Eine’s short documentary was recently featured on Wooster Collective.
If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here! Eine will be coming to San Francisco in March. We have a lot of exciting things planned, and tricks up our sleeves for this one! Stay tuned for more info…
"Mint" by Richard Pearse
We’re getting so excited for the opening of Linear Empires here at White Walls next month (February 12-March 5, for those of you keeping score at home), and were stoked to see that Meighan O’Toole over at My Love For You blogged some photos sent over by the amazing Richard Pearse. His carefully patterned found-wood works are truly stunning, and a great addition to the selection of artists featured in the show.
Richard is slated to have 6 new works in the design-based group show, alongside Mary Iverson, Diana and Geoff Campen, Moneyless, Augustine Kofie and Gregory Ito. The show is positioned to highlight new work by artists who cleverly apply design tactics in a fine art context. We can’t wait for you to see the finished product! Click the link below to see Meighan’s post.
New work by Richard Pearse for Linear Empires, courtesy of Meighan O’Toole at ML4U.
Just when we thought we’d covered everything Dan Witz was up to while in town for his opening…we received some interesting photos this morning of yet ANOTHER great little something he was up to in the streets of San Francisco.
Dan Witz in SF
While he was out installing the exterior counterparts to his “What the %$#@? (WTF)” show at White Walls, he was also throwing up some red dots all over the city. When we asked him to tell us a little bit more, this is what he had to say:
“This a new project. I’m calling it “red dot (makes it art)” For now.
Check out more images after the break, and feel free to report back if you’ve seen one out in the streets.
"Signals," by Aaron Nagel
Check out a photo recap of our trip to Art Basel this year. A whirlwind of art, nightly cocktail hours in the W Miami residences, and fantastic work by some of our favorite gallery artists. Take a look at Warholian’s coverage of the event by clicking the links below:
Photos from the Arts Fund Expo, curated by Justin Giarla (courtesy of Mike Cuffe/Warholian)
Lyrica Glory’s coverage of the Expo, as featured on Warholian.com
"Max Hands" by Dan Witz
“You become invisible — you become part of the landscape, everyone thinks you’re not up to anything. In the light of day, they don’t suspect.” Dan Witz, as quoted in SF Weekly today, regarding the recent stealth installation of more than a dozen new works all over San Francisco.
Jonathan Curiel describes the artist’s impressive achievements, flying under the radar of law enforcement, his “Godfather of Street Art” status and current show at White Walls in the story linked below. Enjoy!
“Godfather of street art Dan Witz hides his work in plain sight,” by Jonathan Curiel of SF Weekly
LL Cool J, photographed by Glen E. Friedman
Opening excerpt from Interviewing photographer Glen E. Friedman by Sjimon Gompers of IMPOSE Magazine:
“Photographer Glen E. Friedman has documented rebellion. Skateboarders, American punk rock, and the dawn of hip-hop. Recently, his famous “Fuck You All” show ran at 941 Geary in downtown San Francisco and a few of his works were placed in the Photographic History Collection of the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian, and at the Met as well. Before he made it to the Bay to open his classic show, Glen gave me a call to talk photos, ideals, photographing icons, controlling corporations, the creation of positive propaganda, approaches to visual aesthetics, and more…”
Click the link below for Sjimon’s full interview, where Glen divulges interesting bits of information on ideals, political dissent, and joining forces with Shepard Fairey for the pieces from “Fuck You All” at 941 Geary. Good stuff.
Interviewing photographer Glen E. Friedman by Sjimon Gompers @ IMPOSE
Planet Magazine interview by Jennifer Pappas
Jesse Hazelip is an artist firmly rooted in the now. Equal parts street and fine artist, the Oakland-based Hazelip has crafted an iconographic language based on global headlines, warfare, and the political monotony of repeated mistakes. His upcoming solo show, Belle of the Brawl, centers on the recent discovery of lithium in Afghanistan and our ongoing occupation of the country. It also demonstrates Hazelip’s ability to infuse the Middle East conflict with a contemporary angle — rare amongst artists of his generation. His work is a provocative, yet painterly call for intellect and revolution, created out of a deep inner need for resolution. Mingling his telltale herons and buffalo with Islamic geometry and scientific renderings, Hazelip’s new paintings reveal a primal relevance rooted in history, politics, and the latent desire to be better human beings. With this show, it’s clear that he’s moving beyond the substrata of modern-day street art, revealing a heightened focus and sharpened point of view that repeatedly begs the question: how are we going to change these patterns? Jesse Hazelip spoke candidly with PLANET about some possible answers to that very question.
Your upcoming show is being touted as one of the most important of your career. Can you talk a bit about it and the direction of your new work?
The main focus of the new show is the problems going on in Afghanistan, our alleged withdrawal in the near future, and the aftermath of what we’re going to be leaving behind in destruction. Afghanistan is going to be yet another repetition of old mistakes — if not more accelerated. There’s also already a power struggle starting as to who’s going to be mining the lithium that was recently found there. We’re basically doing with lithium what we did with gasoline, so the new work talks about how we can go about that in a healthier manner.
What do you think the answer is in regard to the United States’ occupation of Afghanistan?
I don’t think there is any answer the way we’ve been approaching things through war. We’re an intelligent species yet we refuse to use our intelligence. We use primal things like killing each other and fighting instead. I think if we were to use our intellect, we wouldn’t have these problems.
You were quoted in an earlier interview saying, “My themes will always be an act of protest until there is nothing left to protest against.” Do you honestly think that day will ever come?
Not in my lifetime, no. Have you seen the movie Idiocracy? That movie struck really true to me and I actually draw a lot of inspiration from predictive literature, like 1984. I feel like those kinds of things are coming true and it’s scary to me. People are getting more apathetic and letting our government get away with murder. I don’t know, unless there are major changes and major uprisings, there isn’t going to be any difference.
Check the entire interview by Jennifer Pappas at the Planet Magazine Website.
This is the extended version of a piece which aired 1/12/11. Produced and directed by Stefan Forbes, InterPositive Media LLC.
Check out Hugh Leeman‘s artist profile featured in the January edition of NUVO magazine! Leeman, a Bay Area resident, uses his art to spread social awareness. Leeman’s large portraits of the local homeless, many of whom were regulars at the soup kitchen where Leeman worked, act as a creative method to bring “outcasts into mainstream society.” By printing these portraits on t-shirts and giving the majority away to homeless acquaintances to sell them and keep the profits, Leeman’s art not only aknowledges the problem of homelessness, but also helps to lessen it. Leeman’s work sheds light on social issues many people choose to ignore. Read the full article by Catherine Green! at NUVO- Artist Profile: Hugh Leeman
To view more of Leeman’s work, purchase a t-shirt, or donate to this amazing cause go to Hughleeman.com!!!
Dan Witz’ Dark Doings…
Article by Ken Herman
Last weekend White Walls Gallery opened a new solo show by street and fine artist Dan Witz. The artist’s urban intervention series, Dark Doings, was the focus of the exhibit, his photorealistic paintings of terror and horror are transformed into street pieces with the show appropriately titled “What The %$#@?” Hi-Fructose contributing photographer, Antonette Streeter was on hand to catch the opening, get a look at the new work after the jump.
Check out all of Antonette Streeter’s photos from the opening reception at the Hi-Fructose Site!
