Letters from Leeman: Part 2
We’ve already shared several installments of Hugh Leeman’s outdoor portraits on billboards and walls, but we can barely keep up with the man. In between painting in his studio and pasting up characters throughout SF, Hugh has also been gathering footage for a special video feature to compliment his upcoming exhibition. Let’s just say he is spending quality time with the subjects of his portraits, and they’ve got stories to tell.
Look for these pieces around town and don’t miss Recognition, Hugh’s two man show opening at White Walls on August 8th, 2009.
More street art from Hugh:
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[...] Surely you’ve seen that big floating head! Its gaze seems to penetrate YOUR VERY SOUL with its cool Yankee cigar chomp. Turns out, he’s the work of artist Hugh Leeman; and although the face made its debut on the sides of buildings and bus stops, it’s making the jump to an actual art gallery next week. According to a press release, “His wheat paste and graphite portraits are an attempt to communicate the displacement that homelessness is defined by.” What an interesting sentence. [White Walls News] [...]
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