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C U R R E N T E
X H I B I T I O N S
FROM
PAGE TO SCREEN
Character and Creature Designs of Neville Page
July
18 – August 15, 2010
Science fiction movies rely on artists to bridge the gap between
fantasy and reality. Neville Page brings to life monsters that
decimate New York City and aliens who wage battle with humanity.
From Page to Screen displays the original designs from Star
Trek (2009), Cloverfield, and Piranha 3D
(which will be released in August), among others, showcasing Page’s
use of traditional media as well as digital tools such as Photoshop
and Zbrush to create fantastic creatures and exotic characters.
The exhibition features Page’s design progressions, from early
pencil sketches, to more developed digital concepts and small 3D
models. Neville Page is one of the most recognizable artists in
the entertainment industry and his iconic designs are known worldwide.
From Page to Screen will be on view in the OMA Groves Gallery
July 18 through August 15, 2010.
Join the artist Neville Page
on Saturday, July 31 at 2:00 p.m. as he discusses his work on movies
such as Avatar and Tron:Legacy. The lecture will
be followed by a presentation on How to Create a Creature from
Soup to Nuts. Attendees will have a chance to win signed prints
from Page’s collection. Reservations are $35 or $25 for OMA
members. Seating is limited for this special engagement so make
your reservations now.
Born in England and raised in Chicago, Neville Page came to Hollywood
at the age of seventeen with the dream of making it big in the entertainment
industry. In 1990 he graduated with a degree in industrial
design from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. In 1994
Page accepted a teaching position at the Art Center’s branch
in Switzerland which lasted two years.
After returning from Switzerland Page began working in the film
industry on everything from engineering to costume and character
design. He has worked on blockbusters such as J.J Abram’s
Star Trek (2009) and Cloverfield, Zach Snyder’s
Watchmen, James Cameron’s Avatar -- which
is currently the highest grossing film of all time, and the upcoming
Disney film Tron: Legacy. When time allows, Page continues
to teach at his alma mater, the Art Center, as well as Gnomon School
of Visual Effects.
From Page to Screen
is sponsored by David and Jan Arnold.
Exhibition partner Aptera Motors.
Defying
Expectations: Contemporary Native American Art from San Diego County
July
11 – December 12, 2010
Breaking stereotypes of Native American Art Defying Expectations
Contemporary Native American Art from San Diego County
examines the work of four contemporary Native American artists.
Featured artists include James Luna, Gerald Clarke, Catherine Nelson-Rodriguez,
and Raymond Lafferty. Works within the exhibit respond to issues
of Native American identity and authenticity, but also to problems
affecting the entire region, such as the housing crisis and water
shortages. The exhibition opens with a preview reception on Saturday,
July 10 from 5-7 pm. OMA’s receptions are known for their
party atmosphere complete with wine and scrumptious hors d’oeuvres
prepared by OMA’s own Culinary Arts Council. Admission to
the reception is $10, and free for OMA members as a benefit of membership.
Defying Expectations is curated by Leah Cluff, a doctoral candidate
at the University of California San Diego, in the Visual Arts department.
The exhibition will be on view through December 12, 2010.
James Luna is perhaps best known for his 1987 installation and performance
Artifact Piece at the San Diego Museum of Man; more recently he
has represented the United States at the 2005 Venice Biennale and
is a 2007 Eiteljorg Fellow. Luna’s recent works have involved
sculptural installation pieces and performances, many of which present
his perspectives on modern Native American identity. Gerald Clarke
is also an Eiteljorg Fellow from 2007, his works are often large
scale installations that respond to events and crises affecting
much of the United States. Catherine Nelson-Rodriguez is a self-taught
painter; her paintings reflect the realities of contemporary Native
American lives. Several of her paintings have recently been purchased
by the National Museum of the American Indian. Raymond Lafferty
is a painter, filmmaker, and performance artist. Lafferty’s
paintings are a contemporary extension of Abstract Expressionism;
they juxtapose the appearance of a machined finish with a hand-applied
painting process
INTIMATE
VIEWS: West Coast Drawing
OMA
Parker Gallery, June 12 – August 13, 2010
Drawing, in all its diversity, is an end, not just a means. In this
exhibition some of San Diego's best artists working in drawing media
will display varied “intimate” subject matter in styles
ranging from photorealism, to total abstraction, and expressionism.
Meet the Founder and the President of West Coast Drawing Saturday,
July 17 at 2:00 p.m. Founder Karen Rhiner and President Mick Phelan
will speak about the history of the organization and the theme of
the exhibition, followed by a presentation of drawings by some of
the member artists and culminating with the presentation of the
Platinum Pencil award to a well known member of the community supportive
of drawing as a fine art. The talk is free with museum admission
and complimentary for OMA members. Intimate Views will be on view
June 12 through August 13, 2010 in the OMA Parker Gallery.
West Coast Drawing is a collective of artists that work
to provide inspiration, artistic support, and career advancement
for outstanding artists working in drawing media in the San Diego
area. They promote respect for drawing as an art form by providing
information and mounting exhibitions of members' work. The group
was founded in 2003. Each member of West Coast Drawing conducts
a productive professional art career apart from the activities in
this organization. For this exhibition each member of West Coast
Drawing has given careful study to the concept of “Intimate
Views” and has used drawing to create a work of art reflecting
this interpretation.
PAINTING
WORLD WAR II:
THE CALIFORNIA WATERCOLOR ARTISTS
April
18 - October 3, 2010
Painting World War II is an historic first examination of paintings
by California Style watercolor artists on the subject of WWII. Fifty-five
paintings depicting scenes of California mobilizing for the war
as well as images of the war overseas will be on view. Featured
artists include Arthur Beaumont, Rex Brandt, Hardie Gramatky, Dong
Kingman, Barse Miller, Phil Paradise, Charles Payzant, Ed Reep,
Millard Sheets, and Milford Zornes. A preview reception introduces
the exhibition on Saturday, April 17th from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. OMA’s
receptions are known for their party atmosphere complete with wine
and hors d’oeuvres prepared by OMA’s Culinary Arts Council.
In celebration of the exhibition The Antelope Valley Jazz Ensemble
will perform swing music reflective of the World War II era. Free
admission to all active military and their families. Admission to
the reception is $10, and complimentary for OMA members. The exhibition
will be on view April 18 through October 3, 2010.
Forged in the Great Depression, California Style watercolors form
an important West Coast chapter of American Scene and American Regionalist
art. As a group these artists examine a broad survey of everyday
life in California and create memorable artistic accounts of the
unfolding local history of California from 1930 through the 1970s.
Meet the curator of the exhibition
Glen Knowles Thursday, May 20th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. during a
“Walk and Talk” through the exhibition. Knowles is a
professor of art at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster and has
curated seven exhibitions on the history of California Art. The
Walk and Talk is $5 and free for OMA members.
U P C O M I N G E
X H I B I T I O N S
LOOKING
BACK / MOVING FORWARD:
CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN-AMERICAN ART
Einar & Jamex de la Torre Raul Guerrero
July
31- Oct 31
Looking Back / Moving Forward: Contemporary Mexican-American
Art celebrates Mexican culture by examining
the recent work of Einar and Jamex de la Torre and Raul Guerrero.
The art created by these three artists’ addresses important
cultural and historical concepts with very personal perspectives
and extremely different mediums. Inspired by Spanish Mexican colonial
art, kitsch and the Baroque aesthetic the de la Torre brothers create
Pop Assemblage art primarily of glass and found objects. Layers
of symbolic and cultural meaning fused with whimsical and humorous
imagery tell stories reflecting their wide range of social and political
interests. Raul Guerrero employs a representational style of painting
to comment on themes of history, cultural and social stereotypes
and place. The paintings on view from his Bars, Women and Fast Food
series, represent a variety of images related to California’s
history.

LIQUID:
RICHARD GLEAVES
August 21
– November 21, 2010
Experience the feeling of being underwater in a new installation
by Richard Gleaves titled Liquid. Gleaves will fill the
Parker Gallery with a floating 8-foot cube constructed from 19,000
feet of monofilament fishing line. The cube creates what the artist
calls "a tactile field of simulated liquid" which abstractly
represents both the visual and tactile properties of water. Viewers
are encouraged to not just look at the artwork, but also to walk
through it and under it to experience the sensation of liquid. Liquid
will be on view in the OMA Parker Gallery August 21 through November
21, 2010. Meet the artist Richard Gleaves on Saturday, September
25 at 2:00 p.m. and hear him discuss the concept behind his new
installation. The talk is free with admission and free for OMA members.
Refreshments will be provided.
The concept for Liquid relates to the artist’s childhood growing
up on the seashore. His family had a beach house on the sand in
Sunset Beach, California (in Orange County), so every summer was
spent being a beach kid. His older brothers were active fishermen,
so fishing poles and lots of fishing line were always around the
house. As a result, fishing line is something he feels very comfortable
with, having grown up playing with it.
Gleaves is no stranger to the San Diego art scene. His work has
been featured at the San Diego Museum of Art, The New Children’s
Museum, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Sushi Performing
Art and many local galleries. Born in Los Angeles, Gleaves moved
to San Diego to study at University of California, San Diego and
San Diego State University. He received a M.A. in Educational Technology
from SDSU after a year of studying visual arts at UCSD. Gleaves
currently lives and works in La Jolla, California.
P A S T E
X H I B I T I O N S
IMPRESSIONS
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: ROBIN HALL AND JEFF YEOMANS
OMA
Groves Gallery, May 25 – July 11, 2010
Impressions of Southern California
presents captivating views of San Diego and beyond from the illimitable
coastline to dense urban landscapes that color the city. Orange
County artist Robin Hall and San Diego artist Jeff Yeomans will
display new paintings of Oceanside inspired by the recent transformation
of urban development in the area as well as endearing scenery from
Southern California. Meet the Artists Robin Hall and Jeff Yeomans
on Saturday, June 12 at 2:00 p.m. and hear them discuss the artistic
process behind their artwork. The talk is free with museum admission
and complimentary for OMA members. Impressions of Southern California
will be on view May 25 through July 11, 2010 in the Oceanside Museum
of Art Groves Gallery.
The focus of Robin Halls work is capturing the saturated light of
California and the drama it creates on surfaces and architecture;
giving more attention to how color and edges are affected by light
and its absence. Hall’s paintings have been exhibited in numerous
museums and galleries including the Laguna Plein Air Invitational
at the Laguna Art Museum in 2009, and Sites of Southern California
at the Bowers Museum in 2004.
California contemporary painter Jeff Yeomans paints to document
California now, to remember the culture and “fabric”
of the region. His work ranges from coastal studies to figurative
work and urban landscapes. Yeomans recently had his first one-man
exhibition at the San Diego Art Institute and in October 2007 Yeomans
completed a commission for the Naval Hospital in Balboa Park, San
Diego.
Plastic
Fantastic: Allison Renshaw
January
31 – June 20, 2010
Preview Reception Saturday, January 30th from 5:00-7:00 pm
Plastic Fantastic
explores the contrast between McMansions, plastic surgery and the
artificiality of high- end living with San Diego’s gorgeous
seaside weather and natural beauty. While seemingly random and difficult
to decipher, Plastic Fantastic references today’s
open-source culture of sampling and recycling. Fashion, modern architecture
and beach aestheti- cism combine and collide in Renshaw’s vibrant
mixed-media compositions. A preview reception introduces the exhibition
on Saturday, January 30 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. OMA’s receptions
are known for their party atmosphere complete with wine and scrumptious
hors d’oeuvres prepared by OMA’s own Culinary Arts Council.
Admission to the reception is $10 and complimentary for OMA members.
Pulsating with energy and pop abstraction, the imagery in Allison
Renshaw’s paintings allows lines between organic and man-made
to blur while exploiting the tension between plasticity and temporality.
She creates a chaotic universe weaving fragments of pop culture into
a fusion of color and intricate doodle-like patterns.
Plastic Fantastic is the first West Coast one-woman museum exhibition
for San Diego artist Allison Renshaw.
THE
THINGS THEY CARRIED: WORLD WAR II TRENCH ART
OMA Parker Gallery, March 27 – June 4, 2010
FREE Reception May 1, 2010
In the wake of World War II extraordinary works of art were created
from metal and scrap detritus that carry with them both meaning and
memory. The Things They Carried: World War II Trench Art
is an exhibition that offers something tangible to the investigation
of the human spirit during times of war. Expended artillery shell
casing, bullets, shrapnel, ship, tank and aircraft parts are transformed
into emotionally charged souvenirs. Objects such as delicately engraved
artillery-shell casings; ashtrays, jewelry, sugar scoops, model planes
and personalized cigarette cases and lighters tell of life and death
experiences with tactile immediacy. For many serving on the war front,
objects were created during stays in the hospital, prisoner camps,
or in the trenches, recording their experiences with artful craftsmanship.
The Things They Carried: World War II Trench Art opens in the
Parker Gallery March 27th and will be on view through June 4, 2010.
A Free reception for the exhibition will be on May 1st from 3:00 to
5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be provided. This exhibition is sponsored
by the Oceanside Public Library and the National Endowment for the
Arts.
A bullet or bomb carries no such other meaning than hurt, death and
total destruction. Yet, patiently tooled, crafted, carefully engraved
and thoughtfully expressed Trench Art reveals the personal and historical
experiences of WWII with the things they carried. The term Trench
Art originated in France during the early years of World War I when
soldiers in the trenches began transforming weapons of destruction
into healing forms of art. The term has since been expanded to include
objects collected from the battlefield by troops or non-combatants,
handcrafted pieces created by troops or civilians from battlefield
detritus, handcrafted pieces made by prisoners of war, handcrafts
made by wounded troops, post-war souvenirs made by ex-troops and civilians,
and “trench art style” manufactures war souvenirs.
Like most folk art, trench art is largely anonymous; artists may not
have considered their work important enough to sign. Most World War
II trench art comes from North Africa, East Asia, Europe and Hawaii.
Honor:
Marine Portraits by Stathis Orphanos
March
27 – May 2, 2010
OMA Groves Gallery
Glimpse inside the private lives of young Marines in our upcoming
exhibition Honor: Marine Portraits by Stathis Orphanos. Restricted
access to Camp Pendleton was granted by the Pentagon for this rare
photography exhibition that gave Orphanos the opportunity to photograph
major base activity including Marine training camp and the intimate
living quarters on base. These never before seen images depicts intimate
portraits of hundreds of San Diego Marines. With great respect Orphanos
captures the rituals of Marine life and honors these young men in
the prime of their life.
Orphanos takes a close look at the strength, individuality and innocence
of the young Marines in San Diego. He photographed Marines in formal
and work uniforms standing at attention within a concrete niche. This
physically and psychologically close space restores each Marines sense
of self, honoring them individuality. Orphanos has named this his
Kouros series which from Greek translates collectively as “Young
Men.” The classic Kouros statues are of male figures positioned
in similar stances to those of the Marines depicted in these images.
He has taken over 300 photographs of Marines in this position attired
in everything from training shorts all the way up to full dress uniforms.
This homage to Greek statues invites the viewer to contemplate the
idea of youth and the moral and physical beauty Marines embody.
Also on view will be large photographs of Marines in action. Orphanos
was granted access to top secret training camps on Camp Pendleton.
One of the camps located in a bunker is a simulated Iraqi village
where Marines act out combat scenarios. Observing Marines in these
situations gave Orphanos a rare look at how these heroes perform and
react in threatening environments.
Meet The Artist Stathis Orphanos Saturday,
April 24 at 2:00 p.m. and hear him discuss the hurdles he overcame
to create this exhibition, the respect he has for the Military and
the humanitarian look inside Marine life. Meet the Artist is $5 and
complimentary for OMA members.
Stathis Orphanos has photographed many of today's top cultural and
entertainment figures, including over one hundred authors such as
Norman Mailer, John Updike, Gore Vidal, Graham Greene, and John Irving,
and artists such as David Hockney and Elaine De Kooning. Born in 1940
to parents of Greek heritage he currently resides in Los Angeles,
San Marcos, and at his home on the Greek island of Samos. His portraits
have been internationally exhibited, seen on many book jackets, featured
in Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar, and are now housed in UCLA’s
Stathis Orphanos Photographic Archive at the University Research Library's
Special Collections Department.
Industrial
Alchemy: John Zabrucky
November 15, 2009 - March 28, 2010
Preview reception introduces the exhibition on Saturday, November
14th from 5:00- 7:00 p.m.
Over the past two decades John Zabrucky has been creating a series
of flat relief works that celebrate the mysteries of technology. The
hyper-detailed reliefs produced with industrial techniques are at
the intersection of art and science suggesting both the beauty and
terror of life in a high-tech world. He uses a process so time consuming,
technical and tedious that the resulting art can only be called
Industrial Alchemy A preview reception introduces the exhibition
on Saturday, November 14th from 5:00- 7:00 p.m. Admission to the reception
is $10, OMA members complimentary.
November 15, 2009 - March 28, 2010
Join us Thursday, January 7th from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. for “An
Evening with John Zabrucky.” He will present
a power point lecture that demystifies the complex process behind
his artistic technique. The lecture is $5 and free for members of
Oceanside Museum of Art.
DISCOVERIES
IN DYSTOPIA: Greg Brotherton
Parker
Gallery, January 16 - March 19, 2010
Images of a dark dystopian future haunt the work of San Diego artist
Greg Brotherton. Each meticulously detailed object fabricated with
steel, teakwood and found objects ironically refers to a dangerous
future society where life is distinguished by hard work, alienation,
deprivation, suffering, and general unhappiness. Brotherton imagines
the appearance of this dystopian future in his work by creating Kafkaesque
figures in various isolated arrangements that depict the loneliness
of a post-industrial world. “Meet the
Artist” Greg Brotherton February 6 at 2:00 p.m. is free
with museum admission and complimentary for OMA members.
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Oceanside Museum of Art
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