The opening reception for Rest For the Wicked will be held at The Shooting Gallery on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 7-11pm. The exhibit will be on display through September 4, 2010 and is free and open to the public.

Exhibition Statement:

Highly inspired by bedtime stories and comic book consumption as a child, Ferris Plock‘s resulting nostalgia drives the creation of his art today. Plock utilizes his art practice as a mental and emotional outlet, where he illustrates the childhood spirit of make-believe and fantasy. The artist, a storyteller by nature with a formal education in creative  writing and modern literature, easily capsulates a full narrative voiced  through a single character. He breathes a sense of humor and cheer  into his pieces by depicting unexpected characters (such as Tuff Taco), monsters and animals in everyday human conditions. He cites Japanese comics and cartoons as consistent influences for his work as well as traditional Ukiyo-e wood block prints. His works are primarily on wood panels, canvas and found objects in which he often times employs the use of unconventional materials such as house paint, wood stains and gold and silver leaf.

Read an interview with Ferris Plock about his upcoming show here

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About D.I.Y. America:

D.I.Y. America is a serialized show focusing on leaders in the youth/punk/DIY movement. Subjects include over two decades of leaders from the skateboarding, punk, grafitti and hip-hop worlds. Assembled using footage shot for (but never included in) the Beautiful Losers film. Examples include: Ian MacKaye, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Glen Friedman, Tony Hawk, etc.

See more episodes of D.I.Y. America here

Artist Bio:

Os Gêmeos (Portuguese for “The Twins”) are identical twin brothers from São Paulo, Brazil. They started painting graffiti in 1987 and gradually became a major influence in the local scene, helping to define Brazil’s own style. Stylistically, Os Gêmeos are heavily influenced by the cryptic art of the São Paulo–based pixação graffiti movement as well as American hip-hop, which the twins grew up with in Brazil. The brothers have gained international fame, displaying their work in exhibitions in major cities in the U.S. and Europe, including Deitch Projects in New York and Tate Modern in London.

See more of Os Gêmeos’ work here

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“Jimmy DiMarcellis (aka Porous Walker) is a Napa, CA based artist who specializes in the absurd. Jimmy’s hilarious drawings, creative sculptures and installations remind us that humor is the highest art. In this feature we meet up with Jimmy at his studio and follow him along as he installs two shows in San Francisco, one wildly creative install at Receiver Gallery, and one more clean narrative driven install at the San Francisco Art Commission Gallery.” (source: The Creative Lives)

See more of Walker’s work here

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Zach Galifianakis has a series of videos on the Funny or Die website entitled “Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis” where he conducts staged interviews with popular celebrities between two potted ferns. So far he has interviewed Jimmy Kimmel, Michael Cera, Jon Hamm, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Conan O’Brien, Ben Stiller and our favorite Charlize Theron. His interview style is full of off beat commentary, non sequiturs and plenty of crass innuendos – exactly what we ‘ve come to love about Galifianakis’ comedy.

Watch all the episodes of “Between Two Ferns” here

posted by: Harold Johns III

World-class stencil artist Logan Hicks discusses his blue collar work ethic, fatherhood, high dynamic range photography and losing a fingertip with Scion during the car maker’s Installation 5 Tour.

Learn more about Scion’s Installation Tour here

“The Locust Plague”

posted by: Brent Carter

Artist Bio:
“Judith Supine is a collage artist living in Brooklyn, NY. Supine could not speak until a month after his seventeenth birthday. He could not physically articulate words, he could only squeak and grunt. Supine often drew pictures to communicate with his family. His mom saved all of his pictures, just one of many reasons why his mom is great.

“Judith Supine uses materials that are free or at least real cheap. He uses an exacto-knife, glue sticks, cheap ugly paints and real sleazy magazines that make him sexually uncomfortable. Judith Supine gets his magazines out of people’s trash, from the public library, from the dentist’s offices, from his little sister’s magazine collection, from bankrupt porn shops.” (source: Paper Monster)

His pseudonym Judith Supine is a tribute to his grandmother of the same name.

“Swallowed” by Judith Supine

See more of Supine’s work here

posted by: Harold Johns III