Author: OC Art Blog

Via the Grand Central Art Center Blog the new Sandow Birk book The Depravities of War is now available! He also has a show opening at the CSULB University Art Museum (nice new site) that will open on Nov. 8th at 6pm where they will be showing work by both Sandow and Jacques Callot. There will also be a book signing during the opening. I got my hands on a copy of the book and it's a must have for your art book collection. ...

25 October, 2007 /

This Saturday night my curator friends Jackie Bunge & Joanna Grasso will be presenting Domestic Departures at the Cal State Fullerton Visual Arts Center. They have done an outstanding job of putting together a real blockbuster that will include Candice Smith Corby, Amy Cutler, Kiki Smith, Rosenclaire, Ruby Osorio, Kara Walker, Christina Smith, Carrie Yury and special guest William Kentridge. The opening will run from 5-8pm and there will be an artist talk before the opening. This is quite a line up of some...

23 October, 2007 /

Friday night I ran down to the Huntington Beach Art Center for the Mark Dutcher opening. Great show don't miss it! Here's some pics: Detail l to r: Greg Escalante, Mark Dutcher, Michael Solway & Angela Jones Painter Sherie' Franssen Tyler Stallings with Tom Jancar and wife.   Michael Smoler from High Energy Constructs Adrian de la Pena Ed Giardina with future art star Lukka G. ...

22 October, 2007 /

This Friday night is a must see show here in OC and I expect to see you all at the HB Art Center for the Mark Dutcher opening. You do not want to miss the opportunity to see one of LA's best painters here in OC. Nice job HBAC. Also on Saturday night the Artery has a portrait show opening. Have fun out there. ...

18 October, 2007 /

Last Saturday night I ran down the mountain to catch the Gabriela Leon opening at the Sweeney and also see Perry Vasquez and Victor Payan's project. It was the first time I visited the new space and it's nice. I look forward to watching what new Director Tyler Stallings does over there. Here's some pics: Gabriela Leon Gabriela Leon Leon Leon installation Leon Victor Payan & Perry Vasquez Payan & Vazquez Perry Vasquez Perry Vasquez Rolf & Roxanne from OMC Gallery with Naida Osline  ...

15 October, 2007 /

For those of you that missed the art events of the weekend the Guggenheim Gallery at Chapman University has an opening tonight that should take care of your art jones. HOME/OFFICE LANDSCAPES: Contemporary Scholars' Rocks and Viewing Stones will at open at 6pm tonight and feature 6 artists inspired by an interest in Chinese Scholars' rock and Japanese viewing stones. More information can be found at 714-997-6729. ...

15 October, 2007 /

I'll be up in Riverside on Saturday for the ARTSblock openings. If you're in town Saturday be sure to make it over to @Space Gallery for Jane Bauman's opening. Keep it safe out there. ...

12 October, 2007 /

Filmmaker Jim Sottile has posted his video of Paul Paiement's latest project. You might remember my visit to San Francisco to catch the opening. Enjoy. Thanks James. ...

10 October, 2007 /

Well OCMA has done it again. Christopher Knight visits Birth of Cool and loves it. This following the Mary Heilmann show which will probably go down as one of the top museum shows anywhere this year. Nice work OCMA! ...

10 October, 2007 /

I'm headed up to the mountains this weekend but will be coming back down on Saturday night to catch the openings at the newly expanded UCR ARTSblock. Gabriela Leon opens at The Sweeney and over at the the California Museum of Photography Real Uncertain : A Conversation Between Painting and Photography opens. This will be my first visit to the new Sweeney. Looking forward to it. ...

10 October, 2007 /

Ran over to Santa Ana on Saturday night. Here's some pics: Tao Urban Laurie Hassold Jeff Gillette Jeff Gillette Tigger Basil Wolverton Wolverton installation Mark Mothersbaugh Mark Mothersbaugh Todd Davis Louis Longi Laurie Hassold & Bob Arieas Mindy Cherri & Diana Markessinis Tyler Stallings & Naida Osline ( I liked her new work so much I forgot to get a pic...

08 October, 2007 /

  Hey folks, Gordy Grundy has offered all the readers of the OC Art Blog a free e-copy of his new book Artist's Pants. Just head over here to pick up your copy. As a regular reader of his Genuflect column I'm sure you wont be disappointed. Thanks Gordy! ...

08 October, 2007 /

Thursday night I ran down to Laguna with the FS boys Ed and Brian to catch Alvin Gregorio's show at Peter Blake Gallery. The show was great and there were a ton of people out and about. Go see it if you can...

05 October, 2007 /

Just a heads-up. Mark your calendars. On Oct. 19th Mark Dutcher opens at the HB Art Center. You will not want to miss this! ...

05 October, 2007 /

It's first Saturday time again and there's an opening at OCMA so there will be a lot to do. I will have images from the opening at Peter Blake last night up later so come on back. See you Saturday night. Birth of Cool opens at OCMA Jeff Gillette & Rick Frausto open at GCAC. Naida Osline, Laurie Hassold & Tao Urban open @ The SAC Gallery in the Santora building. (Don't miss) Dana Lovell opens @ OCCCA Todd Davis opens @ Scribble Theory ...

05 October, 2007 /

The final reviews for The Office's final show re-Perspective, curated by Chloe Flores and Autumn Beck are in: Greg Stacy's OC Weekly review  can be found here. (Thanks for the nice send off Greg) Rebecca Schoenkopf's District review can be found here. (She didn't like the show so much, but thanks for all the support over the years Rebecca. She was supportive from the beginning) ...

04 October, 2007 /

This Thursday night former OC'er and now University of Colorado Professor Alvin Gregorio will open a show of new work at Peter Blake Gallery in Laguna Beach. Haven't done the first Thursday thing in a while so it will be good to get down there to check it out and see Alvin. Hope you all can make it. ...

03 October, 2007 /

Ran down to Long Beach on Saturday night to see some friends who were in a show at C1D gallery. There was a great turn out. Here's some pics for your enjoyment. Artist James Rojsirivat James Rojsirivat Laura Liptak Miles of Smiles Ed Giardina's there somewhere I keep running into Paul Paiement ...

01 October, 2007 /

This Saturday night is Long Beach night. I haven't been downtown for the last Saturday thing for awhile but will be headed down this weekend to see my friend James Rojsirivat and a few other artists at the C1D Gallery and scout out what else has been changing down there. Come on down. ...

27 September, 2007 /

Opening next weekend @ OCMA. Birth of Cool: California Art, Design & Culture at Midcentury. See you there. ...

26 September, 2007 /