Last weekend, Teresa and I attended Spoke Art’s artist tribute to the greatness that is Wes Anderson films. Think The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Darjeeling Unlimited, and Bottle Rocket all reimagined into artwork so fantastic even Mr. Fox would be jealous, or really honored, since he appeared in half of the show. Wes Anderson is one of my favorite directors, writers, producers, “auteur” by far for his dry humor, amazing muted color palettes, wide screen shots, and of course, his amazing soundtracks. So naturally, when I heard about this show, I told that stupid mick he just made my list of things to do today and I jumped on the next plane to San Francisco to go see it in person, and holy eff – it was pure perfection.  

  The art work presented at the show were all drastically unique, creatively capturing the spirit of Wes Anderson characters and sentiments in different lights…aka this art show was superbly multidimensional and awesome. The creativity that thrived in each of these pieces was mind blowing, and I am thoroughly thankful to Spoke Art for putting together such an insane exhibit and introducing me to such talented artists. Seriously.     The above works were our personal favorites of the show. Spoke Art released all of the prints online, so we saw them prior to the show, but I apologize, photos do not do them justice. “Margo” by Sandi Calistro is gorgeously painted on wood, one of my favorite mediums as the wood grain adds incredible texture, and Blaine Fontana’s “The Greatest Magazine Never Made” is aptly named, to say the least. Epicness beyond words. I always wanted to be a Tenenbaum.  

  I ordered this pure sex of a piece, Margot by Reuben Island. She is my all time favorite..I mean, seriously, her amazing attire and DGAF-attitude in her monotone, cynical voice..perfection. This fantastic piece gloriously captures her darker side, and I seriously can’t wait until it’s hanging in my room so I can spend endless hours simply staring at it.   Now, go, swoon over all the pieces in the Spoke Art store, order a few, and then spend the rest of your relaxing long weekend with some wine and a six-movie marathon of all Wes Anderson films. At the very least, that’s what I’ll be doing. Have a favorite print or Wes Anderson film, scene, quote, moment? Let me know! Do all the interns get Glocks?   Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go on an overnight drunk, and in 10 days I’m going to set out to find the shark that ate my friend and destroy it. Anyone who wants to tag along is more than welcome, Melissa