Escape76
- Who:Escape76
- Hails:Chicago, Illinois
- Status:Angry
- Arsenal:Workaholism
As the founder and co-creative director at Formula Werks, Escape76 consumes nothing but coffee and cigarettes. Living in a digital world, he creates wearable glory for the angry, unappreciated, and self-indulgent. He says his work expresses his overt frustration with life and probably too much anger at governments, institutions, and the good ol' USA. Occasionally, he might find the energy to do something happy or shamelessly clever. Escape has been trying to, yeah, escape himself and wherever he's at since he was born, and swears that the grass really is greener. He wants you to have a good time out there, never trust anyone, live for the moment, and be nice. After all, it's a love, hate, fuck, live world, and love is way more fun.
Yes! We noted a while back that the good folks at Rotofugi were moving their shop and gallery space to a new location. Well…that time has come. Rotofugi is having a grand opening of the new space this Friday, 27 August, at 2780 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago. (That’s the new location.) Along with the celebration is the opening of the “Playboy Redux” show in which contemporary artists interpret the iconic Playboy Bunny. The show features original work by tons of artists, including Shag, Tim Biskup, Jeremy Fish, Mike Giant, Ken Keirns, Jeremiah Ketner, Frank Kozik, Travis Lampe, Tara McPherson, Jeremy Tinder, and a whole lot more. Check out the info page right here.
Also note that Rotofugi will have new Rotofugi x Formula Werks T-shirts in the shop the day of opening. This includes new colors and restocks of all collabo items. See you there!
» What: Rotofugi Grand Opening + “Playboy Redux” Gallery Opening
» Where: Rotofugi Shop + Gallery, 2780 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
» When: Friday, 27 August 2010, 7-10pm (show runs through 12 September 2010)
» More Info: rotofugi.com
26 August 2010 |
“What’s Being Built” is back for another glorious round, just in time to start the week off proper. Today we’ve got the classic “Vinyl Fetish” shirt, a collabo with our dear friends at Rotofugi. Check out a few colors built by customers this past week, and get your own custom goodies in the online store. Have a good Monday, y’all!
L to R: Black w/White; Dark Green w/Goldenrod.
L to R: Brown w/Orange; Charcoal w/Light Blue.
23 August 2010 |
Time for another segment of “What’s Being Built”! Today we continue showcasing a few colourways of selected items built by customers, so you can see what people are doing, gain some inspiration, and build your own goodies. Sound good? Right.
This round features a few versions of our “Made in Chicago” T-shirt series with Loyal Locals, which you can customize for men, women, and kids in the online store. We grabbed a couple from a few different language versions: English, Spanish, and Italian. It doesn’t really stop there, though, as even more languages (and locations) are now available in the shop. Check out six selected samples we pulled from actual orders and see what your peers have been up to. Then, of course, build yours. Enjoy…
L to R (English Version): Navy Blue w/White + Orange; White w/Sky Blue + Red.
L to R (Spanish Version): Kelly Green w/White + Red; Red w/White + Blue.
L to R (Italian Version): White w/Kelly Green + Red; Black w/Kelly Green + Red.
19 August 2010 |
That’s it! Use coupon code FRIDAY13 to save 13% off all apparel and accessories in the online store. Today only. Once the mystic slasher-horror-evil-blood day is gone, so is the coupon. Enjoy your weekend…
13 August 2010 |
More goodness tonight in Chicago! First off, Revise CMW gets together with Jarrett Spiegel (Popstatic) for a two-man show at Beer Run Gallery. New works shall be shown, drinks shall be flowing, and DJ Intel shall be on the decks.
Secondly (but not second!), Veggiesomething is rollin’! For real. Really rollin’. Word on the street is that he’ll have works shown out of none other than a truck. That he painted. For real. For real, real. Ridiculous! This one is in conjunction with the fine folks over at HOTBOX mobile gallery.
Check the flyers below for all the info you need, and don’t forget to swing by Rotofugi for the “Chicago Variety Show” opening tonight. (Check our previous post for info on that.) See you out there!
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