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Thursday, 12 April 2012 12:42
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2 great shows opening Saturday, April 14th (7-11pm) at SF's Guerrero Gallery featuring Erin Riley (check our 2011 mini interview) and Hilary Pecis.
Hilary Pecis makes beautiful collages from Google image searches while Erin Riley also uses Google image search to source images from which she then creates wooven tapestries from. Incredible works. See for yourself.
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 14, 7-11pm
Show Dates: April 14 - May 5, 2012
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present Consensus,
an exhibition of new works by Hilary Pecis. Made up of collages
composed from 100 unaltered image files sourced mainly from Google
Images, this body of works examines Pecis’ interest in the variety and
association between images and these singular words or phrases, as
dictated by the internet.
The idea that media has sculpted an idyllic image for every experience
or imagined experience is aparent. A search for “Meadow” results in
multiple images that look almost identical, where the horizon lies just
below midpoint with the top half blue and the bottom half green. A
search for “Heaven” conjures up a wider spectrum of imagery, with the
majority having a muted palette, clouds, and a bright spot. These
associated images layered together result in an inability to see any or
all of each image, but the ghosting imagery and general sentiment still
shines through.
For some word searches, Pecis’ selects source images that were of the
same color and size, but seemed to not match the word. For “Cardboard”,
she utilizes imagery of pizza and pallet. By manipulating these images
to form a combination of the two, her attempt to create an association
between them is evident. Her works spotlight the media’s ability to
influence and sometimes distort our perceptions, through a flood of
readily available information.
Hilary Pecis is a native Californian, having received both her MFA and
BFA at California College of the Arts. She has exhibited her work at
Catherine Clark in San Francisco, Roberts and Tilton in Los Angeles,
Morgan Lehman in New York, Western Exhibitions in Chicago, and Galleria
Glance in Turin.
Hilary Pecis, "Gold", Giglee print, edition 1 of 5, 30in x 36in, 2012
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present Forgotten in a File,
an exhibition of new works by Erin M. Riley. Riley’s tapestries, woven
from a Macomber floor loom with hand-dyed wool yarn, are inspired by
imagery produced by the internet generation. Through her works, she
explores how social networking, tied to photo sharing, has resulted in
an addictive need for new imagery, recognition through “likes”, and the
desire for conversation through comments. Riley believes that a
dependence on traffic flow, constantly posting and looking for more, and
the highs and lows of this image attention, produces tendencies that
are similar to impulse control disorders.
Drawn to images of self-discovery, experimentation, regression, and
development, her works depict a generation of excess and confusion. In
some pieces, she depicts sexual objects, obsessive objects (tweezers),
and drug & alcohol implements, all of which correlate to the ways
some young women are dealing with the pressures of an image saturated
culture. In the context of sexuality and the ways women present
themselves, the idea that self-pleasure and self-hate have the ability
to provoke the same guilt is brought to our attention. Affected by the
new images readily available on the internet daily, ideas of sex &
sexuality are being altered, and relationships & courting are
becoming a visual dialogue utilizing images to express feelings and
sustain interest.
Riley’s work is always personal, relating to the things happening in
her own life or her family’s. It is a misconception that she is laughing
at the women in her pieces, as she weaves her tapestries to commemorate
the moments when life knocks us down and we get back up. She subverts
images representative of flaws, insecurities and weakness, which were
never meant for mass consumption, into symbols of beauty, independence
and strength. She is interested in the small moments and objects in life
that are pivotal in altering a one’s life, either instantly or slowly
over time, and how these moments and objects become coping mechanisms as
time goes on.
Erin M. Riley received an MFA from the Tyler School of Art in
Philadelphia, where she currently lives. She has shown her work at the
Fleisher Art Memorial and Bambi Gallery and in Philadelphia, Sky High
Gallery in Milwaukee, Deer Run Artifacts in Cambria, and Helene Davis
Gallery in Virginia. Erin has been an artist in residence at The
MacDowell Colony and Bemis Center for Contemporary Art.
Erin M. Riley, Self-Portrait, Hand woven wool tapestry, 61in x 48in, 2012
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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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