Hold on Tightly, new work by Victor Reyes, is an explorative site-specific installation at San Francisco’s Cassel Gallery. The concept for this body of work is the relationship between quilting and graffiti in the context of American Folk Art. Hold On Tightly is partially inspired by Reyes’ contemplation of designing, the tradition of quilting and textile working, and graffiti as the newly emerging Folk Art. For this installation Reyes draws on the history of quilting and textile work, in an effort to visually marry old traditions with the new role of graffiti as a form of cultural expression.
The site-specific nature of this exhibition is informed by the location of the Cassel Gallery within a design studio. The unique exhibition space has offered Reyes the opportunity to explore these folk art inquiries in the context of an over one hundred year old textile company. Hold On Tightly has been developed specifically for Cassel Gallery as a dedication to the history of hand made fabrics.
Reyes’ work is derived from outsider art practices, rooted in the California’s street art movement of the past two decades. The experiences and relationships forged in this time have dictated the course of the Reyes’s work, weaving a story, woven into Quilts. These new patchwork pieces explore Reyes’ artistic development and perspective, formed through personal history and his immersion in graffiti culture.
The story of America is fettered with footnotes of cultural relevance that are captured by the people that have shaped this maverick country — The story of these custom Quilts is a dedication to the people that have shaped the Artwork of Victor Reyes.
Hold on Tightly opens in conjunction with the launch of Reyes’ XO hat line for Goorin Bros. Hat Company. The product release reception will begin at the Goorin Haight Street Hat Shop in San Francisco from 5-8pm, where consumers will have a first time look at Reyes’ new XO line. Then join us for the artist reception, Hold on Tightly, at Cassel Gallery from 8:30-11pm.
Goorin Bros. Haight Street Shop
1446 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
Cassel Gallery
1261 Howard Street
San Francisco CA, 94103

warsawomnipresence…

“Made to please, intrigue and offend”:

JURNE, liner notes from Horfe, and STEEL, floorplans a la Dmote:

The Last Emperor, paying homage and creating something original on the same track.
Dope:

Secret Wars part II:

Q. What did the writer talk about with their therapist?

A. Fillins.

w/ Merd

Following the success of the It’s All About the Letters show, there are a limited number of prints available for sale in the STORE section.
The first two prints that are available are the Brick City print, and the DECIDE print.

The Brick City print is a 3-color hand-pulled serigraph, composed of handwriting centered on the theme of creating art in the ‘city environment’:

The DECIDE print was created from a hand-cut paper design that reads “You really get to decide what you want”.
Each print was hand-painted first, and then pulled using a blend of different inks to give each print a unique coloration:

Both serigraphs, editioned to 20, are printed on 433gsm/160 lb B2 size (27.8 in x 19.7 in) archival-quality paper.

Purchase these prints HERE…

BATES hooked me up with a nice outline in Poland during our show.
I took my try at making the piece accurate to the sketch, up and down on the ladder trying to get the proportions right.
I have always dug how BATES has a mix of classic graffiti styles, with the odd spike or sharp extension in his letters, and was hyped to see how he mixed these ideas with my name.
The subtle sine curves of many of the lines caught my attention through the sketching process.
I change the E a bit, digging the big throwoff at the bottom. I matched up on the colors of the HOPS and OUCH pieces that were already done below me so as to not stick out like a sore thumb:

More at THE EXCHANGE…