Fred Rinne

San Francisco urban-folk artist, 'journalist' and gardener Rinne uses found materials, outsider aesthetics and his unique painting, drawingand writing style to create astounding books that expand and then explode all preconceptions of both the book arts and cultural critique. Fred documents skewed underground worlds that few of us are either cursed or privileged to encounter with an equally disturbing perspective.

Santa Christ, 2003, A brilliantly funny and yet somehow incriminatingly (is that a word?) disturbing depiction of the confused state of spirituality in North America. A handpainted edition of five with legible text (novel for Fred!). Covers wrapped in garish (and most likely shoplifted) Christmas wrapping. The original unique hand painted book rests in an exclusive and unnamable East Coast private collection.

Click here to audibly witness Fred posess your computer - possibly forever!!! - with a stirring rendition of the text from the book Walmart does not want you to read!

All My Bands, 2003, edition of sixty with companion CD.
"A series of historical (ed. hysterical?)vignettes depicting every band I was ever in from 1985 to the present in San Francisco's noise underground genre." Hand bound with sewn cover, Inkjet printed text and reproductions of photographs, etchings and posters. Silkscreened cover.

Temp , 2003, edition of ten.
"An historical (ed. hysterical?) account based on my non-career in the white collar underclass in San Francisco's Financial District." Three page foldout with an original etching on Tiepelo paper with text inkjet printed on vellum over found newspaper ads. Cover title silkscreened over newsprint with matte acrylic glaze.

Gemstone Fever, 2003 by Scott Williams, text by Fred
A one of a kind and unique, hand painted book by San Francisco cult(tural) icon and stencil artist Scott Williams. Spiral bound, with collage and stencil airbrushed imagery. A surreal mystery set in contemporary San Francisco.

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