Lita Albuquerque
Lita Albuquerque was born in 1946 to a single mother, and her art is strongly influenced by her experience growing up without a father figure. However, she also draws influence from the very interesting life of her mother. In the 1930’s, Lita’s mother published her own plays in Paris under a man’s name, all the while
OC + LA Art Guide: March
ORANGE COUNTY MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS Opening: 3/1 – 3/6 Aging as Art Photography Show at the Bowers Museum 3/19 Mummies of the World at the Bowers Museum Ongoing: National Watercolor Society Invitational Plein Air Painting Exhibition Bowers Current Exhibitions OCMA Current Exhibitions Laguna Art Museum Current Exhibitions Closing: No closing exhibitions in March! GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS 3/18 Opening –
The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University
The Escalette Collection is excited to have a new neighbor! The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University is opening this weekend, and we’ve been hard at work preparing the inaugural exhibition. We want to give a special thanks to our student workers, who have been an immense help. There are two public
Granary Ladders
Imagine if, instead of reaching for your conveniently nesting Tupperware, you had to climb a ladder onto the roof of your apartment in order to get to your food every day. The Dogon people of Mali have lived this way for centuries, storing food in elevated granaries and on their rooftops. To access
Watercolor and Gouache: What's the Difference?
Upon first inspection, watercolor and gouache (pronounced “gwash”) may appear to be nearly identical mediums. However, when given more attention, one can see that both paints have individual characteristics that make them easy to distinguish. A primary difference between the two paints is that gouache is more opaque than watercolor. When a layer of watercolor
Mark Bradford: Abstraction and Identity
With Black History Month upon us, many talented artists of color come to mind, including L.A. based artist Mark Bradford. We are fortunate to have a few Mark Bradford lithographs in the Escalette Collection that give us a glimpse into Bradford’s large body of work. Despite the often political angle to his art, Bradford’s work
Art Guide for Orange County
Opening This is America at JoAnne Artman Gallery on February 4th Chaos Theory2: The Chaos Strikes Back at the Orange County Center for Contemporary Art on February 6th Paul Ramirez Jonas: Public Trust, 2016 at Grand Central Art Center on February 6th Velia de Iuliis “The Riddle of the Universe” at Artists Republic on February
Frank Gehry
Frank O. Gehry is often regarded as one of the most inventive and ground-breaking architects in the world today. Some of his works include the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, France. Gehry’s works are truly unique in the way that they seamlessly
Let’s Look at Lithography
Upon browsing the Escalette Collection, one might begin to notice a strange trend in media: lithography. Everybody’s doing it; from Ann Hamilton to Roy Lichtenstein, the medium seems to be a favorite. But what exactly is a lithograph? And how on earth do you make one? Let’s take a look! Lithography, a fairly young medium in
Solid Gold
Sculptor Betty Gold may work from basic geometric forms, but the end result of her pieces is nothing short of complex and multidimensional. Born in Austin, Texas and currently based in Venice, California, Gold has had a long and exciting career. At eighty years of age, she still creates work today. We are lucky to