"bear brand meat " ::: 36 " x 40 " ::: April 2008

i love me some meat. especially steak. the background is mostly paint, along with some adverts for Bear Brand Hand Knits for Men from the early 1960's. the brown and green cross in a circle is an homage to SF artist Saint.

WHERE YOU CAN SEE MY ART NOW!!!

Now thru March - "they eat lite and healthy " - SOLO show at Frisee - 2367 MarketT @ Castro. Come check out my largest piece behind the bar!

Now thru April - "vintage variety " - SOLO show at Villains - 1672 Haight St @ Cole. Come check out over 20 new pieces all availible for sale!

Now thru April - "META-Pop" - Group show at ArtworkSF Gallery - 49 Geary @ Kearney. Come check out art that represents Popular culture's influence on our world, our lives and ourselves.

Now thru June - "ArtSoup 15 " - Group show at Bayshore Studios - 2178 Palou Ave @ Industrial. Come check out an open-themed, all media exhibit of eclectic contemporary work!

Ongoing - "peeps" - Given - 575 Castro street, near 19th. This place sells really cool shit at great prices. and they feature 3 or 4 local SF artists at a time!

WHERE YOU CAN BUY MY ART NOW!

Given - 575 Castro street, San Francisco.

Artworksf Gallery - 49 Geary, 2nd floor, San Francisco.

Villains - 1672 Haight St @ Cole, San Francisco.

Nest Gallery - 481 Ninth Street. Visit website for all purchases.

ARTIST STATEMENT :::

danyol was born in 1970 in Orange County, California just a stone’s throw away from Disneyland. Growing up he nourished himself on a steady diet of pop art, cubism, and sarcasm. danyol’s use of his own life and surroundings combine to form a dizzying combination of colors, patterns, and textures. These are then masked out by definitive figures and shapes, somehow bringing some definition to his chaos. While bright and smile inducing on initial viewing, look closely at the found objects collaged in the background; they leave hints as to the deeper meaning of the painting. Look at it from one angle and it is seemingly straight forward, but look from another angle in different lighting, and the painting becomes much more.

 “It’s like Warhol having dinner with Tex Avery with light carnival music playing in the background.” homeless person outside my show.