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Opening this Thursday July 2nd at FIFTY24SF is “Young Mind, Old Soul” is a solo exhibition by Word to Mother, an illustrator and painter from the U.K.

Inspired by his past and the world around him, Word to Mother transforms one man’s trash into his very own treasure by giving new life to discarded objects. “Young Mind, Old Soul” Young Mind, Old Soul sees Word To Mother’s unique emotive figures existing within a world of carefully selected aged materials and nostalgic items, embodying the artist’s deep affinity with yesteryear. WTM says, “For me, the idea of having a Young Mind and an Old Soul is about retaining the freedom of youth, the creative and unrestricted energy to continue to question things and to educate yourself, whilst living with a respect and understanding of the past.”

“Young Mind, Old Soul”
Opening July 2, 2009. 7-9:30 PM

FIFTY24SF
SAN FRANCISCO
252 FILLMORE ST.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117

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Craola’s new solo show “Seeing Things” opens at the Fifty24 Gallery in SF this Thursday the 5th. At the show a new print by Craola will be available. The print is a giclee on canvas, 16″ x 20″ signed and numbered in an edition of 30. If you can’t get to the show, you can try giving the gallery a call. (415) 252-9144. I imagine these prints will not last long.

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For his upcoming Seeing Things solo, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins will build on the foundation laid by his bi-costal It Wanders show.   In anticipation of the opening on February 5th @ Fifty24SF we’re happy to bring you a sneak of one of Simkin’s new pieces – The Farewell. The piece features several Craola signature stylistic elements including the familiar yet peculiarly mutated creatures and the blurring of visual boundaries – creatures and elements flow into one another organically rather than having clear separations.  We’ve also dropped in Craola’s teaser video for the show featuring very quick looks at the work in progress.

Fifty24SF
252 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.252.9144

Alex Pardee just opened his show, “Letters from Digested Children” at Fifty24SF but we just came across this great video “trailer” he put together.

His show is up for another week if you happen to be in SF:

Alex Pardee
“Letters From Digested Children”
January 8 – January 29, 2009
252 & 248 Fillmore Street

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The prolific Popagandist Ron English explores a wide range of myths for his Mythographic Vicissitudes Solo opening on Thursday  January 8th, 2009 [7-9 PM] @ Upperplayground’s Fifty24SF gallery.  From Religion, to Bigfoot, to Expressionism, nothing is left untouched.   The combination of English’s social wit and seemingly flawless oil painting technique fuel his deeply moving work. Def one to watch for January.

Fifty24SF
252 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.252.9114