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GWYNN MURRILL: EARLY WOOD SCULPTURE
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Santa Monica College, Sculptures, art
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STREET ART
Tracy Stum (left) and Charllene Lanzel hand-paint a 3D Buick Lacrosse at the Third Street Promenade on Friday, September 18, 2009. The street painting featured the new 2010 Buick Lacrosse driving down the red carpet.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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WATCHDOG
Eventually, she received her MFA in painting, but graduated with a refined body of sculpture large enough to have an exhibition at Rico Mizuno Gallery in Los Angeles in 1972. That launched the Los Angeles artist into a career as a sculptor, with a particular interest in the animal form, created with a unique balance between abstraction and representation.
"My second rocking horse from 1971 will be in this SMC show, and I will also be showing several pieces that were completed for my second solo exhibition, which was at Nick Wilder Gallery (in Los Angeles) in 1977," Murrill said. Also included in the exhibit will be pieces from the mid1980s when she was working with Koa wood while in Hawaii.
The work that will be in the SMC show comes from her own collection, while several pieces are on loan from private collectors, LA Louver Gallery in Venice, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Murrill said that working with wood blocks made it possible for her "to make radical changes in the sculpture" to tackle "sculptural problems I set up for myself."
"My interest in figurative sculpture is more about life and movement of the form as it is held by the surrounding space, rather than it is about the specific details of a certain individual," she said. "Though I use photographs while working, I try to stay away from portraiture and pay more attention to the abstract qualities of the form of the animal."
Murrill has had a prolific career in art, sculpting not only in wood, but also in marble, bronze, stone and ceramic.
Over her career, Murrill has received many accolades: the Guggenheim Fellowship, a Prix di Roma Fellowship from the American Academy in Rome, National Endowment Grant, and a purchase award from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In June, her latest public commission, for The Montana in Pasadena, received this year's Public Art Network Year in Review Award.
Murrill's work is held by many private collections and can been seen in number of public commissions throughout the U.S. and across the globe. The American Embassy in Singapore displays one of her Eagles, as does the Target Corp. Headquarters in Minneapolis. The City of Obihiro, Japan installed seven of Murrill's Deer along its main thoroughfares in 2003, and Los Angeles' Grand Hope Park is home to a collection of three coyotes, a hawk, and one snake.
For information, call (310) 434-3434.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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ROCKIN' ART
Micah Nelson and Katie Pipkin paint while Lukas Nelson and The Promise of the Real performs during the 25th Anniversary Twilight Dance Series on Thursday, August 20, 2009.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Twilight Dance Series, art
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PLANTS FOR CLUNKERS
Police Activity League (PAL) Teenager Nayla Torres takes a photo of Farmlabs latest Junker Garden at Bergamot Station's Santa Monica Museum of Art during Santa Monica Human Relations Council's 'Kids with Cameras' summer photo workshop on Wednesday, Aug 5, 2009. The environmental car exhibit is a transformed 1990 Mercedes Benz 300s, planted with Australian tree ferns and irrigated by a misting system. Nayla's photos will be featured at Kids With Cameras' Community Art Show at McKinley Elementary School on Saturday, October 3.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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Kids with Cameras
Police Activity League (PAL) Teenagers Yaser Garmakani (left) and Edgar Sernas capture photos at Douglas Park during Santa Monica Human Relations Council's 'Kids with Cameras' summer photo workshop on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. About 20 photography students meet every week at PAL on Wednesdays where they discuss their weekly assignments with professional photojournalist Fabian Lewkowicz. They are executing a photo essay project illustrating the Mid City neighborhood. The students are transported to designated locations in the "Mid City"area by PAL officers Austin Brown and Jennifer Sekera. All assignments are performed in a photojournalistic style. Photo captions are just as important as the images captured. "Its amazing to see what incredible images these young students can get!' said Fabian. The students' photo essays will be displayed at McKinley Elementary School on Saturday, October 3.
Fabian Lewkowicz
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From Streets to Sunsets: The Photography of Emilio Sanchez
Photographer Emilio Sanchez, 17, shows his photograph, "65 Impala" to Founder and Director of the Pico Youth and Family Center (PYFC), Oscar de La Torre and his son Oscar, 3, during his opening reception of "From Streets to Sunsets: The Photography of Emilio Sanchez" at Virginia Avenue Park's Teen Center Gallery on Monday, June 23, 2009. The exhibition will continue through August 8, 2009.
It was less than two years ago that Emilio Sanchez took his first photograph in his ROP (Regional Occupational Program) class at Santa Monica High School. David Wood, SAMOHI’s photography teacher told him he had a “good eye” inspiring him to pursue the activity wholeheartedly. Since then Emilio has honed his skills with the camera, won a silver medal in the Los Angeles ROP Student of the Year competition, maintained his 3.5 grade point average, and is now establishing his career as a free-lance photographer. On the side, he has also taken up a career in boxing with his first professional bouts in the ring scheduled for this summer.
Carla Fantozzi, director of the Teen Center, is very proud of the young man’s accomplishments during his tenure there. “Emilio is a multi-talented teen who follows through on his passions and interests which makes him an inspiration and role model for his friends,” she says without hesitation. Fantozzi first met Sanchez as a middle-school student taking boxing lessons at the Police Athletic League (PAL) gym. “In both boxing and photography,” she says, “Emilio is an amazing talent.”
The multi-talented 12th grader’s work spans the gritty streets of Santa Monica’s Pico Neighborhood (Sanchez’ home turf) to the breathtakingly beautiful sunsets over the Santa Monica Beach.
The Teen Center Gallery at Virginia Avenue Park is open Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Virginia Avenue Park is located at the intersection of Cloverfield and Pico Boulevards. Ample parking is available at the Park.
Virginia Avenue Park is served by Big Blue Bus Lines Nos. 7 and 11. The park is wheelchair accessible and welcomes persons of all abilities. For special accommodations, please contact 310.458.8688 or TTY 310.917.6626.
Admission is free and open to all ages. For additional information, please call 310/458.8688 or e-mail Carla.fantozzi@smgov.net.
Fabian Lewkowicz
in Virginia Avenue Park, art
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UP CLOSE
A man looks at Kathleen Melian-Kadikian's oil on canvas paintings titled, "Confirm" at Santa Monica College's Pete & Susan Barrett Art Gallery during SMC's Art Mentor Student Show on Thursday, June 18, 2009. The exhibit is curated by Pilar Thompkins, curator of the Claremont Museum of Art and director of the Latin American branch of the Artist Pension Trust.
The Art Mentor Program is a unique year long program for gifted visual art students, selected by SMC art department faculty.
The program - in many ways similar to a graduate school program - was created to provide an innovative, experimental and interdisciplinary environment for students to explore a variety of art forms, professional practices and critical theory. Students work in small groups with a professional artist or art historian, visit artists' studios and art institutions, and participate in group discussions and critiques.
Exhibit run through July 1st. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Call (310) 434-3434
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