Giant 15 Foot Puppets Invade SF
Huge, 15ft puppets constructed from cardboard and rigged for performance will be on view at Heron Arts’ 3,500 square foot space from 7-10 pm at July 11, 2015.
Titled Ass Kicking Contest, this immersive experience comes to you from the compulsory creative Wayne White. The hand-cut puppets crafted out of cardboard were engineered by the artist in an effort to reconnect with his early pedigree as a puppeteer and set designer for Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.
Giant 20ft Puppet Show w/ Pee Wee’s Playhouse Designer
Saturday, July 11, 2015 – 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Heron Arts | 7 Heron St, San Francisco, CA
FREE
White rarely has the opportunity to work this big. He enjoys the process due to both the physical aspect of working with materials larger than his body, as well as the opportunity it provides to transform his visions into two-story creations that turn people’s heads. The puppets take center stage and will be animated by the artist throughout the evening.
In an interesting twist, Ass Kicking Contest will also present the work of Wayne White’s son, Woodrow White. Woodrow paints familiar, everyday scenes and then places pop culture icons within these tableaus. His muted palette and reference to both pop culture and the everyday experience are subject threads that reflect some of the themes his father also explores.
This is the first show of a quarterly series under the programming direction of curators Tova Lobatz and Noah Antieau. The exhibition will be on display by appointment only until August 8, 2015 and is free and open to the public.
