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Art
By 6th and Market Street in downtown San Francisco, the Brazilian art team Os Gemeos and legendary artist Mark Bode painted these ill characters. The bottom figure, Cheech Wizard was created by Mark’s father, Vaughn Bode. In the crack is wack 80’s, writers used Vaughn Bode’s characters everywhere. You had to know how to paint, let alone draw, at least “a” Bode character. Photos by Os Gemeos.com Juxtapoz …
My interview with Japanese artist Ikeda Manabu is in the newest print issue of Hi-Fructose, Vol. 29. According to their site, “this issue features a beautiful cover by the amazing Eric Fortune and a very special 16 page Sketchbook insert byFemke Hiemstra, featuring beautiful reproductions of her graphite work. This issue also includes an extensive feature on instilation/street artist Olek, the hyper detailed works ofIkeda Manubu, new paintings from Jennybird Alcantara, Japanese artist Hikari Shimoda, painter Kehinde Wiley, the book sculptures of Georgia Russell, the ink …
West coast Bay Area based artist Augustine Kofie recently got busy in San Francisco, CA’s Tenderloin district. According to Kofie, the signage above is from the 1940’s. He currently has a solo exhibition up at White Walls Gallery through October 5th. Photo courtesy of Augustine Kofie. …
The Missed-Adventures of Br’er Rabbit and Br’er Death in the Land of Shadows is the latest solo show from artist Christopher Burch. The exhibition is part of Burch’s continuing series about Br’er Rabbit, a classic American figure birthed by slavery. Held at Aggregate Space, The Missed-Adventures instillation includes found objects, video, drawings and a floor-to-ceiling mural. Burch described it as a “giant graphic novel” that’s “confrontational” and storied. Br’er Rabbit, also known as the trickster, was a clever amoral rabbit …
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