Art Archive
interviews
SKWAK is back! Technically, he never went away. He’s actually been pretty busy, and his current schedule includes new toys, new tees and a show. Johan of the French
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paintings
Greg “Craola” Simkins’ Seeing Things solo show opened this week at FIFTY24SF, and if you can get down to the Lower Haight (currently demarcated by signage from the
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action figures
In 2008, I began a segment of stories on ToyCyte called Playing With Politics. I was very interested in the unprecedented outpouring of art inspired by Barack Obama.
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books
In this digital age where liner notes are a thing of antiquity, words fail to convey how sublime and subversive an entire paperback book about one’s favorite album
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sculpture
When I look back on my writing from the past year, it’s clear I wrote a lot about Bay Area rising art star Alex Pardee. Whether the prolific
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sculpture
Jeremy Fish’s latest solo show recreates a San Francisco saloon from the 1850s at FIFTY24SF. The exhibit includes a repurposed 100 year old redwood fence, 500 pounds of
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sculpture
The Vivisect Playset has become one of the signature group art shows for our community. For five years now, Luke Chueh and Gallery1988 have curated and hosted The
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Art
About MONSTREHERO MONSTREHERO is Sean Blay and Cliff Kirschner, two guys who live in Orlando and like to make toys. They draw influence from superheroes, Japanese monsters, comics,
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Art
About Jason Freeny Armed with a youthful, overactive imagination, Jason Freeny creates smart, intricate illustrations that tickle the deviant intellect through a hard graphic, pop iconography and wit.
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Art
About Mike Slobot Mike Slobot is an artist and a storyteller. Each of his creations is a character with a background (and a future). Many of Mike’s customs
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