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BEN MALTZ GALLERY
MEDIA RELEASE
Media contact: Kathy MacPherson, galleryinfo@otis.edu, 310.665.6909. Images available.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY, 2005
June 4 – July 23, 2005
Cruise & Destroy: The Imagination of Fat Mark Bikes
Reception for the artist Saturday, June 4, 7-10pm
The Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art + Design and Guerilla One are pleased to present new low-rider bicycles designed and created by Fat Mark Kaake and his crew of collaborators: Jim Muir, CR Stecyk, Opie Ortiz, Swankone, Justin Reynolds, Steve Fawley, Marco Saiz, Josh Knight, and Skully.
Fat Mark scours vintage-bike swap meets across the U.S. for parts and collaborates with artists to do special paintwork on the converted bikes. With the support of his mentor and legendary Dogtown photographer Craig Stecyk, he has developed a signature style and a creative network of talented artists to help him articulate his aesthetic vision.
This exhibition at the Ben Maltz Gallery coincides with the film release of Sony Pictures’ Lords of Dogtown. The show includes Fat Mark’s collaborative efforts with Craig Stecyk and Dogtown kingpin Jim Muir. The focal piece of the exhibition is Fat Mark’s installation, a Pacific Ocean Park Tribute that features Dogtown photographs, pier pilings and sand. Also included are Fat Mark’s first low-rider ice cream cart bike and car set, and three new extreme bike designs.
Rising from the bottomless pit of urban Long Beach, within viewing distance of the legendary V.I.P. Records, Fat Mark Kaake has been building low-rider bikes since the tender age of ten. Juan Gonzales, a family friend, encouraged Fat Mark to create fender kits and bicycle accessories that have become the template that most low-rider bike designers use to begin building. In 1996, at the age of 13, Fat Mark won several design and installation titles at the L.A. Low-rider Super Show. Since then, he has aligned himself with the “Seven Seven Cartel,” (a group of Long Beach artists associated with both art and music), who transform the functional into art.
Fat Mark has a background in art direction, and has designed layouts for such bands as Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, JWD, and Capitol Eye, and Skunk Records. He has presented the culture of the low-rider bike to the art community through exhibitions such as The OsCene: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC at the Laguna Art Museum, and Spin Cycle at Track 16 Gallery. Related links: www.fmbicyclecompany.com, www.77records.com, www.guerillaone.com
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Object Description
| Exhibition | Cruise and Destroy: The Imagination of Fat Mark Bikes |
| Artist(s) | Kaake, Fat Mark |
| Title | Press release for "Cruise and Destroy: The Imagination of Fat Mark Bikes" |
| Year | 2005 |
| Decade(s) | 2000s |
| Description | For immediate release: May 2005. |
| Gallery | Galef 107 |
| ImageID | FM_release |
| Collection | Ben Maltz Gallery Exhibition Archive |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full Text of PDF | BEN MALTZ GALLERY MEDIA RELEASE Media contact: Kathy MacPherson, galleryinfo@otis.edu, 310.665.6909. Images available. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MAY, 2005 June 4 – July 23, 2005 Cruise & Destroy: The Imagination of Fat Mark Bikes Reception for the artist Saturday, June 4, 7-10pm The Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art + Design and Guerilla One are pleased to present new low-rider bicycles designed and created by Fat Mark Kaake and his crew of collaborators: Jim Muir, CR Stecyk, Opie Ortiz, Swankone, Justin Reynolds, Steve Fawley, Marco Saiz, Josh Knight, and Skully. Fat Mark scours vintage-bike swap meets across the U.S. for parts and collaborates with artists to do special paintwork on the converted bikes. With the support of his mentor and legendary Dogtown photographer Craig Stecyk, he has developed a signature style and a creative network of talented artists to help him articulate his aesthetic vision. This exhibition at the Ben Maltz Gallery coincides with the film release of Sony Pictures’ Lords of Dogtown. The show includes Fat Mark’s collaborative efforts with Craig Stecyk and Dogtown kingpin Jim Muir. The focal piece of the exhibition is Fat Mark’s installation, a Pacific Ocean Park Tribute that features Dogtown photographs, pier pilings and sand. Also included are Fat Mark’s first low-rider ice cream cart bike and car set, and three new extreme bike designs. Rising from the bottomless pit of urban Long Beach, within viewing distance of the legendary V.I.P. Records, Fat Mark Kaake has been building low-rider bikes since the tender age of ten. Juan Gonzales, a family friend, encouraged Fat Mark to create fender kits and bicycle accessories that have become the template that most low-rider bike designers use to begin building. In 1996, at the age of 13, Fat Mark won several design and installation titles at the L.A. Low-rider Super Show. Since then, he has aligned himself with the “Seven Seven Cartel,” (a group of Long Beach artists associated with both art and music), who transform the functional into art. Fat Mark has a background in art direction, and has designed layouts for such bands as Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, JWD, and Capitol Eye, and Skunk Records. He has presented the culture of the low-rider bike to the art community through exhibitions such as The OsCene: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC at the Laguna Art Museum, and Spin Cycle at Track 16 Gallery. Related links: www.fmbicyclecompany.com, www.77records.com, www.guerillaone.com (more) |
