Based on his 2009 painting, “Happy Accidents Series #3″, MARS-1 releases a Sterling Silver Pendant at Upper Playground this week. Each piece of limited edition jewelry is numbered and stamped on the the back by the artist and jeweler. The Happy Accidents Series #3 Silver Pendant will be available Wednesday, June 24th, starting Noon PST at upperplayground.com.

“Happy Accidents Series #3 Silver Pendant”
Sterling silver pendant; hand-sculpted and cast by jeweler Sean Smokovich.

- Based on the 2009 painting, “Happy Accidents Series # 3.”
- Limited edition of 100
- Each piece is numbered & stamped on the back by the artist & jeweler.
- Measurements: chain length/type: 30″ round box, 5.5cm x 3cm
- Weight: 46 grams

With our home team in the NBA Finals, we pick out some of our favorite gear to support the Golden State Warriors. With just 4 games to win, we’ve got the Bay Area covered with T-Shirts, Hoodies, Watches and Hats. Be on the lookout for a special celebration sale at upperplayground.com….

 

Artist James Jean is releasing 5 designs at Upper Playground for the James Jean Premium T-Shirt Collection. Take a look at the renowned artist’s original work below. The collection will drop Wednesday, June 3rd at upperplayground.com.

About The Artist
James Jean is an award winning visual artist, known for both his commercial work and fine art gallery work. He is recognized in the American comics industry as an award winning cover artist for various books published by DC Comics, as well as for his work for Prada, ESPN and Atlantic Records. He also contributed to many national and international publications including Time Magazine, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin, Linkin Park, Playboy among others. After countless awards and industry honors, James Jean is now retired from illustration and commercial projects to focus on painting.

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Mangchi Releases 1st Edition Vinyl Records with David Choe, James Jean and Aaron Horkey

David Choe and DVDASA fans be aware, Upper Playground carries the two 1st Edition Vinyl Records of MANGCHI starring Money Mark, SteeBee WeeBee, Igloo Hong, Heather Leather and CECI DeeCee along with MANGCHI gear for all necessary occasions. If you haven’t picked up anything yet check out our selection of goods for the true MANGCHI aficionados.

About the Band:

“A fart from a child born without a butthole”, is what MANGCHI sounds like said 1 of the 2 people who were let into a room to hear this new sound. The second person, John Cusack , actor/comedian/artist from such films as “SAY ANYTHING” and “ROADSIDE PROPHETS” described the music as “If korn, depeche mode and the beastie boys were forced in a bus together to tour north korea, and all their lead singers quit in the middle of the tour, and the band picked up the korean versions of Debbie Gibson, Stacey-Q, and buddy Holly to replace the singers who just happened to be hitchhiking on The north korean countryside road, and then they all got in a tour bus accident and all got whiplash and broken bones, but Kim JONG UN made them play a show anyways with broken necks right on the side of road using the broken car parts as instruments over the non-existent ambulance sirens, that’s the closest I can get to describing the MANGCHI sound…. So basically listening to GOD’s voice as he’s hitting puberty… so basically Art.”

Brazilian illustrators Bicicleta Sem Freio finished a new mural at Hotel Des Arts in San Francisco. Curated by Upper Playground, the mural is set in the new ground floor lobby of the hotel and features BSF’s signature bold colors and beautiful female figures. Bringing together two adjacent walls, the bright psychedelic painting is a ‘can’t-miss’ addition to the boutique hotel that features contemporary works of emerging artists from around the world.

Bicicleta Sem Freio is in San Francisco for their first US exhibition “This Is Not A Poster”, presented by Fifty24SF Gallery in association with Upper Playground and JustKids. Opening reception is Friday, May 1st 7pm at Fifty24SF Gallery in Lower Haight.