Fragment, Holy Words 2000
Art Exhibition with 92-Year Old Laguna Beach Artist Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow is still in the studio, still making work, and still exploring the mysteries of art and life. This show pays homage to the great talent and superb person that is Paul Darrow and invites you to pay him a visit as the summer changes to fall.
In mounting this exhibition, BC Space is sharing Paul’s work and spirit on the equinox and the shortening of days that follows. Please join us for the artist reception on September 22nd, 4:00-8:00 p.m. and visit with Paul and his friends. There will be an artists conversation and reception with Paul on closing day, November 10 from 3:00-5:00pm. Gallery hours are: Tuesday-Saturday 2-5pm
Paul Darrow is a longtime Laguna Beach resident; professor emeritus of Scripps College, cartoonist, sailor, musician, painter, assemblage artist, photographer, and great wit are some of what he is known for. As a teacher, he has inspired many, and his students still visit, often bearing gifts. His children and grandchildren are artists as well, including Chris (best known as a musician), Eric, a potter, and Elizabeth Darrow Jones. He is the proud head of this eclectic clan that all seem to have inherited the Darrow gifts.
As a cartoonist for the Claremont Courier he has contributed a couple of cartoons a week for over 50 years. As a fine artist he has had numerous one person shows including a show in Memorial park in Claremont this spring. He was included recently in shows at the Pasadena Art Museum and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art during the Getty-sponsored Pacific Standard Time exhibits.
Paul’s fine artwork is abstract. Based in experimentation and Buddhism, he seeks to discover the profound in the detritus, the clarity in the deliberately obscure, and the complex truth in simplicity. Using a variety of materials and techniques, Paul juxtaposes previously unrelated objects to create new meanings, surprises us with changes of scale, and just plain makes art in the spirit of play, much as he has for over 70 years.
Mark Chamberlain, Gallery Director
Richard White
BC Space Gallery 235 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach CA 92672
949-497-1880
