New Art Takes the Streets Tonight

And by "streets," we mean Roq La Rue and BLVD. Stop by Belltown tonight and you can catch two art openings within 20 feet of each other -- it's the opening of a three-person show at each place.

Think those new Tully's bus ads are the coolest new work on (faux) woodgrain? Think again. Audrey Kawasaki's pieces at Roq La Rue feature half-alluring, half-disturbing sexy young women painted on wood panels. The grain adds a dreamy, gauzy quality to the pieces. RLR gallerist Kirsten Anderson's a big fan -- at least, so she told BoingBoing.

Also exhibiting are Myna Sonou and Scott Altmann. You can get a sneak peek at the show online, but that's no substitute for seeing them in person and hobnobbing with fellow pop surrealists.

BLVD's "Natural Selection" unites three northwest urban contemporary artists: Iosefatu Sua, Sam Sneke, and the awesomely-sobriquetted Angry Woebots. According to the program guide, "All three of these artists work deal with their personal relationship with the natural world as well as the nature of mankind." Yet for such a heavy theme, the pieces available online are a lot of fun.