Lexington and 53rd Street by Jorge Colombo

Prince and Lafayette by Jorge Colombo

Excitement ahead, collectors! In the two and a half years since Jen first introduced Jorge Colombo's beautifully-rendered iPhone finger paintings of iconic New York City scenes, Jorge became the first to create a New Yorker cover with the new medium, going on to complete five covers to date and having his own finger painting blog on their site. His process and its lush results have even landed him a Good Morning America interview, and he was recently commissioned to reinterpret the T from the New York Times T Magazine.

NEW EDITIONS, NEW BOOK
Jorge's trajectory may be familiar to those of you who have been following his work since we released his first prints, but with today's editions—Lexington and 53rd Street and Prince and Lafayette—we have more good news: Both images are from his newly-released book, New York: Finger Paintings by Jorge Colombo, published by Chronicle Books in association with 20x200. The book is now available from both Chronicle and Amazon.

GREAT GIFT WITH PURCHASE + GIVEAWAY OPP
We have a special opportunity for you, collectors, to get your hands on a copy, on us: For today and tomorrow only (October 13th and 14th, 2011), if you purchase a 16"x20" print (or larger) of any of Jorge's editions, you'll automatically get a free copy of his new book! In addition, we will randomly be giving away five autographed copies of his book. To be eligible for the autographed books giveaway, simply purchase any of his prints ($50 or higher), or tweet the following between October 13th and 14th:

Hey @20x200, pick me to win an autographed copy of #fingerpaintings by @thejorgecolombo! http://bit.ly/20clmbo

CELEBRATE, COLOMBO STYLE
Mark your calendars, Colombo fans. The official book launch party, with Jorge in conversation with Jen, will take place on October 25th at powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn. Then Night Windows, Jorge Colombo's debut solo exhibition in NYC, is set for December, with an opening reception being held on December 10th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at Jen Bekman Gallery. Night Windows will be on view through December 23rd.

To tide you over till then, I'll leave you with a few words from Jen's introduction to the book:

[Jorge] depicts these places with broad strokes and imprecisely shining lights, creating the impression that everything is moving—the traffic and the people, each one of us contributing to the shimmering shuffle of the city’s pulse. This is the feel of the New York I know.

— Sara