Post #365325 by Clysdalle on Fri, Mar 7, 2008 7:58 AM

no kidding all this time wasted on funny heads :wink:

official Release....

Then Mark Your Calendars!
Saturday March 15th

SurfBEAT is Coming!

don't miss this EPIC group art show that will feature original artwork
from over 70 prominent SURF, HOTROD, TIKI and other "outsider"
artists.

Some of the amazing group of surf, outsider and tiki artists who have
committed so far:

The Pizz, Rick Reitveld, Jeral Tidwell, Drew Brophy, John Bell, Candy,
Miles Thompson, Damian, BigToe, Mr.G, Doug Dorr, Grimb, Steve
Caballero, Ken Ruzic, Dave Lozeau, Bamboo Ben, Fudemae, Max Grundy,
Aaron Kraten, Fudemae, Squindo, James Mcleod, Keith Ciarmello, The
mysterious 13:11, Dirk Hays, Buddy June, Crazy Al, Scott Aicher,
Chongolio, Doug Horne, Atomic Kitty, Justin Barry, Chainsaw Chuck
Majewski, Von Poot, Dale Sizer, Nik Scarlett, Dark Vomit, Paul Torres,
Joe Vitale, Bob Penuelas, Augie pagan, Mike Sosnowski, Tiki ray, TV-1,
Ryzart, E.T.7, Link David, Brian Viveros and many more talented
artists from all over the globe!

The collision of artwork featuring surfing and hotrod cultural
influences may seem like a recipe for disaster. But in the case of
SurfBEAT, the Light Gallery in Costa Mesa is putting together a tasty
occular feast sure to please the most discriminating devotees of
"outsider art".

Surfing and hotrod cultures, along with fascination with the decadent
psuedo-polynesian tiki culture, all blossomed in the 50s, when hipster
baby boomers explored their sense of individuality and rebellion. They
offer in common today, as they did then, a haven for outsiders, folks
disenchanted with the promise of main-stream media and the American
Dream.

In the art world, the academic and traditional gallery communities
have been slow to warm to the allure of the art produced by these
outsiders. Artwork inspired by surfing, hotrods and tikis, in all its
forms, revels in It's representational depiction of familiar cultural
icons of the "wrong side of the tracks". This aesthetic has been
shunned by the leaders of the "high-brow" art world.

SurfBEAT features a broad cross-section of what is collectively
referred to as "lowbrow" artists. From world-renowned to local heroes:
Surf artists, Animators, Hotrod air-brushers, tattoo artists,
skateboard artists, concert poster illustrators, tiki carvers, pin-up
photographers and sundry ne'er-do-well artists converge in a
celebration of decadence sure to titillate and amuse all but the most
puritanical pillars of the community.

The show opens MARCH 15 at The Light Gallery in Costa Mesa.
Please check out the flyer and watch for show updates at
http://www.myspace.com/surfbeatgallery

Thanks For Supporting the ARTS!

Hope to see everyone there....if you only make it to one show this month.....on Saturday March 15.......from 6-midnight.....make it this one!