On July 2nd, Hamburger Eyes presents EXODUS at 111 Minna Gallery. This exhibition will showcase black and white photography from regular contributors of Hamburger Eyes Photo Magazine. Photographs will range in size from large murals of 8 feet x 10 feet, to the traditional standard of 8 inches by 10 inches.
The shows title, “EXODUS” evokes not only the feelings of mass migration, but of transmogrification. Hamburger Eyes Photo Magazine, subtitled “The continuing story of Life on Earth”, has dedicated their pages to the study of the human condition. And, in this exhibit they intend to display their visions of transcendence from past, present, and future-kind. It is a mission of containing time by setting it free, thus shall begin the EXODUS.
This event will also celebrate the release of Hamburger Eyes Issue 013. Hamburger Eyes Photo Magazine is based in San Francisco. It is off-set printed in black and white on glossy stock, perfect bound with a cardstock cover, holding 150 pages at a run of 3000 copies. Hamburger Eyes is carried in shops, stores, libraries, galleries, and museums across the entire planet.
A new installation of epic proportions from Sacramento, CA artist Skinner | June 4- June 27th, 2009
Watch this: http://vimeo.com/4976900
Artwork & Music by Skinner TheArtofSkinner.com
Animation by Jim Dirschberger of EightyFourFilms.com
111 Minna Gallery is proud to present “Worship Thee Kindly The Dark Hand That Guides Me”, an exhibition showcasing new and recent works from Skinner. This full bore installation of sculpture, paintings and mixed media work will mark Skinner’s first major solo effort and will be available for enhanced 3-D viewing on the night of the opening reception.
Like some fantastical LSD nightmare, the art of skinner is a full bore visual assault that maintains a vicious stranglehold on one’s senses. Rivers of blood cut valleys out of crystal mountains that cradle the battleground of the war for evermore. From the ashes and dust rises one warrior, a very strange warrior, on a mission to destroy preconceptions of visual art and paradigm all the while maintaining a very very dark sense of humor.
Sacramento, CA resident Skinner has carefully crafted a balanced triad of impressive mural work, overwhelmingly intense wall to wall installations and a prolific commercial career. A product of 80’s pop culture, early skateboarding scenes, a broken home, dungeons and dragons and a lot of heavy metal, Skinner’s mind is one full of meyhem driven by a calculated chaos.
Gallery Hours: Tues-Sat, 12pm-5pm, Saturday, 1pm-5pm and viewing by appointment. 111 Minna Gallery is located at the corner of Minna and 2nd Street in downtown San Francisco. The Gallery offers a full bar and welcomes ages 21 and over.
Curator Contact
Gabe Scott
415.974.1719
scott.gabe@gmail.com
111 Minna Gallery is proud to present “Berliner Unkraut”, an exhibition showcasing and surveying recent works from some of the top artists from Germany working within the lowbrow / pop-surrealism movements as well as two of the country’s top street artists.The line -up consists of Mateo, Johan Potma, Evol, Pisa 73 and Tina Zellmer. The ARTIST-ATTENDED opening reception on Thursday, May 7, 2009, 6pm-late.
TINA ZELLMER was born in 1974 in the north of Germany. I traveled around Australia after graduating in illustration design at the Art and Design Academie in the Netherlands in 2000 (Academie Minerva) and have been working as an freelance illustrator and designer ever since. In 2002 I moved to Amsterdam and since 2003 live and work in Berlin. My work harmoniously blends dreamy textures and ideas with stark and graphic elements. The artwork combines the strengths of collage, painted textures, photography and handmade pencil drawings.
MATEO was born in San Mateo, California. From a young age he was addicted to the idea of creating his own world full of odd monsters. As it is now, in those days it was not uncommon to see Mateo with pencil in hand, fervently giving life to his next creation. At the age of 20 he had an epiphany. He realized he could continue creating his world of offbeat characters and do so without getting a dreaded desk job! That sounded too good to be true. So he went to school, learned to paint, became somewhat known in San Francisco, then he moved to Berlin, Germany. In Berlin he painted on whatever he could find (old boxes, windows, tins, etc.). He then secured a spot at the flea market, and soon he and his artwork became a well known fixture of the Boxhagener Flea Market and of Berlin. His world of freaks and monsters can now be seen in his gallery Zozoville, alongside the artwork of his colleague Johan Potma. Mateo can usually be found in the back room of the Zozoville Gallery covered in paint, creating new monsters.
JOHAN POTMA’s work is done is acrylic paint and usually consists of more then one material As a kid growing up he learned a lot from skateboarding. It was this sport that opened up my his eyes to his surroundings and see possibilities everywhere. The city was my playground and to this day still is. Also, the world of imagery, strongly connected to skateboarding has clearly giving me direction as where to go with my artwork. As a Dutch artist living in Berlin, Potma has always had a deep interest in old materials to work with and developed the style he works with today during his time at the Minerva Art Academy. The old materials are a big part of my artwork since they, in their own way, tell a part of the story Potma is trying to get across. Stories told through stains, cracks and bumps in the material usually wood and old paper collage) Inspired by these materials Potma adds layer after layer of his own story, played out by all sorts of goofy, weird and crazy but lovable characters, that take on a central role in his artwork. Recent works by Pisa 73 and Evol will also be on display courtesy of the Wilde Gallery in Berlin. The opening is free and open to members of the public 21 and over.
The exhibition will run from May 7- May 30, 2009
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Through the influence of both eastern and western cultures, philosophies, and practices, Ted creates paintings that explore the transitory nature of landscape. Drawing from his background and experience in eastern culture he uses industrial materials such as steel, aluminum, acids, and automotive enamel to create landscapes that simultaneously feel strong and illusive. The austere nature of his materials are softened and rendered into contemplative spaces.
Using sumi ink and rice paper each piece is begun employing a chance driven process based on a traditional style of Chinese landscape painting. The monk Wong Mo pioneered this method (the Pomo method) during the T’iang dynasty (618- 906 AD). To this foundation he adds various combinations of painting methods that include, but are not limited to, the use of acrylic paint, epoxy glazes and automotive paint to create a hybrid of Eastern and Western techniques. With the addition of other elements such as the bar codes, binary codes and geometric shapes, the modern is persuaded to co-exist with the ancient. The combination of the abstract organic spaces created by the ink, and the more formal modern elements, helps coerce a visual dialogue between nature and its filtration through technology. In doing so, Ted dissects ideas of censorship, diversion, and manipulation, which are themes that he continues to explore.This work manifested after an intensive study of landscape painting in China in 2000.
A graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, Ted is 35, lives in Gainesville, and when not in his studio he can be found riding or fixing his bikes and small engine vehicles.
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Through the influence of both eastern and western cultures, philosophies, and practices, Ted creates paintings that explore the transitory nature of landscape. Drawing from his background and experience in eastern culture he uses industrial materials such as steel, aluminum, acids, and automotive enamel to create landscapes that simultaneously feel strong and illusive. The austere nature of his materials are softened and rendered into contemplative spaces. Using sumi ink and rice paper each piece is begun employing a chance driven process based on a traditional style of Chinese landscape painting. The monk Wong Mo pioneered this method (the Pomo method) during the T’iang dynasty (618- 906 AD). To this foundation he adds various combinations of painting methods that include, but are not limited to, the use of acrylic paint, epoxy glazes and automotive paint to create a hybrid of Eastern and Western techniques. With the addition of other elements such as the bar codes, binary codes and geometric shapes, the modern is persuaded to co-exist with the ancient. The combination of the abstract organic spaces created by the ink, and the more formal modern elements, helps coerce a visual dialogue between nature and its filtration through technology. In doing so, Ted dissects ideas of censorship, diversion, and manipulation, which are themes that he continues to explore. This work manifested after an intensive study of landscape painting in China in 2000.
A graduate of the San Francisco Art Institute, Ted is 35, lives in Gainesville, and when not in his studio he can be found riding or fixing his bikes and small engine vehicles.
January 2009
A fresh perspective on two-dimensional creations will be represented from the United States, Brazil, Germany, Slovenia and Australia and will encompass painting, collage, architectural design as well as street installations.Collection assembled by 111 Minna Gallery Curator Gabe Scott, 111 Minna Associate Curator Jay Howell, and Lainya Magana (former Upper Playground Associate Curator.
FEATURED ARTISTS
Robert Hardgrave (Seattle, WA)
Clynton Lowry (San Francisco, CA)
Nicole Hagen (San Francisco,CA)
Taska Cleveland ( Los Angeles, CA)
Kelly Ording (San Francisco, CA)
Mario Wagner (Cologne, Germany)
Sarah Spitler (San Francisco, CA)
Jacob Magraw (Los Angeles, CA)
Yellana James (Portland, OR)
Ryan Bubnis (Portland, OR)
Rene Almanza (Oaxaca, Mexico)
February 5-28 2009
Fishnets, tarts and the art of the modern tease
An art exhibition created by Alice Stribling and Jessica Whiteside.
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The pinup girl holds a titillating place in history. She and her sister, the burlesque queen, have long been American icons, evolving with the changing tastes of popular culture.
The Gibson Girl of the Gay Nineties may have been fully clothed, but her poses in popular magazines were racy by the standards of the day. She became a superstar whose name is known even today. The Vargas Girl peeking over her shoulder in magazines of the Forties may have worn fewer clothes, but her popularity was perhaps greater than the Gibson Girl. Vargas Girls graced calendars in gas stations and on barrack walls. She flew hundreds of WWI missions on the noses of fighters and bombers. In burlesque houses across the country, the pinup pose moved to the stage with tauntingly slow strip teases and ‘oops-what-happened-to-my-clothes’ wardrobe malfunctions. The biopic about Fifties pinup star Bettie Page, released in 2006, highlights the current popularity of burlesque and pinup.
The spirit of pinup and burlesque continues to influence new artists. Lingerie clad ladies doing provocative burlesque bump-and-grind pinup poses inspired “Pin It up, Babycakes”, an art exhibition created by Alice Stribling and Jessica Whiteside. The show will hang at 111 Minna Gallery from February 5 -28, 2009.
Stribling and Whiteside met in January of 2008, and were excited to find that both were pinup inspired artists. Both artists made the transition from admiring pinup to performing burlesque, and found themselves dancing in Bombshell Betty’s burlesque class months later. Sometime between doing the hip bump and tassel twirl, the two discussed the idea of doing a show together. “Pin It up, Babycakes” is the result.
The work in the show ranges from sexily clad Samurai sword swinging chicks on hot rods, to charmingly naughty illustrations with a Victorian flourish. Shelves will be stocked with cheeky cowgirls on bowling pins, along with pinups ‘advertising’ products like Catwoman’s whipping cream, purrrfect on pie.
Opening night festivities will be MC’d by the fabulous Kitten on the Keys, and will include tantalizing burlesque performances. Vintage burlesque film clips hand crafted by Stephen Parr of Oddball Films Archive will be shown. And there will be Sexy Merchandise … just in time to make you or your Valentine sweetie squeal with delight.
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A United States debut show featuring the respective exhibitions of new works by two Brazilian talents, Cladio Ethos and Anderson Resende.
INSOMNIA / Claudio Ethos
FELIZES / Anderson Resende
December 4-31, 2008
Curated by Gabe Scott
INSOMNIA: Brazilian Street Surrealist Claudio Ethos
San Francisco’s 111 Minna Gallery presents the United Sates debut of Brazil’s Claudio Ethos with great enthusiasm as the artist comes off of sold out shows in Europe and South America. While a stop in NYC is on the calendar for 2009, the famous street surrealist of Sao Paolo brings an impressive collection of drawings, paintings and installations through San Francisco in order to formally introduce himself to American audiences.
Ethos’ unique blend of conscious and unconscious depicts a remedy for struggle within South America’s concrete jungle. The strain of urban anxiety is often visible in the large, deep set black eyes that reside within the tired faces of his characters. Formulated within a mind that rarely rests, these surrealistic creatures exist in a perpetual state of struggle as they have traveled from the artist’s subconscious to the waking world of the general public. The excessive and meticulous detail that is the hallmark of Ethos’ work is sure to transport the viewer to an examination of one’s own waking dream.
FELIZES: Anderson Resende
Anderson Resende’s rare technical quality and extremely energetic drawing portrays bodies bearing the marks of living. His drawings are like engravings, the paper scored with the same precision and power. Each drawing is unique, with no sketch or draft. The overlapping gestural features in Nanking ink create marks as definitive as the writing of time aging the body. Each line tells a story and leaves a wrinkle on the surface of the paper. Resende portrays the outside, but shows us what is inside. He draws “aging” to look at “experience,” “death” to address “immateriality” and “body” to talk about “spirit.” The impact of his works is not in the theme, but in the meaning, as profound as the eyes of the figures portrayed. Figures showing vivid images charged
with the age of the soul. Happy because they have smiled and wept— liberated are those who do not fear death.
Brazilian street surrealist Claudio Ethos
San Francisco’s 111 Minna Gallery presents the United Sates debut of Brazil’s Claudio Ethos with great enthusiasm as the artist comes off of sold out shows in Europe and South America. While a stop in NYC is on the calendar for 2009, the famous street surrealist of Sao Paolo brings an impressive collection of drawings, paintings and installations through San Francisco in order to formally introduce himself to American audiences.
