San Diego Reader

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• Oceanside

"Liquid Capture: Masters of Underwater Photography"

This juried exhibition boasts "the best underwater photographic art from around the world," organized by photographer Lee Peterson. Images gathered in categories such as ocean environment underwater, macro, diver, ocean environment above water, marine mammals, submersion (a creative look at diving). Show closes Sunday, June 17.

Personalized automobiles known as lowriders “are part of a subculture whose aesthetic tendencies cross over into the world of fine art.” Lowrider cars are typically customized with a hydraulic setup to be low to the ground, an elaborate paint job, striking chrome features, uniquely designed upholstery. Lowrider culture can be seen in cars and motorcycles as well as in sculpture, photography, paintings as an expression of individuality, cultural pride. "Cruisin' Califas: The Art of Lowriding," including several full-size cars and motorcycles in lowrider style, paintings, and sculptures, continues through September. Featured artists: Victor Cordero, Eddie Galindo, Rick Alvarez, David Avalos, Magu, Teen Angel, Salvador Gonzalez.

"Lee Silton: Evolution" juxtaposes organic shapes to create a lyrical sense of design, Silton’s three-dimensional wooden wall sculptures have a sense of motion while exploring universal themes of encapsulation, isolationism, and escapism. The largely abstract pieces are “expertly crafted through the layering of wooded panels painted in a monochrome or polychrome scheme,” tracing "the trajectory of the artist’s career over the past ten years, focusing on a collection of pieces that show her evolution of style from a more figurative approach to a stronger abstract sensibility." Closes Sunday, August 12.

"Contemporary Art Wins a Beachhead: The La Jolla School of Arts 1960-1964," closing Sunday, July 8, chronicles this institution which drew artists from all over the nation as students, educators, and artists-in-residence. Exhibition focuses on work of six artists who were members of school’s faculty, featuring paintings by Don Dudley, Fred Holle, Sheldon Kirby, Guy Williams; ceramics of Rhoda Lopez; ceramics and paintings of Malcolm McClain.

The painting installation “Penumbra: An Ode to Oceanside in a Time of War,” continuing through Sunday, June 3, is described as “a poetic homage to Oceanside by artist Geoffrey Cunningham, created as an ode to his hometown in a time of war.”

• Cost: Free - $8
• When: Ongoing indefinitely
  • Sundays 1pm-4pm
  • Tuesdays 10am-4pm
  • Wednesdays 10am-4pm
  • Thursdays 10am-4pm
  • Fridays 10am-4pm
  • Saturdays 10am-4pm
• Where: Oceanside Museum of Art

  704 Pier View Way, Oceanside, 92054
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