home away from home at backspace in pdx -aug. 2nd

do whatever it takes to get up to portland on the 2nd. freiends united artists-rebecca urias, derek albeck, davis wien, seth neefus and tim karpinski will be installing all next week before the show. if you cant make it, then be sure to check out fartminusf.com after the show for photos of the opening.

Jimmy Fontaine solo opening. August 2nd Seattle, WA

On August 2nd in Seattle im having my first solo opening at Vain Gallery downtown on first Avenue. Come buy and get wild style! Hope to see many of you there.

pictures

usually i post paintings but i thought pictures might be a nice variety :)






















hope everyone's july is going well!
-rebecca

"SCRIMSHAW" ian mailhot and katie pedrick show in redlands july 14th

ian is a long time buddy to friends united network and his art has definitely advanced to a new level in the last 6 months. he and his friend katie pedrick have been working in the gallery all week and the installs are amazing. if you are going to be in redlands or you know anyone who lives close by, then send them to denm. we will post some photos of the opening in a few day

fartminusf was lucky enough to sit down with the world famous intern at the office in portland last month. i was in pdx for an art show fun was having and thats when i spotted him. we spoke of life and Norwegian fishing techniques. he bought alot of beer for the friends united party, i told him to save the recite and i would pay him back. i never did. i felt bad. i still feel bad. the intern is a small piece of heaven that fell down into our laps. here is his interview. it is boring as shit, but what do you expect from the fartminusf?





Fartminusf- how many chicks have you been with?

Intern- you meen like been with intimetly, like BEEEN WIITH!?

Fartminusf- yes

Intern- um, well, we are going to have to say zero

Fartminusf- Zero?

Intern- zero, haha, I kid you not man, I still got my V card.

Fartminusf- ohh my god so the next question would have been: “have you ever been laid because of your intern status?” but I guess we can’t use that one now

Fartminusf- best trade off anyone has given you in the store?

Intern- ummm I haven’t really been here that long so that sort of scenario hasn’t really come up

Fartminusf- so nobody has tried to trade you a something for a something?

Intern- ha no not really

Fartminusf- what is your purpose in life?

Intern- mmmm I think my purpose in life is… to be the best human being I can be and to love thy neighbor as thyself. I guess that sounds like a good philosophy to me.

Fartminusf- Who founded the Office?

Intern- Kevin did I think, or someone by Grenade so it must have been Matt

Fartminusf- it was Pinski

Intern- was it Pinski?

Fartminusf- yeah, he threw that in there

Intern- oh he did? Just to throw me off

Fartminusf- no, its so when we post this and people read, “who founded the office?”, it will say Pinski.

Intern- oh so it will say Tim Karpinski

Fartminusf- yeah, its just a little shout out that he gave to himself

Intern- haha alright

Fartminus- What’s you favorite Portland Oregon based snowboard glove company?

Intern- uhhh…uhh…hhhgg Grenade, hands down

Fartminusf- top ten at least?

Intern- top ten. Deffinitely top five

Fartminusf- have you ever played submarine?

Intern- uhhhhh what is that?

Fartminusf- (akward silence)

Fartminusf- the most beers you have ever drank?

Intern- in one sitting?

Fartminusf- sure

Intern- mmmm…pfff probably like eight

Fartminusf- do you get paid?

Intern- no, but my paycheck is in the form of knowledge

Fartminusf- should you get paid?

Intern- it would be nice

Fartminusf- do you smoke pot?

Intern- no, never have

Fartminusf- never have? Well that voids the next question which was “what is you parents phone number?” so we could call them and tell them that you smoke pot.

Frtminusf- what is you favorite artist based T-shirt line?

Intern- ahh umm there are a lot of sick ones out there, but the sickest of the sick would have to be Friends United Network

Fartminusf- hipsters or chads?

Intern- chads

Fartminusf- your favorite and least favorite Grenader?

Intern- my favorite ummm Danny Kass, least favorite is fgjshufhwy

Fartminusf- somebody wrote: do you want to give me an HJ?

Intern- I don’t know what that is…..oh a hand job?

Fartminusf- yeah

Intern- im gunna have to decline that offer

Fartminusf- alright, Whorste thing about Portland?

Intern- scene kids

Fartminusf- Favorite Zeppelin song?

Intern- Black Dog

Fartminusf- nice doing business with you.

Intern- yeah, I hope that gives you a little something

swoon sighting in los angeles!

i didnt see her, but i did spot one of her pieces at a bike festival this weekend. its on the side of a bike shop called orange 20 in los angeles. i thought it was rad and wanted to share it with you.



sean t

what goes around comes around at maek gallery

its the 4th of july and i should be at the beach chasing babes, but instead i am in my room posting on fartminusf. i would truly like to get up and start my day, but the weight of hungoverness i am carrying on my shoulders makes it impossible to exit the bed. i know that none of this pertains to the show at maek gallery, so lets get to business. last saturday the guys at beta unit invited me out to check out there new show, "what goes around comes around", so me and mr riley cooper road our bikes 20 miles in 110degree heat to the train station. riley is freshly 18 years old and he already has a full beard. he also packs all the orders over here at fun so that makes him a double threat. just in case you dont know, beta unit is a new clothing brand based out of encinites, or is it spelled encinetas, shoot i am a bad speller. anywho, there office space is split into a half office half gallery space and thats where you get maek. if you want to learn more about beta unit or maek gallery then check out there sites, they are good guys. www.betaunit.com www.maekgallery.com





chivo art


peter mcbride

dustin ortiz art

dustin ortiz

dustin ortiz

ky baker

worst dude ever with dustin from beta unit


peter mcbride art

peter
robot



worst dude ever

the red door galley in the i.e.

friends united network artist jimi martinez will be doing tattoos and showcasing works at his brand spanking new space. im not really sure why he named the space "the red door" and to be honest neither does he, but it sure has a nice ring to it. make sure and check it out, you can find out more at www.jimimartinez.com. the inland empire is lacking in good gallery spaces so it will be nice to have a proper artists to host some art events. good luck jimbo!



you dont get a name like "red door gallery" without having some red doors. although, it would be funny if they were green.




this picture sorts looks like jimi just punched his baby and now he feels really bad about it, but thats not what happened....... or is it?
izzy!