[View Part 2 about the new Steve Brule show/mural HERE]

Last Friday, April 16th, I jumped on a bus and headed out to the Upper Playground store/gallery in Seattle‘s University District.  I was on my way to catch the opening reception for an exhibit entitled, “Oh Mischevious Me” by local artist 179.  This post isn’t going to delve too far into the background of 179 as an artist.  It’s mostly just going to be some very loose photo documentation of the event, while Part 2 covers an unrelated mural that was created about 10 blocks away on the same night.  It will, hopefully, also function as an opportunity for me to drop some names and for you to find out about some local Seattle artists that are involved in a movement that’s on the verge of breaking through and gaining the attention that it deserves.  As far as 179 is concerned, the real story isn’t on this site at all.  In fact, this isn’t even the beginning of my coverage of her work or even of this specific event.  Earlier this month, I was asked to conduct an interview with her for the site, The Citrus Report and, for all intents and purposes, you should probably be reading that interview first and utilizing this post as a follow up.  Then again, there’s nothing wrong with looking at the photos first and then venturing off to discover more about the person who created them.  Do whatever the fuck you want.  Make your own decisions.  We’re all adults here and, if not, maybe your parents should be paying a lot more attention to what type of emotionally detrimental hijinx you are likely getting into on a regular basis.

Regardless of what you decide…
here’s the link to the 179 Interview on The Citrus Report

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