Sam Flores: Water Under the Bridge January 3, 2007

San Francisco's poster child for street art is as adept at assembling captivating gallery shows as he is outfitting skateboarders and earning street cred for his graffiti-inspired designs. This exhibit is filled with Flores' monochromatic sketches and large-scale, richly colored paintings. Figures often stand amidst swampy, aquatic environs, surrounded by exotic animals, adorned by flowers, and embellished with touches of gold leaf. Most intriguing is a towering sculpture of a woman whose skirt forms a teepee-like space in which a birdcage — complete with live birds — hangs. The sculpture itself is surrounded by hanging fishbowls, each containing live betta fish.

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