Art show benefits North Beach Citizens
By: Katie Worth
October 29, 2009
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| Richard L. Perri |
San Francisco artist Richard L. Perri's paintings will be shown at Gallery 28, 1228 Grant Ave., throughout November. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 12. Fifty percent of proceeds from the show will benefit North Beach Citizens.
What pieces will be on exhibit? They are images of San Francisco scenes — images of old waterfront dives, the java huts that dotted the waterfront. They’re basically retro images of the places that were really the heart and soul of what San Francisco used to be like.
Why java huts? They were places that the blue-collar workers used to go. The blood and guts of The City. For me, art is an accelerated statement of ideas. The java huts mark a specific characteristic of San Francisco that’s unique to it. I don’t know any other city that has these little java huts dotting the waterfront. I wanted to capture them and memorialize them before they disappear.
Why are you partnering with North Beach Citizens? The show’s a benefit show for North Beach Citizens, which is a homeless drop-in center in North Beach. I live in North Beach and it’s important to contribute to the community in my art.
Why did you call your show “No Place to Go”? The connection is that not only are we losing these wonderful places that once existed here, but also these people that are homeless people were once very valuable and viable people and for whatever reason, they’ve just dropped out and they are also disappearing.
— Katie Worth
