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KEN PRICE
By all accounts, Ken Price is a real artist. No dollar chasing, concept borrowing or gimmicky pan flashing, just a guy who has spent at least 60 hours a week in his studio for his entire life. “For me, the creative process is a deeply personal, subjective, private activity,” Price says. “I’m not trying to [...]
WILL BULLAS
Red shoes make the average bird stand out in a flock, and in the world of watercolor, only Will Bullas can make that concept fly. His latest project is called “dux in the city,” and from Pier 39 east to Union Square, up Nob Hill then down Lombard Street, Bullas’ birds are ruffling feathers throughout [...]
JOE RAMIRO GARCIA
The air in Joe Ramiro Garcia’s studio is stuffy. The summer afternoon sun in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is baking the place. Garcia’s long, wet, black hair is tied behind his head in a sloppy ponytail. Loose strands stick to his face. The armpits of his baby blue button-down shirt look like wading pools, yet [...]
MANUEL NERI
Locked in layers of plaster is a story of endless love. She represents a tension so thick it can only be cut by a machete. Yet she must be carefully crafted because their deep affection is also vulnerable. The juxtaposition between her jagged edges and smooth detail creates a surface that’s volatile to its core. [...]
SHEPARD FAIREY
Armed with an armful of posters, a bucket of glue and more messages than an “I Hate George Bush” voicemail box, Shepard Fairey’s creative guns are blaring. Loud and proud, he’s literally sticking it to the world by launching assaults on capitalist creeps, corruption at our nation’s capitol and giving a capital SCREW YOU to [...]
GREGORY COLBERT
A boy stands peacefully, eyes closed as a falcon soars behind him with wings spread wide. A young monk sits on his feet reading to an elephant lying before him. There’s an incredible innocence as it appears to listen intently to every word. A crouched boy calmly nestles up to a seated cheetah who seems [...]
ARTIS LANE
The breakthrough came in the form of a crack. The shell holding Artis Lane’s female head intact during the foundry process was split down the middle. Coiled wire and chalky casing stuck to the pristine bronze figure underneath. Normally that’s all chipped away and the piece is polished before anyone can see it. But through [...]
KIPP STEWART
For eight decades Kipp Stewart has rarely colored outside the lines. The representational artist, furniture designer and architect has followed a roadmap with very clear instructions. It’s not that things were handed to him; Kipp has simply trusted his instincts. They’ve led him to Italy, Spain, Bermuda and throughout California, and have kept him from [...]
Art of Hearst Castle
“Miss Morgan, I would like to build a little something…” a simple comment from newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst to architect Julia Morgan in 1919. And just like that – Hearst Castle was born. For the next twenty-eight years the two collaborated and constructed, but never finished La Cuesta Encantada. “The Enchanted Hill,” as it [...]
MARIA ALTMANN
The smell of chicken dumpling soup wafts through Maria Altmann’s home. A collection of antique timepieces is illuminated behind a glass case in the living room. Old photos of friends and family seem to chronicle a great life. Wisdom exudes off the walls. Outside her redwood bungalow, blooming flowers stretch for attention surrounded by a [...]
