Liz Ohanesian
Liz Ohanesian writes about art, pop culture, music and, sometimes, a combination of the three. Her work has appeared in L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, Hi-Fructose and a number of other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.
Discover Gardena High School's extensive collection of California Impressionists paintings. A selection of the works are on view in the Autry's exhibition "California Impressionism: The Gardena High School Collection."
![[Click to enlarge] Alexandra Manukyan, "When the Waters Rise," 2015, oil on Belgian linen, 48 x 36 inches.](https://kcet.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f15528a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/580x326+0+56/resize/1536x864!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkcet-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkl%2Ffiles%2Fatoms%2Farticle_atoms%2Fwww.kcet.org%2Farts%2Fartbound%2Fimages%2FAlexandra_Manukyan_When_the_Waters_Rise.jpg)
Painter and teacher Alexandra Manukyan's work centers on the human form. Generally done in oil, her images are always depicted in delicate detail featuring figures with arched backs or slouched shoulders.
Photography duo JUCO, comprised of Julia Galdo and Cody Cloud, is best known for capturing images filled with bold patterns, vivid colors and bright light.
In the worlds of animator Ben Jones: playfulness and experimentation, pop culture and fine art, all collide with a DIY spirit.
Quentin Dupieux appears to move back and forth between two worlds seamlessly. As a filmmaker, his projects embrace the absurd. As electronic music producer Mr. Oizo, he has consistently pushed the limits of dance floor beats.
"Annenberg Space for Photography: Digital Darkroom" debuts on Tuesday, May 26 at 8 PM on KCET-TV, featuring artists who create altered realities using photography and digital or darkroom manipulation.
Artbound Presents "Annenberg Space for Photography: Beauty Culture" airs nationally on LINKTV beginning May 25.
From a theatrical project to a performance art group, My Barbarian's latest venture is "Double Agency," a performance about secret agents that was filmed in the galleries of LACMA.
"Alien She" is a traveling exhibition, currently at the Orange County Museum of Art, that explores the history and influence of Riot Grrrl.
Throughout 2015, the Hammer Museum will host programming pertaining to the Armenian diaspora, featuring a film based on the story of Armenian Genocide survivor Aurora Mardiganian.
Lili Bernard's art explores traumas experienced by women, from the struggle to attain an ideal of beauty to the pain of sexual assault.
Robert Williams, founder of Juxtapoz Magazine, is widely regarded as the godfather of the low brow and pop surrealist art movements.