Mon, Apr 12, 2010
One of the most influential artists of his generation, Barry McGee was recently asked to reinstall a work of his at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art for their 75th Anniversary retrospective. What ended up happening was an installation that not only incorporated the original work created in 1996, but also sampled new work created days before the installation. We talk with McGee about the preservation of impermanent art and how reinvention keeps him excited.
Tue, Apr 6, 2010
A man that needs very little introduction, one of the godfathers of modern graffiti Lenny McGurr, AKA Futura, was kind enough to share a few words with us during his 2008 pop up show in Los Angeles, "Strategic Synchronicity". We talk about the influence Futura has had on modern street art and graffiti, and who he looked up to when he was a fan in 1970's New York.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010
Altadena, CA based artist Mark Dean Veca has painted murals from San Francisco to London. In this feature, Veca travels back to his Alma Mater, The Otis College of Art and Design, to attempt one of his most ambitious works to date. We also hear how Mark started painting murals and how he got his first big break at The Drawing Center in New York.
Mon, Mar 22, 2010
Megan Whitmarsh is a very unique artist from Highland Park, CA who uses thread to create complex tableaux of characters in epic scenes of both fantasy and social anxiety. Drawing inspiration from 1980's American pop culture and her intricate imagination, Whitmarsh's canvases show a sympathy toward the misunderstood monster and a celebration of the magic of creation. Also an accomplished soft sculptor, she has created a mountain of stuffed replicas of trash she finds in her neighborhood. In this feature, we get to know Whitmarsh and travel along as she paints a massive 55 x 60 ft installation at the prestigious IVAM Museum in Valencia, Spain.
Mon, Mar 29, 2010
Jimmy DiMarcellis (aka Porous Walker) is a Napa, CA based artist who specializes in the absurd. Walker's hilarious drawings, creative sculptures and installations remind us that humor is the highest art. In this feature, we meet up with Walker at his studio and follow him along as he installs two shows in San Francisco, one wildly creative installation at Receiver Gallery, and one more clean narrative driven installation at the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.
Mon, Apr 19, 2010
Since 1994, artist and gallery owner Marsea Goldberg has dedicated a space for creative people to install, exhibit and perform their work. With a previous exhibition list too long and legendary summarize, it's no wonder that West Hollywood's New Image Art Gallery continues to be a unique and exciting venue for both established and emerging artists alike. In celebration of New Image Art Gallery's 15 year anniversary, we got to talk with Goldberg and a few friends about how it all got started and how it works so well.