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[sognovero]

“What’s important is making the art.” - Ed Hardy

Caught this exhibit of Ed Hardy’s work at the deYoung yesterday. 

Had no idea I would love it so much. First of all, what a whimsical beginning! He was enamored of the tattoo scene and started drawing tattoos on his friends using colored pencils and eyeliner. 

He studied with some of the best--names which meant little to me but undoubtedly important in the history of tattoo evolution. You can definitely see the influence of Sailor Jerry and Horihide and time spent in Honolulu and Japan.

His artwork is delicious. I’ll not likely ever get a tattoo, but I’d love to have some of his art on my wall.

Below was a study for a tattoo which someone actually has on their back. Ugh! Not my style, but the artwork is amazing.

Here’s a detail of the same.

In 2000, he did a 2000 foot-long scroll on tyvek for the year of the dragon. The whole scroll is on display at the exhibit--fun to walk through. It moves from broad strokes to highly detailed images but every foot demonstrates his intensity and genius.

His is a story of someone who recognized a passion early on, pursued it relentlessly and built his dream. Well done -- so admirable and inspiring!

[ravenvictoria]

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[sfartenthusiast]

Check out French artist @jr amazing digital mural, “The Chronicles of San Francisco” in @sfmoma’s Roberts Family Gallery — which is one of a few spaces at the museum always free to the public. Created over two months in 2018 in 22 locations throughout San Francisco, the mural includes nearly twelve hundred people from many of the city’s diverse communities: #digitalmural #jrartist #chroniclesofsanfrancisco #frenchartist #sfart #sf #howsfseessf #sfmoma #publicart #mural #freeart #publicspace #sfcommunity #ilovesf #sfpopos #sfpublicart #sfmuseum #sfmuseumofmodernart (at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByBHn59A5-j/?igshid=1a2lu2axrzeu6

[edwinykim]

Museum of Ice Cream in San Francisco

[gregangelomuseum]

Atlantis Oracle

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[fogcitybloomer-blog]

Stopping, on my way to work, to study one of the 170 bronze medallions marking the Barbary Coast Trail. But all I can think of is why is my right pant leg so much shorter than my left? So easily distracted. Sigh. Carpe diem! www.barbarycoasttrail.org #barbarycoast #barbarycoastsf #barbarycoasttrail #sfmuseum #downtownsf #sfdowntown #unionsquare #maidenlane #sfhistory #alwayssf #onlyinsf #trailmarker #trailmarkers #carpediem (at Maiden Lane) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv03piFhx1T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u4lfms014p3x

[bob-thehum]

#OldPhotos of people in California #saloons, #taverns, or #bars, mostly men, but occasionally a wife or a child. These were part of an #SFMuseum display of gambling machines in the #SFAirport. Apparently drinking and gambling go together. (at San Francisco International Airport)

[gigartdropshispants]

Had a nice unexpected day at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco today. Love this place and they had a very cool Tibetan Buddhist Journey Toward Enlightenment exhibit. I almost had the whole place to myself. ✌🏻 @asianartmuseum #asianartmuseum #asian #asianart #tibetan #tibetanbuddhism #tibetanbuddhist #buddhism #buddhist #ancientartwork #museumart #tapestry #sculpture #paintings #gigart #inspiration #enlightenment #sanfrancisco #bayarea #artwork @tsherinsherpa #asianartmuseumsf #himalayan #awaken #sfmuseums #instaart #instagood #ideas #creativity #peaceful #artifacts #vishnu (at Asian Art Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/B82WzmzhtTG/?igshid=1popzu5y1u7sb

[gregangelo]

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[inspireif]

Candle Giant all melty. From the #ursfischer show at #legionofhonor in SF. Glad we got over early to check it out. Line was out the door when we split. #sculpture #waxsculpture #giantcandle #legionofhonormuseum #ursfischer #sfmuseum

[sognovero]

Gods in Color

Fascinating exhibit at the Legion of Honor. While we’re all used to seeing ancient statuary in its white glory, they were not always white. Technology has enabled scientists to detect pigments that had been applied. Some were quite colorful and detailed!

They complemented the exhibit with watercolors from an English antiquarian Edward Dodwell and Italian artist Simone Pomardi, done in the early 19th century, It’s funny that when you traveled then, you brought along your watercolor artist. We have it so easy now, with our iPhones!

Here’s Dodwell’s painting of the Lion Gate at Mycenae (he obviously was quite adept himself, maybe just brought Pomardi for the company!), which we visited in my one and only trip to Greece in 1981.

The exhibit was well worth the visit, and not even the main reason I was there!

[sfartenthusiast]

This week we commemorate the 50th anniversary of #Apollo11 moon landing — This monumental achievement by @nasa in 1969 was as significant for all art disciplines as it was for the world, expanding the imagination and broadening possibilities of art, architecture & design among the stars. “Far Out: Suits, Habs, and Labs for Outer Space” opening tomorrow 7/20 surveys “artists and architects... reckoning with the social and cultural effects of our cosmic quest.” . #nasa #moonlanding #apollo50th #apollo50 #space #sfmoma #farout #faroutsfmoma #sfmuseum #outerspace #modernart #ilovesf #astronauts #artanddesign #cosmos #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #sciencefictionart #modernarchitecture (at SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HZXxjgzh6/?igshid=1cnmxouf9lvzp

[gregangelomuseum]

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[serpentorthegreat]

Most impressive art show I've seen all year. #keithHaring #sfmuseums #DeYoung #politicalart #artkid #pop #bigasspainting

[westcoastsfposts]

Hola Hola!

Ahir vam visitar el museu Legion of Honor, situat cap al nord-oest de San Francisco amb la Laura i l'Ona. Vam visitar l'exposició impressionista que tenien i la post-impressionista principalment. Ens va agradar moltíssim, el vam disfrutar molt. Si alguna vegada visiteu San Francisco aquest museu ha d'estar entre la vostra llista de coses a veure :P

~G

[ruhungryyet]

Boar's Head Tureen at the Legion of Honor.

Can you imagine being served soup or dinner from this? It would definitely set the table!