{"id":4533,"date":"2017-11-30T09:05:39","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T17:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2023-05-22T07:06:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T07:06:41","slug":"3-fish-studios-california-artists-keepers-americas-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/3-fish-studios-california-artists-keepers-americas-future\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Fish Studios: California Artists, Keepers of America’s Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

“You can be powerful and kind,” artist Eric Rewitzer told Time Magazine.<\/p>\n

Rewitzer was referring to an illustration he and his wife, Annie Galvin, made in response to the Trump presidency. The piece is a linocut of a ferocious grizzly bear showing its fangs. Bright, painted poppies bloomed at its feet.<\/p>\n

Using the words of California legislature in response to Trump winning the election, the accompanying quote to the illustration reads:  “California was not a part of this nation when its history began. But we are clearly now the keeper of its future.”<\/p>\n

Obviously, the Trump presidency has sent tremors through many communities. At the SF-based art space that Rewitzer and Galvin started in 2006 \u2013 3 Fish Studios<\/a> \u2013 the duo have always included an element of activism in their art.<\/p>\n

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Their work is heavily influenced by their surroundings\u2014Rewitzer is originally from Michigan and Galvin from Ireland, but both say they unequivocally consider California their true home.<\/p>\n

The two often work collaboratively \u2013 Rewitzer primarily working with linocuts and Galvin with paint. They’re well-known for their illustration of a grizzly bear embracing California, shrouded by poppies, ‘I love you California’ written delicately across the top.<\/p>\n

After the North Bay fires in October, that image became a symbol of resilience. The two decided to dedicate all profits from the illustration to help fire victims. Within a few days, they raised more than $100,000.<\/p>\n

These two are what we consider true Californians \u2013 resilient, diverse, and creative as hell.<\/p>\n

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