POST TURKEY DAY FEATHER SHAKE

Aoi & Noa- will be performing live painting at SOM in Mission tonight!

POST TURKEY DAY FEATHER SHAKE

Live Art by S.I.R. Artists

AOI (Glamorous Monochrome)

NOA- (S.I.R.)

featuring DJs

PROOF (Massive Selector)

KING MOST

HAKOBO (fresco)

SOM. 2925 16th St.

(between Mission & South Van Ness)

9pm - 3am | $5 | 21+

San Francisco's dopest artists & DJs come together for SFs best Post Turkey Day Feather Shake! Filled with live painting by SF's dopest Japanese underground artists S.I.R., and feather shaking DJ madness of Massive Selector, fresco & SOM residents Proof, King Most & Hakobo playing Hip-Hop, Soul, Latin, Funk, Brazilian, House, Broken Beat & Disco!!!
Come dressed as a Turkey and get in free + 2 free drink tickets!

About S.I.R. (Surreality In Reality)

S.I.R. is an art collective consisting of up-and-coming Japanese artists living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their mediums of calligraphy, graffiti, DJing and live music production, aims to bridge various cultures through artistic expression. Their take over of the SF underground art scene is nothing short of a Tsunami. Aoi & Noa- will be doing a live art presentation.

About Proof, King Most & Hakobo
Proof, King Most & Hakobo represent 3 of San Francisco's hardest working DJs. They've brought SF some of the most memorable nights: Soul Slam, Temple Of Doom, Wonder-Full, Future Classic, fresco, released some of the best SF/Bay Area mix Tapes/CDs: Proof's "Brown Sounds", King Most "Genius Music", the Culprits compilations, and played at the best San Francisco clubs: Mighty, Mezzanine, Poleng, 330 Ritch, Pink, Milk, 111 Minna, Oasis, Temple.

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FIRE REVIEW.

Photos from Four Elements vol.2 FIRE are finally updated on our Flickr.

VIEW PHOTOS!

Thank you all for coming! We had really great time with you all.

We'll see you in January 2010!!

FIRE封切り - "FIRE" Exhibition Began

SIR crew installed art works at Space Gallery on Monday September 14th for the exhibition of "Four Elements vol. 2: FIRE". The crew refreshingly decorated the wall with new styles, welcoming newly joined artists including Akane (painting), Kenta Shimbo (paper toy), Hideki Owa (visual composition), Sleepytiger aka Mie Honmura (illustration), Daichi Wakui (photography), and Naomi Hoag (mixed media).

The exhibition is through 14th to 19th. Check out their inspiring works at the gallery.

For the night of the closing reception party, Saturday September 19th, live performances will entertain visitors: live painting by Noa- and Aoi, and music by djs including Kento, Spiritual Odyssey, Yusai and Zaion. Noa- has came back from a trip to Japan, touring around Tokyo and other prefectures for his live painting with cutting-edge Japanese artists for a month and a half. Welcome back, Noa-!

Aoi (me) just had shows at Poleng Lounge and Project One past two weeks, showcasing her calligraphy works and live painting with Green Tea and Kero One from Plug Label.

Kento and Spiritual Odyssey recently rocked the crowd at the event "THE BRIDGE" @ Project One SF last Saturday, and Zaion has just released his vinyl "Organ Trip / Global Gains" from Zoooo.jp featuring Shing02 and Orukusaki. The cover art for this vinyl were drawn by Lavit Sea and Noa- from SIR crew.

All artists in SIR crew are working on inspiring projects - it is encouraging to see everyone doing own thing, and stimulates our creativity and productivity...

SIR paper toy newly joined our merchandize booth, which will be available at the night of the show. The cute little toys are designed by Kenta Shimbo. The price? It's going to be amazingly cheap - but the numbers are limited. Get there early to grab one!

We will see you at Space Gallery!

posted by Aoi

Four Elements vol.2 FIRE

Four Elements vol.2 火 -FIRE-

Surreality in Reality Presents

Japanese Art Exhibition and Performances

@Space Gallery

1141 Polk Street. SF | btw Sutter & Post | 415.377.3325

www.spacegallerysf.com

Exhibition: Monday September 14 - Friday 19th, 2009

Reception: Saturday September 19th, 2009

21+ | Door 8pm | FREE until 10pm w/ RSVP | $5 After

For RSVP: www.going.com/sir_fire

Live Painting starts from 9pm

Surreality in Reality Crew is plowing its way over the water in persuit of the second element among Four Elements of nature: Water, Fire, Earth and Wind. In summer, the balance of the equinox is offset in the race towards the solstice. While the days become longer, the fire of the Sun in Summertime replenishes the planet. Appreciating the fire as a source of life on the earth, this series of art exhibitions and live performances will be presented by Japanese local talents, known as S.I.R., showcasing their artistic interpretation of "fire" in various media. Join us and fire the imagination of your creative mind!

Exhibition by

Ai Sugano (Photography)

Akane (Painting)

Akko Terasawa (Photography)

Akira (Painting)

Aoi Yamaguchi (Live Japanese Calligraphy / Exhibition)

Daichi Wakui (Photography)

Hideki Owa (Graphic Art)

Junko Maegawa (Graphic Art)

Keiko Moriyama (Photography)

Kenta Shimbo (Paper Toy)

Lavit Sea (Live Illustration / Exhibition)

Naomi Hoag (Mixed Media)

Noa- (Live Painting / Exhibition)

Satoshi (Painting)

Sleepytiger (Illustration)

Yoshinori Kataoka (Film Screening)

Waki Hamatsu (Photography)

Music by

Kento

Spiritual Odyssey

Yusai

Zaion

BRIDGE

BRIDGE

-leads to International Experience

@Project One

251 Rhode Island St, SF

$10 | 21+ | www.p1sf.com

Featuring:

DJ KING MOST (Plug Label)

DJ SPODY aka SPIRITUAL ODYSSEY

DJ JEREMIAH & AFROBEAT NATION (Maisha Productions)

DJ Kento

Art Installation by:

AKIRA KIMATA (Mixed Media)

AOI YAMAGUCHI (Japanese Calligraphy/Mixed Media)

GITHINJI (Sculpture/ Mixed Media)

“The Bridge is the borderless music and art event by mixing unique culture of African, American, and Japanese. DJ SPODY a.k.a. Spiritual Odyssey (Club Jazz), DJ Kent (Bossa Nova), Aoi (Japanese Calligraphy), Akira (Mixed Media) will take you to the world of modern Japanese music and art. DJ King Most from S.F mixes hip hop & soul sounds for the night. His highlights of collaboration include Biz Markie, DJ Spinna, SA-RA Creative Partners, and Exile & Day. DJ Jeremiah & Afrobeat Nation performs a live playing afrobeat influenced with funk. African sculpture, GITHINJI will display his unique and powerful works as well as collaborative works that will be done with Aoi, Akira and GITHINJI. Come and get experience the international night at Project One in S.F. ”

FUTURE CLASSIC

Aoi Yamaguchi will be painting live at the CD release party for DJ Green Tea's new album called "Spaces and Places". DJ Green Tea and Kero One from Plug Label will be rocking the party at Poleng Lounge (Fulton + Masonic, SF).

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Friday, September 4, 2009

massive selector + plug label present

FUTURECLASSIC VS PLUG LABEL

official GREEN TEA CD RELEASE PARTY for “PLACES AND SPACES”

@ poleng lounge, 1751 fulton st, sf

21+ | 10pm-2am | $10 cover

featuring live performances by

GREEN TEA (soul in the hole/plug label) + KERO ONE (plug label)

live guitars by MARK ARROYO

with special guests

SURESHOT (million dollar crates)

PROOF (massive selector)

KINGMOST (plug label)

RENMIN (soul in the hole, sweater funk)

REJA (soul in the hole)

live art by

AOI (surreality in reality)

Akane

Q: What is medium of art you deal with?

Oil, acrylic, watercolor, color pencil, pen, ink, pastel, marker, and digital.

Q: When did you start becoming dedicated to your means of artistic expression? What was the trigger?

I don't exactly know from when, but maybe since I was little. It was really fun to craft and draw something.

Q: What / Where do you get your inspirations from?

Everyday life, nature, color, people, feeling, and my past.

Q: What made you join this SIR exhibition?

I've been looking for a place that i can show my works. And when I went to the book store in Japan town, Noa gave me a invitation of the show"WATER".

Q: Tell us a little bit about your vision of your art work at the show"FIRE." 　　How do you interpret the theme "FIRE" as one of the Four Elements of the nature?

For fire show, I am planning to do abstract painting. I'll try to represent power and magnificence of fire.

Q: Do you love Japan?

Yes, I do. I love Japanese culture, four seasons, foods, and thoughtfulness.

Q: Do you have any message to the audience ..

Thank you for reading. Enjoy the show. Enjoy the art.

Posted by Akane