The New Traditionalists: Nicola Verlato and Vonn Sumner at Merry Karnowsky Gallery
I would like to put to death the use of the term “low brow.” If only I had that kind of power. It’s a phrase not only overused but one, much like “No Wave,” which has no real meaning and, more often than not, does a disservice to that which it is meant to describe.…
Thomas Campbell and Element Join Forces on New Collection
Thomas Campbell, artist and star of the documentary Beautiful Losers, has teamed up with the clothing brand Element to put together a new collection of shirts, board shorts, and skateboards. All of the products utilize a quilt collage sewn by Campbell, which was on display at the company’s booth at The AGENDA Show in Long Beach.…
Great West Coast Migration at the ARTery, Costa Mesa
Pangea Seed’s Great West Coast Migration Art Tour Aug. 10, 2012: How could you not, after viewing Kool Kid Kreyola’s “Me and My Shark Fin” short cinematic saga of a shark’s delights and eventual demise, want to help save the world’s great ocean predators? A touring show that started in Seattle, and will swell about…
I Art You 78/83 at (Sub)Urban Home
What makes a work of art pop? Color, for one thing. When you walk into any gallery or museum the brightest thing in the room might catch your eye right away. And on Thursday night at (Sub)Urban Art, there were plenty of colors for visitors to feast their eyes on, thanks to I Art…
Motorcycle Mania at Agenda Long Beach
The aesthetics of cars and motorcycles are always tipping on the verge of fine art and are recently being more appreciated than ever before. Vehicles painted by Kenny Scharf and Keith Haring have shown up at the MOCA and the Oriol family exhibit at Carmichael Gallery was definitely amplified by all of the ridiculously tricked out lowriders…
Keith Ross Dugas Joins CARTWHEEL
Keith Ross Dugas joins the CARTWHEEL team, and we’re thrilled to have such a passionate and adept writer who brings lively prose and insight as a working artist to his posts and features. Keith Ross Dugas, AKA KrossD, was born in Redondo Beach, CA, somewhere between “Bringing It All Back Home” and “Highway 61 Revisited.”…
Bottle Tones & Minus The Bear at Sonos Studio
Sonos Studio had the band Minus The Bear perform a full set at the opening reception for “Bottle Tones.” The exhibit is an interactive affair, in which participants are asked to push on pumps that send air to the lips of glass bottles, some of which date back to the 1800s. However, since the artists…
The Big Blue Gorilla on Market Street by Isabelle Alford-Lago
Isabelle Alford-Lago has recently painted one of her signature gorillas on Market Street in Venice Beach, CA. The big blue ape, which Isabelle named VINCENT, is high up on a drywall awning that countless people pass everyday on their way to the ocean. It’s a wonderful addition to the street spirit of the region. since…
Jennifer J. Jelenski’s High Wire Act
There exists an approach to art criticism among patrons that is annoyingly pervasive. You’ll hear it everywhere, from the tiny lowbrow gallery to the highest-minded Modern Art museum. I remember overhearing it at the Norton Simon when I was 7, and I thought it was a pretty stupid thing to say then. It goes like…
Go West: David Ellis & Kris Kuksi at Mark Moore Gallery
Without getting too confusing, Joshua Liner Gallery in New York has curated an exhibit of David Ellis’ and Kris Kuksi’s work at Mark Moore Gallery in Los Angeles for the month of July. Ok, now for the good stuff!!! I first saw the art of David Ellis about 6 years ago when he put together…
Public Works Opening at LALA Arts
No matter your opinion on the form, street art undoubtedly continues to shake up the art world. Plenty of gallery and museum shows have been paying close attention to street art’s forerunners and the impact of their art on everyone from unsuspecting passersby to established art critics. One of street art’s biggest supporters, Daniel Lahoda,…