In this issue

Our Cover story is about EdMoses and his origins. We reached into the explosion of art early on in the Los Angeles scene with the birth of the Ferus Gallery, and how Ed Moses and the Cool School artists were instrumental in the formation of art here. We unearthed the processes Marcus Jansen, founder of the movement Modern Urban Expressionism, goes through to create his internationally acclaimed art. We conducted a Q&A with innovative Motorcycle designer Gard Hollinger from Arch Motorcycle and discovered their secret to creating art as motorcycle, and found out what the acronym KRGT stands for. We sat down and had a long conversation with actor and sculptor Tony Dow, and how he takes burned pieces of wood and turns them into classic sculptures. We spoke to Finish Fetish and Light and Space artist Casper Brindle and dug deep into California's car and art culture.

Black And White Bohemia Pamela Springsteen

Her photos are intimate, not just of a famous brother but also of trees in the middle of Mississippi.

4 mins

The Musical Poetry of Jardín Gabriel Garzón-Montano

He’s a critically acclaimed multi-instrumentalist and songwriter who has toured internationally. His multicultural roots are evident in his lyrics and song tiles, like Sour Mango and Fruitflies. Signing on with Stones Throw Records, his debut album, Jardín, reflects fresh poeticism, complex musical layers and a unique international style.

3 mins

The Improbable Worlds of Glen Wexler

Alone cello player sits on top a solitary pinnacle towering above a demon’s hole. Above her head, ravens circle. They’re watching her choreograph her last rites with each draw of her bow. A giant guitar is hoisted out of a pit in a desert mine landscape. Miners oversee the guitar’s unearthing. A beautiful woman’s severed head rests on the wastelands. Her closed eyes and decorated face tell the story of her last breath. All these improbable realities are narratives created by celebrated photographer Glen Wexler. Known for his concepts and creative skill with the lens, Wexler has had a long and storied career that spans decades.

9 mins

Rock And Roll Still Frames Jérôme Brunet

Jérôme Brunet’s photographs are narrative. They tell a story of a rock legend on stage in the moment that artist has captured the audience’s heart and imagination.

2 mins

Lili Haydn And Opium Moon: Kama Sutra Music

Opium Moon plays Kama Sutra music. Her violin weeps the notes of a love ballad. The bow is at times ecstatic and at others barely touching the strings. As she performs, we’re transported to another universe. There are overtones of Itzhak Perlman in her fingers, and Isaac Stern in her bow. Best of all, in her facial expressions you will find the plateaued emotions of her musical performance. Her whole body is into it, like a violent ballet. This is Lili Haydn with Opium Moon.

3 mins

Showcase : Maureen Haldeman's Sea Mirror Photography

Maureen Haldeman captures the sea world like it was a mirror. Her images are impressionistic. She keeps an open shutter that creates a lasting impression of a fragmentary moment in time. Her images open the eye to the natural beauty of Malibu and the Southern California coastline. She has a keen eye for capturing a moment in camera.

3 mins

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes

Timeless blues, rock and jazz by way of New Jersey.

3 mins

Marcus Jansen - Between Fact And Fiction

Approaching one of Marcus Jansen’s canvasses is like getting your bearings after having your brain rattled by a near explosion.

4 mins

Review: Marcus Jansen Examine & Report

There’s a shot late in Emmy Award Winning director John Schoular’s incisive documentary Examine and Report that sums up what’s so fascinating about artist Marcus Jansen and his work.

3 mins

Arch Motorcyle: Art In Motion

The process of creating a motorcycle is art, at least it is at Arch Motorcycle.

5 mins

Ed Moses: Origins

Just about every artist in the Southern California region interviewed by  Malibu Arts Journal has said they’ve been influenced by Ed Moses.

10+ mins

Tony Dow: Motion And Balance

Upon entering Tony Dow’s property, the first thing the eye sees is an artist’s workshop he shares with his wife, Lauren.

3 mins

Casper Brindle Finish Fetish & Light And Space

Using airbrush, auto paints, resin and wood, Casper Brindle creates infinite horizons in evocative suggestions of land and sea.

3 mins

The Sacred Rock Legend Guitars Lisa Johnson

Lisa Johnson takes us into the world of the sacred rock guitar. She has gained access to some of the world’s most famed guitars for her upcoming book 108 Rock Star Guitars Volume Two and her previously published work of the same name from 2013.

4 mins

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Malibu Arts Journal Magazine Description:

The steady power of art as earned influence.

Our editorial artists have earned reputations as cultural barometers on California’s unique arts scene and have made us the Southern California influential arts journal.

Malibu readers are from a world-famous city that includes celebrities, high-profile personalities and influential people with a net worth triple the national average. Our readers are mostly single, professionally employed, highly educated and own homes with an average value of $1.9 million. Our hip audience purchases elegant clothing, luxury vehicles, envious slices of real estate, frequents fine restaurants and travels the world to trendy hotels. This audience tends to be environmentally minded, politcally active and an artist community.

Our Topanga audience too has a long history of the rich and famous. Humphrey Bogart used to live here back in the days of classic cinema. In the mid-1900’s, several Hollywood celebrities made Lower Topanga Canyon their home, some of these included Peter Lorre, Carol Lombard, Shirley Temple, Ida Lupino. and Will Geer. Topanga Canyon is another hip community still known for its celebrity nature today. Our readers in this township are affluent, mostly single, professionally employed and highly educated. They purchase stylish clothing, luxury vehicles, envious slices of real estate, frequents fine retaurants and travel the world to trendy hotels. Topanga is nestled inside a beautiful canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. This audience tends to be enviromentally minded, progressive and politcally active and an artist community.