Recent Work

The Art of Yurik at Oakland Art Murmur, March 2nd 6-9pm

Conscious Art invades the Oaktown art scene…

March 2nd, 2012, 6pm – 9pm

Oakland Art Murmur

(one night only – dress to inspire)

Yurik Riegel @ The Uptown Body Shop


(east building) 401 26th Street

Oakland, CA 94612
http://oaklandartmurmur.org/

7:30 contest entry

7:45 Raffle

8:30 contest entry

8:45 Raffle

Virtually all galleries currently refuse to show visionary work — most art fans outside of the burning man/tribal scene have not yet had the opportunity to experience conscious art.   The stunning, innovative, and visionary art of Yurik Riegel is your chance to experience art rarely open to the mainstream public, at the First-Friday Oakland Art Murmur on March 2nd!

If you have not been to the Oakland Art Murmur recently, you are in for a real treat. It has come a long way in the last couple years and is really the unsung jewel in the crown of the East Bay art scene! Hundreds (if not thousands) of people from all ages and walks of life attend and it is truly becoming one of the hot beds of creativity in the Bay Area. This is a very festive way to take in some art, music, people watching, and food.

Come down, peruse the art in a dozen galleries and creative art spaces, enjoy wonderful crafts, people watch, drink free wine, sample the incredible food trucks, enjoy the busking musicians, AND (OF COURSE) come by the Body shop to endorse the cause. Support the art and visions you want in this world!

DRESSING COOL HAS ITS PERKS.
Anyone dressed in a way that mimics the style or essence of one of the characters in Yurik paintings will get a special prize. Contest entry is at 7:30pm. Prizes are at 8:30pm.

BEING PRESENT HAS ITS PERKS.

As always, Yurik likes to have an artwork raffle. This always generates excitement. Art will be raffled off at 7:45pm and 8:45pm. But you have to enter and be present to win!

Berkeley show up until Feb 7th

“I think people should support conscious art and ideas spreding to new people and communites…” -Yurik

The Transformational Art of
Yurik Riegel

Essentia
1799-D Fourth St
Berkeley, CA  94710
open 10-6 daily

Want to be inspired in the new year? Want to peek at some new possibilities?

Especially for those of you who missed the last show, this should not be missed.  By popular demand, Yurik Riegel is having one more showing of his recent classical visionary work including oil paintings not yet seen by the public.

The Show will be up for one month. Please come out and support conscious art spreding to new people and communites.

TIMELESS – Art Reception -Thursday, October 20th

Yurik’s First One-Man Show in San Francisco in over 2 years.

TIMELESS
The Transformational Art of
Yurik Riegel

October 20th, 2011
6:30pm-10:30pm
The first major showing of original art by Yurik Riegel in two years comes to San Francisco on Thursday, October 20th. Inspired and awe-inspiring paintings and drawings, refreshments,… and don’t miss the raffle!
Dress snazzy.

If you have friends who like to collect art, please feel free to invite them. See you all there!

Jellyfish Gallery
1286 Folsom St
(between 9th St & 8th St)
San Francisco, CA 94103

RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223447457715626

Portrait I am working on

Zahira

I have been painting this in a more classical style. I may take it in another direction, but i thought I should take a photo of it before I do that.  This is a very close likeness of the lovely and talented Bay Area musician, Zahira.  She’s about 5 ft-nothing of solid soul-sista’ sweetness and-dyno-mite!  Check her out if you haven’t.  This will likely end up on her upcoming CD release.

New Painting

check this out!

Communion

Check This Out!



This one is partially inspired by Art Nouveau and Art Deco. In Oakland, where I live, there are many  tall buildings that were constructed in the 1930′s style.  I wanted to capture some of that beauty.

Of course  I had to add my own special touches.

-Yuri

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