Through rain, wind and sun, ARYZ diligenty climbed into his lift each day for a full 10 days work to complete his giant mural that San Franciscans have been curiously watching through the week.  Fans of Aryz came to watch him develop his large scale mural in the Tenderloin district to observe the master at his work. The mural standing approximately 7-8 stories tall features a young woman silently gazing over the city.  And like many of ARYZ’s signature works, her figure maintains its gravity while her gestures and posture seem mysteriously buoyant and in the midst of slight movement. Located at the corner of Polk Street and Eddy Street we hope the mural will be welcomed by the city and remain up for a long time for all of us to enjoy.

Today, Snoop Lion aka Snoop Dogg officially unveiled his new mobile sticker application called Snoopify. The app. features a unique array of Snoop’s iconic and latest Rastafarian-inspired stickers designed exclusively by Upper Playground favorite, Munk One.  Much like our previous sticker applications developed by Upper Playground and 99centbrains (Choebot, StickUP, JungleFever) Munk One’s clever and humorous stickers within the app allow users to apply his art over their photos.

Available in both IOS and Android platforms, you can download for free at Snoopifyapp.com

Find us @snoopifyapp on IG and tag us #snoopify on Twitter to join in the fun.

SNOOPIFY is a collaboration between Snoop Lion x Upper Playground x 99centbrains x Cashmere Agency.

Upper Playground in association with Snoop Lion, Cashmere Agency and 99centbrains will unveil Monday, the latest photo manipulation app designed for Snoop Fans of all ages.

The App will feature art work by world renowned artist Munk One, who designed all the sticker assets and  the look of the application.  Free to download and use on IOS and Android devices, users will have the creative freedom to stick Munk One’s graphics in anyway they wish on their own digital photographs within the app and share with others.

Here’s a sneak peek:

 

Saturday, May 4th: GAG ME WITH A TOON 5 presented by WWA Gallery and curated by artists Steven Daily and Tomi Monstre. This annual exhibit has artists re-imagining the cartoons of their youth and with recreations of iconic characters spanning the 1960s-1990s.

Open to the public, the gallery reception 7-10PM on Saturday, May 4th. The first 100 attendees opening night will receive a limited edition print. The exhibition will run until June 1st, 2013.

Klutch has been making a mess for over three decades. From his work with the early 1980′s hardcore punk scene and the legendary Skull Skates, to painting backgrounds for ads in Vogue, his work has appeared around the world on t-shirts, skateboards, city walls, magazines, and galleries. In 2005 the suite he created at San Francisco’s Hotel Des Arts was featured in Time magazine’s annual “Best Of” issue. Since then he has accomplished very little.

In Of Ice and Movement, Klutch builds and installation which is a sculptural representation of glacial rust, intended as a metaphor for the constant yet invisible to the naked eye process of personal growth. All work, over 125 handmade wooden columns, was produced over the past 6 weeks exclusively for this show, and this is the only time they will be shown or sold in Portland.

An opening reception for Of Ice and Movement will be held First Thursday, May 2nd 2013, from 6:00-10:00 PM. Show runs May 2nd – May 26th 2013.