Organizers claim the LA Art Show -- a massive, mixed-media event that showcases everything from cutting-edge contemporary installations to works by Renoir and Monet -- is the main reason the Los Angeles City Council declared January "Los Angeles Art Month." What their resolution doesn't mention is how Orange County is cutting into the action.Among the 175 galleries exhibiting are two from Laguna Beach, Redfern Gallery and Sue Greenwood Fine Art, which has shown the artwork depicted here. Redfern
Santa Ana artist Skeith De Wine says he was "the victim of a gay
bashing hate crime" in September 2008 that left him with severe dental
damage, a nose broken in two places and a fractured skull
and jaw. Before the incident, he'd made many pieces inspired by hate
against gays. That's how you'd assume he spent his six months in
recovery, painting as a form of therapy. But the fruits of De Wine's
recovery labor to be unveiled this weekend have nothing to do with
violence against gays--or anyone els
