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You and a zombie, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO  Love. Zombies. They’re both infectious, and they’re both the subject of Gallery Nucleus’ Valentine’s art happening “Zombies in Love.” It’s much ado about something dead. (Has the Jane Austen/zombie love affair already jumped the shark?) Gallery organizers advise bringing … Continue reading →

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‘Even if we’re going to be arrested, I think we’ve added something to Pasadena’

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>PLAY “A fork, a fork, my kingdom for a fork.” Seriously, though, I can haz? Ice House founder Bob Stane on this most unusual 75th birthday commemoration piece: “I hope it will be in many movies — the ‘Pasadena Fork … Continue reading →

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Have you met the Comtesse?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO KCRW’s resident art critic and one-time teacher at Art Center College of Design, Edward Goldman, went on the air yesterday to introduce an esteemed lady friend to Southern Californians. She is the alluring Comtesse d’ Haussonville — captured for … Continue reading →

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Meet the Rose Magazine cover artist: Zack Morrissette

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>INSIDER Theater marquee, below, and comic work, above, by artist Zack Morrissette. Los-Angeles based artist and designer Zack Morrissette created the Rose Magazine cover look, based on a photo shoot of Caltech’s John Dabiri, as captured by staff photographer Walt … Continue reading →

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Reaction shots: Ground-level perspective on Bruce Nauman’s skywriting art piece

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK Even more than the other photos we’ve seen so far of Saturday’s skywriting work over the Arroyo, we love this action shot by Keith Birmingham of people in a Rose Bowl parking lot experiencing the overhead display from the … Continue reading →

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Moral compass: Artist Nancy Romero exhibits at The Folk Tree in Pasadena

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO Altadena artist Nancy Romero’s “Morality Play” exhibition opened Saturday at The Folk Tree. The showcase hinges on the dynamic — kinetic, wind-up and interactive pieces inspired by Romero’s passion for folk art and the toys she’s collected during her … Continue reading →

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David Jonason’s prescient ‘California Skies’ on display in South Pasadena

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO On any other day, we’d talk about artist David Jonason‘s penchant for stylized cubism — an aesthetic he’s most known for applying to architecture. But Jonason has now turned his eye toward landscapes, and today his images of clouds … Continue reading →

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Get to know Gold Line bridge designer who will shape ‘gateway to the San Gabriel Valley’

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>INSIDER In today’s paper, a Star-News reporter caught up with Andrew Leicester, the Minnesota-based artist who was chosen to design a bridge along the Foothill Gold Line extension in Arcadia. The 739-foot structure is being billed as an iconic gateway … Continue reading →

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In the garden: Lessons and leisure, as nature intended

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>GO LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARBORETUM AND BOTANIC GARDEN301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia. (626) 821-3222 Tuesday, Sept. 8: Basic watercolor and graphite pencil lessons, including application and techniques for botanical illustration. The ongoing series starts Tuesday, Sept. 8, and continues for … Continue reading →

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Promise of creation at Art Center’s summer graduation showcase

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Evelyn Barge

>>THINK (Above, photo courtesy Crystal Jean Photography / Art Center College of Design (c) 2009) Last week we attended the Thursday-night graduation show preview at Art Center College of Design to get a glimpse of some of the work being … Continue reading →

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