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 | NEXT THURSDAY! SF FACES. The project began with a decidedly simple idea for an art show: - Shoot photos of the unique characters that make up San Francisco.
- Photographed by the acclaimed Orange Photography team.
Photojournalism meets Fine Art. Executed with highly technical panache AND a sense of humor. The result is a collection of over fifty large-scale black and white portraits that will be formally unveiled at START SOMA next week (details below). The opening promises to be pretty interesting, and we hope you can make it. NEXT WEEK THURSDAY - september 25 Additional information via http://www.STARTsoma.com. |
 | START SOMA and an acclaimed team of the city's top emerging photographers have been capturing images of the ever-changing 'face' of one of the most unique and extraordinary cities in the world. The result is a collection of over fifty large-scale black and white portraits. Billionaires and bohemians. Police officers and firefighters, entrepreneurs and emerging artists. The homeless kid and the street poet. Da Mayor, the minister, and the AIDS activist. The shopkeeper and the socialite. Maids and moguls, rappers and restaurateurs, politicians and pole dancers. We hope you will join them at what promises to be a VERY interesting opening! - culinary delights by celebrity chef andrea froncillo
- sublime chocolate by cabaret dessert chocolates
- the urban jazz experience (2 sets by 'the best jazz band in SF'!)
- more music by the incomparable DJ Kramer
- silent art auction to benefit the indie film QUALITY OF LIFE
<including NEW ART by Sam Flores, Andrew Schoultz, and Bryan Dawson> - door proceeds benefit the non-profit urban preservation foundation
- exquisite floral arrangements courtesy of wiggy flowers
- special surprise guests + a VERY interesting crowd!
and as always, some amazing + affordable NEW ART! NOTHING over $300 - for large format, framed + matted archival artist proofs! |
 | | | START SOMA presents SF FACESTM ............................................. OPENING DETAILS Thursday - September 25 8 PM - 2 AM mezzanine 444 jessie street (at mint) between 5th/6th & market/mission 24 hour garage @ 5th + mission $10 admission/21+ rsvp via faces@STARTsoma.com door proceeds to benefit the urban preservation foundation and the art is VERY affordable... NOTHING is over $300! We hope to see you there! John Doffing START SOMA http://www.STARTsoma.com | | | START SOMA website + identity by Studio Asterisk* START SOMA graphic design by Design Diva Creations START SOMA marketing + public relations by Start, Inc. START SOMA + SF FACES photography by Orange Photography and coming OCTOBER 2nd to START SOMA one week after SF FACES... |
CRAZYSEXYHOLLYWOOD | |
| On October 2, Carlos Batts launches his latest book - CRAZYSEXYHOLLYWOOD at START SOMA. START SOMA is VERY pleased to launch this book in conjunction with an art show featuring the work of some of Hollywood's top photographers: | Carlos BattsEstevan OriolRick Castro | Dave Naz Patrick Hoelck Steve Diet Goedde |
| | For decades Hollywood has captured the world's imagination, drawing people from around the United States, and around the planet, to pursue the dream of big screen stardom. It is a city composed of dreamers and doers, creators and hangers-on . It is a city that gleams + glitters, and then rolls over to reveal a sleazy underbelly that is as essential to its cachet as anything else. Carlos Batts' latest book, CRAZYSEXYHOLLYWOOD, captures the electrical essence of the town we love to hate. In conjunction with the release of his latest book, Carlos is pleased to present the exhibit CRAZYSEXYHOLLYWOOD. The show brings together six of Los Angeles' finest contemporary photographers in a collection curated by Carlos himself. 
|  Patrick Hoelck, Estevan Oriol, Rick Castro, Dave Naz, Steve Diet Goedde and Carlos Batts present a total of fifty works that pay tribute to the looks, attitudes, glamour and grittiness that define Hollywood. |
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THIS JUST IN...
the San Francisco Examiner's inimitable Bruce Bellingham had some nice things to say about SF FACES in his column:
read the article!
and if you are looking for something fun to do tonight (september 18), there are actually TWO pretty nice events that are definitely worth checking out: PLATFORM puts on some of the best art shows in the city, and tonight looks to be no exception. Heroes + Villains features a great line-up of local emerging artists, and is being held in our NEW favorite arts venue in San Francisco - mezzanine! - alternatively, you might want to check out a show produced by our friends at AudioFarm + the Avalon Ballroom. Metal Shop - the monday night house band at the Viper Room in Los Angeles is doing a series of thursday night shows in San Francisco, starting tonight. A little bit of Spinal Tap meets a little bit of 80's glam metal. DEFINITELY an interesting show.
can't decide? go to both! platform starts at 7 + metal shop starts at 10. just make sure you come to SF FACES next Thursday!
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