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GOORIN BROTHERS - SEA TURTLE RESTORATION PROJECT - NIETO

SF ART EXCHANGE - SHOOTING GALLERY - WHITE WALLS

GALLERY THREE - GUERRERO

08.14.10

(with assistance from Clare Coppel and RWM)

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Goorin Brothers Hat Shop on Haight Street: 2010 Fall 1333 Minna Artist Hat Line Release Party.

Artists: Reyes, Steel, Yutaro Sakai, MQ, Amandalynn, Dylan Maddux, Lango, Luke Stewart, Grime, George Campise, Bles, Henry Lewis, more.

Comment by AB: Always a peppy and stylish powwow when Goorin trots out the new stuff. Fedora fashion purveyed here.

Playing field - Goorin Brothers Hat Shop on Haight Street, SF CA.

The basic idea - Goorin Brothers Hat Shop on Haight Street.

Goorin Brothers Hat Shop selection.

Business is brisk - Goorin Brothers.

More selection at Goorin Brothers Hat Shop on Haight Street.

Alan Bamberger, hat model - Goorin Brothers Victor Reyes artist cap.

Alan Bamberger, hat model - Goorin Brothers brim.

Alan Bamberger, hat model (chapeau c/o Goorin Brothers).

Ahh... refreshments. I'll have a half-n-half, and make it a triple.

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Sea Turtle Restoration Project: Arts and Crafts Show and Benefit Silent Art Auction to Help Gulf Sea Turtles.

Review by RWM, image c/o Sea Turtle Restoration Project: If you think the recession is bad, imagine being a sea turtle. Much presented here to tell the sad story of the amiable sea turtles who have seen their habitat destroyed. They are also lured in by long fishing lines baited with what could be the last bites of food they ever take. The struggle for survival and beauty is depicted here in all sorts of inspiring ways. Being cute has not been enough.

Art by Gabriele Schwibach.

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Nieto Fine Art: New Work by Ruben Martin Cintas & Cimmerian Muse; group show.

Artists in group show: Elena Zolotnitsky, Carlos Paz, Jaya King, Georgianne Fastaia.

Comment by AB: Rangy group show features a little of this and a little of that.

Art by Elena Zolotnitsky.

Elena Zolotnitsky art.

Art by Carlos Paz.

Art by Georgianne Fastaia.

Kinda reminds me of me back in the day (except the rock would have had to be lower).

Demographics.

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Alphonse Berber Projects: Don Porcella - New Work.

Comment by AB: In the sculpture department, two of Don Porcella's life-sized pipe cleaner creatures are eminently blessed in the genitalia department. As for the paintings, Porcella comments on life as we know it in an wry naive style. If you wanna take home something in a bag, there's a wall of that too.

Pipe cleaner creature art with big dicks by Don Porcella.

Big dick pipe cleaner creature art by Don Porcella.

Pipe cleaner art by Don Porcella.

Wall of bagged art by Don Porcella.

Bagged art by Don Porcella in above image closer.

Don Porcella art.

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San Francisco Art Exchange: Lovers of Covers - The Album Art of Storm Thorgerson.

Comment by AB: Storm Thorgerson has been designing album covers for major international rock & roll bands since the early 1970s (long before the invention of Photoshop) and the goods on display here conclusively prove it.

Album cover art by Storm Thorgerson.

Storm Thorgerson album cover art.

Storm Thorgerson takes a breather from book signing to contemplate the fans.

Album cover art by Storm Thorgerson.

Storm Thorgerson album cover art.

Album cover art by Storm Thorgerson.

Storm Thorgerson album cover art.

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The Shooting Gallery: Rest For The Wicked - New Works by Ferris Plock.

Review by Clare Coppel: Ferris Plock's samurai urban hip hop animals inspired by Japanese Ukiyo-e prints are produced in a variety of media, some on wood. Beautiful colors and details. As good as watching every episode of Samurai Champloo twice.

Comment by AB: Ferris Plock takes it to a new level. Go see.

Art by Ferris Plock.

Art by Ferris Plock closer (photo c/o Clare Coppel).

Artist Ferris Plock.

Art by Ferris Plock.

Art by Ferris Plock in above image closer (photo c/o Clare Coppel).

Ferris Plock art closer.

Art by Ferris Plock.

Art by Ferris Plock (photo c/o Clare Coppel).

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White Walls Gallery: This Fear You May Know - New Works by Skinner.

Review by Clare Coppel: Skinner's solo exhibit "This Fear You May Know" consists of amazingly detailed large multi-media paintings of monsters and demons in gorgeous colors. Skinner's paintings draw on Sci-Fi and comics in a way that makes them bizarrely comfortingly familiar, particularly the masks. It's like the best of Adult Swim and Halloween.

Review by RWM: Hideous. Scary. Funny. Halloween is not too far away in these dark depictions which remind that the days are getting shorter and we need prepare for the dark. And they do so in quite stylish ways. Amazing yet disturbing displays of egos that have not been left at home.

Comment by AB: Step into White Walls and immerse yourself in Skinner's bizarre and very convincing world. You'll be glad you did. It's kinda like visual meth or maybe loosing the demons. Hey... we all have 'em. This dude's got the juice.

Art by Skinner.

Skinner art.

Mask art by Skinner.

Skinner and his art.

Art by Skinner (photo c/o Clare Coppel).

Art by Skinner.

Skinner art.

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Addendum:

Art by David Cook at Gallery Three.

More David Cook art at Gallery Three.

David Cook art at Gallery Three closer (photo c/o Clare Coppel).

David Cook art at Gallery Three even closer (photo c/o Clare Coppel).

Group show at Guerrero Gallery.

More art from group show at Guerrero Gallery.

And even more art from group show at Guerrero Gallery.

Last one from group show at Guerrero Gallery Gallery.

Genre art with edible symbolism at Goorin Brothers after party.

More art at the Goorin Brothers after party.

Art by Amanda Lynn at the Goorin Brothers after party.

Relative density at the Goorin Brothers after party.

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