A lauded and much-respected cult figure in a bi-coastal subculture that comprises skaters, graffiti artists, and West Coast surfers, Barry McGee was born in 1966 in California, where he continues to live and work. In 1991 he received a BFA in painting and printmaking from the San Francisco Art Institute. His drawings, paintings, and mixed-media installations take their inspiration from contemporary urban culture, incorporating elements such as empty liquor bottles and spray-paint cans, tagged signs, wrenches, and scrap wood or metal. McGee is also a graffiti artist, working on the streets of America's cities since the 1980s, where he is known by the tag name "Twist." He views graffiti as a vital method of communication, one that keeps him in touch with a larger, more diverse audience than can be reached through the traditional spaces of a gallery or museum. His trademark icon, a caricatured male figure with sagging eyes and a bemused expression, recalls the homeless people and transients who call the streets their home. "Compelling art to me is a name carved into a tree," says McGee. His work has been shown at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the UCLA/Armand Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, and on streets and trains all over the United States. He and his daughter, Asha, live in San Francisco.
The potential of the universe exist in each of our hearts body and mind. Change the way we view our world and change the way reality effects you; and in turn change the way you effect people.
Portrait of an urban Los Angeles artist. This digital landscape follows Yem through 20 years of LA urban art history. World premier Montpellier, France. 2007. A drjules boulevard, amseven, ñ films international production
Rare and Limited, MEAR ONE and the Baurmann Gallery present a new level of hand separating and developing in fine art print making. Both "David and Goliath" and "Cultivate Love" illustrate amazing depth and detail through an eleven color screening and a variety of techniques to achieve a final edition of 100.
Mar 28, 6:02pm
