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  • VISUAL AID - MISSION COMICS & ART

    PEOPLE'S GALLERY - ARC

    08.27.11

    (with assistance from Mairead O'Connor)



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    Visual Aid: WURST Party of the Year - World Famous BRATFEST, a Benefit for Visual Aid.

    Comment by AB: The star of this annual Visual Aid fundraiser is bratwurst flown in direct from Miesfeld's of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, reputed to be the best on the planet. Here at the bratfest, they're prepared entirely according to tradition-- grilled and then simmered in beer and onions, laid into authentic bratwurst buns, garnished with specially selected mustards, buttered up, and for the coup de grace, slathered in sauerkraut. Burp-a-licious! And all for a terrific cause-- supporting artists with life-threatening illnesses.

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    Silent auction - Visual Aid annual bratwurst fundraiser.

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    Julie Blankenship (Visual Aid Director) & Annie Sprinkle.

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    The chef - Visual Aid annual bratwurst fundraiser.

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    The brat.

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    The roll.

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    The garnish.

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    The sauerkraut.

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    The bite - Visual Aid annual bratwurst fundraiser.

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    Mission Comics & Art: On The Edge of Beauty - Jean Tripier.

    Review by Mairead O'Connor: SF based French comic book artist Jean Tripier displays his watercolor and mixed media images that are used in his comic strips. Some images are what you'd expect from a comic strip, others are otherworldly and dreamlike, touching on ideas of hope, rebirth and a new world.

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    Art by Jean Tripier at Mission Comics & Art.

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    Jean Tripier and his art (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).

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    Art by Jean Tripier at Mission Comics & Art.

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    Art by Jean Tripier above closer (image c/o Mairead O'Connor).

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    Jean Tripier art closer at Mission Comics & Art.

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    Art by Jean Tripier.

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    People's Gallery: Boys Of Summer San Francisco - S L A M S O C K S.

    Artists: Conrad Ruiz, Emilio Santoyo, Mark Batongmalaque, Ryan Perez, Kristofferson San Pablo.

    Comment by AB: People's Gallery is offering week-long residencies this August. Tonight's show features the week's work of a group billing themselves as Boys of Summer. And that, as they say, is that.

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    Art - group show at People's Gallery.

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    Sculpture - group art show at People's Gallery.

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    Photography.

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    Art at group show, People's Gallery.

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    Demographics - group art show at People's Gallery.

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    Arc Studios & Gallery: The 2nd Annual FourSquared Exhibition. Curated by Mike Yochum & Matthew Frederick.

    Artists: Annie Arrasmith, John Fitzsimmons, Audrey Heller, Judy Johnson-Williams, Barbara Kleinhans, Kristin Kyono, Paul Madonna, Michael McConnell, Carrie Nardello, Nite Owl, Mark Paron, Sonya Philip, Silvia Poloto, Fernando Reyes, Rebecca Szeto, Hadley Williams.

    Comment by AB: Sixteen Bay Area artists submit sixteen small works each. Each artist's work is displayed together in four-by-four format, essentially resulting in sixteen mini-shows in one. It works. You can focus closely enough on each individual artist to get a good sense of what their art is about.

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    Crumply art by Mark Paron at Arc Studios & Gallery.

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    Nifty little drawings by Paul Madonna starring plastic corn holders.

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    Pinkie cam detail of corn holder art by Paul Madonna above.

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    Fernando Reyes and his art.

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    Annie Arrasmith and her art at Arc Studios & Gallery.

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    Art by Michael McConnell.

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    Wood carvings by Rebecca Szeto.

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    Pinkie cam detail of art by Rebecca Szeto in above image.

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    Art by Sonya Philip at Arc Studios & Gallery.

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    Audrey Heller photography at Arc Studios & Gallery.

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    Deteriorating Americana art by John Fitzsimmons.

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    Population sample - FourSquared group show at Arc Studios & Gallery.

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