Norman Corwin turns 100 ... FOOD ARCHIVE: Colman Andrews and Jonathan Gold, Beard winners ... a blacksmith moves to Heritage Square ... Tyrus Wong, almost 100, feted by Otis College of Art and Design ... Artist Edward Walton Wilcox on faith and storytelling ...
Artist Edward Walton Wilcox -- a "Fanatic" about faith, doom, beauty.
UPDATE: Edward Walton Wilcox, profiled with a studio visit on Off-Ramp last year, will be painting in public at the LA Art Show from January 19-23. It's worth a visit: Edward is a warm and engaging man, and we think his art is pretty phenomenal. This is a rare chance to see a potentially great work in the making. CLICK THROUGH for details and an exclusive Off-Ramp video of his work ... FROM THE ARCHIVE:
In his new exhibit, "Fanatic," at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery, Edward Walton Wilcox asks, "How do we transform the horrifying realities of this world into something beautiful?" And there is something beautiful in his images of burning windmills, Death at the tiller, hollow-eyed women ... something -- as he told Off-Ramp host John Rabe -- that comes from Wilcox's reverence for the art of the Middle Ages and a trip to Notre Dame many years ago. The LA Art Show news release: (Los Angeles, CA--January 2011) The Los Angeles Art Show will present Vox Humana a live art performance by celebrated international street artists and muralists Andrew Hem, Shark Toof and Edward Walton Wilcox. Organized by the L.A. ART MACHINE and curated by Bryson Strauss, the art performance will take place during the Los Angeles Art Show from January 19 - 23, 2011. Working on large-scale canvases, the artists will begin their work on January 19 and will paint live each day from noon to 5:30 PM and from 4:00 pm to 10:00pm at the Opening Night Premiere Party. Using acrylic paint and bitumen, the artists will work on more than 500 square feet of canvas. These artists have been selected for their creative talent and unique visual language, which they draw from both their cultural heritage and their experience with the urban environs of the west coast metropolis. Los Angeles Art Show attendees are invited to witness the completion of the works on Sunday, January 23, 2010 at 2:00 PM. The Los Angeles Art Show takes place from January 19-23, 2011 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015.
Edward Walton Wilcox lives with his family in the Hollywood Hills in a Tudor style 1920s house.
(Credit: John Rabe)
His studio is a comfortably cramped 2-Model-T garage, filled with painting and sculpting materials, woodworking tools, and the detritus and ephemera of decades as an artist.
(Credit: John Rabe)
Edward Walton Wilcox’s new show, “Fanatic,” opens May 15th and is at the Merry Karnowsky Gallery, at 170 South La Brea, Los Angeles, CA 90036. There will be an opening reception for the artist on Saturday May 15 from 8-11pm.
Centenarian Norman Corwin to Patt Morrison: First drafts are s---!
Norman Corwin died Oct. 18, 2011, at the age of 101. Here's an interview we aired just after his centennial.
Famed radio and movie writer Norman Corwin turned in May 2010. Shortly after, KPCC's Patt Morrison helped fete him at the Aero Theatre, where they showed "Lust for Life," which got Corwin an Oscar nod for best adapted screenplay.
Listen here for their conversation – including Corwin's plans for his retirement years – and NPR's recent piece on Corwin's career and influence.
KCET celebrated Norman Corwin's 100th birthday by airing its 1969 television production of Corwin directing a radio production of "The Plot To Overthrow Christmas" on May 17, 2010 at 10 p.m.
Otis College of Art & Design to honor '32 alum: Tyrus Wong, designer of "Bambi"
Saturday, May 8th, Otis is holding a gala benefit at the Beverly Hilton to raise money for scholarships. One of the school's most prestigious alums is Tyrus Wong, who turns 100 this October. In an award-winning piece produced by Queena Kim, animation expert Charles Solomon profiled Wong in 2007.
Jonathan Gold and Colman Andrews win James Beard Awards
Congratulations to Colman Andrews and the LA Weekly's Jonathan Gold, who took home James Beard awards over the weekend for their tasty food writing. It is unclear at this point whether they won because they have appeared on Off-Ramp, but we'll assume that's the case and offer these interviews from the archive.
John Rabe talked with Gold when he won the Pulitzer in 2007; John talked with Andrews after discovering Andrews' 1984 guidebook to LA restaurants ("Best Restaurants LA"), which is a time machine to an entirely different era for food in Southern California.
Gold won the Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Reviews award for his LA Weekly pieces “Sauced,” “Hot Birria, Cold Cerveza,” and “Hare Today”; Andrews won Cookbook of the Year for "The Country Cooking of Ireland."
COME INSIDE for the James Beard news release, a way to buy Andrews' book on Irish cooking AND help KPCC; and the entire Gold LA Weekly archive. NEW YORK, NY (May 2, 2010) – The James Beard Foundation, the nation’s preeminent recognition program honoring professionals in the food and beverage industries, announced this evening the winners of the 2010 James Beard Foundation Media & Book Awards. At an exclusive invitation-only dinner at Espace in New York City hosted by Kelly Choi of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters and Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods, awards were presented to the winners of the Books, Broadcast Media and Journalism categories. Highlights of this year’s winners included: Cookbook of the Year: The Country Cooking of Ireland by Colman Andrews (Chronicle Books) Cookbook Hall of Fame: A Book of Middle Eastern Food by Claudia Roden M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award: Francine Prose, Saveur, “Faith and Bacon” Television Show, In Studio or Fixed Location: French Food at Home with Laura Calder, Host: Laura Calder, Network: Food Network Canada, Producer: Johanna Eliot Television Show, On Location: Chefs A’ Field: King of Alaska, Host: Rick Moonen, Network: PBS, Producers: Heidi Hanson and Chris Warner TV Food Personality: Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Network: The Travel Channel Newspaper Food Section: The Washington Post, Joe Yonan Craig Claiborne Distinguished Restaurant Reviews: Jonathan Gold, LA Weekly, “Sauced,” “Hot Birria, Cold Cerveza,” “Hare Today” Website Focusing on Food, Beverage, Restaurant, or Nutrition: Chow.com, Jane Goldman Food Blog: Serious Eats, Ed Levine, Seriouseats.com The Book Award judges (more than 50 in total) are comprised of editors, authors, journalists, and culinary educators who have not published a culinary book during the current Awards year. The Broadcast Media Award judges (more than 30 in total) are comprised of producers, educators, editors, and print journalists. Journalism Award judges (more than 80 in total) are comprised of working editors, journalists (not covering food and beverage topics), retired food and beverage editors and writers, and deans and professors of leading journalism colleges.
LA 3D movie club throws indy 3D movie festival
Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with 3D expert Ray Zone about the Stereo Club of Southern California's 7th international independent 3D movie festival, with more than a dozen shorts and a feature from around the world.
It's Saturday, May 15, at the Downtown Independent theatre, 251 S. Main Street, LA CA 90012.
COME INSIDE for links.
Adam's Forge Blacksmithy to move to Heritage Square
We just got word that the Adam’s Forge Blacksmithing School is moving to a perfect historical setting --the collection of Victorian era buildings in Highland Park along the Pasadena Freeway, called Heritage Square Museum.
It’s called “Adam’s Forge” for Adam Leventhal, an artist and blacksmith whose family donated his equipment and art to a group of blacksmiths who formed the school. The faculty members are all local artists, from hobbyists to full time artist blacksmiths. Their president is Heather McLarty, who gave Off-Ramp producer Queena Kim a lesson in blacksmithing in 2007.
COME INSIDE to find out how you can visit Adam's Forge for FREE on May 16th. THE NEWS RELEASE: The Adam Leventhal Memorial School and Museum has moved to the site of the Heritage Square Museum on Homer Street, Los Angeles, where the artist/blacksmiths of Adam’s Forge will be offering classes in the craft of forging hot iron into objects of beauty and utility. The Grand Opening of Adam’s Forge at the Heritage Square Museum will take place on the Museum of the Arroyo Day, May 16th from 11:00 to 4:00, when five museums along the Arroyo Seco will be open free to the public. Come by and see the blacksmithing demonstrations and sign up for our e-mail information list.
Scott Simon talks about technology
CyberFrequencies digs into the archives to bring you an interview with Weekend Edition's Scott Simon.
Driving on Sunshine - EV Diaries
We’re just months away from seeing electric cars for sale in the U.S. The Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt will be out by the end of this year. By next year, you’ll have a half-a-dozen EV models to buy and drive. One of them will be the Mitsubishi iMiev. KPCC’s Shirley Jahad has been driving an iMiev prototype – and she’s sharing the story in "EV Diaries."