tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28324135652375044042012-02-08T17:02:11.339-08:00bogna's musings about art and life:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.comBlogger601100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-19507022866894657192010-04-17T07:02:00.000-07:002010-04-22T20:42:54.669-07:00

Sometimes all you need is the sun, a camera, and a small group of dedicated nature lovers all in one beautiful place.A couple of Sundays ago, by 3 am we were all up, and by 4 am we were carpooling together to the badlands just outside of Los Angeles, California. Why? Because the wildflowers were in full spring bloom, and we wanted to catch the sunrise. With a camera. And 2 wonderful actors. It

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Speaking of sparklies, here's some more fun news:Beauty World, the commercial for Almay Pure Blends directed by Arlene Bogna & produced by Vista Point Pictures, has won an Aurora Award, a Davey Award, an Accolade Award, and a Remi Award. A Big Congrats to Cast & Crew!For more information & credits click here, or you can watch the winning spot here.:: bogna ::

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-81431584148300282572010-02-11T08:00:00.000-08:002010-02-11T08:18:20.951-08:00

I love that title. And it's the title of a new article in The Wrap. I didn't realize that since November "every number-one movie not called "Avatar" has been a chick flick." But I think what's also happening here is that the "chick flick" is being redefined. For example, the upcoming action thriller SALT starring Angelina Jolie in the lead, which looks like a cross between The Fugitive and The

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According to Variety, the DGA just honored Director Kathryn Bigelow. Here is an excerpt:"Adding another wrinkle to awards season, Kathryn Bigelow has won the Directors Guild of America trophy for helming the gritty drama, "The Hurt Locker" -- the first woman to take the DGA kudo in the 62 years of the awards.Bigelow said she was "stunned, honored and proud" in her acceptance speech at the end of

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Believe it or not, that is a quote from the recent article "Alice's Wonderlands" in The Nation about the women in the early years of filmmaking. Apparently, women had a prominent role in the early 1900's in the nascent film industry.Today, organizations like the Alliance of Women Directors and Women In Film compile statistics to see how many women filmmakers are actively working in the film

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And now a little something from the New York Times: Women in the Seats but Not Behind the Camera by Manohla DargisCertainly women have been a considerable force this year, whether flocking to “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” in record numbers or helping to turn “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” from an unknown quantity into the most passionately debated women’s picture in memory.

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And now a little something from CNN's article "Yes, Hollywood, women do go to movies""There's no difference in movie-going by gender; women are just as likely to go to the movies as men," says Martha Lauzen, executive director of the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University.If you give women movies reflecting their experience and interests, Lauzen says,

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So, there a few things are going on. First of all, the episode of "One Tree Hill" I shadow directed is airing tonight. I can't wait to see it on the small screen... with the commercials and everything. When I was out in Wilmington, North Carolina during production, I noticed something every time we shot a scene on location outside of the soundstage: Fan Girls. Out by the river at the basketball

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Wasn't I just talking about sparklies? Here's some fun news:--Beauty World, the commercial for Almay Pure Blends directed by Arlene Bogna & produced by Vista Point Pictures, has won a 2009 Davey Award. A Big Congrats to Cast & Crew!For more information & credits click here, or you can watch the winning spot here.ABOUT THE DAVEY AWARDSThe annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements

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Sparklies. (spar-klees) noun, plural.A cooler term for "awards" than the word "awards." Usually a shiny statuette that says your work doesn't suck. Sparklies give you cred and make your work legitimafied.Usage:"Check out the sparklies on my mantle."or"I'm not sayin' my work is better than yours, I'm just sayin' I have a ton of sparklies."--True story: I heard someone brought their Oscars to a

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If opportunity knocked on your door, would you open it? Would you step outside and join it?I don't know about you, but apparently I would. And I just did. I am so excited to be traveling to Wilmington, North Carolina on a moment's notice to do so because a new adventure awaits. It's an opportunity to learn from the best. Stay tuned...:: bogna ::

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For a few days I actually got used to waking up to a smoky mushroom cloud looming over the city. Like a moth to a flame I had to drive towards it, just looking at it, hypnotized. I had never seen anything like it. Then a couple of days ago the cloud turned into a thick haze weighing over the city tinting our sun orange and thickening our air, and I knew an online interactive fire map was just

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Okay, I'm no film critic, I just love movies. I mean, I really love movies. I could live in my own private film festival (and have for specific stretches of time). I'll see anything from an arthouse indie specialty film to the tentpole CG blitzkreig popcorn movie event, and I'll enjoy it. Even if it's not perfect. But when I feel the hand of a master filmmaker in every nuance, I enjoy it even

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"Costa Rica-itis," from the words 'Costa Rica' plus the suffix '-itis,' is the condition in which all you can think about is your upcoming trip to Costa Rica. Kind of like "senioritis," but specific to travel in Costa Rica.:: bogna ::

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I think I coined a new term: "faux-portunity."It's the word 'faux' plus the word 'opportunity.' It's something frequently presented to emerging writers / artists / filmmakers. It's presented kinda like an opportunity, but there's always a catch, which is usually a demand for something you're not really comfortable doing, which would usually require great effort and commitment on your part, and

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It's here! The television version of "Beauty World" is now airing nationwide on Current TV.And if you are near a TV today (Saturday, May 30th), you can catch it @ 10:05 am, 12:52 pm, and 8:15 pm PST (I think) on Current TV. (I posted more info here, including credits and channels)Thanks for taking a look!:: bogna ::

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Kathryn Jaroneski is an abstract painter who lives in Los Angeles. I really enjoyed her solo show "Looking for something and maybe almost finding it" in Silverlake. Since then she's shown some more, and she was accepted into Roland Reiss' Painting's Edge, the advanced painting residency in Idyllwild, California.Now she's got a new studio, and she's doing new things. Her sharp instinct for color

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I am very excited to say that "Beauty World" was selected by Almay Pure Blends to air on Current TV! We were #1 with the popular vote, and we are absolutely THRILLED Almay Pure Blends chose our work. And because so many talented peeps worked so hard on this, I am glad it will have a new audience now that it's going national. Beauty World:30 commercial for Almay Pure BlendsDirected by Arlene

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More info on this soon, but I just found out we won a Telly Award! Vista Point Pictures has done some cool projects for some fun clients (or is that the other way around?), and it looks like we've been rewarded. I'm ready to celebrate. Just in time for the weekend... Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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I got to work with some very talented people on a fun project. Enjoy "Beauty World" (my take on a cosmetics ad)"Beauty World" on currentWhat is Beauty World? Ladies, if you think it's a magical place where we look fantastic, feel great, have the wind in our hair, you're right. But if you think it's free of Dudes and Chili-Dogs, well, maybe that's just wishful thinking.Almay has launched an

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Here is the ad that Vista Point Pictures wrote, produced, designed, and edited for the Nissan Cube. We had a lot of fun doing this one. It is in competition on the CurrentTV website, so please visit it and vote for it!A Really Fun Ride (Nissan VCAM) Did you know the CUBE was "perfect for hormone-crazed teens?" Yeah, I didn't either, but according to CAR AND DRIVER, it is. Irresponsible car

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Here's a little sneak peak about a project I'm very excited about. A 30 second commercial called "Beauty World."Part narrative, part beauty ad, with a touch of humor, it's my take on cosmetics and, well, life.I got to work with some very talented people, and I've already learned a lot (like about the precarious relationship between electric fans and hair).I can't wait until it's finished. I will

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One of my favorite directors/visionaries Chris Cunningham has directed a beautiful commercial for Gucci's Flora with Australian model Abbey Lee.I'm totally inspired by this, and coincidentally since I just shot a Beauty Ad (more on that later) I've definitely been thinking about the notions of capturing the beauty and the power of the feminine on camera.I love this quote from Riccardo Ruini, who

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Later today is EARTH HOURSaturday, March 28, 2009Time to Turn Off at 8:30 pm And here is PSA starring Alanis Morissette. It's quite funny, for anyone who was wondering what a universal turn-off would be.Earth Hour: The Huge Turn Off- Alanis Morissette PSA:: bogna ::

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An article just came out called "Cracking Hollywood's celluloid ceiling" in which Charlize Theron is interviewed as a female filmmaker. I found out about it on a message board from the Alliance of Women Directors, and the timing is perfect, because the industry stats for 2008 are coming out. It seems like no one really wants to address this issue or even knows how to talk about it yet without

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But not just any actress. Giselle Tongi.Recently I was interviewed for a piece about Giselle. I met her when she came to an audition with her baby. Here is the link to the article in BACKSTAGE.:: bogna ::

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How cool! It's an audio version of the ArtScene review of my solo show Safari Americana: Scenes of Delight. Here is a link to the whole podcast on ArtScene: :: bogna ::

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I could have looked at the camera tests at Panavision all night. Yes, show me desert badlands on 2-perf 35 mm film. Go ahead, show me the Genesis Test of cars on windy road, I can take it. I can't get enough.I love how Panavision embraces both worlds of digital and film, making the artistic process a priority. Thanks to the Alliance of Women Directors for making an evening @ Panavision happen!::

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Lately I've been working with vinyl. Yes, vinyl. The stuff of non-plasma billboards, outdoor signage, and rockstar underpants. I've been working with it, and I have to say there is something special about it. It is, in essence, an exhibitionist, intended for public consumption, yet it seems to yearn for meaning or relevance, beyond what an ad campaign could ever give it. Thank goodness I'm

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Last week I went to the best office party ever. It was on a crisp clear evening in Downtown LA, with geeks, rockers, and beauties all together in one big kumbaya. There was a nuclear wasteland, an open bar, and a game lounge. It could only mean one thing: the Fallout 3 launch party.As I walked through a field of oil drums peppered with empty martini glasses, the smell of clove cigarettes in the

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I am a big fan of art photography which is as strong in concept as it is in execution. And I feel like I haven't been stumbling upon it that often in galleries lately. Mostly I've either seen technically well-executed photographs without a complex concept, or, I've seen complex concepts without a commitment to photographic execution. So I constantly yearn for the best of both worlds, where

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I think we all know I have a soft spot for animals and road trips, (my recent solo show SAFARI AMERICANA: SCENES OF DELIGHT pretty much proves it), and I recently saw another artist's take on those two subjects that are close to my heart, so I'd like to introduce you to David Dechant's Bucky Rolls Like That (pictured below).Bucky Rolls Like That is an ode to Rauschenburg, since there is the

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It is good to live in LA. There are many reasons, one of which is the Also I like to rock series of free concerts at the Hammer Museum by FM station Indie 103.1. Last Thursday The Duke Spirit and io echo rocked the Hammer Courtyard. The Duke Spirit, one of my new favorite bands, is a tight band from London. The lead singer Liela Moss is a little Siouxsie, a little Jefferson Airplane, a little

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I was thrilled to read the review of my solo show in this month's ArtScene. Suvan Geer's review of my art has brought certain themes to my attention, themes that challenge me to grow as a person and as an artist. I am grateful for that.Part of the reason I make art in the first place is to constantly answer the simple questions, like "who am I?" And the answers keep on coming, which in turn only

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Last weekend was a cultural treat. My gallery excursions included a visit to Jack Rutberg Gallery where I got to hear Jack Rutberg speak. And I followed up a day at the galleries with an evening at the REDCAT theater to see The Actors Gang do a stage adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. And I realized a common theme: Art can be a very dangerous conversation.First of all, Jack Rutberg is an amazing

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I had the best summer solstice ever. The opening of SAFARI AMERICANA: SCENES OF DELIGHT packed the gallery at its peak last Saturday (here is a photo by TastyPiePhotography.com before the crowds gathered):I was so happy to see my friends, some who I haven't seen for a while, come out and support me, willing to spend some time in a crowded white room with me on a hot summer LA night. What a

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With my the opening of my show SAFARI AMERICANA: SCENES OF DELIGHT just a couple of days away, it was great to go to see Steve at Finishing Concepts and have a peek at my mounted photos. It felt like a reunion! Here is a pic of Steve unveiling my mounted print of Bronco just in time for the show. It's funny, I think all roads lead to Steve when it comes to fine art photography finishing, and I

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This weekend during an NELA art crawl on York Boulevard, artist/collector/store owner Clare Graham blew my mind. Part obsession for flea marts, part sincere journey to find an object's true gestalt, and part unbridled imagination, his work filled the space like an installation gone wild. That he can make such beautiful, complex, even entertaining forms out of singular repeating items such as

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I am very excited to share this preview article of my upcoming solo show SAFARI AMERICANA: SCENES OF DELIGHT in METROMIX. Please enjoy!Art attack: Arlene Bogna's 'Safari Americana'By Kimberly Waid & Alie Ward, MetromixHere is an excerpt:"Photos from her new series, "Safari Americana: Scenes of Delight" pop off the paper with rich pigments and a gorgeous stillness. Exploring the very specific and

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"A celebration of directors who happen to be women" happened at the DGA last night. That quote came from Penelope Spheeris, who moderated this event, still cool from the Dylan screening.Except for some funny anecdotes about how some people saw a woman on set and asked her to get some coffee (even if she was the director), there really wasn't any whining. It was a celebration of storytellers who

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If anyone in Los Angeles felt something in the air lately, like the cool factor just went up inexplicably, it's because the "Bob Dylan's American Journey" exhibition has been hanging out at the Skirball. I was lucky enough to be invited to go to a sold-out screening of Eat The Document - an unreleased documentary about Bob Dylan. Rumor has it that Bob Dylan took scissors to the film and cut it

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Life is sweet. Lately my days are filled with the images from my upcoming solo show. They are always with me. I get through each day just fine, but I am living with an extra quality to my life as I prepare. I love it.Somebody recently asked me what inspired me for SAFARI AMERICANA: SCENES OF DELIGHT. Well, let's see if I can answer that.You could say that someone's impulse to fabricate a gigantic

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There are many ways to start off one's morning: a coffee and a newspaper, a morning jog, and cat wrangling.Today I chose cat wrangling. And as a result, you might see the adorable face of my cat B.C. in the upcoming PSA spot for Neutrogena starring Malin Akerman, directed by Theresa Wingert and produced by Anthony Ferranti. First of all, Theresa is an accomplished commercial director who runs a

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To those who think art is for the birds, artist Michael Giancristiano salutes you! He has recently created the Eli Bird Contemporary Art Center, a miniature museum in which he curates art shows with accurate miniatures of original fine art pieces. I am happy to say his first show features a wide range of work from many contemporary artists, and it includes a miniature of my abstract color

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I recently wandered into the gallery in Chinatown known as Sister and ran into 'Stripe Factory' by artist Danica Phelps. Stripe Factory is a series of panels with perhaps thousands of little stripes arranged on them. Meticulous? Yes. Fastidious. Oh yeah. Method to the madness? Absolutely. Apparently the artist really made these panels factory-style with assistants to help make all the stripes in

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Recently I was asked to speak at Gabrielle Kelly's "My Life as a Filmmaker" class at Los Angeles Film School. I was happy to come and talk about the skills of survival needed in the big filmmaking world out there, but I wasn't sure if I'd be able to fill in the hour and a half. But the students were very cool and very excited about their projects and their goals after graduation. I was impressed

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Yes, it's just around the corner. 'It' being SAFARI AMERICANA: Scenes of Delight, my solo show this summer at Gallery 825 in Los Angeles. I'm excited that I get to have the big space that I wanted in the back, and I get to fill it. And I will. With big, fun colorful images taken with toy cameras from my road tripping. And it's analog, baby. Except for the multimedia component of course. But it's

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It's all about the slopes. No, really. That's where it's at. Since everyone is at Main Street or at a screening, no one is hitting the slopes except for a handful of die-hards and locals, and you can get some really nice rides in. A change of pace after dealing with packed shuttles, traffic, agro volunteers (although some are nice), and managing a schedule. It's not for everybody to sneak away

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-52170081505712082832008-01-23T10:19:00.000-08:002008-01-26T10:54:01.091-08:00

It seems that a theme for this year's Sundance is personal filmmaking. Take the premiere of DEATH IN LOVE, a dramatic feature by director Boaz Yakin, who Sundance Festival Director Geoffrey Gilmore calls a "master." DEATH is filled with strong, poignant performances and graphic images, leading the viewer down a dark and twisted road where only the deepest darkest secrets can be revealed. With an

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-53130220926132200422008-01-22T00:14:00.000-08:002008-01-25T15:41:34.622-08:00

I am deeply moved by the work of Morgan Spurlock. All of it. I just saw his latest documentary 'Where in the World is Osama?' in which he travels to Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Saudi Arabia, France, Afghanistan, and Pakistan on a personal quest for truth. And in doing so, he lets us meet so many interesting people on screen, people we would have never gotten to meet otherwise, 'people like us' who

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-71385587741005597592008-01-20T14:29:00.000-08:002008-01-25T15:34:10.524-08:00

...is another Sundance blog. There simply aren't enough of them around.I will endure minus one degree temperatures, packed shuttle buses, and crowded restaurants just to remedy this situation and make sure we have another much needed Sundance blog. You have my word.:: bogna ::

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-70052723374172808782008-01-12T16:05:00.000-08:002008-01-30T20:27:17.453-08:00

Maybe it's not included in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, but it should be. Our need for entertainment runs deep, as seen lovingly in the signage of this neighborhood video store pictured above, which provides movie rentals as well as pool service and supplies (in that order).It just goes to show that no matter where we are, we definitely need to be entertained. And, say what they will, movies are

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-89435641094805113812007-12-08T20:57:00.000-08:002008-02-06T18:58:54.757-08:00

There is something amiss this holiday season. News of the strike hasn't gotten any better, the housing sector is the red-headed stepchild of the economy, and arts funding has been cut again after promises of substantial increases. It's pretty blah, blah, blah. And that's just in Los Angeles.But that feeling of something wrong is not just "the holidays" or "an LA thing." Wrong things happen

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-43482463867376169762007-10-14T13:43:00.000-07:002008-01-25T15:30:23.052-08:00

So, I joined up with artist Quinton Bemiller's gallery tour at Bergamot station, and I wanted to share some of the highlights from it that spoke to me. (Quinton is an accomplished and knowledgable artist who speaks about exhibitions like no other guide or docent. His gallery tours are not to be missed.)I really enjoyed seeing the luminous work of one of the top abstract painters Jimi Gleason at

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-87883186247094854632007-09-30T10:03:00.000-07:002008-02-04T13:34:26.893-08:00

I am very fond of a certain potato in a parking lot. But it's not just any potato. It's a bronze potato sculpture, and it's sitting in the parking lot of Anawalt Lumber & Hardware in West Los Angeles.Seriously. Do people even notice it on their way to the hardware store? Do they stop and think how those three massive bronze potatoes could balance off each other so precariously? It is art, after

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-49332764977786454762007-08-19T19:04:00.003-07:002007-08-24T19:31:36.900-07:00

If you are looking for an antidote to the kitsch trend in art this summer, then look just a little further, like towards Hyperion and Rowena in Silverlake, CA. "Looking for something and maybe almost finding it" is the title of Kathy Jaroneski's solo exhibition at the Silverlake Neighborhood Council. Her paintings have a quality of seeing both through and far into an introspective reality. The

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-11544395520234410442007-06-10T10:47:00.000-07:002007-06-17T10:06:32.258-07:00

Did you get to the Culver City Art Walk? If not, there's always next year. Didn't know there were galleries in Culver City? Well, you might want to up your 411 skills and come check it out. Even when there aren't large happy swells of people ebbing in and out of the galleries during an official art walk with live jazz in the air, it's still worth seeing anytime. I was so happy to see Mike Stilkey

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-78095293207101354042007-05-24T17:57:00.000-07:002007-06-03T15:24:26.320-07:00

If you haven't seen the WACK! show at the Geffen Contemporary, why not? Afraid of feminist art? Don't be. The show has a bit of everything: it's humorous, somber, playful, sad, mischievious, showy, intense, experimental, revolutionary, exploitational, intimate, legendary, so there is something for everyone.There have been plenty of reviews about WACK! but I just wanted to share the pieces that

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-87515195703193136542007-05-09T17:54:00.000-07:002007-10-24T17:34:00.165-07:00

...and one of my pieces, "tribe", is in it! Tribe is an abstract color photograph (not a painting) and it's all about the moment, a very long moment, an "even longer than you think" moment, captured on film. Check out Gallery 825 - they are a very cool gallery and I am very happy I get to be a part of this show.:: bogna ::

:: bogna ::noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2832413565237504404.post-2585549917207957272007-05-05T19:19:00.000-07:002009-05-22T04:46:50.420-07:00

So it should be fitting to start my blog after seeing the Tim Hawkinson show at the Getty. I knew I was into something with the Uber-organ that greeting me in the plaza lobby. A large, industrial organic floating plastic bladder organ with tubing that read sheet music, it played a "song" every hour. And, as a security guard pointed out, kind of sounded like a boat horn. After hearing a tune, I

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