'Having many sources of fascination from an early age, the heart of artist Eric Bailey's practice is in the influence he draws from his surroundings. From the coastal settings of Big Sur and Santa Cruz, Ca to the streets of San Francisco, Bailey finds artistic inspiration in the natural meets modern. This comes through in his classical style oil paintings that fuse glamour with nature and turn a contradictive eye on the traditional thought of luxury...'

In a city like San Francisco, you find inspiration lurking around essentially every hilly curve. In fact, this town is so rife with creativity and noteworthy talent that the local art community might soon be sending spots like L.A. and NYC some stiff competition. So, naturally, Refinery 29 was amped to shine the spotlight on 12 artists whose underground presence influences the budding S.F. contemporary-art scene from the ground up!

Our newest edition to the Juxtapoz book series, Erotica, is now available in our webstore, featuring a new wave of erotic-based art from David Choe, Audrey Kawasaki, Tara McPherson, James Jean, Rockin' Jelly Bean, Gary Baseman, Tomer Hanuka, and many more. Buy one now a receive a free print from our Juxtapoz print collection. Spreads after the jump . . .

Anyone who knows the history of Juxtapoz knows our Juxtapoz erotic art issues we used to publish. Now, Juxtapoz Erotica is the newest title in our book series, with a new wave of erotic-based art from Audrey Kawasaki, David Choe, Tomer Hanuka, Tara McPherson, cover artist Mimi S, INSA, Vania Zouravliov, and many more. Images and cover after the jump . . . .