ddr projects:

This Saturday, June 19th, 2010, an incredible two-man exhibit featuring Ryan Reininga & Jouissance and Joel Woodard & Fractures.

Ryan Reininga & Jouissance

This series of work chronicles a spiritual awakening, and or self-awareness surrounding the ‘religious’ overtones that propagate the American Dream as a dogmatic construct from which all personal goals fall subsequent.  The ‘religion’ of mass consumption coupled with self-righteousness and entitlement have never been more prevalent by one society since the twilight of Rome.

This series examines the irreverent blindness associated with conservative fundamentalism and its wholesale acceptance of the corporately packaged “American Dream” as motivational infrastructure, as well as correlates, the tone of contemporary fundamentalist Christianity and it’s narcotic effect it has on the populous in terms of offering social solace through compulsive, ignorance-based rhetoric, rather than any form of self-spiritual enlightenment and or knowledge.  The final characteristic being the ‘sacrament’, or mass consumption of material goods; in which pharmaceuticals, sex, and religion have been chosen to be representative of the multi-faceted dependency our culture currently faces as well as the power wielded by those that repress basic human advancement.

 Joel Woodard & Fractures

My most recent work reveals my interest in the convergence of reality and imagination. The sum of the elements to which I’m drawn and the shapes and brushstrokes that happen in and around the images become, in my work, something other than what they began as.  In creating my work, I remain conscious of this presence that is evoked when the elements combine and morph into something else.  As the creative process unfolds, it never fails to reveal new and known inspirations, though what the work is trying to express often remains concealed.

RECEPTION

7-10PM, SATURDAY,  JUNE 19th

712 North Santiago Street, Santa Ana, California  92701

J. Lewis Gallery:

The J. Lewis Gallery will exhibit art works by artist Ronald Reekers on June 19, 2010 begining at 7:00 PM with a artist reception. The exhibit will include a 20 year chronology of Ronald’s works. Only original works will be on display. Click the following link for digital flyer. Ronald Reekers Art Show

Curbside Gallery:

Polaroid’s Not Dead!!

That’s right Polaroid Photos are alive and well.  You need proof you say, well come check out “Polaroid Android” a new show featuring Polaroids from Aaron Kraten and Todd Matthew Clapp.  In addition to the Polaroids there will be Polaroid inspired Artwork from Aaron Kraten and Photography from Todd Matthew Clapp.

Liberty Fine-Arts:

June 19′s art walk at Liberty Fine Arts features Liberty’s originally titled “25 in 2005″, portraits of 25 local musicians, whom she met, photographed and then captured the moment in charcoal drawings in 2005. For added enjoyment as this show, Marcus Carman, jazz and classical guitarist, will be performing.

Located at 921 E. Santa Ana Blvd at the Santiago Art District in Santa Ana.

Join us for our next art walk on Saturday, May 15th, starting at 7:00PM.  Come enjoy an evening of art, music, and food with us.  Expect up to 20 galleries to be open where you will be able to experience a wide variety of works of art.

Portraiture at Liberty Fine Arts

Liberty Fine Arts will host a portrait show of oil, pastel, watercolor, and print media. This month’s artists are Liberty, Jose Wantland and L.Marina.

Come join us as we celebrate the reopening of our new and improved studio! We’ll have plenty of treats on hand so please feel free to stop by and check out what we have done!

featuring the work of
Camilla Taylor
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Tyler Ferreira
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Rob Brown

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CAMILLA TAYLOR
Camilla grew up in the conservative Mormon town, Provo Utah. She went to high school at Provo High School, where she had a much abused and poorly functioning letterpress. That was her introduction to printmaking, and she became attached to it immediately. Straight from high school she enrolled into the art department at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, where she learned much more about the craft from Justin Diggle. She revisited the U of U printshop recently, and like a childhood home it seems much smaller than she remembers it, but when she was a student there it was so vast.

While pursuing her undergrad, Camilla worked in the series of jobs that people with little experience and odd schedules get into: barista, cook, baker, call centers, etc. She learned how to sew when she began working for a small bondage gear business, a skill which has become invaluable to her.

After moving to Phoenix, AZ and without a press, she began working in sculpture instead of printmaking, producing a series of fabric and ceramic dolls, among other things. As a gift, she received a small flatbed press and began experimenting with merging the recent work in sculpture with her previous work in 2-D prints. Camilla moved to Long Beach, CA to begin graduate school at Cal State, Long Beach, where her life is very boring to tell other people about but only because she gets to spend so much time doing exactly what she wants to do.

Statement
How we perceive depth and objects is not a codified and certain thing, as anyone drawing two converging lines in a piece of paper may know if not entirely realize. We can perceive something as possessing of depth even while intellectually knowing it is a flat plain. My work is an exploration of on the vagaries of perception and created using traditional methods of printmaking and utilizing imagery that is figurative. The ways in which depth is perceived, as physical or as illusory, inspired a series of three dimensional prints. For these works, the image is superimposed upon an original fabric form and mapped out in a complicatedthrough a complex series of steps. When fully constructed, a viewer can see the object itself as possessing depth andphysical depth through form that is simple and iconic, but can also see the detailed imagery upon the form as possessing depth even though it is flata two-dimensional illusory depth. This series has logically extended to include a discussion on the useages of fabrics and ephemera of sewing; new forms are made out of the old printed pieces, and made using the scraps of other prints. The original relief print is re-imagined into other forms.

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TYLER FERREIRA
Tyler Ferreira received his early training in drawing, painting, design, and printmaking at the College of the Sequoias. While attending C.O.S Tyler received the Sophia award for excellence in printmaking. Tyler received his Bachelors of Fine Art at the University of South Dakota. Tyler was awarded the vice presidents, faculty, and Chairs purchase award at the Stillwell Student Exhibition. Tyler is also a six time Frogman’s print and paper workshop participant, and a five-time teachers assistant at the workshop. He is currently getting his masters of fine arts degree at California State University Long Beach. Tyler received the Baker awards grant, the Werby scholarship, and the Frogman’s graduate student scholarship award.

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ROB BROWN

Rob Brown currently lives in Long Beach, CA, where he is working towards his MFA in printmaking and drawing at Cal State University Long Beach. He received his BFA from the University of Nevada Reno in painting and drawing in 2008.

Statement
I am interested in the exploration, emotional experience and impact of minimal obsessive mark making. These marks are informed by and draw reference to both synthetic sound waves and naturally occurring patterns, such as those found in rocks, trees and other geologic formations. They begin to overtake both narrative and figurative elements that previously dominated my work, pushing them out and obscuring them; creating visual and conceptual tension. These marks are created with an acute attention to detail, yet are allowed to organically evolve. These marks predominately take the form of tightly packed, finely drawn parallel lines. These lines are drawn in sequence alternating from top to bottom; by the time they merge in the middle their form is organic and unpredictable. They become a sort of generative sequence that evolves from specific parameters and eventually takes it’s own unique form albeit still within the original constraints. These marks rely heavily on slow meticulous draughtsmanship to imbibe them with energy and power. I use printmaking, graphite and ink to accomplish these delicate, yet powerful marks that upon interacting with each other push into a more organic, meditative aesthetic experience; one that is less reliant on personal symbols and stories.

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+ THE ARTIST’S WILL BE DEMONSTRATING SILKSCREENING DURING THE RECEPTION SO FEEL FREE TO BRING A T-SHIRT OR SOMETHING TO PRINT ON +

RECEPTION
6-10PM
SATURDAY, MAY 15th

712 North Santiago Street
Santa Ana, California
92701