Studio Visit: Andi Campognone, Mechanisms of Change By Gary Brewer “All artwork is about beauty; positive work represents and celebrates it. All negative art protests the lack of beauty in our lives. When a beautiful rose dies, beauty does not die because it is not really in the rose. Beauty is an awareness in the…
Andrea Bersaglieri’s Suburban Nature through April 21 Curve Line Space, Los Angeles By Patrick Quinn On a recent damp and drizzly Saturday night, a large crowd attended the opening of “Suburban Nature”, Andrea Bersaglieri’s solo show at Curve Line Space. The presentation was simple and straightforward. Three white walls displaying thirteen paintings; a few are…
Studio Visit: Cynthia Minet, Repurposed Aesthetics “As crude a weapon as the cave man’s club, the chemical barrage has been hurled against the fabric of life – a fabric on the one hand delicate and destructible, on the other miraculously tough and resilient, and capable of striking back in unexpected ways.” ~ Rachel Carson By…
Botanic Geometry with Karen Hochman Brown through April 6 Crain Art Gallery, Crowell Public Library, San Marino By Kathy Zimmerer Akin to looking through a kaleidoscope, Karen Hochman Brown’s deconstructed flowers printed on aluminum unfold and expand, revealing and obscuring colors and shapes. Each one is modeled after a flower, but these beguiling images are…
MFA Biennial Proves the Future is Bright through March 25 Brea Art Gallery, Brea By Evan Senn Southern California is an epicenter for creative expression and education. For over a decade, galleries across the world look to the Southern California area for the next generation of artistic talent for the market. The City of Brea…
Recent Photographs by Richard Misrach through March 31 Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Beverly Hills By Jody Zellen Throughout his long career, Richard Misrach has made color photographs of the American West, capturing the night sky as well as the detritus left in the desert. He has documented the effects of Hurricane Katrina that devastated New…
Looking Outside and Inside The Box, Sonja Schenk through March 23 Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk By Genie Davis With “The Box”, Sonja Schenk’s dazzling solo show at Cerritos College Art Gallery, viewers are invited to literally and figuratively unpack the artist’s work. Both a full installation and a unique, participatory project, the exhibition includes complex…
