FIRST AMENDMENT GALLERY
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
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Vogue TDK’s first ever solo show opens at 1:AM gallery this Friday and he ain’t holding anything back! Be prepared to be blown away by his photo-realistic canvases. Only a true master of the spray can could achieve such awesomeness.
Here’s a sneak peek:
Ubiquitous from state to state, Toro’s presence stretches from CA to NY. With a brief moment to chat with the bull, I had to ask, “Why Toro?” The answer I got defined that his name was more than art. Having gone to bullfights with his dad at a young age, they would scream TORO! TORO! TORO! while rooting for the underdog bull struggling for it’s life.
Representing the struggle and the voices of the less fortunate, Toro projects his graffiti in places people want to ignore and avoid. This graffiti artist strives to bring light and awareness upon a world that is consumed by darkness and injustice. Like the bull does to the matador, Toro’s graffiti stares down the law and vigorously fights to the end.
This raging bull is featured in 1AM’s current exhibition, “Outside In” until March 12. If you can’t make it, check out the available work online.
Also, don’t sleep as Toro presents a larger than life piece in Goorin Brother’s “Extended Stay” exhibition this March 5th from 8-11pm alongside Barry McGee, Steel, and Reyes.
We at 1:AM just wanted to give a huge thanks to all of the people that came out to our PRINT show’s opening last Friday. The art was dope, but the the guests and artists were even doper!
A myriad of artists from an array of different creative backgrounds submitted prints of their pieces, which ranged from satirical, to surreal to UNREAL!
For those of you that missed the opening last, here’s a taste of what the print show has to offer.
“The Itch” by Griffin
“Southern Oracle” by Robert Bowen
The PRINT show will be up through January 29, 2011 at 1:AM Gallery. If you are interested in purchasing any of the pieces in the show, please visit our gallery or e-mail us at: info@1amsf.com.
We’ve been slow on the jump. “The Classics”, a graffiti art exhibit curated by Nate1, opened last week at 1:AM gallery. The night was full of old skool graffiti writers from Bay Area’s Golden Age of Graffiti, DJ Dizzy from SF Zulu, DJ ExtraLars, DJ Deandroid, DJ Chris the Rebel, MykeOne AlmightyDjs and CUBA on the wheels of steel , black bookin’, and break dancin’. It was an unforgettable opening with many legends up in here! Peep the photos.
The Legends from Bay Area's Golden Age of Graffiti.
Admiring Robz's artwork.
We had the pleasure of meeting Caitlin Donohue, a culture writer for SFBG, last week. She and her friends were able to attend a sneak peek of The Classics with a private walking tour / commentary by Nate1, our curator and teacher extraordinaire . Check out what she thought of the show and Nate1:
All photos by Caitlin Donohue
Nate1′s business card is totally dope. It’s front depicts a Kry-lon paint can, the brand most used for graffiti in the days he was coming up as a street writer in 1980s San Francisco. “Back then we used to have to make art with automotive paint,” he tells me at 1AM gallery, where his new show on the golden age of Bay tagging, “The Classics” opens today (Fri/10). “We’re talking about paint to paint red wagons and doors,” he remembers, smiling like a man that didn’t mind too much.
The card is striking because it evokes the sentiment behind this artist and the show he’s thrown up. “The Classics” is about those icons of SF’s early days on the graffiti scene, back before anyone with a few bucks could buy specialized Mammoth paint from 1AM’s retail section, cans specially designed for low pressure artistic liberty – but it’s also about where that art form stands today.
1AM owner Anna says that before he came up with the inkling for this particular showing, Nate1 would bring around scrapbooks to street art openings, forcing heads to remember the days when. Finally, they hit upon the idea to base a show on these old masterpieces. On the gallery’s walls are seldom-seen photographs of the “Psycho City” wall in SoMa, the only place where young taggers could work on their art in public, in peace from police presence and neighborhood complaint. UB40′s ubiquitous-at-the-time scrawl is present, as is shots of trains painted by King 157, and Rigel’s game-changing robot piece.
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Word up, Caitlin! Many thanks!
The Classics exhibition is celebrating the artists from the Bay Area’s Golden Age of Graffiti. The show is designed to educate street art lovers and collectors about the people and the time period that progressed this artistic craft to its’ popularity today. It opens tonight at 1:AM Gallery. Be here.
Peep the killer line-up:
Say what? That’s right, all these cats from back in the day, are rewinding and sharing with you The Classics.
"Spray Can Art" by Robz
"Master Piece Creators Yall!" by Nate1
It’s our favorite part of a new opening… when artists from different walks of life, grace our 6th Street wall. We get excited and giddy like schoolgirls cause we get to watch amazing artists get down and paint. Nate1, curator of The Classics, wanted to get all the artists on the wall somehow (note: there are more than 20 artists exhibiting in this show!). He started with Crayone, who created the logo, who put the title “The Classics” on one panel and the rest of the artists put their own letter styles and signed the rest of the wall.
Crayone getting down (photo by Ramon Martinez)
Golden Age of Graffiti Explosion! (Photo by: Ramon Martinez)
Say what? Spie gettin down! (Photo by: Ramon Martinez)
Thanks Ramon for the photos! Check out his photography at www.rmillustrated.com or follow him on twitter @rmillustrated.
VitaminWater to quench your thirst.
Chickens and Zapatistas have taken over our wall (by Cache and EyeOne)
THE REVOLUTIONARIES will be up at 1:AM gallery through September 4th.
Come check out all the hype about Chickens and Zapatistas this Saturday at 1:AM gallery for the opening of “THE REVOLUTIONARIES” featuring new works by Cache and EyeOne.
Producing beautiful symbolic murals in areas that tend to have no voice, these street artists are the epitome of “freedom of speech”. Their voice is strong and powerful yet very approachable. The characters they paint, like Cache’s Chickens, represent people in society who address pertinent issues that are plaguing communities’ minds through a fun and energetic style. Join us for the opening on Saturday, August 7th, 2010 from 12 – 6:30pm.
This will be our first ever opening during the day and we want ALL ages to come on by and join in on the fun! We invite the little tykes to bring old t-shirts, bags, shoes or whatever they want to add funk to so they can customize their environment by stenciling characters being exhibited in the show! Grown-ups can have fun too by chomping on complimentary bites and sipping on VitaminWater’s revitalizing flavors. The opening reception is on August 7th from 12 – 6:30pm and will be on display through September 4th, 2010.
Come with us on a journey to freedom, peace, and love through art. Stand for something or fall for anything!
We bid adieu to Mark Bode’s “Wizards, Lizards, and Broads” last Friday in the best possible manner… with lots of laughs, smiles, and admiration for the legacy the Bode family has created. Bode’s Cartoon Concert Series was f’in HILARIOUS! We never knew that Mark was quite the performer… or had so many voices… Make sure that if it is playing near you that you do not skip out on it. We swear you will have a roaring good time.
Bode Cartoon Concert!
Mark Bode makin' his presence known in 1:AM's black book.
Thank you, Mark for all the laughs and hard work. You are one of the best artists we have ever worked with. We have been honored and humbled. Make sure you check out Mark’s next event at Medicine Agency on August 27th, for his TOTT Global Puzzle release party!
Make sure you join us this Saturday, August 7th for the opening of “The Revolutionaries” featuring new works by Cache, EyeOne and friends. We are flippin’ it on you and having a DAYTIME opening, be here 12-6:30pm!
Here’s a preview of the new works…
"Roller" by EyeOne and guest appearance by Cache
Mark your calendars! See you here!
