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Shalo P Interview

Shalo P Interview

Shalo P is a SF based audio-visual artist who recently exhibited a selection of 14 drawings at Ever Gold Gallery coinciding with the recent release of his self-published “LOVE IS SUCH A DANGEROUS GAME”. The zine, containing work created in…

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Pedro Matos Interview

Pedro Matos Interview

Chicago based artist showing @MCA.

For the last 20 years or so there has been a bad seed growing in the Portuguese city of Lisbon. They call him Pedro Matos. Growing up he was heavily influenced by skateboarding and graffiti which was…

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Marco Zamora Interview
Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 5:02am


This LA based artist talks about living in downtown LA and gets into a heated discussion on table tennis. He shows @FFDG April 1st w/ Derek Albeck.
This 28 year old artist who's living in downtown LA and a graduate of Cal Arts will be showing with fella Los Angeles-ite Derek Albeck at Fecal Face Dot Gallery in April. We wanted to see some of his recent work and see what makes him tick before we let him in our tiny gallery... He prefers whiskey over beer and table tennis over machine gunning. We like him already.

Describe your process of creating a new piece.

I usually I figure out what size of paintings I want to make. Build the panels. Then go out and shoot a ton of photos. I'm always observing and creeping out on my surroundings. After that I sort through what I have collected then get to work.

What materials do you normally work in?

Ink and watercolor on wood panel and paper. So nice!

There's a lot of fix gear-ness in your recent work. I take it you ride a bunch there in LA. How has traffic been receptive to more bicycles? Here in SF we have a strong bicycle collolition. Are cyclists organized much there?

Yeah, It's not only that I enjoy riding, there has been a change in society with bicycles and it is a really good thing, especially for LA. The only thing is that traffic and people that drive cars from my experiences have not taken it too well. People are aggressive. Over the past year or so there has been a strong organization of people riding from all over Southern California and is because of what the North has started. We need more bike lanes and happy people.

If you had to explain your work to a stranger, how would you do it?

I make art. I work with my surroundings and what I am involved with at that time in my life. At the moment I am making paintings and have been playing with installation and peoples neglected treasures and trash.

Favorite piece of clothing right now?

My Levis

How long have you lived in LA and what brought you there?

A year and a half. It made sense to move to downtown, I could have a studio/live space, it was active and I could put my car to rest.

Where did you grow up?

Pomona, CA

What do love most about living in downtowd LA?

That's a hard question. The fact that every time I step outside I can never expect what I will see or end up doing.

Seems like more and more people are moving back downtown LA. What has it been like for you since moving?

I enjoy it. The community is growing. I can ride, eat, paint, sleep, drink and not leave down town if I don't have to. I believe most people were hesitant due to the past perceptions of downtown, with skid row and all. But with all the renovations, staples center and all the rest of the nonsense they are building people are coming back with comfort. There is the fortunate and less fortunate, and literally only a street away from each other.

What's your perception of the LA art scene these days?... Or at least what you've seen/ experienced?

Not too sure. There is some really good art going on but most of it out of LA.

Baseball, football, table tennis, or machine gunning?

Table Tennis

If I came out for a visit what would we do/ where would you take me?

Go check out some museums/ art shows. Ride, eat some good food. Play some wii. Then go grab some drinks and who knows from there.

What are you really excited about right now?

To be making art.

When are you the most productive?

Definetly at night.

Favorite trip taken?

My honeymoon in Europe for a month.

Music?

Kitsune Noir mixcasts.

What were you like in high school?

Pretty mellow.

Upcoming projects and/ or upcoming shows, etc...?

As for shows, I will be showing with Derek Albeck at Fecal Face Dot Gallery opening April 1st. In July I will be headed to Barcelona for a solo show at a space called Miscelanea. There are a couple of things in the oven right now, but recently I finished some illustrations for a Japanese clothing company called Vulture Journal Standard, which will be released soon in Japan.

Be sure to check Marco who's showing with Derek Albeck opening April 1st in San Francisco at Fecal Face Dot Gallery. {moscomment}


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Kelly Tunstall @Giant Robot NYC
Saturday, 04 September 2010, 1:08pm

Kelly Tunstall & Susie Ghahremani tonight, Saturday, in NYC @Giant Robot. Meant to tell you guys sooner. Preview. September 4, 6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Giant Robot Gallery 437 East 9th Street Between 1st Ave. & Ave. A, in the East Village New York, New York 10009 (212) 674-GRNY (4769) | grny.net

 

It's an After Fecal Party!
Wednesday, 01 September 2010, 1:52pm

RSVP 4 THE FECAL FACE SHOW & *AFTER PARTY* <-- It's been 10 freakin' years. After the art show ends at the Luggage Store we're going to party with 3 great San Francisco bands and one classic DJ. An $8 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds) gets you a raffle ticket and a chance to win original artwork and clothing donated by Upper Playground!

Live Music from:
Kelley Stoltz
Sonny Smith
Ty Segall
&DJ Ted Shred

 

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Opening Thurs in SF
Wednesday, 01 September 2010, 4:57pm

Stanley Donwood @Fifty24SF <-- Donwood is well known for his Radiohead album cover artwork. 7:30-10pm 218 Fillmore St - preview images.


Stanley Donwood @Fifty24SF

EVERYDAY @111 MINNA <-- featuring works from tattoo artists Mike Davis, Mike Giant, Ryan Scott Shaffer, Juan Puente, Regino Gonzales, Daniel Albrigo, Shawn Barber Henry Lewis, Don Edward Hardy and Edu Cerro.


Shawn Barber

2 SOLO SHOW @EVER GOLD <-- featuring works from Jeremiah Jenkins & Josh Short. From what we can gather Josh Short is creating an apocalyptic football field with objects created by guest artists and where he'll use a remote control monster truck to destroy them... A performance of "smashing the religious and political sculptures he made on the monster track dirt jump he has built in the middle of the gallery". 6-9pm. 441 O'Farrell St.


Jeremiah Jenkins @Ever Gold

ERIC OTTO SOLO @FABRIC 8 <-- In his largest solo show to date, filling two San Francisco galleries, Erik Otto illustrates the themes of struggle one must face in order to achieve growth – self-fulfillment versus self-destruction and how the transient nature of time dictates the uncertainty of life. 7-10pm 3318 22nd St near Valencia


Eric Otto @Fabric 8

 

Don Porcella @Alphonse Berber Projects
Wednesday, 01 September 2010, 10:11am

Brooklyn based Don Porcella emailed over a few photos from his current show featuring his unique pipe cleaner sculptures @Alphonse Berber Projects here in SF (575 Sutter St.). The show Nature Boy runs through 10/2.

 

JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: THE RADIANT CHILD
Monday, 30 August 2010, 3:46pm

Opening up this Friday @Lumiere Theater on California @Polk here in SF and is also opening in Berkely as well. More dates and cities.

The meteoric rise and fall of Jean-Michel Basquiat, born 1960. In the crime-ridden NYC of the 1970s, he covers the city with the graffiti tag SAMO. In 1981 he puts paint on canvas for the first time, and by 1983 he is an artist with “rock star status.” In 1985 he and Andy Warhol become close friends and painting collaborators, but they part ways and Warhol dies suddenly in 1987. Basquiat’s heroin addiction worsens, and he dies of an overdose in 1988. The artist was 25 years old at the height of his career, and today his canvases sell for more than a million dollars. With compassion and insight, Tamra Davis details the mysteries that surround this charismatic young man, an artist of enormous talent whose fortunes mirrored the rollercoaster quality of the downtown scene he seemed to embody.

 

Bear Flag Wine
Saturday, 28 August 2010, 10:50am

Thanks to Bear Flag Wine who will be providing complimentary wine for the Fecal Face 10 Year Anniversary Show opening up on Sept 10th @The Luggage Store in San Francisco. The stuff is damn tasty.

 

David Lyle Paintings
Thursday, 26 August 2010, 2:13pm

Wanna thank NYC based painter David Lyle for sending us this fantastic print. David's paintings are inspired from found photographs. He "feels that to find a lost photo and paint it, allows the photo and the memory to have a second life." We've been fans of his work for some time now. ~check some

 

You're So Stencil
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 2:11pm

Street art is all the rage. No original ideas? No problem. You're So Stencil is for you. We take a look inside.

 

The Vapor Room
Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 12:23pm

Wanna thank marijuana dispensary The Vapor Room for being a sponsor of our 10 year anniversary show opening up on Sept 10th here in San Francisco. Funny because we don't even smoke pot here at Fecal Face, but if we did, The Vapor Room would be our jam.

 

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Wednesday, 25 August 2010, 12:50pm


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