For those who don't know who Ryder Ripps is, here is a brief introduction- Ryder gained recognition for creating websites like Internet Archaeology (a site that salvages and presents old content such as images, flash files, and gifs from Geocities- a site that is now shut down). Ryder also created Dump.fm (alongside with Tim Baker and Scott Ostler)- a site in which users (for the most part artists) chat in real time using images and animated gifs that they either find on the net or create themselves. Aside from those sites, Ryder has created websites for artist/musician M.I.A and punk/art band Ssion.

Much of Ryder's artworks are digital files, or websites, and he makes a lot of his physical work about using the Internet. It's hard to define exactly what he does because each thing he does is so different from the last and they are all special or peculiar. For example- Ryder has a site called "Where's The Pixel" in which there is a single pixel on the screen and your goal is to try and find it, or his site "Luckyplop" which is a site that you drag an image to the background and the image remains repeated until the next person comes along and changes it the same way you did.

I discovered Ryder's work because I moved in with some kids who were using Dump. They would often show me some of the images from the site and I was really impressed by what I'd seen.

Fast forward about a year and a half later (I moved to New York from Wisconsin)- I think Ryder would be a great subject for a studio visit. He said he was up for it, and on the following Sunday I went to his Manhattan apartment to visit him. My roommate gave me some Bud Lite "Lime-a-Ritas" so I brought those with me. When I got there, Ryder had Orangina and vodka or something similar and offered me some. Check out the Soundclouds in this interview to hear Ryder discuss his work, and the other stuff that we talked about. Otherwise, I'm just going to describe his studio.

Ryder's home doubles as his studio, although he also has a separate music studio in Park Slope. He had his floor painted with the same paint they use to paint the floors of aircraft hangers- this weird, shiny gray color. When I got there he was decked out in internet related garb- a Tumblr mug, Windows 95 hat and an iced-out Facebook chain he picked up from Chinatown. His studio had a very strange medical/hospitalish/sterile/futuristic feel to it, I think because of the lighting and the shiny gray floor... and the 409 and hand sanitizer on his glass table. He has a cat named Sally. Ryder would go back and forth from going on Dump.fm to dancing and rapping along with Riff Raff. It was one part studio visit/ one part fashion show/ and one part dance party. We got hungry and went for Thai food and talked about making a rap group about the Midwest. Eventually we went back to Ryder's house, and I bought some Roca Wear shoes from him. We kicked it for a while, which you can hear here- and then we went to a 711 and bought a ton of junk food, including hot dog flavored chips.

Eventually it got to be pretty late, so I had to turn in for the night and head home. Thank you Ryder for the visit.

You can see more of Ryder's work at www.ryder-ripps.com. Don't forget to also check out Dump.fm and Internet Archaeology.

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Some installation photos of Guerrero Gallery's current two solo shows featuring graffiti writers REMIO and Tim Diet.

Vancouver based REMIO started VTS crew (Vandal Team Supreme, Vandal Travel System, Vandalize Till Sunrise, Very Top Secret) in 2002 and is a current member of two other legendary collectives, Twists’ DFW/THR and Os Gemeos’ VLOK.

Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tim Diet began painting in the 80s, sneaking out of his parents’ house at night to “tag” alongside his older brother. The graffiti lifestyle immediately drew him in and influenced not only his craft, but his persona and idea factory as well. Diet has traveled across the US, Europe and Japan, just to paint. His recognizable work can be found on streets across the globe, in numerous books & publications, and now in galleries as his unique style continues to develop. This is Me will be the first exhibition of Tim Diet’s full body of work.

The shows run through Feb 25, 2013.

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Thought I'd send over these photos that I took of this wall that is going up in West Oakland. I've been watching it grow on my bike rides home for the last couple of weeks. From what I know its the work of Skinner, Sean Griffin, and Ernest Doty. Cool dudes making the neighborhood look great! -Tim Gatto

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We recorded an interview (MP3) with Ferris Plock on Saturday @FFDG touching on his love of San Francisco, ghosts, working with Kelly Tunstall, his son Brixton and the new one of the way... Plus, Ferris sings a song. Gotta listen to that.

If you do the IPhone thing, be sure to find our podcasts in ITunes and load us up through the great podcast app. Search "Fecal Face".

You can also listen to the interview through the player below.

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Photo: Nicholas Luvaul (Jacksonville, Florida)

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Photo: Sarah Sturgis (Camarillo, Ca)

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In San Francisco on SoMa's quiet Isis Street, Driftwood Salon opened Juxtaposse, their winter group show with artists Robert Bowen, Lisa Alonzo, Lee Harvey Roswell, Albert Reyes, Renee Castro, and Carly Ivan Garcia. Most of the work was hung fittingly under pieces of driftwood, and although I'm told this isn't unique for the Driftwood Salon.

Robert Bowen's work never fails to disappoint, but it was Lisa Alonzo and Lee Harvey Roswell who stood out in this selection. Alonzo's paintings have so much texture it's almost unbelievable. It looks as though she sculpts paint and molding paste into hundreds of roses maybe in the same way bakers decorate their cakes. Paired with the stippled colors forming her figures' faces, these woks have a confectionary quality that makes you drool. But Roswell, man that guy can paint. I stood in front of Hhh for at least 15 minutes looking at the detail, and the more I looked, the more I found. The picture below does not do it justice and a trip in person is necessary.

On display through March 23rd, this show is definitely worth a visit. Every single piece of work is high quality with a lighthearted sensibility. We also made a trip to the SoMa Streat Food Park, and it's a great route for an afternoon stroll.

Renee Castro, This is not a Native American, Acrylic paint and ink on wood panel, 25”x31”

Robert Bowen, The Guardian, Acrylic on panel, 24”x48”

Albert Reyes, Give Collection, Ink on book covers

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San Francisco based Alec Huxley opens a show with Jason Hernandez and Nom Kinnear King on Saturday in Venice, CA at C.A.V.E. - A small taste of his recent dream state paintings that he'll be showing.

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Benoit Jammes emailed over his cassette tape artwork. All are handmade and completely nostalgic.

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Philadelphia, PA. 22. BFA from Tyler School of Art. www.kylekogut.com

My work mainly consists of mixed media drawings and paintings of nonsensical figures/environments. A lot of it is about mankind's relationship to Nature, in both physical and metaphysical realms. Recently I've also been making animations and sculptures that deal with similar narratives.

My biggest inspiration is the natural world; what separates man from animal, and how have we evolved to conceptualize and comprehend our own existence as independent entities from the world around us. Mythology, philosophy, religious iconography, and cultural practices all play a part in the narrative of my work. Visual influnences include the Northern Renaissance period, Greek and Roman antiquity, fauvism, Christopher Davison, Picasso, Allison Shulnik, Jan Švankmajer, Dasha Shiskin, Dürer, Lucas Cranach the Elder, and countless others. Influences really come from everything.

Cheese please.

North Wales.

I basically lock myself in my studio and pretty much just do whatever I want, no rules. I make myself be stay productive and use my work as exploration of new ideas. I'm always looking for that next image or theme to expand on or experiment with. In the studio I listen to everything from the Black Angels to Panda Bear to Om. I make work around my job schedule, so it all kind of depends.

I run my own screen printing company and fill in some hours at a library, which also serves as an endless resource of history and imagery. I also have some potential teaching opportunities in the near future.

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Photo: Connor Novotny

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Thanks to everyone who came out to last Friday's opening of Enthusiastic Person @FFDG here in San Francisco. Such a fun evening to celebrate Jay Howell's newest works and sculptures.

Photography by Shaun Roberts

Jay Howell and Tommy Guerrero

Kelly Tunstall, Jay Howell, and Ferris Plock

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