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

UPDATE: ALL PROCEEDS THE OFFICE RECEIVES FROM THIS SHOW WILL GO TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE FUND TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AFFECTED BY THE TSUNAMI.   Bag of TricksCurated by Darlene DeAngelo Featuring: Dee SmallDanielle SeguraPaul Frank Reception for the artists Saturday Jan. 8th, 2005. From 6-9pm The Office is pleased to present a Group Show guest curated by Darlene DeAngelo, Curator of Exhibitions for the Huntington Beach Art Center. Bag of Tricks is a group exhibition featuring artists that re-use scrap or a material...

07 January, 2005 /

This weekend is the drop off for the annual Centered on the Center at the HB Art Center. The good, the bad and the ugly will all be there with a hook. Usually 3 or 4 artists are picked from the crowd to have a gallery show at the center near the end of the year. Good Luck! *HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER, 538 Main St., Huntington Beach, (714) 374-1650. Open Wed. & Fri.-Sat., noon-6 p.m.; Thurs., noon-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. Centered on the Center....

07 January, 2005 /

On his blog Brian Sholis raises a couple of good questions. I understand the need to make thought accessible, but a balance can be struck between potentially revelatory insight and rote description (which, I know, can offer revelatory insights of its own). I don't think of myself as a particularly intellectual critic—more like a fairly smart guy who casts his net wide enough to see and read more than the average art viewer (or, based on conversations I've had with others in the profession, even the...

06 January, 2005 /

Sorry about the non-art related post but this is important news. Paul Westerberg is coming to to town and I had to share the good news. He'll be in LA & OC in Feb. and more info can be found here. I'll be at the House of Mouse show in Anaheim. Hope to see you there. ...

06 January, 2005 /

HB's own Naida Osline will be opening a show of new work at Acuna-Hansen in Chinatown this weekend. Be sure not to miss it. Acuna-Hansen Gallery 427 Bernard St. Los Angeles, Ca 90012 323-441-1624 ...

06 January, 2005 /

Bag of TricksCurated by Darlene DeAngelo Featuring: Dee SmallDanielle SeguraPaul Frank Reception for the artists Saturday Jan. 8th, 2005. From 6-9pm The Office is pleased to present a Group Show guest curated by Darlene DeAngelo, Curator of Exhibitions for the Huntington Beach Art Center. Bag of Tricks is a group exhibition featuring artists that re-use scrap or a material from previous works in the creation of new works. Their individual "bags" contain items like doilies, upholstery scraps & paint drops. Please join us to celebrate the artist's on...

05 January, 2005 /

I love Marc Chagall Picasso vs. Matisse?? I choose Chagall! Yes, I know this could damage my street cred considerably...

04 January, 2005 /

OC Art Event coming Wednesday night: The first Wednesday of every month .ISM IS AT THE LAB from 7:00 p.m. To 10:00 p.m. featuring art, photography, music, poetry, and film. .ISM quarterly is the only periodical of its kind whose entire content is driven by the submissions of its readership. This unique publication offers the opportunity for creative individuals to share their poetry, short stories, photography, paintings, drawings, songs, films – anything they feel is beautiful. Since its inception, .ISM quarterly has consistently drawn the...

03 January, 2005 /

I ran over to the Santa Ana Artists Village tonight to drop off some artLA post cards, catch the show "post" at OCCCA and make the final opening at Bob Pece's gallery in the Santora building. After 10 years of showing many notable OC artists Pece will be closing his space (pictured) at the end of the month. It seems the inevitable is happening in Santa Ana. It's the same old story, the artists move in for the cheap rents and then the shops...

01 January, 2005 /

If you haven't noticed already I tend to be partial to Photography when collecting. So I was happy to discover Zoe Strauss via Roberta Fallon and Libby Rosof's Philly based Blog. I was also especially happy to receive four of her photograph's this week. Zoe Strauss is based in Philadelphia and has a very unique way of selling her art. Anything goes for $5 bucks. Sure it's a great deal but the real treat is that she takes great photograph's. If you are a...

30 December, 2004 /

There are a couple of lectures/events coming up quickly as part of the current OsCene show still up at The Laguna Art Museum. Mark you calendars as follows: Sunday, January 9, 1:00 p.m.Jody ZellenThe artist will discuss her site-specific installation at the Museum, Other Places, and past work Wednesday, January 12, 7:00 p.m.Feature FilmFarther Than The Eye Can See, an award-winning feature documentary by Michael Brown, about a blind hiker’s quest to climb Mount Everest. Guest film curator. I just rented the IMAX film Everest again and...

30 December, 2004 /

(I found this under my tree this morning) Dear Christopher, I'm leaving you this note to let you know, for the most part this year you have been a good boy. However there are a few items I would like you to tend to in the coming year. They Include: 1. You are not a writer. I know you feel inadequate in comparison to Tyler at MAN and Franklin at Artblog.net. I know you wish you could write as intelligently and biting as Sarah at Forward Retreat and...

25 December, 2004 /

I received an early present today when I discovered in the mail my "Contemporary Art According to Jen" power point presentation on CD that I purchased from Andrea at Curator's Office in Washington D.C. Jennifer Dalton is represented by Plus Ultra in Brooklyn and had a recent showing of this piece at Andrea's space in DC. I forgot were I heard about the CD but it sounded very interesting to me because we in the art world often take ourselves a little too seriously and...

24 December, 2004 /

For those of you interested in the current art market. Richard Polsky, author of the great book "I bought Andy Warhol" does his auction market update over at Artnet. I think he makes a solid call on the work of Francis Bacon. I'm of the feeling that Bacon's time is due in the auction market. It's just a matter of timing and available work. ...

23 December, 2004 /