Hailing from San Francisco this artist and illustrator prepares his solo show Megarealms opening Thurs. Nov 5th @Fecal Face Dot Gallery featuring illustrations/ paintings/ & installation works. Last year Hisrch opening A Season in Hell in San Jose at Anno Domni (photos). His clients include The New York Times, Nylon magazine, Virgin Records, Threadless, and many more. He states that he "is the hardest working illustrator and artist based in San Francisco, California." We love his work and are happy to have him here on Fecal Face.
So Maxwell, can you tell us what people can expect from your show @Fecal Face Dot Gallery (opening Thurs Nov 5th)?
People can expect a wide range of work to stimulate the senses. Drawings and collages mounted to wood coated in resin, lino cuts spray painted in gold coated in resin, wooden figures and sculptures.
You note that Megarealms is the "first installment of ten exhibitions to be created over the next ten years"... How will the 10 shows be tied together?
There will be over lapping themes and deviations into specific territories of the megarealms. The next show will continue to explore the equilibrium between order and chaos, two ideas present in the upcoming exhibition.
But what/ where is a Megarealm?
A place I have created from the conscious and subconscious mind, a Megarealm is where I explore the areas of my brain, ideas, of thought itself, as they pertain to an image. There, I am liberated from everything: I can experiment with shape, color, and form in an infinite, ever changing, made-up reality that takes many shapes and forms at my will.
A Megarealm is a harmony and balance between objects. A playground.
You can find a Megarealm in your own head, in your own space. If you're really happy with the way you position your table next to your couch, then you've just created the beginnings of a Megarealm.
You've been doing a lot of illustration work for a wide range of clients. How has that been going?
My love for illustration has grown immensely in the past year. I'm especially interested in editorial work that challenges me to think more conceptually and very quickly. It has been wonderful and I look forward to getting more involved in the field.
Are you doing illustration full time now?
Yes, fulltime
Any recommendations to illustrators starting out? Any valuable lessons you've learned thus far?
Take it seriously. Challenge yourself with conceptual work. Be nice. Take the passion from your gut and put it into your portfolio.
Art school?
No Art school
If your work in this show would have a musical soundtrack, what would it be?
GUCCI
Can you describe the process for creating a piece?
It depends if I'm working on a drawing, collage or painting. Sometimes Ill have a complete idea in my head how I want a piece to look and I can accomplish my vision. Other times I cannot so I will throw the failed drawing into a box, the box of failed drawings. I turn to this box for collages and sometimes use the scraps for paintings and other mixed media works.
What are some of your favorite films?
I don't really have a favorite film but I do have a few I can recommend. The Color of Paradise by Majid Majidi and Santa Sangre by Alejandro Jodorowsky
I was so pleasantly surprised to see the Market St mural you did last year with Saelee Oh... Have you done any others or plan on doing any more?
I did a few around the block and a few people have asked me to do things in their homes which has been fun. If anyone wants me to paint a space or go paint send me an email. I do plan on doing more.
Where did you grow up? How did you end up in San Francisco?
I grew up in east San Diego. I found a place online and drove up in my Toyota Camry with everything I owned.
What's the best show you saw in the city?
The man who stands on the corner and makes shoulder sculptures.
What do your parents do?
My parents have always been creative types. They used to run Photo Blow-Up, a print enlargement lab in San Diego. In an economic downturn, my mother traded her photo enlargers for a teaching credential. She taught in one of the last art teacher positions left in public schools; as art-funding progressively diminished, she took on more subjects—social studies, English, ESL, history, natural sciences—she eventually stopped teaching art altogether. Now retired, she volunteers teaching art to the elderly and to elementary school students. My father ventured more deeply into art and music. For a time he played in Buddy Riches Big Band. Still making music, my father is focusing more on art these days. He'll have a show in the next couple years.
Time on a day off?
In my room, reading about the facts of life.
Influences?
The old circus family is a family I heard about who traveled around the United States in a horse-drawn carriage. They were performance artists. Their parents were in the circus and their parent's parents were in the circus; they passed down performances and tricks to each new generation. I don't know if I'll ever meet them or if I'll learn anything more about them.
Upcoming?
This Sunday's Washington Post
World tour
Megarealms II
Shirts for Nike
Shoes for Nike
Skateboard
100-foot sculpture/jungle gym in the middle of the city
///////// I don't want to sound too overly critical of Maxwell's art. His concepts sound wonderful. his imagination is equal in that regard. he is a creator-and I respect that. His images-on the other hand-I cannot connect with on any level. His work is alienating and I don't understand it. But, its different and that is refreshing in its own nature. Written by eraser head on 2009-10-29 15:19:20
///////// WHY NOT Written by Jesse Edwards on 2009-10-29 15:33:53
///////// I don't know why not. It is simply an opinion, that is it. Written by eraser head on 2009-10-29 15:46:57
///////// sweet! santa sangre is great too : - ) Written by pesya on 2009-10-29 18:47:27
///////// MK! Written by Jesse Edwards on 2009-10-29 20:38:10
///////// love that blue face one and the girl with the uncontrollable hair. how much is that blue face? Written by bluebrownwhiteman on 2009-10-29 22:20:10
///////// maxwell is a force, its not your job to understand him. Written by drew beckmeyer on 2009-10-30 12:21:58
///////// maxwell is a force, its not your job to understand him. Written by drew beckmeyer on 2009-10-30 12:22:26
///////// its not your either... Written by eraser head on 2009-10-30 14:54:11
///////// Yours either, rather. My mistake. Written by eraser head on 2009-10-30 14:56:53
///////// the parts i dont understand make me appreciate it all that much more. i really enjoy the balance of mystery and accessibility. there arent a lot of people in illustration who are able to do anything other than be accessible and max's stuff is better and more heartfelt because of the genuine oddness of it.
maybe im biased, but like you said, its personal taste and neither of us can really argue with that. so i wont do any more defending where defending doesnt need to be done. Written by drew beckmeyer on 2009-10-30 15:46:14
///////// Not More hipster bullsh*t. Really sad ...next. Written by MiniMolly ESP on 2009-10-30 16:55:43
///////// it's like Barry McGee and Chris Johanson had a baby and named it Maxwell Written by billdonovan on 2009-10-30 17:18:37
///////// ehem, i'm sorry, but I think all of this is ABSOLUTE CRAP! COME ON! hardest working illustrator my ass! ugliest color combinations i've ever seen, horrible execution. please tell me what is so appealing?! i've made better pieces in kindergarten. is this really "what's in" nowadays?
i agree with molly, this is sad! Written by Milkanoups on 2009-10-31 00:45:32
///////// Yes, saying your the hardest working illustrator in San Fransisco is stupid, people will break your balls. I do not defend that statement, but argue that influence is inevitable, painters like Jean Dubuffet show us an immediate affect on the work of Barry Mcgee and Chris Johanson, specifically the painting "Apartment Houses, Paris", and Barry Mcgee has had an immediate affect on Maxwell. So what, who gives a fuck, your all the same kids who copy Jeremy Fish drawings every week in free fridays, so nobody gives a fuck what you think, now take that with a glass of PBR , bitches.
///////// oh yeah, actually, little bitches don't think, you just follow the herd, like fucking sheep, little hipster sheep. Written by dopeface on 2009-10-31 01:16:15
///////// This is Not Pop: the fine art of Maxwell Loren Holyoke-Hirsch by Dina Howard
Drew Beckmeyer really nails it with his observation of an interplay between accessibility and mystery in Maxwell's work. The literal quality of his painting of a hotdog contrasts with his more conceptual collage of an upside-down figure. Maxwell moves between the literal and the metaphoric in a way that's pleasing to those who like to work a little more than what this visually-saturated landscape of pop-art and graphic design has accustomed us to.
As challenging as it is ingenious, Maxwell has developed a visual system of color, figure, and form that allows him to explore an infinite set of narratives and themes through a harmony of visuals that's undeniably 'Maxwellian.' Reminiscent of literary giants including Anthony Burgess (A Clockwork Orange), Frank Herbert (Dune), and Shakespeare, Maxwell has created a unique visual language whose meanings yield themselves most willingly with time, exposure, and thoughtfulness. Seeing his images here on the FecalFace site, out of sequence, out of context, out of scale, without any sense of medium, dimension or texture is like trying to make meaning from what letters are floating around your final spoonfuls of alphabet soup. As thoughtful with his exhibitions as he is with the paintbrush, the volume, sequencing, and visual unity of Maxwell's work in exhibition will illuminate his visual coding and make accessible his artistic renderings.
+++ Dina Howard is a San Francisco based art writer and critic who loves graphic design and thinking. Remember, this art isn't pop and this interview is not the exhibition. Come out to Fecal Face Gallery this Thursday and let's talk more! :: http://paperplaneblog.wordpress.com Written by D for Dina on 2009-10-31 02:58:28
///////// I really cannot believe that you feel maxwell is comparable to Shakespeare! That, my friend, is artistic sin! This art requires someone to tell you that it is good. It certainly does not tell you alone, you need a mouthpiece. Written by eraser head on 2009-10-31 08:55:03
///////// this show is gonna stomp! everyone is jumping the gun and making stupid assumptions.to all doubters and haters( the usual and typical hipster crowd) : get a fucking clue and work on your own shit! stop being a bunch of jealous little bitches! Written by yourtheprism on 2009-10-31 11:01:01
///////// Well said. You sound very sophisticated... Written by eraser head on 2009-10-31 12:46:18
///////// i like you eraser head and i appreciate the civility of this conversation, but i feel like if you are going to be so negative about this work we should either see some of the things you like, or some of the things you make.... just to see where you are coming from. as for me, i saw max's website about 5 years ago, alone, in my room, and i immediately emailed him to tell him i liked it. there was no middle man, no mouthpiece. Written by drew beckmeyer on 2009-10-31 12:53:49
///////// One thing I know for a fact from knowing and working with the guy is that his work is absolutely SINCERE. That is what I like most about it. Say what you will, but Maxwell makes this stuff with everything in him, it's in his blood - it comes out through his fingers. Written by Ryan De La Hoz on 2009-10-31 13:04:47
///////// word. well said Written by eraser head on 2009-10-31 16:37:13
///////// there seems like theres a whole new crop of negative comment posters on FF lately, i think i'm going to start submitting to free fridayz again just to take advantage of it... Written by SAM OWEN on 2009-10-31 16:54:54
///////// there seems like theres a whole new crop of negative comment posters on FF lately, i think i'm going to start submitting to free fridayz again just to take advantage of it... Written by SAM OWEN on 2009-10-31 16:54:55
///////// I suppose that I don't understand. I have said that I don't care for it. That is not to say his work is universally bad, just bad for me. If you would like to see my work, I shall have it posted on this site soon. If you care to take a look, feel free. Written by eraser head on 2009-10-31 18:04:05
///////// you better be david lynch. anyways you contradicted yourself in your first post.you are entitled to your own opinion, even if it harbors negative energy and idiocy. : - p Written by yourtheprism on 2009-11-01 12:30:06
///////// Although I don't personally care for this series of work, there are still good things about it and I can appreciate an artist who can inspire so much discussion about their art.
Sure, some people will like it, others won't, Thats just the natural ebb and flow of things. Just remember, you can disagree with whoever, or whatever you want, but you don't have to treat people disrespectfully while you voice your opinion.
It's really saddening to see that in a supposed "community" of artists, there's always people just ripping each other apart for no apparent reason, instead of supporting each other and providing constructive feedback. Written by DavidArmacost on 2009-11-01 13:51:37
///////// ☮ Written by yourtheprism on 2009-11-01 14:47:25
///////// i like most of it. some reminds me of margret killigan. negative comments can be helpful to the artist, its hard to get honest critiques from people. Written by baso on 2009-11-01 23:22:17
///////// I love David Lynch, of course you gathered that from the name I presume.
///////// I think the comment on McGee and Johanson having a kid is spot on. I mean seriously, this guy owes royalty checks to Twist. In the last couple of years, the work has become even MORE derivative. If this guy didn't have Barry McGee and Chris Johanson to look at, I wonder what he would be making. And all this shit about "Hipsters being haters" is stupid. People that gravitate to art like this are nine times out of ten "hipster" as fuck. Art is all about harsh, subjective critiques. If you all don't like it, do something else that doesn't take place in the pubic domain. Written by CharlieHustle on 2009-11-02 15:21:53
///////// I think this work fails the sniff test, and draws criticism to itself by using corporate style branding while at the same time appropriating the styles of some of the most respected artists. It makes sense as illustration, and I appreciate the design and color, both are very well done. But, I come to Fecal Face to get a dose of funky, spiritual, raw and lively art, not clever Nike adds. Written by billdonovan on 2009-11-02 21:20:33
///////// maxwellism? why wasnt i aware of this?..hmm not cool fellow maxwell Written by maxwell on 2009-11-02 23:47:30
///////// lil wayne called he wants his comments back hahahhaa
///////// I once saw this guy with a mustache, but he was young, like 15 or something. I thought to myself "how ironic, young people don't wear mustaches." Later, I drew a picture of a naked lady and showed it to my roomate, she thought it was good, said it reminded her of Egon Schiele. I asked if there was anyway she could ever forgive me. She said "no, you already lost and the games over, so stop masterbating so much I can hear the porn through the wall, these walls are very thin you know, also you need to unload the dishwasher I do it all the time and its your turn, and oh yeah my parents are coming by later to take me out to dinner for my birthday so could you clean up a little this place is a mess. Written by Matt Medium on 2009-11-03 10:40:07
///////// its too bad you cant connect with his art. Oh wait actually its not. It's not for you, but i would check out the show before you come on this site every other day to talk shit about his work. I visited this guys studio and he lives this shit. I was in a show with him the first time i saw his work and his paintings were sexy. Thy immediately spoke to me. I would love to see the work that all you shit talkers produce. Maxwell is a real live artist. so go kick poodles haters! Written by will manville on 2009-11-03 16:26:33
///////// Liking someone's work is arbitrary, it isn't forced on anyone, and I feel like if you don't like what you see, don't look at it. If there's nothing good to say, just don't say it. Leave it be. I happen to have met Maxwell on quite a few occasions and can say that he is one of the nicest and awesomest people I have met. So don't judge and talk smack when you don't really know the background and what you are saying.
On another note I've never seen him with a Chris Johansson or Barry McGee book or anything like that for that matter. And I agree, I see Jeremy Fish everywhere by everyone, and I don't see anyone talking about that.
On another note to all that's coming to the opening, bring it on! : - D Written by pesya on 2009-11-03 22:02:07
///////// hahaha awwww mannn.... it was fun reading all these comments. I'm a friend of maxwells and even i agree saying he's the hardest working illustrator and artist based in San Francisco, California might not be the best, i'm not saying i'm the hardest working artist either, i'm actually kinda lazy, smoke too much weed and drink too many beers, anyways he's still a rad guy in person and paints what he likes. me... i'm a fan. Written by MILDRED on 2009-11-06 01:08:05
///////// i apologize again for my negative comments towards this guy's artwork. i was very inebriated at the time. perhaps i was too quick to judge. i don't know him personally, but i respect him for making art. from what i read from those that know him, it sounds like he is very serious and sincere about his work. i respect that.
now that i've come back sober, this stuff looked better when i was drunk. this stuff just isn't my cup of tea. oh well. Written by Milkanoups on 2009-11-07 09:58:27
///////// wheres rexnickles on this one Written by bang ur dead on 2009-11-07 17:38:15
///////// I like his work. It's refreshing. I bet he's influenced by others, but aren't we all? Written by DieterVDO on 2009-11-11 04:04:24
///////// Are you fucking kidding me, anyone who knows Chis Johannson's art knows this is a copy...
I wonder what his work would look like if Chris's art was totally different?
http://www.douglemoine.com/wp-content/uploads/chrisjohansondog.jpg Written by friscoson on 2009-11-16 07:25:17
///////// Okay, I can see where you're coming from, the styles kinda look alike. But it's not the same & definitely no copy. Both are good and original.
And what about you, friscoson? Do you make stuff too? I'd love to see it... Written by DieterVDO on 2009-11-17 11:06:21
///////// okay, yeah, his stuff does resemble some of chris johannson's art, but believe it or not, we're all biting someones style. remember what dali said, "those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing." Written by Milkanoups on 2009-12-06 18:52:06
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