Art - The Canvas

The Art of Winterfest

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Last night I attended Winterfest, which is the Bike Coalition's annual shindig to celebrate cycling and raise some cash for the organization.  Of course, before I even had a chance to dismount from my bike as I arrived, one of the people staffing the bike valet actually made fun of the bike I was riding.  I guess that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the inclusiveness of the SF bike industry.

Anyway, despite being made felt unwelcome, they had some really rad art up for auction.  It was all too rich for my blood, but let's take a look regardless:

Untitled by Jamie Vasta, who makes a ton of glitter artwork.

ABCyclopedia: An Incomplete Guide to Cycling by Adrian Cotter.

    

They Know Our Streets Better Than We Do by Allison Kendall.  The guy who happened to win this piece was hovering over it for a while prior to closing.  Even when I went to take a picture of it he started talking about how it was soon to be hanging up on his wall.  He really wanted this.

  

Finally, continuing our coverage of SF art with lazer eyes is Return of the Scorcher.  Unfortunately I didn't note this artist's last name (first name Hugh), so feel free to clue me in.

I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR!

— By Zach Perkins |

The Dogpatch badasses at Treehouse Gallery are opening their 'Under 100' show featuring local artists' work, all of which is for sale for (you guessed it) under $100.  Some of the work seems pretty rad, and under $100 is pretty solid price for art of any caliber.  The opening is 7pm to 10pm tomorrow (Saturday), and I'm told there will be PBRs on hand.  So ya know, there's also that.

Eli Trujillo 

 

David Fiveash 

Looks like there'll be some quality stuff on hand.  I'd buy that for a dollar.

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

"Fuck you, fuck you, you're cool; I'M AN ART SHOW"

— By Zach Perkins |

You didn't go to the opening of Glen E. Friedman and Shepard Fairey's Fuck You All collab at 941 Geary, did you?  Dude wtf, Josh already told you about the radness.  Stop being such an armchair hipster.  There really aren't enough hills between the Mission and the Loin to prevent you from biking there, I promise.    

And if for some reason my condescension wasn't enough, now you can watch a very well produced short doc that will motivate you to get out the door and/or make you feel like a total asshole for not having already been.

Fuck You All.

Venue: 941geary.com/

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

Buffalos Can Have Lazer Eyes Too

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

I saw this Jared Kozel painting hanging up in BRIEF SPACE in The Metreon the other day and I couldn't help but be reminded of the Lazer Cat mural on Divis.  Cats shooting a lazer at a dragonfly.  A buffalo blasting crows.  And let's not forget lazer walrus. At the rate this town is fetishizing lazer animal art, I predict we'll see laser-themed furry costumes make their debut at Folsom Street Festival 2011.

Oh yeah, the art? 1500 bones and it's yours.

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

Mostly Harmless Nerd Wants to Draw A Cat For You

— By Zach Perkins |

Batter down the hatches and clear the tubes; the internet is going to explode.  This apex of awesome Cyber Monday deal, highlighted as a “Confusing holiday gift” by Groupon Santa Cruz, is totally worth ~33.3% of the ten free Groupon bucks they give you for signing up.  For a nominal fee, Steve Gadlin will draw a picture of a cat as you describe it, and may even document the process for the interwebz.  

I've submitted a request for a giant cat with lazer eyes shooting a dragon fly above a cityscape.  In 5-7 business days we'll see how Steve's rendition stacks up against the original.

No word yet on what this man may be capable of if his requests are denied…

link:  iWantToDrawACatForYou.com

Better Than an Evergreen

— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |

Are you reading Ice Tubes yet?  If not, you might be missing fantastic stuff such as the bicycle Christmas tree featured above.  Sure, this “tree” might reside in Sydney, which is some city in a country that isn't in the Mission, but it still serves as an important reminder of what we can accomplish when we're not tweeting.

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Thankful for Beeeeeeeautiful San Francisco, U.S.A.!

— By Jenny Wilson |

 The Art of Kevin Dart

Forget about that bomb turkey roasting in the oven, those cute little yummy maple buttercup cakelets, and that super delish pumpkin pie you've yet to consume, and go ahead and feast your eyes on this baby. This poster created by Kevin Dart of Passion Pictures was originally meant for San Francisco based cosmetic company, Benefit. Apparently, this sweet rendition of Hyde St. didn't fit the “Bad Gal” branding of the company and they nixed it. Thanks to Kevin Dart for putting it up on his blog for the rest of us to drool over. So far, not sure if it's available for purchase, but it really is a great reminder of how beautiful the wharf was before that flame blowing Turkey took over.

Happy Thanksgiving you guys.

Previously on Uptown Almanac: 

Freedminds Show

— By Serg |

Thefreedminds makes some clothes I like and they are having a party this friday that should be pretty cool. Unfortunately word is that the Odd Future collective will not be in attendance which sucks since I missed them when they were at thee parkside last spring but fuck it. ten bucks at the door I believe. 

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