Though the sun has recently only made mid day appearances, Summer has arrived in the Carlsbad Village The local streets animate with flip flops and foreign accents. The beaches are pricked with brightly colored umbrellas and local merchants entice vacationers with new products, tasty appetizers and a slew of eye catching promotions. As a local, […]
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Creating art is not simple. First you must be trained, whether self taught or through apprenticeship, in your chosen medium. You must understand your tools and be able to use them to build, break and modify your chosen canvas. An interest in past masters and a chronological awareness of art history can only help and […]
Cardiff is not the only beach side community with a piece of art turned canvas. Though ephemeral with a short life span unlike the permanent Cardiff Kook, the Carlsbad Beach Fest sculpture by Archisand was altered receiving dozens of grins and finger pointing. Subsequent artist unknown. Click HERE for photos of the original sculpture!
Carlsbad is known for providing a variety of enjoyable experiences including the shady village streets, the colorful flower fields and a dominant extreme sport culture, but the most popular way to spend a hot Summer day in Carlsbad has always be a day at the beach. Saturday June 4th was no exception as large crowds […]
Greetings! This ended up in my car when my daughter was home on Spring break. I didn’t know what to do with it, so when I read about your project in the UT, I figured you might appreciate having it back! The package is serendipitous recycling! – Lee Thanks Lee… greatly appreciated!! Click HERE for […]
Many different art movements have formed throughout art history with each one as important and highly documented as the previous. Impressionism broke away from traditional European painting as a way to emphasize the artist’s perception of the subject matter as much as the subject itself. The Dada movement formed through moral outrage over WW1 and […]
Flowers are blooming, the sun’s appearance is more frequent and the ocean water is warming. Things are looking good and the spirits of village locals are high… or are they? During the nights of the second weekend in April the Carlsbad Village became a message board for the mind, or minds, of individuals with dark […]
Last Summer was not one to brag about, but the Summer of 2011 will be much better… right? It has to be after such a gloomy Summer of last. The water will be warm, the sun will shine bright and the streets will pulsate with new faces. Local businesses will be buzzing and barbecues will […]
Congratulations Derek for finding him in an abandoned newspaper stand at Pig Liquor on Carlsbad Village Drive. The clues that resulted in the finding were: 1. He hides among the pages of protest. 2. His favorite Wayne’s World quote is “I definitely smell a pork product of some type.” 3. A giant Bird of Paradise […]
On Wednesday night around 11:30pm, a masked robber entered Paradise Pizza of Carlsbad with a hand-sized gun, can of mace and intentions of emptying the cash register. After a short verbal altercation, the man was caught off guard by owner Mychal Dourson and employee Patrick Clemons, resulting with the masked derelict subdued on the ground, […]
Art speaks through many languages. It is the universal tongue that has the capability of connecting people of all cultures, languages and traditions. Messages are arranged within a composition through juxtapositions of shape, color, text, sound, movement and iconography. Sometimes the goal of the artist is to transfer an exact message and sometimes the goal […]
click on all images to enlarge The sky, orchestrated by the sun, erupts in dramatic fashion as colors of the inner dwellings of a volcano reflect on the faces of all its spectators. The glistening ripples of dusk glass animate upon a main stage and the troubles of the day momentarily vanish into dark shadows. […]
The weather is changing, we have set back our clocks and 2011 is rapidly approaching which means the Third Annual Carlsbadcrawl.com Local’s Calendar is right around the corner. An archive containing hundreds of photos has been browsed with the goal of finding a total of 13 photos that capture the sites of the Carlsbad village, […]
A creative mind brainstorms potential projects like a child connects Lego pieces. The pile increases skyward in a colorful tower. These ideas are shaped differently, colored in contrasting hues and textured individually to the touch, but like a rich culture of connected minds, they are all related. A central idea digs deep into the ground […]
The bee marveled at all the the wide eyes and smiles that eagerly waited to enter the honeycomb. Each bee in line stood swollen with inspiration like a tight balloon moments before its last breath. The bee stood tall and introduced himself. He shared his story through long and winded expressions. He conveyed his visions […]
A single bee buzzed through the bare branches of a dead tree. It hovered over the blades of a freshly cut lawn and floated aimlessly along the cool coastal breeze. The early afternoon sun beats down on his back like a mallet on a fresh slab of meat and his wings sent phonic vibrations down […]
A paycheck might be too small and a car might run too slow. A dog might bark too often and your jalopy might need a tow. An upstairs neighbor might wear high heels late into the night and an ocean might sleep long with waves out of sight. A neighboring building might encroach on your […]
You scatter Facebook and Twitter with photos. You cover your car with eye catching stickers and you dye your hair the color of a late September sunset. Long painted nails make your office job impossible and the exterior of your home is painted the colors of a brightly decorated Easter Egg. In one way or […]
Conceptual art contains a well thought out reasoning for the creation of a piece. Emphasis is put on the meaning, rather than solely on the visual experience. Dali described the psychological findings of Freud through symbolism and Duchamp challenged the traditional notion of art. Rothko simplified canvases to solid planes of color and Rauschenberg presented […]
Ideas are like snowflakes on a cold Winter day. Their whimsical decent concludes with a delicate landing upon a pile of previous brainstorms. In a creative blizzard, ideas clutter on the frozen ground in a thick blanket of inspiration. This layer continues to build, reaching your window pane, climbing your door and eventually trapping you […]
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