The Art of Paul Escolar (In Memory) - Doc Pop's Toys & Games

A flier for an art show in Paul Escolar's honor. It shows a self-portrait of Paul in a Method Made shirt and a chain link going from him to a can of beer. The flier says: "Method Made SF Presents: The Art Of Paul Escolar (In Memory) - Saturday 4/20/24 from 4:20 to 8:20 PM at Method Made SF Gallery. Limited prints of Paul’s work & his collaboration with the Method Maker available for pre-order."

Paul Escolar was an extremely talented yo-yoer and artist who passed away in 2021. Though I met him through yo-yoing, I was always a huge fan of Paul’s illustrations and line work. The dude was a genius with a sharpie.

I’m excited that the folks at Method Made are putting together a show based on Paul’s work. The show opens tonight, April 20th, at 4:20 pm at 2544 Mission Street in San Francisco.

More details and artwork here https://www.tmmdl.com/collections/paul-escolar-in-memory

A self-portrait of Paul Escolar walking past a line of people. The people are all in corporate attire and looking at their phones. Paul is in a t-shirt and looking ahead hopefully and relaxed. The artwork is black and white. Paul's character pops out from the busy background by giving more black fills to his hair, pants, and shoes.

I had always hoped to film an interview with Paul about his art and the influence he had on the yo-yo community, but I missed my chance. I regret that, but I was able to find a rare interview with Paul about his art (which is republished here with The Method Makers approval) https://doctorpopular.com/the-method-makers-interview-with-paul-escolar/

And here is a great video about Paul’s influence on yo-yoing:

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