Fred Tomaselli @ The Claremont Museum's Multiverse

Fred Tomaselli is an American artist born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his highly detailed paintings on wood panels, combining an array of unorthodox materials suspended in a thick layer of clear, epoxy resin. Southern Californians might know him from seeing one of his pieces at the LA MOCA's "Ecstasy" exhibit in 2006.


LA MoCA (2006)

Fred will be Exhibiting his work at the Claremont Museum of Art for their "Multiverse" show.
Multiverse will be showing work by artists who express a curiosity of multiple universes and the connection between art and other studies. Fred's work is a perfect addition to this transcendental show. Multiverse opens September 21st. I can't wait!



















Fred Tomaselli at work.

Video of Fred Tomaselli creating and talking about his work:

http://www.jamescohan.com/artists/fred-tomaselli/video/

-Bijma

Suzanne Alcasid Pt. 2

Hello Bijma's I.E. viewers,

Here are a second set of photographs by Susanne Alcasid. One post wasn't enough.

The House Art Show : September 14th@ 8PM

There will also be a release of the 2nd edition of Still Life magazine, a collection of literature and images from local writers and artists.

Any questions? Contact

Youthless and the Eastern Pendulum:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=353078168

Or

The House:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=398288322&MyToken=465be909-ddb2-43b9-931b-1d22b237b2d8




Cover of the 1st issue of Still Life




Pages from the 1st issue of Still Life








Cover of the 2nd issue of Still Life

To contribute to Still Life
write to: STILLLIFE.ZINE@GMAIL.COM

Or visit their myspace:
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=17417900

Vonn Sumner @ The Riverside Museum of Art

VONN SUMNER: THE OTHER SIDE OF HERE

9/9/08-11/15/08

Bobbie Powell Gallery

Reception 10/4

JMS 5-6pm

Public 6-9pm

Long Beach artist Vonn Sumner will be showing his recent paintings at the riverside museum of art from September 9th to November 15th. I am intrigued by his work because of its fashion orientation. The props and costumes he creates make his character's psychological states visible.
These absurd images are both humorous and inspiring. Enjoy!
































-Bijma

Bijma's miscellaneous Images

Miscellaneous pictures from my collection of images.

Mark Greenfield speaks tonight @ the Wignall Museum

I revisited Mark Greenfield's Mammygraphs @ the Wignall Museum to take a few pictures of my favorite pieces.

Mark Greenfield and artist Ernst Bryant will be talking about their work tonight @ the Wignall Museum on the Chaffey College campus tonight @ 6pm.






You can't judge a look by it's color



Rosary











Imitation is not always flattery





Check out the Wignall Museum website:

http://www.chaffey.edu/wignall/current.shtml


-Bijma

Erasing the FEAR of American Minstrelsy

Erasing the FEAR of American Minstrelsy
Lecture featuring Aaron White and Jason Christophe White, In Tha Cut Productions
Monday, September 15, 12:30-2:00 p.m.
Wargin Hall 142

Chaffey Community College
5885 Haven Ave., Rancho Cucamonga 91737-3002

Aaron White and Jason Christophe White of In Tha Cut Productions will present this 1-hour lecture exploring the history and legacy of American minstrelsy. Using actual photos, footage and sound bites from real historical performances, this is a perfect preparation for the performance of The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy, their play that is scheduled the same day in the Chaffey College Theater from 7-9pm (free). In this atmosphere, students, staff and faculty can feel comfortable to confront this atrocity in our American history together and it will provide a platform for dialogues about critical issues surrounding race.


The Dance : The History of American Minstrelsy

Absurd Recreation: Contemporary Art From China

Absurd Recreation
Contemporary Art From China
July 26, 2008 - October 04, 2008

Opening Reception: July 26, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

"Absurd Recreation: Contemporary Art from China" is a multi-media group exhibition of artists from China who use playful, humorous, ritualistic imagery, as if they were engaging in an absurdist, leisurely "recreation" that focuses on their interior lives and keeps the external world at an arm’s length. They also have as a common theme the "re-creation" of settings, events, and situations, as if trying to recover scenes from a cultural amnesia, in reaction to the rapidly changing political, social, cultural, economic, and environmental landscapes in China. Artists in the exhibition include Chen Chieh-jen, Chen Wei, Hong Hao, Liu Qinghe, Wang Wei, Xie Xiaoze, Xu Ruotao, Xu Zhen, and Zhao Liang. Support provided by Morono Kiang Gallery, Los Angeles and Falling Leaves Foundation. Organized by UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, and curated by gallery director Tyler Stallings. Catalog available.

Where: UCR Sweeney Art Gallery
3800 Main St.,
Riverside,CA,

Price: Free

Gallery Hours
Tuesday through Saturday: 12-5 PM
First Sunday of every month: 12-5 PM
First Thursday of every month 6-9 PM

chen wei

chen chienh-jen

chen chienh-jen

hong hao

xu zhen

Multiverse Opens September 21st at the Claremont Museum of Art

Multiverse

September 21 - December 28, 2008

Opening Reception Saturday, September 20

Multiverse is a dynamic exhibition featuring photographic installations, mixed media sculptures, video projections, a light box installation, and
sculpture from paper, among other media.

Participating artists include Sebaastian Bremer (New York), Jedediah Caesar (Los Angeles), Emilie Halpern (Los
Angeles), Violet Hopkins (Los Angeles), Emre Hüner (Istanbul, Turkey), Miler Lagos (Bogotá, Colombia),
Nancy Macko (Claremont), Carter Mull (Los Angeles), Diana Thater (Los Angeles), Fred Tomaselli (New York),
and Kerry Tribe (Los Angeles).

Multiverse refers to the hypothesis that all of physical reality actually exists within a set of multiple, parallel
universes, of which our universe is merely one part.The possibility of many universes raises a myriad of
scientific, philosophical and theological questions that have been explored in various branches of theoretical
science, disciplines of thought and fiction. Multiverse will explore these issues artistically. “This exhibition represents the Museum’s interest in ideas that connect the arts and artists to contemporary thinking and points-of-view,” said CMA Director William Moreno.

For more information about Multiverse visit the Claremont museum of art website:

http://www.claremontmuseum.org/future.html




Sebastiaan Bremer



Diane Thater



Fred Tamaselli



Miler Lagos

Voyeur Visits Vexing

I checked out vexing today at the Claremont Museum of Art.
Here are some photos i took of the show. I would have taken more but the curator, Pilar Tompkins, is an art Nazi.



Enjoy!!!

View of the space including the map of 80's L.A. punk rock hot spots and a sweet woman who was also told to put away her camera.





Close up





Patssi Valdez 1987





Patssi Valdez 1987



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The Brat


This show ends Sunday. Admission is 3 bucks. It's worth it.