1AM Gallery will be hosting a BASK solo show called “Übermensch” which depicts children painted as superheroes using a street and urban art aesthetic. Growing up, the concept of GOD as a form of salvation seemed foreign, however, like many of us, the thought of obtaining a super power and becoming a super-man or ““Übermensch” as termed by Friedrich Nietzsche, was something he could relate to. BASK’s paintings of children’s costumes juxtaposed with the iconic comic book images of his youth remind us of the fantastical imaginings of being super heroes that we used as an escape from the trial and tribulations of our childhood. This concept and fresh street aesthetic is what landed him Robert Downing, Jr’s endorsement for Iron Man 3. Check out BASK’s original artwork for the film here.

WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS: The Iron Man 3 crew installs Bask’s recreation of his 2004 painting “When It Rains, It Pours.”

BASK "Übermensch"

Of the 13 paintings in the Mandarin’s hideout seven were recreations of past paintings chosen from Bask’s online gallery, three paintings were based on the film’s graphics (provided by the production team), and three were completely original new works of Bask’s making from concept to execution. “Nobody ever edited me, nobody said no. They just wound me up and let me go. Later I found out it was because of [Robert Downey, Jr.’s] endorsement,” Bask says. He even recorded a conversation with Downey as bonus material for the DVD! For more info about how BASK landed the spotlight in Iron Man 3, check out this article.

You can’t miss seeing his work in person. BASK will be showing from July 5th through August 3rd. For more information or to be part of the preview, email maya@1AMSF.com.

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1AM, short for First Amendment, is a company that stands for the freedom of speech.  We strive to showcase, teach, and inspire the public on street and urban art through our exhibitions, murals and classes.  In our art gallery, we exhibit world-renowned and local artists that specialize in graffiti, urban, and vinyl toy art.  Outside our gallery walls, our mural production team has been striving to beautify the city of San Francisco with large-scale murals that have positive messages like “Make Moves” and “Knowledge is Golden”.  Also, we provide a safe and creative environment for individuals and groups to learn more about the culture and art form.  We offer classes and team-building workshops and have hosted corporate off-sites with companies like Facebook, Genentech, Yahoo! and more.  We have also worked with local youth organizations, YMCA, Galileo High School, and First Graduates to name a few, to empower and educate our kids.  Most recently, we launched 1AM Mobile App, a free photography app that puts the entire street art world at your fingertips.   The app allows you to capture and share images and locations of your street art discoveries and follow other members and their findings worldwide.  Lastly, 1AM has a retail store that sells original clothing by our creative staff, street art books and art supplies, which is the main topic of Nevius’ article.  Similar to art supply stores like Blick, Utrecht, Arch and Flax as well as hardware stores like Ace and Home Depot (who carry a lower cost option), we indeed do sell spray paint and markers.

1AM was established  in 2008 and is located at Howard and 6th Street in SOMA.

Betty Boop v2.0, 6" Customized Ghost girl vinyl toy

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Come check out his work in person! Designing Outside The Lines will be running from April 26th until May 25th. For more information, email maya@1AMSF.com.

After watching Hayao Miyasaki’s films at the age of eight, Pablo decided to become a cartoonist and animator in the future.Pablo has always been self taught is a number of different media, including oil painting, graphic design and illustration. In college he decided to learn music as a way of expanding his own create vision. In music school, Pablo learned key concepts like, improvising and creating your on voice; which translated later to his own original work. He works mainly with ink or bristol board, or watercolor.

Pablo’s Laugh and Draw series was inspired by old ragtime comics, Osamu Tezuka, Daniel Clowes and Os Gemeos. Pablo’s work shows creative improvisation  with visual story telling through figurative connection between characters. He keeps the cartoon tradition of adding surrealism to his drawings. Even though there’s an aspect of chaos and disorder, this series follows a very basic formula. Also the images are not to be seen symbolically, there is a level of calligraphic detail to the lines, which makes it distinct from basic cartooning or illustration.

In conjunction with FIFTY24SF, Upper Playground, and WallSpaceSF, the new mural is located in the Tenderloin district and features a portrait of a women created in what has now become ARYZ signature style. As a muralist, ARYZ is regarded by some as a transformative figure in contemporary muralist.

Over the last several years, his work has quickly been gaining an international following with murals being done in several countries around the world. Recently, he achieved widespread acclaim with his work being featured both on Aesop Rock’s recent album “Skelethon” and the January 2013 cover of Juxtapoz Magazine.

Fifty24SF Gallery – Style is the Limit by ARYZ is currently showing until May 31st. Located at 218 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA.

]]> http://1amsf.com/2013/05/04/8990/feed/ 0 http://1amsf.com/2013/05/01/boutique-photos-x-new-decor/ http://1amsf.com/2013/05/01/boutique-photos-x-new-decor/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 00:24:55 +0000 1:AM http://1amsf.com/?p=8951 We redecorated the boutique side with some of our favorite back art catalog pieces by artists such as MadC, 123Klan, Monty Guy, Hydro74, Poesia, and Sam Rodriguez. Come down and see for yourself!
Photo Credit: Francis Ramos
Click here to see photos of art for sale in our Art Catalog.
For inquiries, email maya@1AMSF.com.

Interested in learning the art of toy customization? Email classes@1AMSF.com.