Currently on view at Gauntlet Gallery in San Francisco is “Au9usto” — as the title suggests, a playful group show featuring nine artists with a penchant for experimentation. There’s the dark surrealism of Wednesday Kirwan, a fully-functional guillotine sculpture by Sam Lamott and heavily tattooed vintage celebrity portraits by Cheyenne Randall. Bennett Slater offers an irreverent take on neo-Classicism, Justin Hopkins distorts perspectives and Rebecca Adams takes us into a Richter-esque time warp. Take a look at some of the works in the show on Hi-Fructose and catch the exhibition on view through September 20.

Bennett Slater The third and final piece in my series for Gauntlet Gallery’s, "AU9USTO" show. This series has been an exciting challenge, and a key step forward in my never-ending pursuit of mastering the oil medium. I'm fascinated by the concept of life from death and and the building of a future off the bones of the past. The open theme of the show allowed me to fully engage my concept. With every new piece that I do, I try to tackle rendering objects I've either struggled with in the past, or am hesitant to attempt. These 3 proved to be some of the most challenging and perilous, but also the most enjoyable to paint. Maybe I'm masochistic? More on that as it develops.

Bennett Slater The second of 3 pieces I created for Gauntlet Gallery's show, AU9USTO. While brainstorming concepts and themes for the upcoming show, I couldn't shake this image from my mind. Everything kept rounding back to my love of history, ancient mythology, dutch still lifes, and on -ad infinitum.

Highly recommend stopping by the #AU9USTO exhibition opening this evening from 7:30-10:00pm at the #gauntletgallery! Heres a sneak preview of #cheyennerandall 's featured collection. #sfgalleries (at Gauntlet Gallery)

Bennett Slater Cheyenne Randall Ian Reynold Justin Hopkins Rebecca Adams Sam Lamott Vincent Cacciotti Wednesday Kirwan William Arvin