Posts Tagged ‘Optimist’
OPTIMIST, VATOR, GRUEL, OISTER, SCEZ – Oakland, CA
Saturday, March 30th, 2013Special Delivery – 2012
Sunday, January 20th, 2013
OPTIMIST “Stop Tagging On Murals” – Oakland, CA
Friday, December 7th, 2012
OPTIMIST – Man, Animal and teh Machines: Print Show
Thursday, December 6th, 2012
Man, Animal and the Machines: Print Show
Friday Dec. 7. 5-10pm
Farley’s East
33 Grand Ave, Oakland
OPTIMIST at Endless Canvas’s SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012 Exhibit
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
More about the exhibit: www.SpecialDelivery.EndlessCanvas.com
Special Delivery Portland 2011 BOOK: www.EndlessCanvas.bigcartel.com
RECKONING – A Group Show About Catastrophe – 9/28/2012
Friday, September 28th, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – 1AM is pleased to present “Reckoning”, a group exhibition reflecting society’s obsession with catastrophe, both imagined and real. The collection includes original art by Leon Loucheur, Optimist, Robert Bowen, Pemex, Monty Guy and Chamber Made. Drawing from a wide array of disciplines and cultural influences, these six artists expose a darkening horizon, commenting on the ruinous, self-destructive capacity of human societies. The opening reception is on September 28th from 6:30-9:30pm and is on view through October 27th.
“Reckoning” will feature works that incorporate a variety of styles and techniques, blending highly rendered realism with abstract painting, collage, urban and graphic influences to build mood and dynamic into the narrative of the composition. With graffiti and street art backgrounds, these artists will surprise viewers with this newest collection of works aimed at deconstructing conventional realism and reassembling it with layers of context and meaning.
All of the participating artists have been actively showing in galleries around the Bay Area and abroad, bringing worldly impressions from Ireland, South Africa, Taiwan and more. Explore their imagination and experience their influences through dramatic images and compelling landscapes in the paintings displayed in “Reckoning”. For more information, visit www.1AMSF.com. If you have any questions or would like to request media related material, please email anna@1AMSF.com.
Endless Canvas’s Official SPECIAL DELIVERY 2012 Video by Mapache Films
Friday, September 21st, 2012
Special Delivery 2012 from Mapache Films on Vimeo.
Video: Mapache Films
Audio: Todd Sykes
Description by Babak:
On Saturday night, September 8, 2012, I and thousands of others witnessed the concrete and steel ruin that is Carbon Warehouse in the old Flint Ink building at 1350 Fourth Street, Berkeley return to technicolor life as a free, underground art gallery.
For hours, we gawked at the fabulous graffiti that covered close to every inch of the building, with music, beer and wine, and an electric atmosphere that should make world art hubs like London, Berlin and Venice blush.
The floor, the walls, the ceiling and sundry nooks and crannies were painted with explosive colors, designs and styles. Many works displayed wit, wildness and undeniable artistry. We gazed upwards to espy the livid ceiling of this crazy, cement Sistine, then we gazed down to follow the lushly sprays of color at our feet. Meanwhile, the building and its inhabitants trembled as the freight trains–many adorned by the same art sheltered now inside the building–roared by below.
This once-abandoned trilevel factory seemed happy to be hosting thousands of equally colorful guests busy drinking in the art in 3D, dancing, flirting, posing, snap-shooting and juggling, all self-regulated, well-behaved and paying close attention to what they saw.
From where I stand, the project as a whole suggests a rare mindfulness and was executed expertly and with foresight. The City of Berkeley and the police seems to have played a welcome role in facilitating this art event by keeping a very low profile and just letting folks do their stuff.
Neither was this an LA-style, Eli Broadish splash for the rich and pretentious, or some rarified and ultimately impotent extravaganza. This was a grassroots, super-collaborative public tryst between artists and their audience, a rare bird in a cynical, corporate art world that should be nurtured.
Sadly, after the event, a tiny handful of uninspired, vandalous fools are reported to have tagged a few buildings in West Berkeley, leaving an unfortunate hair in the mouth of a community that had so enjoyed an otherwise delicious art feast.
Yet, none were among the artists that awed us that night. And none have the right to distract us from thanking everyone that helped artwork blossom before our eyes in this enjoyable, provocative way.
Because, on that night, Berkeley appeared talented, fearless and exciting, and in a humble, inclusive way, a bastion of public art.
OPTIMIST, PLANT TREES – Bay Area, CA
Saturday, August 4th, 2012Optimist will be participating in our SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012 – Mural Exhibit taking place September 8th in the East Bay.
OPTIMIST “Bake Sale Yuppie” – Oakland, CA
Saturday, July 14th, 2012Optimist will be participating in this years SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012 – Mural Exhibit opening Sept 8th (www.endlesscanvas.com/specialdelivery2012).
BOOK RELEASE / Benefit Art Show for SPECIAL DELIVERY – Saturday July 28th, 2012
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
WHAT:
Release Event for the SPECIAL DELIVERY Portland 2011 Book,
as well as an Art Show Benefiting the artists participating in this year’s SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012 Mural Exhibit (which will open September 8th 2012).
WHEN:
Saturday July 28th, 2012 (Last Saturday) at 7pm
WHERE:
Famous Four Colors Gallery
1525 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
FREE EVENT! All Ages!
ABOUT THE 2011 BOOK:
Full Color, 64 Pages, $16
Special Delivery 2011 was a mural exhibit that filled a 6,000 square foot warehouse in South East Portland. It showcased over 40 artists who have put in a lot of work on the streets of Oakland, San Francisco and the greater Bay Area of California.
Read more about the book…
www.EndlessCanvas.BigCartel.com/product/special-delivery-portland-2011-book
ABOUT THE BENEFIT ART SHOW:
Many of the artists whom will be participating in this years Special Delivery Mural Exhibit (Optimist, GATS, Upfuk, Attica, Broke, Nart, Dead Eyes, etc.) will be showcasing prints and works on canvas at F4C Gallery (Famous Four Colors) for ONE NIGHT ONLY to raise funds for paint.
Read more about SPECIAL DELIVERY Bay Area 2012…
www.EndlessCanvas.com/specialdelivery2012
Invite your friends to the Special Delivery Bay Area 2012 facebook event page…
www.facebook.com/events/127714507368174
DON’T BLOW UP THE SPOT
Please don’t tag the venue or the immediate surroundings the night of the event.
Thank you to all the writers that always show respect and help us socially enforce this guideline so that we can keep getting invited back to throw awesome events for you guys.
THE TRUCK SHOW Video – San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 27th, 2012The Truck Show – San Francisco, CA from Endless Canvas on Vimeo.
1AM Gallery
Friday February 10th, 2012
San Francisco
6th & Howard St
http://thetruckshowsf.tumblr.com
http://1amsf.com
Donating all artists profits to:
Eastside Arts Alliance / Visual Element
http://www.eastsideartsalliance.com
The modern box-style delivery truck lives in the inner cities all across America. For the modern day graffiti writer it is a contemporary relative to the subway cars of the 70’s and 80’s which helped spark the explosion of graffiti. In a state of eminent relocation, they assemble a disjointed gallery of ceaseless unrest, a perfect canvas for any opportunistic writer. Pristine new clean white box trucks not only invite as they call it “the application of a medium” to their surface, but beg for it. In the streets delivery trucks fit best after being worn and weathered as a pair of old shoes with scuff marks and layers of historical remnants. In an attempt to keep their property looking new, many truck owners will opt to give a graffiti writer permission to assume control over these plots of valuable real estate in the urban landscape. The Truck Show SF is an homage to this modern Icon of Graffiti, displaying these moving masterpieces to the public through the filter of 1AM Gallery in San Francisco (opening Saturday, February 10th).
The Truck Show SF is seeking to be a leader in Bay Area street art gallery shows by dedicating all of the profits for the artists to the non-profit organization Visual Element, which is the public arts component of the EastSide Arts Alliance. Visual Element is a visual arts and graffiti mural training program for high school youth. Because it is the only intensive “Urban Graffiti Arts” program in East Oakland serving high school youth, Visual Element attracts young aspiring artists and graffiti writers, usually ages 15-20. The class facilitates the production of walls through their engagement with local property owners and the community. Students are trained as responsible artists and contribute their skills to not only walls but, political banners for a number of social justice causes. The participants of Visual Element learn a variety of visual arts skills including spray can techniques, “graffiti” writing, mural brush painting, computer experience, digital photography and graphic design. They learn these skills through actual project based work, building a portfolio of work as they undergo their training. As they get more and more proficient they then are able to “shop” their skills back to the neighborhood. This sustainable cycle and the public art projects Visual Element creates, sends the message that productive and self-sufficient youth can contribute positive change to their neighborhoods. Murals educate, motivate to action, and inspire more creations of beauty and for that the organizers of The Truck Show SF are excited for their partnership with Visual Element. They look
forward to seeing the passion for graffiti go full circle to help teach and empower as all too often graffiti is deemed to be something that only takes from society. In these times of ultimate corporate greed and complete abandonment of government support for the arts, the organizers of The Truck Show SF hope to show that the graffiti writer does it for the love and that alone is powerful enough to help fuel and positively influence the next generation. With a wide price range of pieces everyone interested will be able to support the cause and take home a piece of graffiti history.
HANDSTYLE Art Show – A Celebration of Street Caligraphy – Friday Feb 24th, 2012
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24TH 2012 - 7pm to 10pm
Free event taking place at Ear Peace Records – 3268 Adeline Street in Berkeley, CA
(Two and a half blocks from Ashby BART toward Oakland.)
To mark the end of our ENDLESS CANVAS Best Handstyle Contest we are throwing an Art Show focused on the ancient art of “Writing your name on shit!”
FEATURING HANDSTYLES BY:
Optimist, Pemex, Ceaver 640 THR, Roar CBS, Ras Terms, Pobrecito, GATS, Logo, WKT Crew, Dead Eyes, Meck, Broke One, Anemal AOD, Cuss, Safety First, Nina STM, Musik, Tupac, Bella Ciao, Attica, Raskal, Elite, Sabot and MANY MORE!
We will be releasing a new ENDLESS CANVAS T-Shirt designed by TBIS (the winner of the contest) as well as a new Limited Edition Screen Print by legendary graff artist RAS TERMS at the event.
Don’t blow up the spot! Please don’t crush the block the night of the event out of respect to the venue for hosting our crazy asses.
THE TRUCK SHOW S.F. – Official Limited Edition Zine
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
The Truck Show SF Official Limited Edition Zine.
Layed out by Plant Trees and published by Endless Canvas.
Don’t Sleep on these! Come to The Truck Show SF Friday Feb 10th at 1AM Gallery (6th & Howard, SF) and swoop up yours while they last!
There will only be 100 of these at the event! Four different covers… only 25 of each.
MORE INFO ABOUT THE SHOW:
http://thetruckshowsf.tumblr.com
THE TRUCK SHOW San Francisco – Feb 10th, 2012
Sunday, February 5th, 2012Endless Canvas will be publishing a limited run of zines specifically about Truck Graffiti to be sold at this event.
Opening Reception:Friday, February 10th, 2012 from 6:30-9:30pm
1AM, in collaboration with artists, Optimist and Plantrees, are proud to present “The Truck Show SF”. The exhibit pays homage to the modern box-style delivery truck as an icon of graffiti and also is a charity event to benefit Visual Element, the public arts component of Oakland’s EastSide Art Alliance. Optimist and Plantrees have put together a killer line-up of artists, including infamous Bay Area graffiti writers like Satyr, Jurne and Pemex that have agreed to donate 100% of their proceeds to Visual Element. The organizers of “The Truck Show SF” hope to show that the graffiti writer’s love and respect for the art form is a powerful tool to help fuel and positively influence the next generation by giving back to their community even in a time of financial struggle. The opening reception is on Friday, February 10th, 2012 from 6:30 to 9:30pm and will run through March 4th, 2012.
The modern box-style delivery truck lives in the inner cities all across America. For the modern day graffiti writer it is a contemporary relative to the subway cars of the 70’s and 80’s, which helped spark the explosion of graffiti. In a state of eminent relocation, they assemble a disjointed gallery of ceaseless unrest, a perfect canvas for any opportunistic graffiti artist. In an attempt to keep trucks looking new, many owners will opt to give a graffiti writer permission to assume control over these plots of valuable real estate in the urban landscape.
Visual Element is the only intensive “Urban Graffiti Arts” program in East Oakland serving high school youth. The class facilitates the production of walls through their engagement with local property owners and the community. Students are trained to be responsible artists by learning a variety of visual arts skills including mural production, digital photography and graphic design. Visual Element creates a sustainable cycle and public art projects, which send the message that productive and self-sufficient youth can contribute positive change to their neighborhoods.
The organizers of “The Truck Show SF” are excited to partner with Visual Element. We both believe that murals educate, motivate to action, and inspire more creations of beauty. With a wide price range of artwork for sale, everyone interested will be able to take home a piece of graffiti history and support an important cause.
LOCATION:
FIRST AMENDMENT GALLERY
1000 HOWARD STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
415.861.5089
Regular Gallery Hours:
TUES-SAT 12PM-6:30PM, SUN 12PM-5PM
CLOSED MONDAY
OPTIMIST, SAYME, CHEK – Oakland, CA
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
