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JACK HANLEY - ONSIX GALLERY - THE DRUGSTORE SUPER 7 - FIFTY24SF - ARTSF GALLERY 16- CHENERY HOUSE 06.10-11.05 Gallery 16: Recent Editions. Artists: Elliot Anderson, Libby Black, Harrell Fletcher, William Laven, Kara Maria, Martin McMurray, Deborah Oropallo, Gay Outlaw, Rex Ray, and Inez Storer. Comment: Recent digital prints, portfolios, and limited edition books published by Gallery 16. Gallery 16, also known as Urban Digital Color, specializes in traditional and experimental techniques and methods of digital printing and image scanning for artists, particularly large format archival printing with pigmented inks. Art. Art. Gallery 16 owner Griff Williams - artist Horea. Art (I like Rex Ray - print left). Art. Art. *** OnSix Gallery: Installation - Scion Art Tour. Artists: KEO, Kenton Parker, David Choe, Daze, Fuse Green, Crash, Sever, Freddi C, Stephen Donovan, Revok, Nosm and How, EyeOne, Mear One, Krush, Doctor Revolt, Andy Howell, Haze, Eklips, Michael Delahaut, Retna, Sam Flores, Swank, Saber, Stay High 149, Chase, Casper, Voice, Blaine Fontana, Buff Monster, Gary Garay, Justin Hampton, Kofie, Marka 27, Persue, Tim McCormick. Comment: This is interesting. A bodacious cull of America's top urban artists gets paid by Scion to create 3 by 8 foot canvases for a travelling show with stops in San Francisco, Brooklyn, Boston, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, San Diego, and Seattle. Don't most of these cities throw most of these artists in jail for doing what Scion pays them to do? Doesn't this send a mixed message to urban artists everywhere? Can we maybe cool the draconian punitives and rev the compromises? Can urban artists maybe meet with local officials and figure out how to lighten things up? Scion's not the only corporation to pay urban artists, by the way. Try Coke, Nike, Adidas, and Vans, just to name a few. Urban art is everywhere. We can't legislate it out of existence; it's not going away. Make love; not war. Art. Art. Stay High 149 - art. Sam Flores - live painting. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. *** Jack Hanley Gallery: Leslie Shows - International Parks. Comment: Best Jack Hanley show I've seen in a long time. Wanna know why? Two reasons. First, Leslie Shows takes serious time and, more importantly, care in creating her large collaged paintings and drawings-- no slop-- and this is not easy considering the degree of detailing involved. Second, she's got that technical mastery of medium thing nailed down. OK. Two more reasons. Third, she has a unique vision. Fourth, she has the skills necessary to materialize that vision (few artists are good enough to accurately tangibly compellingly replicate what they've got kicking around in their brains). OK. One more reason. Fifth, her use of collage with painting and drawing is unconventional-- not novel for novelty's sake-- but rather deliberate, intentional, and required to effectively nuance and communicate her reality. While I'm at it, and in the spirit of effusivity, I'm gonna give Leslie Shows the rare and highly coveted "How Do Dey Do Dat?" Award. Art. Art. Leslie Shows. Art. Art. Art. Art. Elevation. Meanwhile, over at the annex... *** Comment: Faile is a group of three urban artists from New York City. For this show, they packed up a bunch of stencils and brought 'em out here to SF. Then they all hopped in a car and drove to Oakland. When they got to Oakland, they looked around and found a bunch of old discarded surfaces to stencil on. They took what they needed, filled up the car, and drove 'em back to SF where they stencilled 'em up for the show. Then they hung 'em over every square inch of wall space at Fifty24SF, and priced all 100 of 'em under $200 each. This is stencilling from those who know how. Check it out. While you're there, take a little of that latte money, get hip on the cheap, augment the collection, and impress your friends with your canny knack for the now. Art. Art. One of the three Faile artists. Fifty24SF curator Ben Belsky checks pricelist. Art. Young collector. Art. Art. *** The Shona People's Gallery: Art Opening. Comment: Music and art by over 20 artists from Zimbabwe shown at a private residence in San Francisco. The event included a discussion about the history of Shona Stone carving by two Zimbabwean artists. Sarah Dotlich, Africa Program Director from the International Development Exchange (IDEX) reported on grassroots development efforts now underway in Zimbabwe. Seen-- former Supe Matt Gonzalez and current Supe Ross Mirkarimi. Art. Art. Turnout. *** The Drugstore, Vintage Decor & More, 3149 Mission St., San Francisco, 94110, 415.282.0544: Potions, Pills and Poisons - Atticus Wolrab. Comment: Upbeat paintings, easy on message, competent, Morton Salt girl, potion bottles, kicky titles, clear epoxy finishes, sense of humor, reasonable prices, people buying. Atticus Wolrab tells me that his art sells well. He shows at coffee shops and the like. He seems to have his artistic lifestyle in order, knows what people want, and paints it for them. He's very personable, and I wish him the best. Drugstore co-owner - art. Atticus Wolrab (left) - art. *** Chenery House: I'm in the neighborhood-- WTF. Comment: I'm right around the corner from Bob Pritikin, so I dial him up. He's one of San Francisco's foremost art collectors, and owner of the famed Chenery House mansion (swimming pool on the second floor, convertible roof, discotheque, ya de ya de ya). He's home. Lucky me. Let's see what he's up to and check out his crib... Here we are. Up the grand staircase. Hi Bob. Bob's latest - Guy Colwell painting. Bob in the Mayoral Suite. Me in the Mayoral Suite. I'll explain this in a couple of days. *** Super 7: GAMA-7 Party. Comment: I am so out of it. I don't know what GAMA-GO is or who Tim Biskup is and everybody else does (I've heard of him-- just can't place the art). The store is packed; I'm gridlocked immobile. I dip into an iced cooler on the floor near where I'm trapped, and come up holdin' a can of some new Cola made with cane sugar. It's glug glug good, which eases my state of stuckness. Almost all the art is sold-- primarily pencil sketches and small drawings-- the first opportunity EVER, according to the announcement, to buy original GAMA-GO artwork. When I get home, I go to Tim Biskup's website to see what all the hubbub's about, and he's really good-- peppering various wacky characters into his compositions with Jetsonian flair. So now I know. Art. Stuck. Stucker. Stuff. Stuff. Art. *** Addendum: |
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