The OC Art Blog was created in 2004 as a way to build community and promote the marginalized but dynamic Orange County art scene.

One of the benefits of doing artLA was the opportunity to meet many people I had only know about from a distance. One example would be Samantha Fields and her posse over at Zero Degrees Art. Samantha has a bunch of pictures up from the show so go check it out. ...

02 February, 2005 /

In preparation for the Beautiful Losers show about to open at OCMA. The OC Weekly has done a cover story on board art. With the recent press and the show about to open...

31 January, 2005 /

Just got back and man, I'm tired. Lots of people, lots of talking. Report Card: Curatorial Interest: High. Lots of curators at the event some freelancers some with institutions. I have follow up to do with the San Diego Art Museum (loved Christine Nguyen). I have follow up to do with the Riverside Art Museum (They are doing a show in the summer that might include EunKang Koh, keep your fingers crossed) and I also have follow up to do with The French Consulate ( they want...

30 January, 2005 /

Like I promised I took some pictures of the events of the day. I have to say I was wrong. I thought there was going to be a lot of small work on paper but there is a lot of large good art to be found at this event...

26 January, 2005 /

Sorry for the lite posting but I'm trying to get work done at my real job while getting ready for artLA. I'll be hanging tomorrow, so hopefully I'll take a couple of shots of the booth and post for those of you that won't be able to make it. For those of you that will make it, please stop by and say hello. It would be nice to meet people that actually read this blog. I'm cautiously optimistic that it will be successful. I'm a little concerned because...

25 January, 2005 /

Ran up to Photo LA today to take a quick peek. Lot's of good stuff but man was it packed. I'm glad that artLA is going to be a little more spread out and I'm hopeful that as many people attend. Anyway, all the big names were there but my personal favorite was Michael Garlington's wall (pictured) over at Stephen Cohen's booth. I have known of his work for about 3 or 4 years now and I didn't know that Cohen had picked him up....

22 January, 2005 /

Centered on the Center opens tonight at The HB Art Center. This is their annual event where they open the doors and let all comers hang their art. The whole art spectrum will be covered and the openings are always packed. Details Follow: Friday, January 21, 2005- 6-9pm 538 Main Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 ...

21 January, 2005 /

Tyler Green at MAN gives a tour of some of the better NYC Alt spaces here. This post is of particular interest to me because The Office really is an alternative space, not your typical white box. It's good to see alternative spaces get some exposure.  ...

20 January, 2005 /

On Sunday January 30th (after you have spent all weekend at artLA) Pacific Drift, the new radio program on 89.3 KPCC that covers art and culture in Southern California, will be hosting a launch party at The Mountain Bar in Chinatown. I bring this up because on the first segment Adam Bryam and George Russell, who were responsible for the Ulteriora show at The Office back in November, will be taking Pacific Drift along as they explore and document an abandoned hospital in Downey. Party Details: Sunday,...

20 January, 2005 /

Via iconoduel it's Whitney submission time and he thinks the OC should represent. Details Here:I would love it if artbloggers across the country cut and pasted this information onto their own blogs and we can send the curators a message that we want to see more than simply a reflection of the Chelsea market. E-mail the information to your artist friends! Post it at your local art center! Submission is free, you'll get a cool rejection letter, and who knows - maybe someone will actually...

19 January, 2005 /

My most recent addition to the collection. The spirituality/transcendence of the piece hooked me. Her show is still up at Acuna-Hansen. Don't miss it. From Mario Cutajar in Artscene Magazine: The clinical focus on body parts set against flat, empty backgrounds tends to pathologize the mutations portrayed.  To that extent they dwell within the limitations of the freak show and the horror genres, which picture otherness as disease, and the point of view of the artist remains that of the manipulator not the manipulated.  Unlike, say,...

18 January, 2005 /

For those of you interested in the inner workings of the art world. Take a look. ...

18 January, 2005 /

Finally the sun has returned to So. Cal. so the wife and I decided to venture out to Chinatown on Saturday night to catch Naida Osline's show at Acuna-Hansen. I found out they were having a 2nd opening in conjunction with many of the other galleries that were opening their first shows of 2005 including Jack Hanley's new LA space. Naida's show looked great, reminding me more of paintings than photographs. This new series is her strongest yet so I had to pick up...

16 January, 2005 /