Detail
Detail
Wes Lang
Bill Powers and Eddie Martinez
Maia Ruth Lee and her awesome jacket
Jamison Brosseau (left) with Javier Pinon (right)
Lang and Ari Marcopoulos
Nate Lowman
Clayton Patterson
Aaron Wojack
Minka Sicklinger
Glenn O'Brien and Wes Lang
Who knew Peter Sutherland was only 20 years old?
Rachel Corbett
Manu Sawkar
The iconography draws from tattoo and motorcycle culture, with nods to ‘high art’ and zen philosophy. The result can look like an issue of Outlaw Biker got thrown in a shredder with a Basquiat. Some pieces are simple, graphic, and look like they’d be just as at home on the back of a conversion van as hanging in a gallery. Other pieces have an incredible level of detail that is done no justice by these photos. You could stand in front of them for hours and still not really “see” everything. They are rewarding to explore, and my viewfinder felt like a great way to zoom in on each little section and geek out.
Perhaps surprising considering the imagery, the messages in the text-heavy works are
largely positive, sincere, uplifting even; like eastern philosophy distilled
into a shot glass. Reading through the many mantra–like phrases it was hard not
to feel the positive energy yourself, and it seemed to carry over to the crowd.
The Half Gallery is small and openings always spill out into the street to
create an impromptu block party. The
weather was just perfect and the trees above the sidewalk green, and with a group
of artists and bikers and creatives hanging out and feeling good vibes, it was a perfect little moment to
start the summer.
*For the record, I never posted the picture of his bike anywhere, and I never will.
*For the record, I never posted the picture of his bike anywhere, and I never will.