For immediate release
Contact: Brent Holmes
Sept 8, 2011
Email: barfing3rainbows@yahoo.com
Cell: 702-419-3004
ONE HOUR, EIGHT HUGE PAINTINGS, ONE BUILDING, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MISSION.
‘Nice Never Lasts; Wear Recycle Poster Show Exhibition’
and ‘Livin San Francisco’ were huge successes.
SAN FRANCISCO- Fifty-five people participated and later eight 84”x 120” paintings were exhibited on an abandoned warehouse on 18th and Mission on Aug 28, 2011 for one hour!
To see pictures follow: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150348120478255.395875.104109633254
The goal was met, the outcome of a seven day performance with a bizarre set of rules, all self-imposed by Wear Recycle Artist Nicky Watts in the latest of her recent series of ‘Livins’. During these stints, she lives and works cloistered in a participating gallery and doesn’t allow herself to leave the space for several days. She becomes dependant on friends to bring her food and necessities. But this time for a 7 day span in San Francisco’s Mission District, Nicky turned the concept on its head and once again forged a bargain with herself.
“It was 1:30am on Sunday night,” said Wear Recycle Artist Nicky Watts. “I hadn’t slept the night before. I wore six to seven layers of clothes and a winter jacket. I was desperate to sleep, but didn’t know if I would sleep under the roof of a stranger or pass the night on the streets. I had talked my way into a bar with an interesting fusion band. There were belly dancers. I didn’t fit in at first, but that’s what being uncomfortable is all about.”
She entered a new phase on the ongoing performance that has played out sporadically over the last two years in Chicago, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and Oakland. This time, Nicky Watts will completely shun the comforts of home and gallery. Nor would she enter her studio or any other “place of comfort.” Instead, she spent 7 days seeking the company of strangers and wondering where she’d allow herself to fall into a fitful sleep at night.
From Watts’ journal of the experience:
“Sat Sarbat of Satori Dance agreed to open up his dance floor for a night of well deserve slumber. I had approached him outside of the bar. He had a foot scooter so I assumed he lived close. His flamboyance and keen dance skills allowed me to feel like he was a safe bet. This was the first of six nights in which I was not allowed to enter previously established comfort zones as guidelines for Livin San Francisco. The performance was in conjunction with Nice Never Lasts; Wear Recycle Poster Show, San Francisco. Sat’s studio was my home for the week. We were strangers, but very close. Sat was my teacher. He introduced me to the ability of setting physical boundaries through eye contact and gestures.
Underground JP was the next to guarantee the success of the Nice Never Lasts goal. He offered me a ride the first morning going to Dolores Park. By the time we arrived, he had offered to pick me up each night, drop me off each morning, and store my stuff in the evening. I couldn’t believe it. He made it so easy and reminded me that people can just go out of their way with no expectation. JP did it because every time he travels, someone has always stepped up and done something nice. Those actions make him happy, so he was giving it back. That was beautiful.”
With an established home base, reliable transportation, and storage these two strangers became key components in the completion of eight 84”x120” paintings in Dolores Park, San Francisco. Watts still needed to depend on over 35 additional strangers in the intense sun and random fog to help paint the massive pieces of art. It took nine people and a journey to install.
More pictures:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150350003443255.396429.104109633254
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150350826278255.396633.104109633254
Watts has now started the heavy travel portion of her tour, Deliberate Underground West Coast to East Coast with Wear Recycle events in Ohio, Chicago and Massachusetts. Four more Nice Never Lasts Paintings will be produced along this tour. The tour ends with an array of exhibitions showcasing the artwork created by Wear Recycle’s experimental journey: Nice Never Lasts; Wear Recycle Poster Show exhibition; Livin, Las Vegas, Mediums Explored; Enclosed Las Vegas, Mediums Explored; Image Burned Las Vegas.
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The Nice Never Lasts; Wear Recycle Poster Show team is producer/lead artist Nicky Watts,* graphic design Brent Holmes of Barfing Rainbows. 2d artist Kyana Holzman of Dermafila, San Francisco, Photography team includes: photographer Nicky Watts, hair stylist Valarie Zwahlen of Regis Salon, make up artist Samantha Henrickson, assistants Jeanette Spradley, and Jennifer Nicholson. Participants are Toni Thorburn of Aspen Communications, Keenan Partridge, Cozy Stone of The Cozy Bra, and Brittany Rael. Writer is Patricia Blauvelt. Canvas construction was completed by: Nicky Watts, Doug Ecks, LA, Jon Wotell, Susan Tosches-Deneau of Altered Nation and Mina Kahn. Nicky Watts as recycle paper sculptor and performer. Painters are: Nicky Watts, Courtney, Garrett Begay, Simon Cohn, Alfred Megally, Danielle J. Neff, Gregory, Amanda Brown, James the Beer Man, Crystal Easton, Isaac Constantine, Dylan Davis, Jamie Rawls, Kalu Ribush, Luke Travis, Paige Lerios, John Koerchen, J.Scribe, Jesus Ley, Roman Whitten, Erika Quintana, Adrian Linder, Tonia Williams, Chris Flowes, Lulu Matute, Krossbones, Jessica Alicdan, Stephanie Rose, Michael Deeb, and quite a few others that ran off before signing the book. Other people who helped: Sat of Satori Dance, Underground JP, Luke Spray, Sean Fissel, Connor Holms, Michael Connolly, Taylor McElroy, JD Wheeler, and Krossbones. In addition, Kyana Holzman, Wilson Pozado, Paul Bancroft, Titus, and Quinn. Caren, Lulu, Meleina Hancock, Gia Ray, Amos Martinez, Rich Castro, the Lefrancios family, and Nevade Arts Counsel.
For more info go to www.wearrecycle.com, wearrecycle.blogspot.com, or call Nicky at 702-419-3004. Schedule and performance guidelines. Collaborating artist: www.dermafilia.com and http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Barfing-Rainbows/179188975468349
If you're interested in funding the continuation of this project please follow the link below.
http://wearrecycle.blogspot.com/2010/10/donate-link.html
Wear Recycle stands for: The Wear-ing down of Recycle-d behavior patterns.
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