839 Larkin Street · San Francisco, CA
Open Tues - Sat 12PM - 7PM
Open Tues - Sat 12PM - 7PM
The Stencil Show
October 10-November 7, 2009
Group show featuring Casey Gray, David Soukup, Adam 5100, Tes One, Chris Stain, and Ernesto Yerena.
From the beginning, stencil graffiti art has been an avenue for political and artistic
expression geared to the masses. In reaction to the desolation of the abandoned burnt-out
buildings of the South Bronx in the 70s, a man by the name of John Fekner stenciled Last Hope
in large letters above one crumbling structure, thus beginning stencil graffiti art. Since then
stencils have evolved, challenging the line between traditional art techniques, photo-realism,
graffiti, printmaking and design.
From the beginning, stencil graffiti art has been an avenue for political and artistic
expression geared to the masses. In reaction to the desolation of the abandoned burnt-out
buildings of the South Bronx in the 70s, a man by the name of John Fekner stenciled Last Hope
in large letters above one crumbling structure, thus beginning stencil graffiti art. Since then
stencils have evolved, challenging the line between traditional art techniques, photo-realism,
graffiti, printmaking and design.
