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Wednesday, January 16,2013
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Jarod Farver works it

How the abstract painter pushed his career forward

By Amy T. Granite
If Jarod Farver has a skill—other than painting—that’s getting him places, it’s being a people person. After moving to San Diego four years ago, the abstract artist got his name and work out there by spending an equal amount of time networking.
Wednesday, January 9,2013
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Two art shows this weekend

Musical heroes in Little Italy and an Art-A-Thon in Escondido

By Amy T. Granite
Kristina Micotti’s finely detailed illustration of a character she named “Captain Hook”—whose wild beard is composed of tangled fishing hooks—caught CityBeat art director Adam Vieyra’s eye before it wound up on our July 25 cover.
Wednesday, January 9,2013
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Don’t plop down on Erin Dace Behling’s furniture

Concrete is the designer’s current material of choice

By Amy T. Granite
Erin Dace Behling grapples with how to label herself: artist, designer or craftsperson? The materials she uses change the function of otherwise familiar pieces of furniture; you wouldn’t want to plop down on her bench or circular settee, because what appears to be tufted material is actually concrete.
Wednesday, January 2,2013
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Art that'll give you whiplash

‘Troublesome’ exhibit to turn Quint into a funhouse

By Amy T. Granite
Some art demands attention to the point of involuntary quadruple-takes...
Wednesday, January 2,2013
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Paul Drohan's new style

A challenging concept builds character

By Amy T. Granite
Where do artists get their ideas? In past Seen Local columns, some have credited their vivid dreams, while others said it's just a matter of sitting down and following where their mood or gut leads them. But what about pieces that demand tedium?
Wednesday, December 19,2012
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Celeste Byers' art sale

From sculpture to screen prints for the holiday season

By Amy T. Granite
CityBeat caught up with Celeste Byers this past summer when she and artist pal Jonny Alexander created an extra-planetary landscape on the side of M-Theory Music in Mission Hills.
Wednesday, December 19,2012
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Anselmo Garcia's ‘Paradox of Portals’

Artist says goodbye to the past

By Amy T. Granite
It’s easy to follow Anselmo Garcia through the alleys of his memory, as a graffiti artist in Tijuana since the early 1990s and part of the Barrio Logan art movement that’s changing the perception of the neighborhood today.
Wednesday, December 12,2012
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Visual Art Supply transforms

Jason Gould’s urban-lifestyle shop is now just Visual

By Amy T. Granite
It’s taken three years, but Visual (formerly Visual Art Supply) in Normal Heights is getting into the groove that owner Jason Gould envisioned from the get-go.
Wednesday, December 12,2012
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Images of Mexico from MCASD’s vault

Photography exhibit opens this week in La Jolla

By Amy T. Granite
When the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego received a donation from photography collectors Dan Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser about a month ago, it struck a chord with the museum’s education curator, Cris Scorza. 
Wednesday, December 5,2012
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Bret Barrett's twisted imagination

Transforming trash into electronic sculptures is only part of artist’s repertoire

By Amy T. Granite
“The hardest part was getting the fur off,” Bret Barrett says, reaching for a cord attached to the electronic toy horse on top of his workbench.
 
 
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