APASD Presents: Plastic Fantastic
A Group Exhibition featuring Photography from Plastic Cameras
Friday, September 3rd, 6-10pm
Live Performance by Pocket at 9pm

Plastic Fantastic is a group photography exhibition and benefit auction presented by APA San Diego featuring images created with plastic cameras. Each artist has approached their imagery with a singular voice, utilizing a variety of film types and techniques — using plastic cameras. Curated by respected photography gallery owner Joseph Bellows, the show will take place at Subtext Gallery in Little Italy for one night only on Friday, September 3rd, 2010. Beverages will be provided at the reception, as well as a live performance from San Diego funk/jazz ensemble, Pocket. For more information visit apasd.org.

Current: An Exhibition of Hand Crafted Design
Saturday, September 4th, 7-10pm at The Bakery (1701 National Ave.)
Sounds by Will Redd and DJ Claire

Our good friend’s over at Set & Drift are hosting another brilliant art exhibition at their shared studio space, The Bakery. The furniture workshop of The Bakery will undergo a temporary transformation, featuring Korean designer Kwangho Lee’s sculptural lighting installation Black Whale — knitted with power cords as his unconventional medium.

The front design studio will feature mercantile, an exclusive pop up shop of limited edition hand-crafted objects by 9 American designers and artists; incl furniture, prints, jewelry, & hand-stitched textiles. By: Miki Iwasaki, Josh Higgins, Neko Burke, Gabriel Salcedo, Casey Lurie , Philipp Bosshart, and Bells & Whistles, with custom denim by Luxury Death Machine, and jewelry by Cloven Hoof.

RSVP here on Facebook or to captainslog@setanddrift.org

Italian designers Enrico Zanolli and Andrea Di Filippo of DZStudio have conceptualized the Clamp (a hanging pennant lamp inspired by the dimpled Chesterfield sofas). It’s swanky, classy, and begs to be over you as you sip a whiskey sour.

I’m really liking the work of designer/illustrator/burrito-eater, Bobby McKenna. As a recent graduate of the University of Notre Dame (Rudy! Rudy!), he’s managed to put together a very solid portfolio of work. I pretty much like everything about it.

-Dylan

Dave Brown Day
Cocktails & Farewells at Starlite Lounge (back patio)
Tuesday, August 24th, 8pm

What can we say… this post is bittersweet. Our good friend Dave Brown (the founder of Holiday Matinee) is breaking up with San Diego, and reuniting with his old flame… New York. There are people you come across who are talkers, and people you come across that are doers. Mr. Brown is a doer. And in some way, shape, or form (weather you know it or not), he has done us all. Wait. He has touched us all. No…

Nevertheless, as of this Friday, he will be on his way to Brooklyn where he is embarking on yet another chapter in the amazing book of Dave. So come have a drink with us at Starlite Lounge as we celebrate “Dave Brown Day”, and wish him a fond farewell. More details and RSVP here.

And Dave, we’ll miss you buddy. Subtext loves you.

Damages: New Works by N.C. Winters
September 10th – October 10th, 2010
Opening Reception with the Artist: Friday, September 10th, 6-10pm

Here’s a teaser of N.C. Winter’s work for our upcoming Damages show that opens on September 10th. We’ve seen a lot of great work from N.C. over the years, but this is his best work to date so be sure to come see them in person. More photos after the jump.

About the Show: Damages is Winters’ first solo exhibition with Subtext, in which he has created a collection of paintings that interpret the feelings of disrepair, sacrifice and loss wrapped in N.C.’s definitive style. The vibrant colors, raw textures, and enchanting characters found in his work introduces his unique point of view that often incorporates the juxtoposition of disparate themes in a very graphic, yet highly illustrative approach.

We’ve all been bombarded by street art recently, but I have to say the work of Miss Bugs is really impressive. What makes it stand out is the way she is able to integrate the surroundings into her graphics. It’s such a simple touch, but so effective in making her work blend into the urban environment. I love it.

I’m really loving the work of Brooklyn-based illustrator/designer Jim Datz. All of his logos, typography, and illustrations have a vintage flavor that is very distinctly his own. Oh yeah, and his t-shirts are friggin’ great!

LOOK: The Work of Grant Brittain & Josh Higgins
July 30th – August 28th, 2010

A huge thanks goes out to Grant Brittain and Josh Higgins who not only put together an incredible body of work for their first show at Subtext, but also helped organize two stellar receptions! We’d also like to send some love to the many  people who made these events possible: The Tractor Room, Bull Taco, Nixon, Chrome, ID-Prints, Grind for Life, and of course Adrian Demain who provided the melodic atmosphere for both receptions. If you missed the show, and would still like to see it (before it ends on the 28th), contact us here. More photos from the receptions after the jump.

About the Show: Different artists, different mediums, different content. But the song remains the same (or at least similar). Friends and fellow artists Grant Brittain and Josh Higgins will grace the walls of Subtext in a joint venture of unrelated themes. Brittain’s portraiture of some of skateboarding’s greatest names through the years features icons and underground heroes. Higgins’ poster-art focuses on his work with punkers, musical heros, and charitable causes. Together, the collective work suggests what it would be like to eavesdrop on these guys hanging out, having a beer, and comparing broken wrists and paper cuts. LOOK: A dialogue for your eyes. At Subtext this summer.

APASD Presents: Plastic Fantastic
A Group Exhibition featuring Photography from Plastic Cameras
Friday, September 3rd, 6-10pm
Live Performance by Pocket at 9pm

Plastic Fantastic is a group photography exhibition and benefit auction presented by APA San Diego featuring images created with plastic cameras. Each artist has approached their imagery with a singular voice, utilizing a variety of film types and techniques — using plastic cameras. Curated by respected photography gallery owner Joseph Bellows, the show will take place at Subtext Gallery in Little Italy for one night only on Friday, September 3rd, 2010. Beverages will be provided at the reception, as well as a live performance from San Diego funk/jazz ensemble, Pocket. For more information visit apasd.org.