The Santiago Art District

 ART FROM THE HIVE– AftH – Presents:

 Mustachio Rides Again…

Stamping his iconic mustache across the land, LCAD Alumnus Cody Lusby (class of 2000) has evolved from his classically trained roots into Mustachio – a brush-wielding renegade who takes risks, fears nothing, and rides with no saddle.
 
Some say Mustachio is Cody’s alter ego. In fact, the stark contrast between the artist’s humble, soft-spoken nature and his in-your-face work is hard to miss. Mustachio’s latest endeavor, CrazyLand, is defined by talent, technique and a mélange of mixed media (think borrowed road signs), resulting in vibrant, controlled chaos.
 
CrazyLand makes its Orange County debut Saturday, September 19th at Art from the Hive. The exhibit’s opening will feature signature apparel, live music, a DJ and treats from the Mustachio Artistry Bakery. And since the 19th is September’s third Saturday, the entire community will be out and about celebrating the monthly Santiago Street Art Walk.
 
CrazyLand will be available for private viewing from September 21 through October 16. The October 17 Santiago Street Art Walk will mark its closing exhibition.

AftH Mustachio

TIGHT SPACES:

shop!shop! @TIGHT SPACE
729 N. Poinsettia
Santa Ana, CA 92701
September 19 – October 10, 2009

GRAND OPENING PARTY!!!
Saturday, September 19
7-10 pm
performing live!!!
Melanoid
http://www.myspace.com/melanoid
and
Barrett Johnson
http://www.myspace.com/barrettjohnson

TIGHT SPACE is excited to announce the opening of shop!shop!, a store stocked full of wonderful delights. For three weeks only, pick up some super things like records, posters, artwork, books, magazines, one of kind handmade goods, and much much more! Everything will be for sale, and will be priced to sell!

shop!shop! hours of operation
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Noon-6pm

Check out
http://shopshoptightspace.blogspot.com
for regular updates, photos, and more information

BEAMISH PHOTOGRAPHY is having a BIG sale on all canvas prints this month. 11″x14″ prints will be $100, 16″x24″ will be $150, and 24″x36″ will be $200. This is the last month that prints will be available! Also, there will be hair clips and various hand painted items from Bicycle Petals for sale.

KAVIKA WORKS will be hosting part 2 of Yuki Miyazaki’s presentation “Art-vant Garde” show. For the second part we have added many of her co-resident artists from The Hive in LA: Macsorro, Patrick Haemmerlein, Sophia Gasparian, Randy Kono, Walt Hall, Nick Wildermuth, along with KAVIKA, Brian Fort and Brian Wozniak.

KAVIKA WORKS will feature the art of Yuki Miyazaki, Patrick Haemmerlein, Sophia Gasparian, Randy Kono, Walt Hall, Macsorro, Kavika, Brian Fort and Brian Wozniak the majority of which are bringing The Hive LA flavor to OC along with some local artists as well.”

For the September Art Walk, Liberty Fine Arts will be exhibiting the whimsical works of Katherine Taylor. An illustrator, Katherine  has also painted wonderful murals at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and other locations.    www.liberty-finearts.com

J. Lewis Gallery:  The oil paintings, water color paintings, and photography that were exhibited at the August Art Walk by the J. Lewis Gallery and Studio 904 were very well received.  The J. Lewis Gallery will have these same works on display during the Santiago Art District’s Art Walk on September 19th.

The Rebel Unit Presents The Art of Edward Frausto, Saturday, Sept 19th.

TIGHT SPACE presents “We Still Got A Long Way To Go” by Megan Thomas-Melly

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

“Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper was playing when Megan Thomas-Melly (b. 1985) came kicking and screaming into this world. She grew up in and around Hartford, Connecticut, but Megan contends that the veteran halls, warehouses and basement shows of Greater New England were more responsible for raising her. Megan attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, graduating with honors and a BFA in Sculpture and a minor in Art History. Her artwork deals with how we communicate, our modern communication’s intricacies, its necessity and its failures, all the while maintaining a feminist perspective on culture. She has utilized drawing, bookmaking, video, installation, performance and sculpture to this end. Megan has exhibited her work consistently throughout the United States, as well as Weimar, Germany. She is currently living, working and caring for two weird cats in Brooklyn, New York.

Her work is available for viewing online: http://meganthomas-mellyfineart.blogspot.com

WE STILL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO will be artist Megan Thomas-Melly’s first solo exhibition. It will be a one night only event (and then by appointment) taking place in a new project space located in the heart of Orange County, California as part of the monthly Santa Ana Art Walks. The show will feature a recontextualized sculptural installation and many works on paper, in cloth and on canvas presenting a hotchpotch of themes related to the artist’s perception of modern (popular and sub-) culture.

Liberty Fine Arts will be exhibiting Claudia Rubio and Armando Hernandez; two artists with very contrasting techniques.
www.liberty-finearts.com

J. Lewis Gallery feature works from Ronald Reekers

Artist Statement:

I wanted to explore the idea of bread.  We have attached many ideas to the value of bread within our culture; we identify money as “Bread”, bread on a table signifies abundance, in our spiritual rituals bread is a center symbol.  These ideas pushed me to a metaphorical look at bread.  Most ideas are faith driven, but others are whimsical and exploratory.  I used a variety of media, such as wood, plaster, mirrors, rope and branches to bring together a cohesive show, but nothing that brings this idea to closure.  I think of this as a work open ended and in progress.  It is important for the viewer to see this as unfinished and open to their experience.

Beamish Photography will be showing the works of Danny Schutt.

Danny Schutt is an artist, graphic designer, and cancer survivor. He works in a variety of mediums, and is continually coming out with something different. Danny is always open to new ideas and draws inspiration from every part of life. Over the last year and a half his life has changed pretty dramatically. Danny battled cancer and was paralyzed by a tumor on his back. He is currently in remission and is working every day on the recovery of his legs. Even though his energy is still pretty low, he does as much as he can to continually create and inspire. Some of his art is featured in the IncredibleArtist gallery in Palm Springs.

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