{"id":17000,"date":"2023-07-01T17:46:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T00:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/?p=17000"},"modified":"2023-06-28T01:52:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T08:52:24","slug":"youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"You\u2019re Probably Not Thinking What He Was Thinking.. But See for Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9742.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9742.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9742-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9742-256x192.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>Are You Thinking What I\u2019m Thinking?<\/em> is whimsical, witty, experimental and fun. Now in its third iteration at the Muckenthaler Center in Fullerton, this lively exhibition comes from the mind of arts writer Bondo Wyszpolski, curating a massive group show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Each artist created an original piece for the exhibition, which began by chosen artists being encouraged to think outside their usual brush strokes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9798-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9798-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9798-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9798-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9798-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Wyszpolski laid down a challenge to make the work unlike each artist\u2019s usual style or technique, or to use different materials. He provided random, quirky titles for each to work from. Their titles were assigned with the spin of a wheel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9765.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17038\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9765.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9765-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9765-218x192.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The curator (above, left) was inspired to take this unusual curatorial path after seeing what he felt was one too many shows on his home turf in the beach cities with \u201csunsets and the beach and the cliffs of Palos Verdes and pets and flowers&#8230;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9775-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9775-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9775-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9775-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9775-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He worked with artists associated with the Palos Verdes Arts Center, where the show was first mounted, with artists Debbie Giese and Bernard Fallon adding a few more friends. <\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17000 gallery-columns-3 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href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9800\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9800-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9800-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9800-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9799\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9787\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9787-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9787-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9787-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9787-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9786\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9745-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9745-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9745-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9745-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9743-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9743-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9743-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9743-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9743-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9741-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9741-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9741-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9741-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9741-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/img_9740-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9740-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9740-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9740-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9740-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He relates that \u201cwho we thought of and invited to participate was done randomly. Sort of like, \u2018Hmm, how about if I ask so-and-so?\u2019 A few people declined, but most people said \u2018Yes! It sounds like a fun idea!\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Wyszpolski \u201cWhat people will see who come to the show is how inventive artists are when you give them an offbeat title, although clearly some titles were much more offbeat than others, like Steve Shriver&#8217;s \u2018Who&#8217;s Whistling at My Antiquities?\u2019 or Ross Moore&#8217;s \u2018I Could Tell She Was Mad By the Way She Parked Her Car\u2019 or Karen Wharton&#8217;s \u2018I Woke Up in King Kong&#8217;s Body.\u2019 But also what I discovered is that when all the artists with their unusual, whimsical, or surreal pictures are seen together it really is more than the sum of its parts&#8230; and I think it is an amusing and intriguing show. Each brick in the wall has added up to quite a lovely mansion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9784-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9784-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9784-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9784-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9784-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He also worked to co-produce musical scoring for the show, writing lyrics to composer and friend Brad Webster\u2019s music to fit some of the pieces in the show.\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"s1\">This unusual adjunct to the artwork occurred because of a certain long pandemic that delayed the opening of the show, originally scheduled for March 2020, significantly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBrad proposed the idea of me writing lyrics based on my impression of the pictures, and then he would add music to my lyrics. I was up for the idea, and since we knew the show would be on hold for quite a while, we were able to complete about 22 or 23 songs [now on the show\u2019s website].\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9749.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9749.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"623\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9749.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9749-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9749-187x192.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">There are over 40 works by 35 artists in the show. Among my favorites are a poetic abstract from Hung Viet Nguyen, with a hint of gold in a sea of pink; and a richly textured 3D table-setting featuring an errant crab, created in layered cut canvas<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>&#8211; a style she calls called exsculpainting, from Eileen Oda. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9781-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9781-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9781-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9781-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9781-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9768-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17018\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9768-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9768-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9768-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9768-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Susan Whiting\u2018s lush and lovely realism (shown below, first) and Larry Manning\u2018s charming and graceful acrylic work (shown below, second) are both terrific. Lynn Attig and Drica Lobo also stand out, among many other fine artists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9773-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17019\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9773-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9773-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9773-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9773-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9756-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9756-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9756-rotated.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9756-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9756-144x192.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For a full list of all exhibiting , click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.areyouthinkingwhatimthinking.art\/artists\">here<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9791.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9791.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9791.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9791-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_9791-335x192.jpg 335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">And for artworks that are cleverly subversive and sure to elicit smiles, go see the show. It\u2019s a bright summer treat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 W. Malvern Ave, Fullerton. Closes July 31. Call (714) 738-6595 or visit TheMuck.org for hours.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Genie Davis; photos by Genie Davis<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are You Thinking What I\u2019m Thinking? is whimsical, witty, experimental and fun. Now in its third iteration at the Muckenthaler Center in Fullerton, this lively exhibition comes from the mind of arts writer Bondo Wyszpolski, curating a massive group show. Each artist created an original piece for the exhibition, which began by chosen artists being &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversionsla.com\/youre-probably-not-thinking-what-he-was-thinking-but-see-for-yourself\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">You\u2019re Probably Not Thinking What He Was Thinking.. 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