For the past seven years David Young V has been living in San Francisco, CA, obsessively building his career as an artist. His series of intricate pen and ink paintings reveal a future generation whose ancestral umbilical chord has been cut off from the past. There is no United States, it’s tribal country, a post apocalyptic San Francisco where there’s left, right, fascism and neutrality. Tribes co-exist in an effort to survive, oppress, liberate, enslave or uplift each other. It’s …
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“The number one thing is to have your camera with you all the time, and have photography on your mind all the time, then let life just happen. And don’t forget to use the camera when that’s all going on,” said photographer Shaun Roberts. Originally from Thailand, Bangkok, Roberts has lived and worked in San Francisco since 1999, back when he was studying New Media at The Academy of Art. He’s photographed and profiled artists Doze Green, Mars 1, Brett …
Several months ago I came up with a list in my head of all the things I’ve wanted to do in my lifetime, but haven’t done yet. Either fear, procrastination, money, or time had gotten in the way of accomplishing the things on this list. I’m in my mid thirties and found that there was so much I wanted to experience in this life, but haven’t yet. Days went by, before I woke up in my apartment feeling …
D Young V stay-making work and wheat pasting the world with it. He’s also written about his travels through his Bombing series, here, here, and here. His work is timely to put it modestly, especially if we’re about to elect an orange-faced-tycoon who wants to turn our country into a Mad Max dystopian paradise. DYV gives a quick update on his travels, future projects, relocating to Oakland, working with artist Eddie Colla, and more. Cheers. Clink. TMG: How has traveling …
Believe it or not, Ground of Being is Shaun Roberts’ first ever solo show. He’s photographed for a lot of media outlets including GQ Magazine, Juxtapoz, Wired, and Hi-Fructose. Taking place at Hashimoto Contemporary on March seventh, this is years in the making. He spent countless hours visiting various artists’ studios, getting immersed in their world and observing their creative process. From 2007-2014 Roberts photographed a lot of Bay Area artists and others around the country. Portraits of C3, Brett Amory, David Young V, Emory Douglas, and Doze Green are just some of the subjects …
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