Sunken City | San Pedro, CA

Where the sidewalk ends, literally…

From LAOKAY.com:

When they said that California would fall into the sea, they weren’t kidding! Well, at least that was the case of San Pedro, California. In 1929 a sizeable section of land in the southern tip of San Pedro began to unexplainably slip into the sea. The 600 block of Paseo Del Mar began moving seaward in 1929 and continued to slip until the mid 1930s. Movement was measured as high as 11 inches a day. Due to quick action, all but two of the houses on the seaward side of the street were moved before toppling into the sea. The eastern section of Point Fermin Park was lost and the entire area is very unstable, yet not moving at the present time. Geologists have termed this phenomenon as a “slump” and this area has been featured in many geological studies and books. This geological mystery also occurs about 4 or 5 miles up the coast from this spot at Portuguese Bend in Rancho Palos Verdes. The Portuguese Bend Slide Area is still moving and slipping into the sea. Sunken City is closed by chain link fencing, but may still be viewed at the south end of Pacific Avenue or the east end of Pt. Fermin Park at Paso Del Mar and Gaffey Street.

Photos by Lee Fenyves and Laina Adler.

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Art-O-Mat pieces are live!

Found out today that my Art-O-Mat pieces have been distributed to machines at the Flying M Coffee House in Boise, ID; Rayko Photo Center in San Francisco, CA; The Whitney Museum of Art in NYC; and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, CA.

If you live in any of these areas go check out the vending machines and support Art-O-Mat! For more details on these locations and the machines housed there, visit www.artomat.org.

Black Friday sale at **leefenvisual**

Head on over to the *leefenvisual* store where every poster is $20. Get a jump on your holiday shopping. Buy a limited edition screen-print for the art collector in your life; they will certainly thank you for it.

Sale will last for 24 hours starting at 2:00pm PST.

http://tr.im/lfvposters

Oakland Show

If you find yourself in Oakland, CA, near Grand Ave., before the end of the year, take a detour to Jaujou Studio to see a selection of my photography hanging in this salon.  I’m currently showing the Doors of Montreal, Vehicular Style of California and a few Brazil Graffiti shots at Jaujou.  All are glossy prints mounted on quarter-inch black gator board, and available for sale.

Jaujou Studio
3351 Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610-2738

Art*o*mat

I’m pleased to announce that my art will now be carried by <<Art-0-mat>>.  These are retired cigarette vending machines that have been converted to vend art. There are 82 active machines in various locations throughout the U.S.

I will be supplying them with *extremely* limited-edition silk screen prints mounted onto roughly 2″ x 3″ wood blocks.  No piece will be the same as they will be specially selected cross sections of some of my existing prints.

More to come once my profile appears on their website and I learn which machines will carry my work.  In the interim, check out some of the very cool looking refurbished machines, and find an art-o-mat machine near you.

::leefenvisual art print release::

On Friday, August 21st I will be releasing my latest art prints. There are four posters being released, all the details are below….enjoy.

Fish Out of Water – Day & Night Editions
3-color screen print (the Day Edition features a silver metallic ink)
18″ x 24″
Printed on 100# Cougar Bright White Cover
Signed and numbered edition of 40 each

Each print individually is $45 + shipping. If you purchase both as a set the cost is $80 + shipping.
On sale at my website www.leefenvisual.com at 10am PDT

Yin-Yang – Silver Edition
4-color screen print
18″ x 18″
Printed on 105# Esse Pearlized Silver
Signed and numbered edition of 10 – $60

Yin-Yang – 1st Edition
4-color screen print
18″ x 18″
Printed on 80# Neenah Woodstock recycled
Signed and numbered edition of 40 – $45

$90 + shipping if purchased as a set
On sale at my website www.leefenvisual.com, Friday, August 21th at 10am PDT

** The Gorge 8-7,8-09 1st Edition ** Now On Sale **

Now available for purchase is The Gorge 8-7,8-09 1st Edition. You can purchase this poster either by clicking on the Buy Now button below or directly from my Store at leefenvisual.com.

Mtn. View 8-5-09 Night Edition

4 color screen print
18″ x 18″
Printed on 80# Neenah Woodstock recycled stock
Signed and numbered edition of 40

Price: $35 + $8 US Shipping ($12 International Shipping)

I am shipping posters the last week in July. Each poster will be rolled in craft paper and shipped USPS Priority Mail in a sturdy tube.

Mtn. View 8-5-09 Night Edition – now on sale

Now available for purchase is Mtn. View 8-5-09 Night Edition. The story about the illustration can be found here. You can purchase this poster either by clicking on the Buy Now button below or directly from my Store at leefenvisual.com.

Mtn. View 8-5-09 Night Edition

3 color screen print
18″ x 24″
Printed on 100# Cougar Bright White Cover
Signed and numbered edition of 85

Price: $35 + $8 US Shipping ($12 International Shipping)

I am shipping posters the last week in July. Each poster will be rolled in craft paper and shipped USPS Priority Mail in a sturdy tube.

::leefenvisual poster release::

Inspired by a well known touring band playing in California early August I created a poster for the event. The imagery is based on one of my original illustrations called ‘Fish Out of Water’ which I felt fit the band’s energy and penchant for taking musical risks.

Mtn. View 08.05.09 – Night Edition

3-color silk screen
18″ x 24″
Printed on 100# Cougar Bright White Cover
Signed and numbered edition of 85

I will be releasing the poster to the general public on Wednesday, July 15th through my website, but to those who follow my artistic endeavors I am offering a pre-sale. If you are interested in pre-ordering one of these prints and securing yours you can make a PayPal payment of $35 + $8 shipping inside the US ($12 outside the US) to lee@leefenvisual.com. Please remark in the Notes section when making the payment that this is for the Night Edition pre-sale.

Posters will ship USPS Priority the last week of July.

Thank you in advance to anyone who picks this one up. I’m really excited how this turned out, it’s pretty sharp.

Cheers,
LF

::leefenvisual:: art show at Hermosa Salon

Selections from my Montreal Doors and Vehicular Style of California series will be showing at Hermosa Salon on College Avenue in Berkeley. The show opens Monday, June 1 and will be up for all of June and July. If you are in the neighborhood stop by and check it out. Hermosa is located at 2703 College Ave, Berkeley 94705.