OC Art Blog

Coming Soon!! Finishing School in OsCene

Finishing School is working on a new project combining Laguna, Venice and many participants.  Check out Laguna Art Museum's blog for more info: http://lagunaartmuseum.blogspot.com/ 

CALL FOR ENTRIES!!

The City of Brea Art Gallery has a call for entries for Made in California.  This exhibition will be juried by Grace Kook-Anderson, curator atLaguna Art Museum, with monetary awards from $500-$100.  

All artwork must be from the past two years and cannot be craft or functional.  Acceptable media include: oil, watercolor, acrylic,  drawings, mixed media, graphics, photography, video and sculpture (sculpture must weigh less than 50 lbs.)

A $15 entry fee is required for each artwork.  

To submit work for consideration the gallery requires:

1. Check or money order payable to “City of Brea”
2. cd with minimum 4” x 5” 300 dpi image of each entry, labeled with artist’s full name and title of each entry
3. entry form (you can pick one up from select galleries throughout OC or print one out from: http://www.cityofbrea.net/images/default/citydocs/CommSvc/Prospectus_web.pdf)
4. self-addressed stamped envelope for notification of jury decision and return of cd.
   

Entry deadline is Monday, January 25.
Notification of acceptance into show is Thursday, February 11.
Artwork needs to be received by Friday March 11.
Reception and awards on Saturday, March 27.

Not Los Angeles - Taco Ride

So last night while my wife went to watch some vampire movie with a cute boy, Courtney Conlon and I grabbed our bikes and ran up to the FOCA space in Chinatown to participate in Brian Boyer's Not Los Angeles - Taco Ride which was part of his current exhibit New Atlas at the FOCA space. Many art world aficionado's were there like curator/artist Marshall Astor, Artist Jeff Foye, Painter Devon Tsuno, FS instigator Ed Giardina, artist Macha Suzuki and of course MOCA's lovely Andrea Stang. As usual I had a blast. It was a great night for a ride and I had a taco at all three spots. I even ventured, with Courtney, to try a "stomach" taco. All of which is captured in the accompanying video. (some pics stolen from Devon) Enjoy..

-Chris

Not Los Angeles - Taco Ride from Dharma Bum on Vimeo.

Jeremy Fish @ LAM

Fecal Face has a nice set of photos from Jeremy Fish's recent opening at LAM. Enjoy.

Now Showing! Alex Grey at OCC

 

I do not know why I bother posting images.  Any picture I have seen has not done Alex Grey’s work justice.  Grey is far more than the commercial, psychedelic artist he may appear to be; he is a master figure painter, educated anatomist, and a perfectionist-he was touching up one of his paintings during the opening reception.  And, yes, he did the album cover for Tool’s 10,000 Days.

The Art of Alex Grey at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion at Orange Coast College showcases the various styles Grey has explored in his 40+ years as an artist.  The smaller gallery features a lifetime of self portraits in all media while the other is more like a temple for his Sacred Mirrors, both of which need to be seen in person to appreciate.  Grey’s attention to detail, glowing colors, fearless scale, layered imagery, and illustration of the figure is inspiring.  Lastly, the exhibition is free.

The Art of Alex Grey, November 14 - December 18, 2009, OCC Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion, 2701 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92701

-Krystal

 

Opening @ OCCCA This Saturday Night

A show displaying artwork of OCCCA's interns, as well as the work of three additional undergraduate artists from Chapman University will open this Saturday night.

Show Runs: November 19-29 
Opening Reception: November 21 at 6pm.

Opening This Weekend: What's The Rush?

 

Fifty years ago designers Charles and Ray Eames assembled 22,000 images of common objects for Glimpses of the U.S.A., a film presented at the American National Exhibition in Moscow.  Despite any language barriers among the international audience, Glimpses of the U.S.A. successfully illustrated a thriving, post-war America because of the universality of the objects being shown.

What’s The Rush? Topics On Convenience assembles an international group of artists who also draw inspiration from common objects.  Visually, their work is reminiscent of the emerging pop artists of the fiftiess and sixties, with the Eames’ talent for visual storytelling. 

What separates the artworks in this exhibition from these past examples is the hectic world these artists are describing.  The objects seen in this exhibit are designed for convenience in our fast-paced world. Some items, like cell phones did not even exist fifty years ago, while others, like fast food packaging, had barely begun to affect the culture. 

Through photography, sculpture, and painting a larger-than-life focus is placed on side effects of our culture illustrating ideas of wasteful living, laziness, anxiety, and branding.  We hope this exhibition offers opportunities for discussion on pressing issues about our culture's love affair for all things convenient.

Krystal Glasman & Elizabeth C. Tallman   co-curators

 

What's The Rush? Topics On Convenience opens at the CSU Fullerton Main Art Gallery, Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 5-8pm.

Featured artists: Susan Jane Belton, Derek Buckner, Chris Jordan, Kevin Landers, Henriette Sonne, Maya Sutter, and Chris Wright