Gallery Night with Curator Jon Baylor
Thursday, July 14, 2022
6:30-7:30 pm
Free; cash bar
Gallery Night with Jon Baylor
Join Jon Baylor, curator of Rising Tide: Reflections of Surf Art and Culture for an evening in the gallery and informal curator's talk.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION: Surfing was once considered counterculture, spawned by artists and beatniks of the 50’s and 60’s, which was then rebranded in the 70’s and 80’s to legitimize it as a sport to those far away from the ocean. Meanwhile, creative types have existed quietly on the fringes, where their passion for surfing has informed their artwork and approach to their particular medium.
Both activities engage the flow state, a state of unconscious competence.
The aim of this exhibition is to shed the lifestyle component and dig into the mental spaces that both surfing and art inhabit.