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YELLER STUDIO NEKO CHRISTINA TSUI CHARLES BERGQUIST LOUIS SCHMIDT DIEKUTS EXIST 1981 ABEL GUZMAN MIKE MAXWELL MICHAEL DELANEY WALKER MCCULLOUGH MORGAN MANDULEY DNZA SPENSER LITTLE WES BRUCE
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YELLER STUDIO Established in 2008, Yeller is a group of like-minded individuals dedicated to the creation of accessible art and the promotion of local San Diego artists. Yeller regularly curates exhibitions featuring work from a consistently evolving roster of artists. The group presents community-centric events, such as zine swaps and pop-up swaps, to inspire and unite the local artist population.
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NEKO Neko’s paintings are larger than life; even massive gallery spaces must compete with the grandeur of his pieces. Rich earth tones, roughly textured canvases and geometric shapes complement a dark mixture of abstract characters and temperamental lines. Neko’s aggravated passion for painting reveals his inner agitation that his surroundings have brought to him.
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CHRISTINA TSUI Christina Tsui translates physical objects she constructs into drawings—clementine peel slingshots, possum feeders, and puzzle-like clay sculptures are examples of past endeavors. She is interested in the confusion of past, present, and future tenses within drawing and attempts to engage the viewer in imagining what came before, what is, and what could be. In her piece for Collide, she performed two ‘apple rituals’ picked up from childhood and made drawings of the process. A future lover’s initials are thought to be found in an apple peel the moment an apple stem breaks from its branch. These folk gestures of projection and prophecy, of seeking the unknown in a mundane object, are translated into drawings and left as unresolved, ambiguous documents of desire.
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CHARLES BERGQUIST
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LOUIS SCHMIDT
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DIEKUTS I write. I paint. I smash.
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ABEL GUZMAN My work explores different shapes and colors as creative ways of self expression. A visualization of emotions experienced in daily living. One can see different shapes and rendering styles in my work. Parallel and unknown thoughts form inspiration and the theme for most of my works. I like to examine layers, colors and shapes as a metaphor for what is the human condition - what is hidden is sometimes more revealing than what is seen. My method primarily involves layering and solid colors, then breaking through to discover what is beneath. The result grows organically, however the idea is well thought out. My subjects are simple yet complex emotions.
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MIKE MAXWELL Live free, never die.
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MORGAN MANDULEY As Dorothy makes abundantly clear, “there’s no place like home.” It’s a place where materials and objects combine with memories and imagination to form our identity outside it’s walls. The psychology of the home is today based upon cinematic ideals of adventure, coffee table books, gift shop bric-a-bracka, and family photos. This was the launching point for my work in the apartment building turned exhibition space for Collide. The work in the show underscored the ways that we use our space to tap into our craving to exist outside of the home. Home-décor is defined by objects used as trophies of moments spent outside the home and/ or representations of our desired destinations in our future exoduses. The triptych Making Manifest All That is Hidden, full length curtains made from photographs of photographs from the book Wilderness of America, transformed the view looking out onto the block between Market and E Street on Ninth into a new fantastic landscape filled with lush foliage and waterfalls. In contrast the collaged portraits on the mantle were a reflection of the family photos and knickknacks collected in our adventures already had. In this case the family is represented by movie star stand-ins who’s faces and bodies blend and interact with the great outdoors. They are a memorial to false connections and ambition for something greater.
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DNZA We can only speak to our own experience in Collide. This show worked as a microcosm of community. This was a salon show on steroids. DNZA was an excerpt of that community artists with other artists who aren’t necessarily colleagues or even friends were thrown together much like the blocks that surround the actual building, or the building as a communal space. We work similarly. DNZA is a tight knit group of friends and collaborators that often work together producing and exhibiting in art shows. While we were touring the building, we felt like we were apartment shopping as a family; nooks and closets and estimating cabinet size was a new and active way to think about each others’ work and where it would fit in relation to our own. DNZA always tends to go a little dark, so we took the classic American domestic setting and set it on edge complete with Josh Pavlick’s fungi-colored mice figurines, Joe Yorty’s husband pillows, Matthew Bradley’s suicidal window decal, J Noland’s Clap-On prayer lamp, and mine and Katherine Powers’ once tall but now dismantled and crumpled strawberry cake. I’d like to think we illustrated a dystopian American dream (not a nightmare, mind you) - still pretty and filled with splendor but there’s an eerie element lingering in the air. - Angella d’Avignon for DNZA
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SPENSER LITTLE
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WES BRUCE Collide was a chance to explore the connectedness between joy and mourning, with the aesthetic in the space leaning towards the elements of mourning. Myself and the people I make art with (Emi Samuelstuen, family, friends, roommates, etc.) usually hold those darker elements of mourning a little closer to home and don’t show them so openly, but we decided to take this opportunity to grieve a bit with others providing a chance to participate. It was a chance to share something that is universal; losing something or someone you love and knowing something grows in the space of that loss if you face that black absence. Participants were encouraged to cut off a lock of their own hair, record something in their own life they needed to grieve on a piece of paper, then attach both items on the wall to collectively create a circle with the locks and words of others to fill in the black absence located on the other side of the room. It was a Victorian mourning tradition to take a lock of a loved one’s hair to keep their memory after they died. It was a token for memory and grieving.
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Since 1989, Karl Strauss Brewing Company has pioneered the local beer scene in San Diego. 23 years later, the company continues to brew an innovative line-up of award-winning beers ranging from longtime favorites like Red Trolley Ale to new releases like Wreck Alley Imperial Stout. In 2011, the company brewed 40,000 barrels and ranked #44 on the list of the country’s top craft breweries. To keep up with double-digit sales growth, the company is adding capacity to its brewery, expanding distribution throughout California, opening a new brewery restaurant, and breaking ground on an extensive brewery renovation. For more information visit www.karlstrauss. com or call the brewery at (858) 273-2739. Follow us on twitter and become a fan on facebook. Share it. Cheers.
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FeeLit is dedicated to showcasing independent musicians, artists, and designers in a unique space located in San Diego’s East Village. FeeLit is equal parts record store, clothing boutique, gift shop, and art gallery. Featuring thousands of vinyl records & cd’s, locally designed apparel for men and women, original jewelry & accessory designs. In addition we also have original art & prints from local San Diego artists, a selection of unique books, and collectible vinyl & plush art toys. With artist supplies and DJ gear also available, there is truly something for everyone at FeeLit! 909 E Street San Diego, CA 92101
Monday - Saturday Noon - 7pm
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Stone Brewing Co. was founded in 1996 by Steve Wagner and Greg Koch in North County San Diego, CA. It is the largest craft brewery in the southwestern United States and has been named “All-Time Top Brewery on Planet Earth� by BeerAdvocate magazine - TWICE! A recently announced $50M+ expansion plan (that includes a hotel among other lofty ventures) is underway, as are developments to become the first American craft brewery to open a brewhouse in Europe. The adjacent Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens plays host to countless wildly popular beer and dining events, and is the largest purchaser of local, small-farm, organic produce in San Diego County, including a growing amount from their own Stone Farms! In addition to promoting ethical eating, the restaurant boasts a lush one-acre outdoor garden as well as a line-up of 32 rotating taps and 100+ bottled craft beer selections for guests to enjoy.
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MASTHEAD
Dane Cardiel, Layout Marissa Parsons, Lead Photographer Garrett Richardson, Assistant Photographer
ARTISTS
Yeller Studio Neko Christina Tsui Charles Bergquist Louis Schmidt DieKuts Exist 1981 Abel Guzman Mike Maxwell Michael Delaney Walker McCullough Morgan Manduley DNZA Spenser Little Wes Bruce
COLLABORATORS Sezio Manor House Quarterly LWP Group FeelIt Double Break Karl Strauss Stone Brewing Co. El Dorado MIHO Gastrotruck
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