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:

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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.

The exhibition I Get So Worked Up will be Izsa’s first in the USA. 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 new large-scale, free-standing, sculptural construction in the artist’s trademark ephemeral and shanty-chic style. Izsa’s work has been described in turns by critics as ‘dramatic conglomerations’, ‘crappy’, abstract-expressionist’, ‘fun and playful’, ‘magically mundane’, and ‘a nihilistic morass’… The artist herself often describes her creations as ‘Walk-in Paintings’. Related drawings and photography will also be displayed.

Curbside Gallery presents “No Offense God, But You Made Me Wrong” by Ben Brough.A nomadic, roaming upbringing aided in the development of California born, Big Island raised artist Ben Brough who is showing his work titled; “No Offense God, But You Made Me Wrong” on Saturday, June 20th at the Curbside Gallery in Santa Ana, CA. Brough’s style was molded over the course of a life spent bouncing between Southern California, Hawaii’s Big Island and Santa Cruz where his early influences including punk rock, corporate branding, and consumerism run amok. As an early contributor to the creative direction of the Orange County based Volcom Inc.

Brough’s influence can be seen widely today throughout much of the action sports world, however the artist remains completely independent in thought and execution of his work. His new collages will be on display at Curbside Gallery promises to inspire the acceptance of changing the way we look and feel, both mentally and physically, through food, sex surgery and consumerism.

Liberty Fine Arts will have a group photography show featuring Russ Inglish, Michelle Sanchez, and Jose Wantland.

For more information, go to www.liberty-finearts.com

ART from the HIVE is showing graphic art on various mediums from Justin Boatright and paintings by Rene Cardona and Daniel Coleman. New AftH tees and 20 one-of-a-kind painted hats by artist Rene Cardona available 6/20/09.

More details visit www.ARTfromtheHIVE.com
Open 7-10pm June 20th and by appointment anytime just email brian@artfromthehive.com

The Rebel Unit will be showing “Gothic Glow Lamps” handcrafted by Barry Berman. Also, original artwork from Rick Klu will be on display.

Dan Pyle @ the J. Lewis Gallery

Working exclusively in charcoal, Dan uses a photorealistic style. He only exhibits original, hand drawn; one-of-a-kind works of art. His drawings display mastery of shadows, contrast, and use of negative space. While Dan has been in the arts since a young age, he feels that he has truly found his niche in photorealistic style charcoal drawing.
www.danpyleartist.com

Kavika Works will host art by traditional and digital artist Tony Cabrera.

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Beamish Photography will be hosting NightLight.
NightLight is a non-profit based in Bangkok, Thailand that works to help women trafficked into prostitution. They offer women the choice to make jewelry as an alternative to prostitution. They currently have over 80 women on staff making jewelry and learning English and the stories of healing and restoration that come out of their work are incredible.

Other galleries open this month:
910 Civic Center Drive

Plus…don’t forget the amazingly delicious Kogi Taco Truck is coming back to Orange County and setting up shop at the Santiago Art District from 8-10PM!