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ART SAN DIEGO 2012- September 6–9, 2012

 

Art Lab 03: Objects USA

For ART SAN DIEGO 2012Objects USA will present Maximum SD Vintage, a collection of works made exclusively by local painters and sculptors during the 50s and 60s. While focused on a select group of artists, such as Fred Holle, James Hubbell, Sheldon Kirby, Bob Matheny and Russell Baldwin,Maximum SD Vintage still features a diverse range of works that includes abstract expressionist paintings, hard edge constructions, and sculpture in wrought iron, wood and bronze – all of it local, all of it vintage. Curated by Dave Hampton, Maximum SD Vintage is designed to acquaint collectors with local art history by illuminating some of its most dynamic participants in a relaxed, modern setting, made complete by the furniture of Charles Eames.

Photos courtesy Darren Bradley – http://www.darrenbradleyphotography.com/

 

Southwestern College by Bob Matheny

Southwestern College was hatched from a golden egg with much promise in the fall of 1961 with twelve full-time instructors, and three or four administrators, some hens and some roosters. I was hired to teach graphic design after teaching art at Newport Harbor High School for two years and Santa Monica City College for one […]

Joan Thorburn

A native of Windsor, Ontario, Joan Thorburn has been a constant yet gentle force in the San Diego art community for 50 years. As a teenager, she worked for the Ford Motor Company and studied fashion illustrating at night in Detroit, Michigan. While visiting an artist’s studio in Detroit she saw a wheel-thrown pot and remembers […]

Los Angeles Modernism- May 4-6, 2012

  Palm Springs Modernism- February 17-20, 2012 More information: http://dolphinfairs.com/lamodernism/

Palm Springs Modernism- February 17-20, 2012

  Palm Springs Modernism- February 17-20, 2012 More information: http://www.dolphinfairs.com/palmsprings/