Christmas morning came early and was spent savoring coffee by the fire and gift opening by our little tree.
After facetiming with grands, we headed to Oceanside to soak it all in. Oh what a day!A favorite seaside haunt is The Seabird and its Oceanside Museum of Art West's exhibition space. This evolving gallery is always surprising.According to the artist statement by Ethan Chan, "This body of work (The Hollywood Effect) is a compilation of compact accumulations and installations that emphasize the process of play and curiosity, examining consumerist and plastic culture and what it says about our society. This series of systems loosely references a variety of themes including control, function, and political agenda, and how they relate to our Southern Californian culture. The audience is invited to think about our collective love for all things "fake", including cheaply crafted colorful toys, and immersive environments and experiences such as Disneyland, Hollywood, etc. The work meditates on fetishized objects, American cinema and television archetypes, and our shared regional stereotypes."I love Mr. Chan's titles like this one, I Wanna Scream "I Love You" From the Top of My Lungs, But I'm Afraid That Someone Else Will Hear Me.Above my head hangs Plastic Sun, a collection of Happy Meal toys and twine.This work is composed of sauce packets, cellophane tape and a hanger and is called We're Watching a Movie and You're Leaning on My Shoulder, Distracting Me from the Plotline.I wonder if the sauce selection is part of the message. The 'shoes' are made of horseradish, barbecue sauce, and instant coffee. Wild.You're My Favorite "What If" and My Best "I'll Never Know" consists of Taco Bell's Diablo hot sauce and French's mustard. I love looking at pieces like this, up close, and really trying to figure it all out. What fun."Ethan Chan was born in 1997 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is an artist working in sculpture, installation, and performance art based in Los Angeles, CA. Using off-kilter materials including Happy Meal toys, bubble gum, and sauce packets, his work examines a love for all things kitsch, cookie-cutter, and plastic; and in its transformation, attempts to place itself at the intersection between globalism and Americana." I'm not certain that description helps me understand it any better but I did enjoy the challenge.After pondering all that art and its meaning, we headed south for lunch and a coffee break in Carlsbad. Thank you to Suzanne for the Starbucks card which provided our much needed respite.Our final stop was to visit with Steve's mom, Betty. A wonderful surprise was finding his niece and nephew there as well. It was a very Merry Christmas, indeed. We hope the same was true for you and yours. Here's to an exceptional 2023!"People don't notice whether it's winter or summer
when they're happy."
--Anton Chekhov
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