For over two decades, BROKE ONE has played an integral role in the Bay Area graffiti landscape.
His stickers, throws, pieces and wheat pastes adorn everything from poles to walls.
Broke’s work inspires residents and outsiders to question the discourse of public versus private space, as well as find humor among the day-to-day patterns we all feel confined by.
This Thursday, June 2nd–
Last Bus Club Clothing, Invoice PDX and Compound Gallery are hosting a one of a kind art show in celebration of the premier of Portland’s first official graffiti and lifestyle magazine, INVOICE Vol.1; featuring over fifty West Coast artists displayed in a way to represent the content featured in the publication.
In addition it will be your first chance to get your hands on the 150+ page magazine, composed entirely by Invoice PDX.
It’s that time of year again! We are celebrating our 3rd annual XMAS on the Streets, a community building street party here in Oakland. If you want to help out, if you are hungry, alone or just can’t get home for the holidays, please join us to share food and drinks with people on Christmas Day at 7 pm. Unfortunately, we can’t announce the location until the day of, but if you check in here (Endless Canvas) we will post the location on Christmas Day.
If you have DONATIONS of warm coats, canned foods, or toiletries (socks, toothpaste, tooth brushes etc.) you can drop them off at 1st Amendment 1523 Webster Street in Oakland, Tuesday – Saturday, 10am to 6pm in Oakland, Tuesday – Saturday, 10am to 6pm.
FIRST 20 COMES WITH A STICKER PACK
Comic Book Release Party /
DEADEYES Popshow
Dec 11th 6pm to 9pm
at 14th STREET SUPPLY, (356 14th Street Oakland, CA)
“GATS is known to many as a floating face, with jaded, droopy eyes and a long, dreaded beard. The iconic mask he paints is ubiquitous in the streets of the East Bay, and can be found on walls all over the world as well.
On May 9, the enigmatic graffiti artist’s work will also be on view at Hashimoto Contemporary (804 Sutter St., San Francisco) for his first solo show — Drifting Forest — in the gallery. Partially, the title of the show comes from the fact that GATS did most of the paintings included on found driftwood.
More than an aesthetic choice, the material of GATS’ panels and wooden sculptures are a testament to the deterioration of nature. “These skeletons of the forest are sacred as I mourn in the graveyard that is urban sprawl,” he wrote in an email interview.
Although GATS’ work is mainly found on city walls, this is a rare chance to see the artist’s potential when given more time and material options. In his new works, he abstracts recognizable features of the mask he paints, and rearranges them to form new compositions while staying true to the visual language he has developed.
There will undoubtedly be a line around the block for the opening of the show on May 9 from 6–10 p.m. Look for the full interview with GATS in next week’s Express.”
— Sarah Burke, East Bay Express
Opening reception Saturday May 9th, 2015 – 6pm to 10pm
Hashimoto Contemporary
804 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA