Fifty24SF Gallery in association with Upper Playground and JUSTKIDS is proud to present “This Is Not A Poster” by Brazilian duo, Bicicleta Sem Freio, opening May 1^st 2015.  The exhibition at Fifty24SF Gallery, San Francisco will be their first solo show in the United States.

Recognized worldwide for their expressive line work and warm, vibrant color schemes, the multi talented Brazilian illustrators and muralists, Douglas de Castro and Renato Perreira will showcase original work inspired by their love of Poster Art.

Over the past decade, Bicicleta Sem Freio has been pursued to realize posters for Vampire Weekend, Jurassic 5, Kings of Leon and Beck among many others, and have produced custom work for some of the best musical talents in the industry.  In continuation of their creative output inspired by music, the artists aim to playfully pay visual homage to the Art of music posters by presenting a body of work for fictitious bands and themes.

“The essential idea is that we love posters and we past almost 10 years doing it for local bands and festivals and we wanted to do a show with fake posters with no info, the letterings are only ornamental and don’t mean anything” -BSF

Bicicleta Sem Freio’s signature style, which draws references from their roots in music, Brazilian culture, their love for 80s and pop culture iconography, have been emerging on large-scale public installations all over the world, including one of the largest artist mural in Downtown, Los Angeles just painted last year.

In conjunction to their first ever show in the United States, a second mural is planned for Bicicleta Sem Freio in San Francisco, with more information to be announced soon via Upper Playground.

Exhibition: May 1^st – June 15^th, 2015

Opening: May 1^st, 2015 – 7pm, Artists in Attendance

Fifty24SF Gallery
218 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117

For art inquires please contact: gallery@fifty24SF.com

For upcoming details about the show please follow: @fifty24SFgallery, @justkidsofficial, @upperplayground, @bicicletasemfreio

Curiot (Favio Martinez) completed a new mural at Hotel Des Arts in San Francisco’s Financial District. The Mexico City based artist is in San Francisco for his solo show “Down the Rabbit Hole with Neon Lights” at FFDG. The wall was curated by Upper Playground and Fifty24SF Gallery, and features Curiot’s signature style that alludes to Mexican tradition, with vibrant colors, a mythical beast and geometric designs.

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Curiot, in San Francisco for his solo show “Down the Rabbit Hole with Neon Lights” at Fecal Face Gallery opening tonight at 6PM, completed another day working on a new wall at Hotel Des Arts.  The wall was curated by Upper Playground and Fifty24SF Gallery. Below are some in-progress shots taken today from the Financial District. Live updates and photos of the completed wall to follow.

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Mexican American artist Curiot, in San Francisco for his show at FFDG opening tomorrow (March 27th at 6PM), started a wall today at Hotel Des Arts in the Financial District. For more progress shots and live updates follow curator Upper Playground via instagram at @upperplayground.

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This coming April 4th at 7pm, Fifty24SF Gallery in association with Upper Playground presents a print show by renowned Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama. The influential pip-up artist, recognized world-wide for his “sexy robot” paintings, gives fans and collectors a rare opportunity to see his art in person, as this is the Vargas Award winner’s first time showing his work in San Francisco.  A selected collection of new and old prints will be available for purchase at Fifty24SF in Lower Haight, San Francisco. Below is a preview of some of the selected prints by Sorayama.

For more information about the artist and available prints please contact gallery@fifty24SF.com.

Exhibition dates: April 4th – April 26th 2015
Opening: April 4th 7pm

Fifty24SF Gallery
218 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117