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Post by sleepboy on Jan 6, 2009 10:19:26 GMT -8
 Pretty nice lineup. Andrew Schoultz, Richard Colman, Sylvia Ji, Henry Lewis, Mike Davis, Cleon Peterson, Ian Francis, Hillary Pecis, Albert Reyes, Shepard Fairey, Shawn Barber, Jim Houser, Mike Giant, Rogelio Martinez, Adam 5100, David Choong Lee, Adam Flores, and AJ Fosik. Mmmmmmm..... Ian Francis. |
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Post by rhinomilk on Jan 6, 2009 10:33:06 GMT -8
i'll be sure to stop by this show... hopefully i'll make the opening. not sure i want to see the preview, there might be something i want
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Post by comiconart on Jan 6, 2009 10:58:41 GMT -8
Mmmmmmm..... Ian Francis. +1 One of those IF pieces was absolutely GORGEOUS!! |
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Post by thecreep on Jan 7, 2009 3:40:37 GMT -8
Can't wait to see this show, Ill be covering it for SFWeekly.com
There is a few artists on this list, Ian Francis, Shepard Fairey & Shawn Barber that I have to see work in person from.
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Post by comiconart on Jan 7, 2009 6:46:04 GMT -8
Very curious about the Shep pieces myself. Anyone know what is in the show?
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Post by thecreep on Jan 9, 2009 7:12:22 GMT -8
The show is up right now, but the Henry Lewis, Ian Francis and a few others arent there yet.
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Post by ill on Jan 9, 2009 17:18:30 GMT -8
The show is up right now, but the Henry Lewis, Ian Francis and a few others arent there yet. That Ian francis is up now and sold already. It's a really great piece. |
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Post by bigstrunso on Jan 9, 2009 23:42:01 GMT -8
 jaw dropping....... |
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Post by bigstrunso on Jan 9, 2009 23:44:56 GMT -8
....also really digging the David Chong Lee piece.........  and the Andrew Schoultz 9 x 12.......  |
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Post by thecreep on Jan 10, 2009 0:25:38 GMT -8
Three Ian Francis works, thats great. This one is amazing, I love that its monochrome and all the energy and textures are right there in the center.  |
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Post by devours on Jan 10, 2009 1:01:53 GMT -8
That is very nice, but I admit my mind went straight to Nola by Banksy.
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Post by cocollect on Jan 10, 2009 8:24:25 GMT -8
Do you think the lack of figurative work is the reason the 3rd Francis piece has not sold yet?
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 10, 2009 10:18:23 GMT -8
Do you think the lack of figurative work is the reason the 3rd Francis piece has not sold yet? definitely. what was he thinking? it look unfinished. |
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Post by bigstrunso on Jan 10, 2009 11:46:04 GMT -8
That is very nice, but I admit my mind went straight to Nola by Banksy. Hah - I thought the same thing. Although this piece is strong, I much prefer the staircase piece and the abstract landscape piece. I think they're both much more representative of his style. Also, both of these pieces are much more striking in person. The online image does not do them justice...... |
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 10, 2009 12:40:15 GMT -8
Yes Nola was what I thought as well. I liked it out of the three the best but not sure about it as it wasn't "classic" Francis. The stairs one seemed too simple for me. I wished he added some other element in the background to the sides. The last one, I didn't like at all. I think out of the three I would have gotten the umbrella girl.
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Post by rizza79 on Jan 10, 2009 16:31:57 GMT -8
Do you think the lack of figurative work is the reason the 3rd Francis piece has not sold yet? i think that is part of the reason and also that it is priced incorrectly, but this is just my opinion. |
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Post by cocollect on Jan 10, 2009 16:52:20 GMT -8
Surprised the Schoultz is only $900. His 12" x 9" pieces are typically $1400 or so.
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Post by bigstrunso on Jan 11, 2009 11:50:47 GMT -8
Wow, after seeing them in person, all three pieces are truly incredible.
There is so much going on in the staircase piece that is not evident in the online image. Definitely my favorite.
I'm surprised the landscape piece hasn't sold yet as it was very impressive in person as well.
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Post by sleepboy on Jan 11, 2009 12:05:07 GMT -8
Surprised the Schoultz is only $900. His 12" x 9" pieces are typically $1400 or so. hm.... maybe the more abstract ones command less? |
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Post by comiconart on Jan 11, 2009 14:27:28 GMT -8
Do you think the lack of figurative work is the reason the 3rd Francis piece has not sold yet? i think that is part of the reason and also that it is priced incorrectly, but this is just my opinion. There is nothing wrong with the price. In fact, it's actually lower than prices from the KDF solo show. 36" x 50" was $12.5k at that show. I think it has a lot more to do with the quality of the piece (or lack thereof). Definitely bottom of the barrel IMO. The staircase piece also seems fairly average to me, but I love the monochrome piece. Truly breathtaking. |
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Post by ill on Jan 11, 2009 19:34:49 GMT -8
If the man doesn't like something he doesn't like something... can't hate someone for their opinion. For what it's worth, the monochrome piece is my favorite as well.
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Post by bigstrunso on Jan 11, 2009 21:30:29 GMT -8
i think that is part of the reason and also that it is priced incorrectly, but this is just my opinion. There is nothing wrong with the price. In fact, it's actually lower than prices from the KDF solo show. 36" x 50" was $12.5k at that show. I think it has a lot more to do with the quality of the piece (or lack thereof). Definitely bottom of the barrel IMO. The staircase piece also seems fairly average to me, but I love the monochrome piece. Truly breathtaking. Bottom of the barrel? Did you even see it in person? Pretty harsh to judge someone's work in those terms if you haven't. The piece is beautiful in person. I think anyone who saw it in person would say the same. |
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Post by benvan on Jan 11, 2009 23:12:15 GMT -8
I would have to agree - all three were quite beautiful, though I haven't seen any of his stuff in person before. I think my favorite was the Umbrella Girl, however I can definitely appreciate the architectural qualities of the landscape piece as well. Either way, the combination of looseness and tightness in technique was very nice.
Nice show all around, always like Andrew Schoultz, David Choong Lee, Jim Houser and Shawn Barber, and really liked the Adam Flores' as well.
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Post by comiconart on Jan 12, 2009 6:08:05 GMT -8
There is nothing wrong with the price. In fact, it's actually lower than prices from the KDF solo show. 36" x 50" was $12.5k at that show. I think it has a lot more to do with the quality of the piece (or lack thereof). Definitely bottom of the barrel IMO. The staircase piece also seems fairly average to me, but I love the monochrome piece. Truly breathtaking. Bottom of the barrel? Did you even see it in person? Pretty harsh to judge someone's work in those terms if you haven't. The piece is beautiful in person. I think anyone who saw it in person would say the same. No, I didn't see that particular piece in person, though I have seen a number of Ian's works in person, and own some of them myself. I wasn't judging Ian's body of work with that statement, as most board members know I am a huge fan. I was judging this piece against everything else I have seen...and clearly stated "IMO" in the original post. |
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Post by juggernut3 on Jan 12, 2009 10:07:38 GMT -8
There is nothing wrong with the price. In fact, it's actually lower than prices from the KDF solo show. 36" x 50" was $12.5k at that show. I think it has a lot more to do with the quality of the piece (or lack thereof). Definitely bottom of the barrel IMO. The staircase piece also seems fairly average to me, but I love the monochrome piece. Truly breathtaking. Bottom of the barrel? Did you even see it in person? Pretty harsh to judge someone's work in those terms if you haven't. The piece is beautiful in person. I think anyone who saw it in person would say the same. Hey Big, You have an excellent point. Ian's work is ALWAYS better in person. With that said. I actually shared the "Hi-Res" images that I received/previewed with Comicon and Solar77 (since both own own more Ian Francis' than anyone I know  ) and we deliberated quite a while on these 3 works. In the end, I decided to pass on the "girl on the stairs" cause it was lacking a contrasting color/abstract image to balance/complete the piece. (it just seemed unfinished IMHO.) As for the 3rd abstract piece I have to agree again IMHO that it may not be the best example of Ian's work because I think it seems (again IMHO) unfinished. It isn't merely because there's no people present, but there doesn't seem to be much subject matter. At the recent KDF show, he created a non person abstract piece. But there was a theme to that. It was a city scape. Maybe the recent KDF show set the bar high and I may be a victim of living in his past body of work (which is amazing), but compared to his last show, these pieces seemed to be missing some element that makes them "complete". With that said... they are still very nice pieces... but maybe that is reflected by the lower prices compared to his last show. |
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) and we deliberated quite a while on these 3 works. In the end, I decided to pass on the "girl on the stairs" cause it was lacking a contrasting color/abstract image to balance/complete the piece. (it just seemed unfinished IMHO.)