基斯Secola

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艺术家基斯Secola

基斯Secola is an artist that resides in San Francisco and belongs to the Ute Indian tribe and Anishinabe Nation. He shares with us how San Francisco inspires his artwork.

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基斯Secola belongs to the Ute Indian tribe and Anishinabe Nation. He graduated from California College of the 艺术 in San Francisco in 2018, 专注于丝印. 平衡当代生活和传统, 基思混合版画, 档案照片, 插图, and 壁画 derived from Native American life to transmit indigenous voices and identity. Keith shares how San Francisco has influenced his art and why it's a great city for everyone looking for 艺术灵感.

What does a typical day in San Francisco look like for you?

Get a skate session in or cruise around the streets with music on before heading to the print studio to do some work.

Which neighborhood, other than your own, do you like to explore?

我喜欢探索 任务 多参加那里的活动. I’m Native American and I can relate with many people and the cultures in that neighborhood. I just painted a mural for Clarion Alley Mural Project near 17th and Mission streets. It was an amazing experience working within that community. 

Where do you indulge in your artistic side in San Francisco?

Just 走 around the Mission, 看到ing all the beautiful 壁画 and street art that runs through the neighborhood. I like to take in the size and scale of the work to help motivate and push my own practice, 但是去海滩和 金门公园 也很清新.

你从哪里找到灵感的?

这样的地方 SOM艺术文化中心. I have worked with them a couple times, once for the Murphy & Cadogan Bay Area Scholarship exhibition in 2017. When I was studying at California College of the 艺术 that exhibition helped build community with other Bay Area art students, 有些是我今天的好朋友. 我的同事和导师给了我很大的启发. 我喜欢的其他地方还有格雷罗画廊, 核心部门, Patricia Sweetow画廊, 和行李店画廊.

是什么影响了你的艺术?

My Native upbringing and life have always given my artwork direction. My recent projects have involved a dive into my Ute Indian family’s history and archival photo albums from my grandparents to bring forward my tribe’s narrative. My printmaking practice helps me understand a deeper knowledge of my own identity, 记忆的力量, 以及家庭的重要性.

What's your favorite annual event that happens in San Francisco?

My favorite would be the Sun Rise Ceremonies at 恶魔岛. This event happens on Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples' Day. People can ride a ferry to the Island for a prayer ceremony. It shows the presence of the American Indian Community and our tribal practices with land. It’s important in my Ute 文化 to rise with the sun and pray to the East. This is an opportunity to do that, while meeting other cultures and supporters of our movements.

Where would you have your last meal in San Francisco?

可能 布伦达的法国灵魂食品 在田里脊. Fried chicken on eggs benedict or a hangtown fry.

你喜欢在哪里看日出和日落?

I love to view sunrise from my window to help me wake up, and sunset at Ocean Beach—hopefully while cruising around on the skateboard.

What should every visitor to San Francisco do at least once?

我认为每个人都应该享受一天 海洋海滩或贝克海滩 欣赏美景,放松身心.

Any final advice for visitors coming to San Francisco?

有一个开放的思想和拥抱 所有不同的文化 以及人们选择的生活方式. 你可以体验很多 免费的 简单地探索  或者溜冰.