Upper Sparks Juxtaplayground
I headed out to SF (aka the City) last Saturday to check in at Upper Playground's Ignite Sparks Art Tour thing with Saber and Dave Choe. UP's video guy couldn't make the rest of the tour and I was hoping to skitch onto their coattails and video the Northwest portion of the trip. Welp, that didn't work out, but it was nice to hang with David while he signed autographs and drew pictures of Spawn in peoples sketchbooks (look for them on eBay any day now).
The whole event was strange, with a room full of gawkers drinking free sparks and watching Dave paint really slowly. It was not a very dynamic event (-ahem- these things usually look a lot better in time lapse). It was actually pretty cool to see how Saber constructed his imagery, though. I felt a bit odd being lumped in with the fanboys when really I just wanted to show some support for Dave. Especially considering all he has done for me recently (he was angling to get me on the tour). I just about got over it all but then Juxtapoz.com dropped this photo:
The whole aversion to hipster openings, coupled with the disappointment of not getting the video gig, left me a little down. I felt better then next day when Dave texted (it's crazy the word "text" just recently became a verb) me saying thanks for coming out. Dave may be a hyped-up, super-jocked, criminally minded art rebel, but he is also a pretty good friend. Hope the rest of the tour goes well. Remember, I'm still available for the East Coast leg.
Video of the Upper Sparks Juxtaplayground tour is online from Walrus TV.
I also checked-out Deth P. Sun's new art show at GRSF, which is great, and Marci Washington and Michele Blade were part of a fancy shin-dig at the SF Arts Commission gallery at City Hall. This isn't one of those art opening photo blogs so you'll have to find pictures elsewhere.
The whole event was strange, with a room full of gawkers drinking free sparks and watching Dave paint really slowly. It was not a very dynamic event (-ahem- these things usually look a lot better in time lapse). It was actually pretty cool to see how Saber constructed his imagery, though. I felt a bit odd being lumped in with the fanboys when really I just wanted to show some support for Dave. Especially considering all he has done for me recently (he was angling to get me on the tour). I just about got over it all but then Juxtapoz.com dropped this photo:
The whole aversion to hipster openings, coupled with the disappointment of not getting the video gig, left me a little down. I felt better then next day when Dave texted (it's crazy the word "text" just recently became a verb) me saying thanks for coming out. Dave may be a hyped-up, super-jocked, criminally minded art rebel, but he is also a pretty good friend. Hope the rest of the tour goes well. Remember, I'm still available for the East Coast leg.
Video of the Upper Sparks Juxtaplayground tour is online from Walrus TV.
I also checked-out Deth P. Sun's new art show at GRSF, which is great, and Marci Washington and Michele Blade were part of a fancy shin-dig at the SF Arts Commission gallery at City Hall. This isn't one of those art opening photo blogs so you'll have to find pictures elsewhere.
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