Shit-Faced

[timzilla]

While I drive through the area fairly regularly (no pun intended), I have never before noticed this art gallery with a scatological moniker on Gough Street near Market. I am intrigued yet understandably wary.

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[aadroma]

See, it's not even the "fecal" that I'm as wary about, as it is the "fecal FACE."

Though I know at least one guy who'd line right up for that -_-

[timzilla]

Well, this being the land of kinky nastiness, of course it crossed-my-mind that it might possibly be an establishment literally catering to the brown-hanky crowd.

Then I decided not to go there.

Then you did.

So now I have to say it: "EWWWW!!!!"

[aadroma]

Well, this being the land of kinky nastiness

You haven't been to Germany yet, I see. ^o^

[qbear]

Ya know, we drove by that the other day and I had a similar WTF reaction. But hey, it's San Francisco, after all....

[timzilla]

I think that is the uniform reaction to such things. It is San Francisco after all. I am sure the restaurant next door is thrilled.

I looked the place-up online and really like the kitschy art they are offering right now. Actually, I wouldn't mind owning some of it and like it more than anything I have seen in recent years. Particularly the Devil/Angel "Spin-and Sin/Repent-o-rama" piece with the wheel-of-fortune and the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde flip-over-face.

http://www.fecalface.com/gallery/

Guess you really can't judge a shop by it's name. Especially in Saint Frank.

[markosf]

http://ratemypoo.com/

[timzilla]

Oh, you bastard. You knew I would click-on that link. That's just disgusting. And disturbing.

That said I would give it an 8.5. Good job!

[tribhanga]

I used to work at the skateboard magazine with John Trippe, the guy who owns this gallery.

Fecal Face started out several years ago as sort of a journal/'zine of John's that he talked about the independent/unknown artists in the Bay Area and it then turned into a website and things have just sky rocketed from there. His website in internationally known in lowbrow are circles and I'm glad to see things are working for him.

PS He just picked the name because it sounded funny.

[timzilla]

Nice background story. Thanks for sharing.

From the standpoint of piquing interest it's certainly an attention-grabbing name. I got a chuckle out of it and appreciate the humor.