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| Mark Bode mural on the 6th Street side of 1:AM gallery. Photo by Mark Bode. |
Last week I saw Mark Bode & Metalman Ed Walker's show
Metalmorphosis at the 1:AM gallery at 1000 Howard Street in SF (August 24-September 22, 2012). While Bode's previous show at 1:AM was sort of a straight-head father and son retrospective, this show brings Vaughn and Mark's creations to life in a new & vivid 3D style. The show features 60 small-scale to life-size pieces depicting Vaughn Bode's major
characters, which Mark and Ed created with sheets of aluminum,
acrylic, Montana Colors' Alien spray paint and lettering enamel. It also
features 18 three-dimensional metal sculptures by Walker.
One of the most interesting things, to me, was that Mark also drew backgrounds and dialog balloons behind and around the characters on the gallery walls in pencil, giving the characters more context and narrative. The 1:AM gallery is an intimate space, and it felt to me like I had walked into a 3D comic. Highly recommended!
More info:
1:AM Gallery |
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