Alex Kopps: A Turn For The Worse

Alex Kopps
a turn for the worse.
JUNE 20TH- AUGUST 5TH 2009

MOLLUSK SURF SHOP GALLERY
4500 IRVING STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94122
WWW.MOLLUSKSURFSHOP.COM

OPENING RECEPTION:

Saturday, June 20th from 7-10pm

Mollusk Surf Shop Gallery is proud to announce our second solo show with Alex Kopps "A Turn for the Worse." Alex has been an integral part of Mollusk Family since we opened our doors in 2005 creating t-shirts, posters and art for the shop. Currently Alex has been begun work on his own homespun surf film, Displacement. The film is based around an obscure surf subculture inspired by the designs of George Greenough and later refined by Greg Liddle through his displacement hulls, or what its proponents call “stubbies.” Displacement will combine 1970s super 8 footage from “stubbie” dungeon master Steve Krajewski and the generally DIY approach to contemporary mixed media supplied by Kopps. Alex has always enjoyed challenging structure in his art, which is also evident in his filmmaking.

Alex Kopps attended school at The California College of Arts in San Francisco, where he continues to live and work as an artist. Alex's visual art consists of paintings with gouache on wood and paper with subject matter that is largely nonobjective but aesthetically has strong ties to the natural world. When in the gallery, he tends towards installation using diverse materials such as live grass, scrap wood, and sewn together US currency that he cuts into silhouette form or more recently has sewn into makeshift clothing.