Torrance Art Museum

3320 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503, USA

Address:	3320 Civic Center Dr, Torrance, CA 90503, USA
Phone:	+1 310-618-6388
Site:	torranceartmuseum.com
Rating:	4.6
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JeanneMarie T

Excellent museum well placed near other cultural activities in Torrance--a public records repository, a court house, a senior center, a large pool, a public library, the Nakano Theater, as well as right across the street from a strip mall where you can get a massage that has got to be good--there is a photo of someone who is the spitting image of Ryan ONeal getting a massage to advertise the place. What is more, is that Hugos Deli is right at that strip mall practically across from the museum. You can get good deli--I believe Boars Head--and excellent service. And if you need to gas up or to go to an ATM before you get to this excellent museum, there is a Valero station right before you get to the museum at the same strip mall with Hugos Deli and the well advertised massage joint. The gentleman who owns and who operates the Valero is a hero to his corner and to his name. Recently at the museum, I viewed a marvelous work by a Korean artist that I paired--they let me photograph with my cell phone in the museum-- with a Japanese American childrens book that is based both on color theory and team theory and team work--good equipe and good atelier. I was inspired to do this because when I entered the museum, I saw a quote from R. Barthess Camera Lucida." I bought the childrens art book that I paired with the work by the Korean artist at the Japanese American Cultural Festival right next door that was held the weekend that I visited the museum. That festival featured excellent Shodo Calligraphy and good taiko drumming, as well as beautiful paper stamp art and even James Bond as a toy. I didnt buy 007. And not because Daniel Craig is British, but now has to advertise Lillet. I love Mr. Craig. I believe I have read that he was even homeless once while waiting for a break in his career. It was because the lady selling 007 couldnt tell me whether he was Nissei, Sansei or any other generation of James Bond. Roger Moore? Sean Connery? Not knowing, I wasnt going to play. However, I was able to make up for FedExs pretty recent loss of my order of a book documenting John Szarkowskis exhibit from the 1970s of Japanese prisoner of war photography from, I believe, a Museum of Modern Art exhibit low these many years in NYC. How was I able to do that? By buying a book called "Impounded" by Dorothea Lange. I dont like the title very much. I believe that some of Ms. Langes Works Progress Administration photographs of non-Japanese American subjects glamorize poverty. While "Impounded" does not glamorize poverty, it is not good art to use a word that now belongs to cars that have been towed away for a photography book about being a prisoner of war in ones own homeland. Why do I say that? Because at the very Japanese American cultural convention where I bought the book of Langes, there was a car--a Toyota Yaris, I believe--with Japanese Consuluar plates. So if anyone wants to reissue Ms. Langes work, lets do it under a different moniker. There was deft structure and desert color in some paintings featuring southwestern landscape work in, among other places, Arizona. Great brush and palette knife work. As for the real altar piece for me--and I lay this at the tomb of R. Barthes and Dorothea Langes subjects and all others who have a heart for the shadows of children in search of a team, I was able to lay the childrens book about color theory and team work at the feet of a punctured, but not wounding, work by the Korean artist. That work, because of its see through pointilliation, cast shadows of play about the museum. I put down the childrens book and photographed its bleeding colors with shadows to throw up all suns. And I hope that some sun comes to that museum and to that corner of Torrance even when it rains. Please go often and become a patron of the other activities that take place here. And dont forget the vendors across the street. There is also a place where you can get take out Chinese. Someone from Louisiana vouched to me for that places fried oysters. I cant wait to try them. So should you.

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"Lee Young Jun PEN ART" Pen Art(General Remarks) Infinity of lines and dots have symbolism. Such symbolism is ever changing according to the spirit’s depth. All works are kaleidoscopic; they are usually composed of indescribable expressions. Therefore, art’s depth also can be said to be unlimited. Is pen art’s depth also infinite? In other words, do the lines and dots flowing from the nib of a pen have an artistic qualification? In this respect, it is worth thinking deeply. Pen art begins from an essence of nature’s fundamental values. From the standpoint of value, or color, a harmony of black and white is essential in nature. As it is impossible to see any color in darkness, distinguishing color is an essential role of light. That is why the soul is drawn to light. Whiteness, or light is a spiritual reflection of the soul while blackness, or darkness is a reality of life on earth. As the color green is an essential color of vegetation, burnt charcoal is an earthy color that will stay near black. Blackness is heterogeneous and may be hostile to life. If blackness belongs to the essence of nature, it also may be said to represent the image of death. A combination of black and white constitutes degrees of lightness and darkness. When painting black on a white background, the soul is transported to the white background. Whiteness comes to life when contrasted with black line and black space. In this case, soul also may be expressed through the blackness. Soul may be transported to the black or a combination of white and black, which shed a mysterious merit to the soul or spirit. Pen arts starts and ends from an essence of nature’s fundamental contrasts. The primary essence is infinite and eternal while the artistic harmony of black and white can take one’s breath away. But, this is not possible until a metamorphosis has been realized over many years and spiritual transcendence has occurred. The transfer of spirit occurs when one’s life experiences are projected onto the white canvas in harmony with blackness. That is the true ‘pen art.’ Artlst Lee Young Jun I am a Korean. I pioneered the " Lee Young Jun Pen Art " and Perfected the genre. I am Artist Lee Young Jun. Pen Art is the only genre is an important work In the world. The works are extremely valuable. And no one is able to work not dare to imitate. The hope my work can be sympathy to many people. Thank you.

Kristi Gardner

I been there and it very nice place to see Art. I enjoy looking at so many different picture. People will enjoy and kids may kind it to.

Kathleen Garcia

Its a very small museum with only two large rooms for artwork. But the artwork thats installed currently is terrific.

Matthew Markoski

When to go see an exhibition. It was really lovely and had a lot to view.

Chad Sandiford

Beautiful museum and the curators are all very friendly and knowledgeable.

Erik Nye

A modest civic museum in a commercial park.

Chad Grant

Gorgeous artwork from local artists.