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

As an undergrad I took many classes that did not count towards my degree; some to pursue personal interests and some were out of confusion as to community college and university requirements.  One such class I erroneously enrolled in was printmaking with The’ Nguyen.  This class was a lower division linocut and woodcut class where I was also taught collagraph, letter press, photo transfer, silkscreen, reductive block printing, and etching into plexi from one man with endless ideas; this was in addition to meeting my...

30 January, 2011 /

    If you have the chance, I recommend the journey from Orange County to our L.A. County neighbor, Long Beach, for the show Constructions and Excavations featuring the work of Southern California artists Jonathan Anderson and Nathan Huff. Curated by Jeffrey Rau of Sixpack Projects, a  new curating collective. Anderson's body of work entitled "Constructions" and "Impasse" establishes a consistent conceptual framework that uses the flat surfaces of painting to investigate tensions that exist in our understanding of both image and word. Huff's series of "Absurd Excavations"...

27 January, 2011 /

Thursday, January 27: Euan Macdonald: KIMBALL 1901 - January 27 - March 25, 2011Opening Reception: January 27, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.Nichols Gallery, Pitzer Art Galleries - Pitzer College Pitzer College1050 North Mills Avenue · Claremont, CA Note: Thursday, February 24, 3:30 p.m.Nichols Gallery, Broad Center, Pitzer CollegeDiscussion and exhibition walkthrough with artist Euan Macdonald and director/curator Ciara Ennis More information on the exhibit. ---------- Emerging Artist Series #5: Worker: James Gilbert & Jennifer Vanderpool January 27 - March 25, 2011Opening Reception: January 27, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.Lenzner Gallery, Pitzer Art Galleries On opening night,...

25 January, 2011 /

PSYCHOPTICBLACKLIGHTFUZZ PART II @ Hurley's )(  Space Gallery, Costa Mesa   When I arrived at Hurley, it was dark and filled with people. I dragged my empty stomach and avoided walking straight into the catering refreshment on the left. I murmured to myself, "Don't stare at the food in the eye. Look away...

23 January, 2011 /

I went to a fire sale hosted by illustrator Robert Pokorny and walked away with this “test print” (you say test print, I say artist proof) for $5.00.  Five dollars! Too bad I only had a webcam to take the photo with.- Krystal http://www.robertpokorny.com/robertpokorny/Home.html     ...

22 January, 2011 /

  Blogger interviews artist pre-opening. . . the dreamachine!!!! Hurley's Resident Artist DALEK and the Dreamachines When I first met artist Dalek I was standing in the main gallery space on the Hurley compound in Costa Mesa, California.  Their VP of Art and Design Scott Patt was filling me in on Hurley's history and extensive community outreach programming, while we waited to meet James Marshall, Mr. Dalek himself. The gallery was dark but alive with neon lines that shot up in rings from a center point in...

21 January, 2011 /

Get your tickets quick or you might miss our very own George Herms and his opera at Disney's REDCAT theater, just across the street from MOCA on Grand Ave.  Hope to see you all there, I'll be going to the Friday night, Feb 4th showing. Here are the details: February 3 - February 5 GEORGE HERMS: THE ARTIST’S LIFE Known as one of the founders of California assemblage and an influential figure of the Beat generation, George Herms premieres a new free-jazz opera that features large-scale sculptural instruments, live and recorded video, and featuring the...

20 January, 2011 /

    CALL FOR PROPOSALS   Catalyst, UCI's on-campus undergraduate art gallery, in conjunction with Cal State Fullerton art students,  is looking for student artwork from both campuses to be displayed February 17 - March 4, 2011.  We accept works of any medium such as painting, drawing,  photography, performance, sculpture, installation, etc. Please help us with providing artwork to fill our walls. Simply follow the link and fill out the online form:  http://www.catalystgallery.org/submit-a-proposal/     PLEASE SUBMIT BY FEBRUARY 7, 2011 Join the Facebook invite for this opening reception. Got any questions or comments? Feel free to...

20 January, 2011 /

What's going on this week? Well, it's is definitely an eventful week starting today until the end of the week. Check out these events!!! These events include an OC and Beyond events in The Torrance Art Museum, and LA Art Show in the LA Convention Center. Also, OC Art Blog will have an special interview with artist, Lauren Gallegos! See you at her solo show this Sunday, and stay tuned for the interview. I will be having a lot of fun this weekend checking out...

20 January, 2011 /

Saturday, January 15th PSYCH OPTIC BLACK LIGHT FUZ (Part II) Hurley store in Costa Mesa 1945 Placentia Avenue, Costa Mesa 92627 6-9pm *Live performance by musical phenomenons King Buzzo, Duane Denison, Steve Turner and Haze XXL.   ------ At the same time and same city, The Box Gallery is having an opening reception for GHOST!     GHOST //Images of You I have Found in Everything// January 15th through March 4th, 2011 Opening reception: Saturday, January 15th 7 - 10 PM The BOX Gallery: 765 Saint Clair Ste B, Costa Mesa, CA 92626   Jennifer is going tonight, so see you there!   ...

15 January, 2011 /

When one of OC's most generous and infamous families calls a meeting, we attend. A big a announcement was coming and refreshments were thrown in to entice hungry writers to the scene.   After grumbling about paying $8 to park I moseyed over to the first free food and drink station and proceeded to up my sugar intake for the week.  They sure know how to throw a party.  Live music, free donuts, fireworks and even good old Schwarzenegger came out of retirement for the...

15 January, 2011 /

This may be a spoiler.  When I went to 225 Forest Avenue…the Hurley store in Laguna Beach, I had no expectations.  I tried to have expectations, but what is “Psych Optic Black Light Fuzz?”  I believe my open, yet puzzled mind, led me to enjoy this installation more than if someone had tried to explain to me what this was going to be ahead of time.  If someone had told me it is kind of like a rave; there are neon lights; there are strobe lights;...

14 January, 2011 /

Photo: Ed Fuentes   The winner of this competition will be the inaugural exhibit for our new 4,000 square foot gallery at 102 West Fifth Street—directly across from our current location! LACDA 2011 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION Jurors: Edward Robinson, L.A. County Museum of Art (LACMA) Rex Bruce, L.A. Center for Digital Art Enter our juried competition for digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images are...

12 January, 2011 /

Last Saturday night, a couple of friends and I went to the D-Block Projects’ inaugural exhibition, “Open Storage” in Downtown Long Beach. We started out the night by entering in the show from the back door. The place was slightly difficult to find.                                  D-Block project invited artists to show their artwork in a storage facility that would not have otherwise be in the public eye. The show intended the artwork to be at random selection from each other, so it was up to the viewers to...

12 January, 2011 /

    GHOST//Images of You I have Found in Everything//January 15th through March 4th, 2011Opening reception, January 15th from 7 - 10 PMThe Box Gallery in Costa Mesa, California, in conjunction with Ashes In Orange Peels Fine Art is proud to present, GHOST, an exhibition exploring the idea that in every work of art there resides a "ghost." Whether it occurs in the subject matter or just the lingering presence of the artist's hand, art contains a life of its own within representations of the artist/creator. Bringing together six up...

11 January, 2011 /