ALOHA UTOPIA! a collaborative set of prints

promo card front (total collaboration!)

promo card back (one of the first times i've used a wacom tablet, yikes)

I'm excited to announce that I will be debuting a new set of collaborative prints at this year's Punk Rock Flea Market, put on every year by the amazing R5 productions. I have been drawing and collaborating steadily with my friend Jen Gin on some drawings, for a project we are calling ALOHA UTOPIA! The Punk Rock Flea Market will be held in a warehouse across the street from the Starlight Ballroom (exact address is 461 n. 9th street) on December 11th (Sunday) from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. I think its like $3 to get in.

Below is what we have to say about it so far:

"Hello/Goodbye from the most horrific/wonderful place on earth, one that can only be felt by the mind’s eye. A place so intrinsically ridiculous it defies all form of reality, and whether or not it exists is uncertain.

Aloha Utopia is a collection of prints by Jen Gin and Bradford Haubrich that embody the creative spirit, striking a balance between complete nonsense and perfect understanding. Enjoy walking the line between this/that with us.

Have a good day/night

-Brad & Jen"

rsvp on facebook here

"The End of Daze" Photographs

I recently commissioned my good friend and amazing photographer Phil Jackson to document my window display "The End of Daze" at The University of the Arts. I am extremely happy with how the photos turned out, as this window is notoriously difficult to photograph without any glare. THANKS PHIL

Phil is quite the popular dude these days, and has a lot of projects in the pipeline that I am certainly anticipating. Keep your ear to the ground or check him out at these various places on the internet:

WEB

http://www.philjacksonphoto.com

FACEBOOK

http://www.facebook.com/philjacksonphotography

TWEETING

http://www.twitter.com/pjacksonphoto

TUMBLING

http://www.philjacksonphoto.tumblr.com

New Paintings for "The End of Daze"

"The Eye of the Quiet Storm"

13.5" x 13.5" x 1.75"

mixed media

2011

"The Eagle and the Stallion"

12" x 24" x 1.75"

mixed media

2011

"Still Tempest"

30" x 36" x 2.75"

mixed media

2011

Above are the new paintings created for a window display in the "Window on Broad" at the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery in the University of the Arts. As I was working on these pieces I wound up focusing more on the build up of materials and mediums to get these pieces to a finished state. This made the surface of the paintings much more textural, which I found interesting.

**Please contact for pricing

better photographs of the window coming soon ...

"The End of Daze" window installation

front of promo card

back of promo card

I am very excited to announce that I will creating a new installation for my alma mater The University of the Arts. The installation will be up from October 15, 2011 to November 15, 2011 and is located at 320 South Broad Street (pretty much Broad and Pine) on the East side of the street in front the infamous Anderson Hall (home to my beloved illustration department that I graduated from).

It is entitled "The End of Daze" (based of a previous painting) heres the blurb from the promo card that I wrote:

“The End of Daze” is an installation created specifically for the Window on Broad, in association with the Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery at The University of the Arts. This new environment, created by South Philadephia based artist Bradford Haubrich, intends to address the impending doom predicted for our Mother Earth, as well as its inhabitants, and how we may survive such trauma. Here the on-going visual narrative created by the artist, which references rely upon the duality and balance of the man-made, naturally-occuring, masculine, feminine, old, and new, set the stage for this installation. Please enjoy these new works and structures.

Check it out if you're in the Center City Philadelphia area!

Below is a little preview:

Photos from the opening of "The Skull, The Bottle, The Flower, The Mountain"

The opening of "The Skull, The Bottle, The Flower, The Mountain" was a huge success, and had a great turnout. I would like to personally thank all of the members of Part Time Studios for making this show possible, and everybody that came out. Additionally I would also like to thank Dewey Saunders, Bethany Casperite, Dietrich Meyer, Brian Kelly, Kate Arillo, Sheldon Abba, and Matty Gribben for helping me with the install/wall murals, making t-shirts, zines, etc. THANKS!!!

Below are some pics courtesy of Mr. Steven Speir:

front room view: collaborative pieces on the left, Dewey's two large paintings on the right

south east corner of front room:

Dewey's two large paintings to the left, and large piece of mine in the middle

southern wall:

another larger piece from myself, as well as a smaller piece of Dewey's by the floor

back wall: various new works by myself and Mr. Saunders

AWAYS walk around one of your openings with an open box of chicken supreme nachos (preferrably from Que Chula Es Puebla, if possible) I never realized how many friends I had. Anthony Pedro agrees.

In the back studio space all of the participating members of Part Time also had prints and paintings for sale. It was interesting to see everybody's personal workspace.

Steve, Yis, Dan Bitter Beer Face

Front Window Vinyl!

Thanks again to everybody that made it out and supported myself and Dewey!

New Paintings for "The Skull, The Bottle, The Flower, The Mountain"

"The End of Daze"

7.5" x 13" x 1.5"

Mixed Media

2011

"Motherland"

6" x 14" x 1.5"

Mixed Media

2011

"Instinctive"

6" x 14" x1.5"

Mixed Media

2011

Excited to share these new paintings, I made some smaller ones to juxtapose the larger ones that I will be showing at "The Skull, The Bottle, The Flower, The Mountain" this Saturday September 2nd at Part Time Studios! 6 - 10 pm

T-Shirt Release for "The Skull, The Flower, The Bottle, The Mountain"!

I am pleased to announce that I will be releasing a limited run t-shirt graphic (shown above) through the generous support of my friends Sheldon and Matt of AUF. The shirt was inspired by a painting that I had made for a previous installation entitled "Melt. Down." In total there will only be 24 shirts available, 12 white 12 black, and once they're gone I'm pretty sure they're gone forever. Come early to "The Flower, The Skull, The Bottle, The Mountain" to get a shirt and hang out.

Oh yeah, me and Dewey are doing a 'zine too!

"The Skull, The Bottle, The Flower, The Mountain" New works by Bradford Haubrich and Dewey Saunders

I am excited to announce a two-person show I will be in this first Friday, September the 2nd at the one and only Part Time Studios (2031 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, PA) with my good friend Dewey Saunders. The show is entitled "The Skull, The Bottle, The Flower, The Mountain" and is based around four collaborative pieces that represent these things. The above promotional image was a collaboration between myself and Dewey, and includes actual photographs of the four collaborative pieces before we started painting them. Here is the promotional blurb on the back of the card:

Miraculously drawn together by the almighty powers of this universe, two Philadelphia-based artists have embarked on a collaborative journey. A timeless journey in which, like so many before it, the emphasis has been squarely rested upon the shoulders of an unpredictable process, as opposed to the fruits it may yield. Four objects have been chosen to set the stage for this adventure that will be coming to a brilliant end on Friday September 2nd at Part Time Studios (2031 Frankford Ave.)

Please come out and show some love! The opening is Friday, September 2nd from 6 - 10 and there will be a closing on Friday, September 23rd from 6 - 10.

There will also be a secret t-shirt released as a collaboration between myself and some very good friends of mine. more information to come soon.

RSVP on Facebook Here

"Where it Begins, Where it Ends" Opening Reception Photos and Video

Pictures below all taken at the opening reception on May, 14th 2011

by my main man Steve Speir of Part-Time Studios/Panhandle Print (thanks Steve!)

Matt Gribben's drawings

Adrienne Langer's paintings

Steve Streisguth's sketchbooks prints

Shawn Hileman of Masthead Print Studio made it all the way

down from NoLibs/Little Savannah

Close up of Krish Chau's big drawing

I think this is pretty much every sketchbook Kris Chau has ever had.

Anthony Zagarella getting some footage for the video embedded below

Steve and Wes the traveler

Where It Begins, Where It Ends from Fractal Circus on Vimeo.

Above is a video created by my friend Anthony Zagarella of the Philadelphia-based production company Fractal Circus. The video itself is basically a conversation between myself and Aidan Rich of The My House Gallery (2534 s. 8th st. Philadelphia PA) where we discuss the ideas behind "Where it Begins, Where it Ends." There will also be a closing reception this Saturday, June 11 from 7 - 10-ish pm, which will be the last show at The My House Gallery. Please come down and celebrate the hard work and dedication of all the folks who made The My House Gallery shows happen over the years, and of course check out the "Where it Begins, Where it Ends."

RSVP on Facebook for the Closing Here

(CON) TEXT: Artwork Based on the Written Word

I am excited to finally announce a two person show I will be participating in this first Friday in June (the 3rd to be exact) at Cafe Lift called "(CON) TEXT: Artwork Based on the Written Word." I will be showing a handful of new paintings on the walls of this awesome brunch spot for the month of June, along with my friend Kristen Solecki who gave me this awesome opportunity. (Thanks again Kristen!!). The opening exhibition is only two hours, from 7 - 9 pm, on June 3rd but the paintings will be up for the whole month. I highly recommend going there to get some food, and you know look at paintings.

Cafe Lift is located at 428 n. 13th street, which is on 13th street in between Callowhill and Spring Garden (in Philadelphia, PA (duh))

some new work for the show:

"Four Four Letter Words"

About 21.5" x 38"x 1.75"

(it is four separate pieces though)

Mixed Media

2011

"Secrets"

11.5" x 24" x 1.75"

House Paint and Enamel on Wood

2011

Where it Begins, Where it Ends

I am very excited to announce that I will be putting together a group show at South Philly's beloved My House Gallery, with the help of Aidan Rich and Jim Grilli, for the month of May. The My House Gallery is a space that has always interested me due to its unique location, on 8th street just south Porter as illustrated above, and because it is literally the town house that the dedicated folks who run the gallery live in. I was originally supposed to do an installation utilizing the entire first-floor gallery space, however; I was thrown a few curve balls in my personal life, and did not think that I could get it together in time for a full-scale install. So instead of a solo venture I chose to invite some friends, whose work I admire, to participate in a group show.

The idea behind this group exhibition is to highlight the creative breadth of the participating artists, giving the viewer a more intimate look at the unique personalities and processes of each person. We (me, Aidan, and Jim) are encouraging artists to show a range of pieces and drawings from daily doodles on up to finished pieces. Below is the list of participants, and why I'm psyched on their work:

Adrienne Langer

(http://www.adriennelanger.com)

I have been a fan of Adrienne's intrinsically feminine line quality and color palette's (of course I mean that in the best way possible) from the first time that I became acquainted with her paintings. Her work has this softness to it that I really appreciate, and also she's the pattern queen, both in her work and her wardrobe.

Aidan Rich

(http://aidanrichart.blogspot.com/)

Aidan is nice dude, plain and simple. He doesn't have a crazy client list, or some insane process, he just draws, paints, and does what he wants. I like that alot. He also drew this weirdly awesome tour poster for the amazing Arrah and the Ferns/Armchairs tour (so jealous.) check that out here.

Kris Chau

(http://www.krischau.com)

Ms. Chau's work has been popular with Philadelphian's for years. Her portraits of people, both real and imagined, all have a very loose and energetic quality to them that are very much within the same visual language. Drawing people in a cool way is something that has always thrown me for a loop, but Kris has it dialed. She also has a show on First Friday of May called "Can't Look Away" at the Reward Project (I checked the website and it looks like a real hip boutique for strictly babes, which = awesome) with all new work. So busy!

Matt Gribben

(http://matthuegeographic.blogspot.com/)

Radlands? AUF? Phrequency.com? Traffic Skateboards? If these Philadelphia organizations are at all foreign to you, then I seriously suggest you take a second out of your supposedly busy schedule to check out Matty's portfolio, and then ask yourself "What if I did regular design work for these people, on top of other freelance clients, and then decided to go back to school to nail down my design principles and be the best design dude I could possibly be, while simultaneously playing/performing in multiple sludge/stoner metal bands?" Welcome to Matt's life. His work is great.

Leah Mackin

(http://www.leahmackin.com/)

I had Leah's work in mind from the beginning. She has been doing these awesome graphite drawings with subtle value changes and details pressed into the paper with a bone folder that are both simple and elegant. To me her artwork is very direct: minimal tools and mediums with maximum creativity and expression.

Steve Streisguth

(http://www.streisguth.com/)

Mr. Streisguth, and his work, always keep me guessing. I know for a fact he could draw or paint anything that he wants, but he seems fixated on crazy swirls, concentric shapes, and fluid mark making. I couldn't tell you what Steve will be exhibiting even if I wanted to, but you can bet it will cool.

and of course, myself

Stay Tuned!

Melt. Down. Snowmelt Three

As the month of March draws to a close, we can feel spring approaching in our bones, in our minds, and in the air. The large tree sculpture has completely melted away its snowy edifice, and we see that the only remnants of this past cold season are the puddles on the floor. The flowers continue to bloom, as time marches on ... (sorry for the reflection on the window)

Melt. Down. Snowmelt Two

It's getting pretty warm in the greater Philadelphia area, as the temperature steadily increases we see the snow continue to melt off the tree sculpture. Flowers are still blooming on the walls, and we begin to see puddles form on the floor of the installation.

WEST SIDE FLOWER DRUM SONG STORY

I've been pretty busy with a few projects lately, but when asked to participate in this interesting group show I couldn't decline. The show is called RECOVER, and basically I got to pick a vintage record sleeve to do whatever I wanted with (You can view all of the record sleeves they had, and who claimed which ones on TrickGo's flickr). The record sleeve that I chose was a split LP with songs from the musical "West Side Story" and "Flower Drum Song". I chose the sleeve because the buildings on it looked like something I might paint or make, so including the actual artwork would appear seamless. I wound up combining the building and pagoda shapes (hence the title), and I also pasted the text from the record sleeve on the back, rearranged to read as the title. Information about the piece is below:

"West Side Flower Drum Song Story"

12.5" x 12.5" x 1.75"

Mixed Media on Panel

2011

The opening reception will be held at TrickGo (1135 Pine street, Philadelphia PA) this Saturday, March 19th. Come and party, its gonna be fun.

Thanks to Gab, Maxine, Matt, Courtney, and the rest of the TrickGo family for inviting me.

Melt. Down. Snowmelt One

On March 11th the first snowmelt occurred in the window on 764 s. 9th, above is the window as well as a closer shot of the freshly melted section. "Some flowers have started to bloom on the back wall, and the snow is beginning to melt off of what appears to be a dead tree" - an astute observer