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FIFTY24SF GALLERY
San Francisco
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FIFTY24SF GALLERY in association with Upper Playground is proud to announce the opening of our upcoming exhibition “Pareidolia” a Solo-Exhibition by David Choong Lee 이충엽. Opening Saturday, October 24th at 7:00pm. David Choong Lee combines elements of graffiti, collage, graphic design, portraiture, and classical realism. He was born in Seoul, Korea in 1966 and moved to the US in 1993 to pursue traditional fine art at the Academy of Art, where he currently teaches.  For inquiries about the show please contactgallery@fifty24sf.com.

“DEVOLUTION“, a group exhibition featuring the work of Smithe, Tina Lugo, Benjamin Constantine and Lauran YS opened at Fifty24SF Gallery on Saturday. Presented in association with Upper Playground, the show brings together a group of artists who create unique characters presented in surreal dream-like forms. “DEVOLUTION” is on display at Fifty24SF Gallery in San Francisco through mid September.

Fifty24SF Gallery
218 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
www.fifty24sf.com

San Francisco-based artist Sam Flores is on Linden Street working on a new mural for the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association. In collaboration with artist Ronnie Buders, Flores will reveal the wall tomorrow (Thursday, July 2nd) at a special unveiling party between 4:00-5:00pm. The mural and unveiling is on Linden Street (between Gough St. and Octavia St., across from Build Inc offices) and will be followed by drinks at Brass Tacks (488 Hayes St.) at 5:30pm.

The project was coordinated by William Buckley of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association and supported by Fifty24SF Gallery in association with Upper Playground. Photos and time-lapse by Gareth Gooch Photography.

Renowned artist MARS-1 will release a limited edition print of his painting “Stratus Nimbus Cumulus” at Upper Playground. Featuring Mars-1′s signature style of surreal distortions and extraterrestrial looking landscapes, the prints will be signed and numbered by the artist. Available this Wednesday at Noon PST along side Mars-1 Sculptures and Silver Pendant at upperplayground.com.

“Stratus Nimbus Cumulus” print. (Based on the 2014 painting from the “Momentum” exhibition, Space Gallery in Denver, CO)
- Limited Edition of 100
- Signed and Numbered by the Artist
- Paper size: 35 inches wide x 35 inches high
- Image size: 32 inches wide x 32 inches high

About The Artist
Mario Martinez (aka MARS-1) paints from a penetrating perspective of great depth. Viewers are drawn into his imaginative compositions, overflowing with colorful geometric and organic shapes, layered to form unique patterns and textures.

The artist signature style of vast, abstracted, quasi-extraterrestrial looking landscapes feature imagery of surreal distortions, contained within spherically convex transparent bubbles. Skillfully combining optical color blending with perspective line work, his painting techniques result in very three-dimensional forms, which echo the anatomy of architecture, and microcosmic structures of biology.

These 3-D qualities transcend into his sculptural work, as well. Mars-1’s distinctly individual aesthetic is not easily compared to the vision of his contemporaries or artists from past movements. His constantly evolving process continues to expand with each new series of work, seemingly beyond the reaches of even his own awareness.

Themes explored range from very scientific to more esoteric phenomena. From theoretical physics, metamorphosis and collective consciousness, to ufology and examining possibilities of otherworldly principles, the relative link between physical and life sciences are applied throughout. Transitional energies, natural multiplicity, helixes and spontaneous biological occurrences all come together, forming imagery with hypotheses beyond the scope of modern technology.