Juxtapoz-friend Mark Whalen is set to open a new body of work, Maze Walkers, with Blackartprojects in Sydney, Australia next month. Whalen says of his work, "I paint these puzzles of fantasy and forecasted worlds – these multifaceted scenarios of discovery, roleplaying and problem solving that expose humanity at its most bizarre." That's about right. 

Earlier this month, Mark Whalen (maybe you know him as Kill Pixie) had a grouping of new works on display with Edwina Corlette Gallery at the Melbourne Art Fair. We have done a lot with Mr Whalen over the past year (videos, studio visits, magazine features) but we think this is the first time we have seen basketballs in his work. We could be mistaken, but we think not.

Mark Whalen (aka Kill Pixie), who will have an extensive feature in the January 2012, just released a new print, Geometric Constructions, through Gallery A.S. The new 3-color offset lithograph editioned by Whalen, exploring the relationships between nature and humans, or perhaps more human-like beings, appears as otherworldly botanical print and reflects Whalen's current body of work.

We couldn't pass up the opportunity to post a picture of Dexter (Michael C Hall) and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at Mark Whalen's opening this past weekend at Merry Karnowsky in Los Angeles. And we got Tim Roth with Whalen. Got to have the Pulp Fiction in there.

We went to hang out with Mark Whalen (aka Kill Pixie, the Australian graffiti writer turned graphic designer turned amazing painter) recently at his studio in Silver Lake as he was prepping up for his new show ANOMALY that  opened this past weekend at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles.

Today, we bring you a sneak peek of work donated by Kill Pixie for the Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary Art Auction. Check it out here.