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Tag: illustration
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Too Big to Fail
Monday, 17 October 2011 /// Written by Trippe
NY based Illustrator Anthony Freda emailed over his latest "Too Big to Fail" which seems quite fitting in these wonderful economic times.
According to this theory, certain financial institutions are so large and so interconnected that their failure will be disastrous to an economy. Proponents of this theory believe that these institutions should become recipients of beneficial financial and economic policies from governments or central banks to keep them alive. It is thought that companies that fall into this category take positions that are high-risk, as they are able to leverage these risks based on the policy preference they receive. The term has emerged as prominent in public discourse since the 2007–2010 global financial crisis.
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All Together Now
Monday, 10 October 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Sydney based illustrator Matt Huynh recently visited NYC, and while there made his way down to the Occupy Wall Street protests to see what it was all about. He created this drawing of every placard he found on display. You can download a high res of the drawing here. Download, print, and you'll have your own protest sign addressing multiple concerns in the simplicity of one sign.
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John Casey @Oakland's Swarm
Thursday, 06 October 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Oakland based artist John Casey just opened Hands and Pants over at Swarm Gallery last Saturday, Oct 1st. We meant to add this preview last week, but the fire kept us pretty busy away from updating the site. In any case, check out these great works. A solid group of artists John collaborated with.
Hands & Pants is a broader collaborative venture, employing over 40 of John's artist peers. John drew either hands or pants (blue-jean-clad waist-down shod figures) or both, in his simple pen-and-ink style on 8"x10" Bristol paper. An invited artist was given the hands and/or pants and asked to complete the figure in any way the artist saw fit.
"Black Light", Pencil on Panel, 36"x48", 2011
"Blowing Smoke", Pencil on Panel, 14"x11", 2011
Hands & Pants collaboration with Scott Greenwalt, 10"x8", 2011
"Waterfall", Pencil on Panel, 14"x11", 2011
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Works by Ted Parker
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Works by Ted Parker, a long time F.F.-visiter slash barista slash illustrator.
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Military Pattern by UK's Jonny Wan
Thursday, 15 September 2011 /// Written by Van Edwards
Illustration by UK based Jonny Wan.
A military inspired patterns created initially as wrapping paper. The subject is not everyones cup of tea, but I think visually it works quite well.
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The "New" Riots
Thursday, 11 August 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Hahaha. Got this great image from Portugal based Mr. Phomer earlier in the day. Which side do you stand on?
About Mr. Phomer: "Son of the 1980's, raised by wolves, ink, super heroes, polaroid pictures, video games,cartoons,the cold war,
tape mixing, sneakers, vintage references, posters, bikes, vinyl collections and street playgrounds.
He has learned through graffiti and urban culture and studied the fine arts of graphics and illustration to
enhance the ever-growing self-made knowledge."
Mr. Phomer is up for work at not quite art, or illustration, or graphics, or design, or concept, or visuals, or urban, or actions, or photo,
or audio, or video, or cooking or even friendship for some food and expensive taste items.
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Sara Conti
Monday, 08 August 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Slowly making my way through the email inbox after being gone for 2 weeks, came across this work emailed in by French artist Sara Conti. Enjoy.
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Winnie Truong - Mini Interview
Monday, 27 June 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Location? Age? Education? Website?
Toronto, 22, BFA in drawing and painting, www.winnietruong.com
How would you describe your work to someone?
I usually tell them that I make really big drawings of hairy faces where hair becomes an unnatural extension of personality and whim of the subject. The work is about challenging those heavily coded ideas about the beautiful and the grotesque that exist in our culture. However, I find it’s much easier to just show them on my iPhone.
Influences?
Right now I’m reading a lot of John Wyndham, H.G. Wells, Charles Burns, and revisiting the X-Files.
Cheese burgers or tofu burgers?
Double cheese burgers.
Working routine? Music? Time of day?
Most days I tend to wake up late, take shamefully long showers followed by making myself a hot breakfast. I ride my bike to my studio while running errands along the way. I’m usually in studio from early afternoon and into the night. While I enjoy the musical stylings of everything from Destroyer to the best of DMX, I prefer playing television shows on my laptop. Right now I’m in a three-way affair between Farscape, The Wire and Six Feet Under.
How do you pay the bills?
Art and abject frugality.
Tools of the trade?
A good supply of pencil crayons, sharpeners, erasers, painter’s tape, paper towel, and my laptop.
What are you really excited about right now?
Thinking about new things, and making new drawings for my next solo show in Toronto this September.
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Nigel Peake @Needles and Pens
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Nigel Peake
In the Wilds
May 13 - July 17, 2011
@Needles and Pens
Hey, it was the first show we were able to make it out to in some time and we picked a very enjoyable one. This Irish 30 year old draws everyday things that surround him in the small Irish town he lives in (population of 50). When he's not drawing these things as seen in this show, he works on illustrations for a range of publications. He also wears large rimmed glasses and plans on taking Amtrack across the United States before flying back to Ireland via NYC. This is his first visit to the US.
Nigel holds an MARCH from the University of Edinburgh and received a Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Silver Medal commendation for his architectural thesis exploring borderlands in Istanbul in 2005. His new book In the Wilds is also available at Needles and Pens.
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Works by Nathan Brown
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Nathan Brown is a Montreal based artist who's currently showing at Brooklyn's Rouge 58 with 3 other Montreal artists.
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"Nervous Breakdown"is a 100% paper, 21in x 24in life-size (wearable) vest, Silkscreen, digital print, and Ink on paper.
The start of a 10 piece series which represents the archived ritual vests of No-Valleys inhabitants. Screen Printed denim vest pattern on paper, cut-out, and assembled. Original drawings collaged and drawn directly onto the surface. Inkjet on rice paper linings unique to each vest.
These are life size and wearable.
"Deths of Adonis!" is a 4ft x 6ft ink on paper drawing.
6ft x 6ft, Ink on Paper. A reprise of this Giuseppe Mazzuoli sculpture that I enjoyed in person at the Hermitage last summer.
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Works by William Emmert
Wednesday, 11 May 2011 /// Written by Trippe
William Emmert, who we interviewed last year, emailed over a few of his newer works we wanted to share with you. William moved down to San Francisco last year from Seattle and has shown his work around town. These works are remakes of posters or other items from his childhood bedroom.
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Marc McKee at HVW8
Monday, 25 April 2011 /// Written by Michael Hsiung
Back in 1989 Marc McKee started creating skateboard graphics for World Industries, Blind, 101, Menace, A-Team and Almost. Probably most infamously known for his funny, offensive, and provocative graphics which were hugely popular then and remain so today. McKee, also editor of Big Brother Magazine for the first four years, later worked on Blunt Snowboard Magazine and continues to make art for skate companies today. Visiting Philadelphia artist Shawn Beeks and I went to check out this show, which we were both blown away by McKee's originals of some of the most notorious boards, from the Napping Negro graphic to Natas's Challegener Explosion board to the Fucked Up Blind Kids Series.
Seen/Unknown Exhibition
Works by Marc Mckee
Show Runs March 19th to April 10th
HVW8 Art + Design Gallery
661 N. Spaulding Ave. Los Angeles, CA
Photographs and words by Michael C. Hsiung
More boards.
The best take on the Ghostbusters guy I've seen.
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Biking w/ Kelly Puissegur
Monday, 25 April 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Kelly Puissegur emailed over this great image below. Want to post it for a couple reasons.
One: we like it, and two: OMG, it looks like the weather is going to begin getting awesome around the Bay Area, and that means wonderful evening bike rides out the beach. Love the summer summer times. Get on the whip and making your way across town for a sunset beer. Glorious.
DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY. A SLIGHT COOL DOWN IS FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AS H5 DROP
AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE WEST. ATTM THE TROUGH
APPEARS TO DRY WITH BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIP NORTH OF THE CWA.
MUCH WARMER WEATHER IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE
REBUILDS OVER THE REGION WITH MILD CONDITIONS.
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Sex By The Fire
Thursday, 14 April 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Sometimes it's as simple as that. Thanks for emailing it, Jack Kirtley, but mind you that cats like watching too... It's weird.
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Anthony Freda Illustration
Thursday, 14 April 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Does this put all the conspiracy theories to rest now that we know what happened as illustrated by Anthony Freda above? Thanks for the email, Anthony. Love the piece above you sent and your work.
Anthony Freda is an award-winning illustrator. His work has appeared in such publications as Rolling Stone, New Yorker, Esquire, New York Times, The Voice, Entertainment Weekly, Playboy and many others. Represented by GERALD AND CULLEN RAPP.
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Push Mongo
Tuesday, 12 April 2011 /// Written by Trippe
Nathaniel Russell finally made a website. He rules and has designed a bunch of amazing record covers and made all my favorite fake books. Dig around in there. You will leave having learned more about yourself and the complex world around you. -Via our buddy Adam
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Whole Foods Rips Off Corey Arnold?
Tuesday, 18 June 2013 13:57
Tucker Nichols emailed over this Whole Foods poster (below right) which looks a lot like one of Corey Arnold's photos (bottom left). Coincidence? Where they inspired by Corey's photo? Did Corey actually shoot the photo? Who knows and Corey is fishing for salmon right now (like this), so we can't ask him to find out.
Wait, on this Instagram, Corey Arnold writes "Ripped off!", so we guess that's your answer.
Whole Foods highly inspired by a Corey Arnold photo. Ripped off?
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:39
Homemade Tattoos (+How To)
Friday, 14 June 2013 10:00
Yeah, bad tattoos are basically a bummer, right? But they're also pretty much a rite of passage for bored and disenfranchised-feeling teenagers the world over. At least it was for about 95% of the people I know. Going to a reputable tattoo shop and getting a wizard or unicorn drilled into your lower back is totally fine, but nothing really takes the place of sitting around with a bunch of friends and some beers, enthusiastically taking turns poking each others' arms full of bad ideas-which actually is fun at any age.
Homemade Tattoos
Andreas Trolf's feature is an olde but goodie
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 11:56
Oakland: Organizers Trying to Keep Monthly Street Art Party Alive
Wednesday, 12 June 2013 15:18
OAKLAND -- First Fridays is hoping Oakland hasn't seen the last of the one of a kind event... The street art party is free to attend, but organizers say with police and other costs the price tag to throw the monthly party is $20,000... The City of Oakland has been footing the bill for months and after kicking in $500,000, it's pulling the plug... Organizers are now asking for donations and developing a vendor fee schedule to try and keep the party alive. ~continue reading
From a Fecal Face visit to one in 2008 ( pics)
June Group Show @Guerrero Gallery Saturday
Thursday, 13 June 2013 09:52
SAN FRANCISCO -- Guerrero Gallery, here in the Mission, opens their summer group show this Saturday, June 15th, featuring works from a steller lineup: Daniel Albrigo, Ryan Travis Christian, Alejandro Diaz-Ayala, Frohawk Two Feathers, Michelle Guintu, Justin Hager, Cody Hudson, Terry Powers, Rye Purvis, Victory Reyes, Jamie Williams, and Yarrow Slaps.
~complete details
Work by Alejandro Diaz-Ayala
Austin McManus Photography
Monday, 10 June 2013 14:06
NYC based Austin McManus updates his site with more tasty photography like the below image from his "Partner in Crime" series.
Image from Austin McManus' "Partner in Crime" series
SOEX's Monster Drawing Rally
Tuesday, 11 June 2013 12:42
SAN FRANCISCO --- Southern Exposure hosts thier annual Monster Drawing Rally Friday, June 14, 2013 at THE NWBLK, 1999 Bryant Street (at 18th). Tons of great artists auctioning works at a starting price of only $60.
A live drawing and fundraising event with 120 artists working side by side. The event lets spectators to observe artists in the act of creation, providing the opportunity to watch a drawing come to life, and to purchase a work of art minutes after its completion. Drawings are available for purchase immediately for just $60 each.
~complete details
Disputed Banksy graffiti art sold for $1.1M in London
Tuesday, 04 June 2013 14:00
Wonder if our old emails with Banksy are worth a few thousand dollars. It seems everything the dude touches is worth a million dollars these days! Nutty and much deserved.
A disputed Banksy graffiti artwork removed from a gritty London neighbourhood has sold for approximately $1.1 million US at auction. The provocative Slave Labour (Bunting Boy) sold at a private auction held by concierge firm The Sincura Group at the London Film Museum on Sunday, according to Bloomberg news service. The spray-painted, stenciled work depicts a child labourer using an antique sewing machine to create a Union Jack bunting.
-Continue reading
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| Viborg International Billboard Painting Festival
Henrik Haven, who keeps us up to date in all that's Copenhagen, emailed over some photos from the Viborg International Billboard Painting Festival that's running throughout June. In this short installment he introduces us to the work of urban/graffiti artist and illustrator NYCHOS.
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| Kelly Tunstall's A16 Commissions
Kelly Tunstall, who's showing w/ Ferris Plock at FFDG this August 16th, recently finished some commissions for A16 in Oakland. Here's a little taste, and check out her last year's show at FFDG.
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| Brendan Monroe Sculptures, A How To
Brendan Monroe, whose show Melting Into the Floor runs through June 15th at LA's Richard Heller, creates these great wooden sculptures and featured a bunch in the show... He's often asked how he goes about making them and gives us at Fecal Face a little 'how to' on the process.
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| Mural by Curiot (+Mexico)
Mexico City based Curiot, whose sold out solo show Age of Omuktlans ran last March at FFDG, just finished this great mural entitled "El Retorno de Akhankutli" in Mexico. He recently completed one in Berlin too which we'll be posting in the coming week. The guy is very very talented in our eyes.
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| The Pizza Slice(r) by Henry Gunderson
This made our day. Not only do we love pizza but we also love Henry Gunderson... So a board shapped like a hot slice designed by Henry Gunderson for The Good Company, well... this writer needs to go for a slice right now.
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| Wendell McShine @Fifty24SF
Wendell McShine (lives in Mexico City, from Trinidad) opened his newest show, Raccoon's Law, at Fifty24SF on Saturday night. ARYZ was a tough act to follow, but McShine held his own in the space... With a combination of a mural, a video, and both drawings and mixed-media works on paper, the diversity of this solo show was impressive. The Raccoon drawings were especially attractive as the way he executed them looked like they actually had fur coming off the page, and you can only imagine how soft it would be to touch. I was lucky to see his work in person through this show, and I hope to encounter more in the future.
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| Honey Boo Boo's Amurrican Starquest
Ingrid Wells just got her MFA from The San Francisco Art Institute and these oil paintings from her Honey Boo Boo's Amurrican Starquest were on display as part of the recent MFA exhibition... Ingrid Wells works and lives in San Francisco.
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| "Out the Window" at Prohibition Gallery
Henry Gunderson emailed over some photos from his recent group show with Andrew Luck, Jordan Bogash, and Mario Ayala "Out The Window" which ran at the Los Angeles based Prohibition Gallery.
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| The Tornatos in Moore, OK by Justin Clemons
I got there the day after the tornado came through. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. My mind just could not grasp what my eyes were seeing. It was just too much to take in, too much to process. So, I did what comes naturally and took images. It sort of helped me separate from the chaos and helped me focus.
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| Hyuro "In/Between" at ArtRebels
Check out this, what could be, one of the longest murals ever created. Hyuro from Valencia, Spain was recently in Copenhagen for the solo show "In/Between" at ArtRebels.
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| ARYZ's TL Mural and The Apple
Rachel Ralph spotted Barcelona-based ARYZ working on his mural in the TL a couple weeks back, and we forgot to share the pics. His show at Fifty24SF opened back in April.
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| Oversized Paintings by Jeffrey Cheung
Jeffrey Cheung emailed over some photos from a recent one night show he had at Terra Gallery/ event space. The May 19th show also featured live music by Oakland garage rockers Twin Steps and Coldtergeist.
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| Alison Blickle at Eleanor Harwood thru June 15th
Great solo show by LA based Alison Blickle (Born 1976) up now at San Francisco's Eleanor Harwood gallery. History of Magic Part 1... The Hermitage runs through June 15th 2013. -- 1295 Alabama St. Hours: Wed thru Sat (11-6pm)
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| John Felix Arnold III in Japan (Part 4)
Well, it looks like John Felix Arnold rocked Tokyo with his opening with Koutaro Ooyama at Spes Lab a few weeks back. Even a language barrier couldn't prevent the success of their collaboration. They invited everyone they met on trains, in cars, cafes, bars, restaurants, and people responded by attending, and bringing their families and friends as well.
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| Sanjay & Craig Premiere Party (+LA)
Last Thursday evening, I was lucky enough to get invited to Nickelodeon's premiere party for their newest cartoon, Sanja & Craig, created by three awesome dudes - Andreas Trolf, Jim Dirschberger, and Jay Howell. Hosted at Tony's Salon with pizza provided by Pizzanistas, the premiere party was filled with libations and celebrations, even a break-dance battle broke out. Congrats to everyone who worked on the show, and especially Trolf, Jim, and Jay who all have been working tirelessly on it. Sanja & Craig premiered Saturday 10:30 am 11 am on Nickelodeon. You can watch Sanjay and Craig Episode 1: Brett Venom on hulu. and read about how the guys came up with it in this interview with The LA Times. Now, here's some photos from the premiere.
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| Travis Millard Was Almost Rusty Millard
Drawing Stories is a new series from our buddy Travis Millard. Grab a cup of hot coco, get your slippers on and enjoy some time with your uncle Millard.
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| Tofer Chin @Lu Magnus (+NYC)
Los Angeles Christofer Chin (Tofer) emailed over some install shots of his current show Ar running in NYC at Lu Magnus through June 29th. Simple/ clean and continuing his op artstyle Tofer Chin features new paintings, photographs, and sculpture continuing his exploration of geologically and architecturally inspired Minimalist forms.
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| Sten & Lex for The Katowice Street Art Festival
More great street art by the Italian duo, Sten & Lex, this time in Poland for the Katowice Street Art Festival.
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| TrustCorp @Lebasse (+Los Angeles)
TrustoCorp's all new work for their exhibition at LeBasse Projects in Culver City, Los Angeles is a perfect continuum from past work that embraces the bipolar "have/have not" socioeconomic identity of Los Angeles, which they recently established their new studio in.
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| The Sound of Dust
I didn't know if you came across this video yet, but I ran into my friend Brian Hanson yesterday who helped film and edit it. It's a film short documenting the work and philosophy of Huntington Beach surfboard Shaper Tim Stamps. Super rad and really inspiring! Anyhow take a peek.
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| Murals at Harry Wirtz Elementary
Last year, Eric Caruso a teacher at Harry Wirtz Elementary School (Paramount, CA, near LA) had an idea to invite some artists to paint some murals at the school because there wasn't an arts program for the kids. That brilliant idea resulted in some awesome murals by artists Seitaku Aoyama, Yusuke Hanai, Rich Jacobs, Tim Kerr and Albert Reyes.
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| Ryan De La Hoz @RVCA through 5/25
Ryan De La Hoz' show in the Upper Haight at RVCA runs through this Saturday... And the next time you're in the Mission, be sure to swing through his new shop on 14th St, Cool Try... We need to get over there soon and do a little photo feature for ya.
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| Daniel Chen @The Book and Job Gallery (SF)
The Book and Job Gallery (San Francisco) really stepped it up with the opening of Daniel Chen's loveBlast on May 4th. Complete with a doorman, piano player, old fashioneds, and some really nice paintings, I could hardly believe I was at the Book and Job. The paintings varied in size, and the show was balanced nicely between them, the spray-can work on the walls, and the smaller drawings displayed throughout. The kind notes Chen wrote on the walls are certain to brighten your day, and the rest of the work is definitely worth a look. It was a very classy evening and I hope they continue to intersperse shows like these into their schedule in the future
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