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Tony Bravo May 7, 2021Updated: May 7, 2021, 11:06 am
A fnnch honey bear mural on a wall on Mission Street in San Francisco. Photo: Scott Strazzante
For years, you’ve seen them featured in murals, pasted on boarded storefronts, and in the windows of homes and businesses: images of bear-shaped bottles of honey in an array of guises like ballerina tutus, Bay Area sports teams gear, sunglasses and a gold chain honoring hip-hop group Run-DMC.
Now this legion of honey bears has become among the most polarizing figures in San Francisco. As has fnnch, the alias of the artist who created and marketed the bears to mass proliferation across the city.
Tony Bravo December 19, 2020Updated: December 21, 2020, 8:18 am
Artist Tyler Gordon, 14, had to choose from four portraits of basketball great LeBron James for Time magazine’s Athlete of the Year issue, and he chose his favorite, the black-and-white one on the far left. Photo: Nina Riggio, Special to The Chronicle
When Tyler Gordon paints, he starts with the darkest and most defined facial features: the line of the eyes, the structure of the jaw, the shadow from the chin. He continues with the medium-shaded areas, lips, hair and nose, then finishes with the lightest surfaces, like the cheekbones and smile lines. In about 30 minutes, he can create a portrait that might take other artists hours.