Author Archives: 1:AM

A Sign of the Times

As the economy struggles and billboards turn to blight, it seems no one is responsible, or liable.  Thanks for the brave whom create in this decay.

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PRINT PRINT PRINT opens this Friday, December 9th!

1AM is proud to present PRINT, our annual show featuring limited edition prints from some of our favorite artists, just in time for the holidays. Bring some art to your life this year or give a great gift to someone special, because PRINT is about bold, quality, affordable fine art from the best artists in [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Dan

Dan, the man with the master plan, picked curator and artist, Mike Bam Tyau’s work titled “Exodus” as his favorite from the Fast Forward series.   “”Exodus” reminds me of the curvature of a futuristic, bionic world.  The sense of depth Mike painted into his work gives me a perspective of flight.” – Dan   [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Anna

Anna, the one who whips us into shape, chooses Scott Sueme‘s “Yellow Lit” as her favorite piece from Fast Forward.   “I was first attracted to Scott’s piece because of the colors.  They are bright, fresh and lively.   It reminds me of a colorful labyrinth that I would love to get lost in.  Also, [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Gina

As a continuation of 1AM Staff Picks series, Gina, our class director, chose Poesia’s “Study #4″ as her favorite from our current exhibition, Fast Forward.  If you have not been able to check out the show, you only have until this Saturday to feast your eyes on some of the finest works to come through [...]

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1AM Staff Picks: Fast Forward – Eddie

Here at 1AM, we have a great team that come from different walks of life.  We got graffiti artists, tattoo artists, graphic designers, marketing geniuses, college students, business masterminds… we listen to music that ranges from rap, techno, rock, soft rock… different ages, different backgrounds, different beliefs… you get the point.  WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT. [...]

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Poesia Pushing Graffiti to the Next Level

Curator of Fast Forward, Mike Bam Tyau, sat down with Poesia to see where his head is at.  Poesia is ambitious, dedicated and a visionary.  He lives graffiti and believes in it. Mike Bam: How did you come about your name Poesia? Does it mean anything? Poesia: It was way back when I was more of a tagger [...]

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Estria Graffiti Arts Festival is here!

Estria and his team have been traveling from NY to Honolulu to LA finding graffiti artists who reign supreme. Now, they’re bringing Estria Graffiti Battle home to Oakland for the finals where the champions from all over the country meet at last to see who truly can be named king or queen. The finals is [...]

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Domo Arigato, Mr. Suiko!

Mike Bam‘s show “Fast Forward” has pulled great artists from across the globe.  One of the show stoppers is Suiko1, heralding from Hiroshima, Japan.  He graced us with his presence at the opening and since it was his first time in San Francisco, Bam showed him how the Bay Area rolls.  In the middle of [...]

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Bam Makin’ Some Noise

As the opening of our newest graffiti exhibition, “Fast Forward“, draws near, we wanted to touch base with curator and artist, Mike Bam Tyau to see how this idea came to fruition.  We did a 1am pow wow with him and asked him some questions about the show, his art and inspirations…

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