 3rd floor, there will kick-ass multi-artist erotic art on display for your retinal delights.
Remedy also has GREAT food, and there will be food and drink specials all night long.

 Every month will feature different odd ball and freak performers and a rotating mix of DJs spinning a wild assortment of music.
Please see myspace.com/sinfernohanginggarden for more info.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Most Wanted Fine Art Presents Thorp & Toohey in “Guests Undressed”

Garfield, PA Feb 5, 2010- Newest show of Sam Thorp and Lauren Toohey in Most Wanted Fine Art Gallery

Announcing a new exhibition of artwork by local artists Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp.
The show will feature exemplary figurative work of in various states of undress and vulnerability. Both Toohey and Thorp will use the same models for their own creative interpretations. Grand Snafu and His Girl Friday will perform at 9pm.

Exhibition runs from: Friday Feb 5th to Feb 27.
Gallery Opening: Friday 5th  of Feb 6pm- to 11pm

Lauren Elizabeth Toohey originally from Wilkins township ate PlayDoh and crayons when she was a small child. This fertilized the creative seed that started to grow inside her. As she matured the creative seed then grew, and wormed its way out. She spit forth art, and never stopped spitting.
At night she arms herself with social banter and art ready to hang at fine art galleries including the Zombo Gallery, Artforms, Butler Center for the Arts, Wizard of Oddities, Get Inked Gallery, the Art What You Got Festival, ICAG Gallery, and Most Wanted Fine Art. She has curated events including Final Fridays at the BBT, and Art at the Rex Theater. Thematically her artwork is organic, sexually charged and sometimes violent. Her color schemes vary from series to series and so does her method of execution. A large portion of her work is mixed-media and based on the human figure.

Sam Thorp originally from Freeport, PA has been exhibiting artwork professionally around the world since the age of 16. Sam has been garnering collectors around the world including  UK, Greece and Australia. Sam Thorp is classically trained in anatomy and fine art but experiments in modern technology to supplement traditional image making. Sam's subject matter is rooted in western tradition of figure studies with a deep interest in psychology and the personality of the models. The result is not a mere design or hunks of flesh but an expression of the living breathing uniqueness of each person.

Most Wanted Fine Art is dedicated to promoting quality artists and contemporary art & music among the community. Owner and artist Jason Saur has exhibited and introduced artists of a multitude of movements, styles and media. These talented creators have come from all over the world, revealing the influence of their cultures, and personal experiences.



Most Wanted Fine Art
5015 Penn Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15224
http://www.youtube.com/mostwantedfineart


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Jan 9th is Zombo's Big Hang up featuring an eclectic mix of local artists including mine.

Jan 9th is also the closing of 12x12 at Fast>>Fwd gallery. Check out this great show of me and many other PGH artists.

Then Jan 16 is my big show at Artform.
The show will feature exemplary figurative work of  in various states of undress and vulnerability. Both Toohey and Thorp will use the same models for their own creative interpretations. Refreshments and music will fill out the evening.


Exhibition runs from: Friday January 16th to January 30th.
Gallery Opening: Friday 16th  of January 6pm- to 11pm

The Artform Gallery and Tattoo is establishing itself as a premiere venue to see some of the most exciting cutting edge work of the Pittsburgh underground art scene. Artform highlights the areas of street art, pop surrealism, lowbrow, illustration, comic book, tattoo, and print-making.

Artform Gallery & Tattoo
2603 Leechburg Rd. Lower Burrell, PA 15068
724-212-3153
www.myspace.com/artfromtattoo
artformtattoo@yahoo.com

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Lower Burrell, PA Jan. 16, 2010- Newest show of work in Lower Burrell is “Clothing Optional”

Announcing a new exhibition of artwork by local artists Lauren Toohey and Sam Thorp.
The show will feature exemplary figurative work of  in various states of undress and vulnerability. Both Toohey and Thorp will use the same models for their own creative interpretations. Refreshments and music will fill out the evening.

Lauren Elizabeth Toohey ate PlayDoh and crayons when she was a small child. This fertilized the creative seed that started to grow inside her. As she matured the creative seed then grew, and wormed its way out. She spit forth art, and never stopped spitting.
At night she arms herself with social banter and art ready to hang at fine art galleries including the Zombo Gallery, Artforms, Butler Center for the Arts, Wizard of Oddities, Get Inked Gallery, the Art What You Got Festival, ICAG Gallery, and Most Wanted Fine Art. She has curated events including Final Fridays at the BBT, and Art at the Rex Theater. Thematically her artwork is organic, sexually charged and sometimes violent. Her color schemes vary from series to series and so does her method of execution. A large portion of her work is mixed-media and based on the human figure.

Sam Thorp has been exhibiting artwork professionally around the world since the age of 16, with collectors around the world in the UK, Greece and Australia. Sam Thorp is classically trained in anatomy and fine art but experiments in modern technology to supplement traditional image making. Sam's subject matter is rooted in western tradition of figure studies with a deep interest in psychology and the personality of the models. The result is not a mere design or hunks of flesh but an expression of the living breathing uniqueness of each person.

Exhibition runs from: Friday January 16th to January 30th.
Gallery Opening: Friday 16th  of January 6pm- to 11pm

The Artform Gallery and Tattoo is establishing itself as a premiere venue to see some of the most exciting cutting edge work of the Pittsburgh underground art scene. Artform highlights the areas of street art, pop surrealism, lowbrow, illustration, comic book, tattoo, and print-making.

Artform Gallery & Tattoo
2603 Leechburg Rd. Lower Burrell, PA 15068
724-212-3153
www.myspace.com/artfromtattoo
artformtattoo@yahoo.com

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Current shows:

One week left to see my work at the Rowe Gallery in Greensburg.
www.greensburgartclub.org

Also in Greensburg you can see 3 great pieces by me at the Harlan Gallery located in Seton Hill university. The show runs through November.

If you are attending Unblurred on Penn Ave., You can see my work at the Irma Freeman Center for the Imagination. The show, The Art of Salvation will be up till December 14th.
www.irmafreeman.com

Also check out Panza gallery in Millvale for 4 works by me.
www.panzagallery.com


Upcoming Shows:

Dec 4th. I will be part of the 12 x12 show at the new fast>>fwd gallery on Penn Ave.
www.flickr.com/photos/fastfwdgallery

Dec 5th. I will have two pieces in the Giclee Modification Show at Artform Gallery. It's a novel idea for a show theme.
www.myspace.com/artformtattoo

Jan 16th. I'll be sharing a space with Lauren Toohey at Artform gallery. This should be great.
www.myspace.com/artformtattoo


Gifts:
Looking for the perfect and unusual gift?
How about a custom portrait.
www.graphicanatomy.com/drawing.php

or if you prefer wearable art, here are some great designs.
www.graphicanatomy.com/store.php

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People Watching by Sam Thorp at the Zombo Gallery

Pittsburgh, PA Sept 11, 2009- People Watching: New Work by Sam Thorp at the Zombo Gallery in Lawrenceville September 11th.

Announcing a new exhibition of work by Sam Thorp, emphasizing the amazing variety and diversity of people in our culture. The sketches turned prints explores fashion, attitudes, body types, gender representations, and sexuality each beautiful in its own way. The artwork makes use of surfaces and facades with an appearance of silkscreen prints recalling Warhol's portraits.

Sam Thorp is an accomplished Pittsburgh artist with a passion for figure drawing.  Classically trained in drawing and anatomy, Thorp has had numerous showings in town including The Warhol Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art; as well as international shows in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Lesbos, Greece.

Exhibition runs from: Friday September 11th and Saturday September 12th
Gallery Opening: Friday 11th  of September 6pm- to 11pm

The Zombo Gallery is not only Lawrenceville's newest gallery, but it is Pittsburgh home for hip lowbrow art. It is artwork that is rooted in 1950's and 60's pop culture and kitsch. It follows along the lines of San Francisco's Juxtapoz Magazine.

Zombo Gallery
4900  Hatfield St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
http://www.zomboworld.com
zomboco@aol.com

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New Show with Unblurred THROUGH THE WINDOW Carolyn Wenning and Sam Thorp will have their work on display. Carolyn's painterly style mixed with Sam's observations should prove to be an excellent display of Pittsburgh's premiere artists. Please stop by on Friday July 3rd 6-10 pm or call for an appointment.
More about unblurred: http://friendship-pgh.org/paai/unblurred/

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horp's powerful figurative acrylic paintings portray the interaction of muse and created work. Though the use of vibrant colors and arabesque outlines, she describes the moods and emotions created by the relationships between artwork and the people who inspire them.  The models/ muses are other local Pittsburghers and a Lesbian couple from France.

Exhibition runs from: Friday 12th of June to 2nd of July 2009
Gallery Opening: Friday 12th  of June 7:30- to 11pm
Last day of Exhibition: Thurs 2nd of July

The Rex Theater is dedicated to the continuous exposure of contemporary and diverse art forms on the Southside with film projections, music performances, live gigs, and art exhibitions. The Rex is located on vibrant East Carson Street and hosts many open mike nights. There is no ticket required to see the art exhibition but other shows may require ticket purchase.

Gallery Coordinator: Lauren Toohey
The Rex Theater
1620 E. Carson St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
http://www.elkoconcerts.com/rextheater.htm

or check here: http://www.graphicanatomy.com

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Lawrenceville, PA-- August 28, 2008—Friday September 12, 2008 make a point to head down to see the Wizard of  Oddities.  Sam Thorp will be exhibiting some intriguing figurative work in the show titled “Voyeuristic Intentions”.

 

Sam Thorp uses her classical training to explore modern conventions in this mixed media exhibition of figures and portraits. Most notable is her distinctive gesture style with colorful and arabesque line work.

 

The subject matter communicates modern detachment, viewing identity and situations from a distance. The viewer has an opportunity to spy in on the models who are from various countries and cultures around the world.  Whether it be a photo frame, computer monitor, or window frame; this sort of voyeur ism is controversial because at worst, it feeds a narcissistic culture seeking superficial validation. But in a few rare instances it has allowed the artist to make real life connections to the international models. And the viewers get to meet, in a way, personalities and characters they would not have known otherwise.

 

The opening is Friday September 12^th, 7-11pm, with drinks and the artist on hand.  The gallery is located at 4314 Butler St. in Lawrenceville. The show will run for two weeks. For directions and more information please contact 412-325-4144. For more information about the artist, check www.graphicanatomy.com