Unfolding Cardboard by Artist Ann Weber at the Palos Verdes Art Center
As high as they will stand Cardboard sculptures by Ann Weber at the Palos Verdes Art Center by Bondo Wyszpolski “It’s a thankless job,” says Ann Weber, sitting across from me in her Angels Gate studio. “And why do we do it? Well, because of all the things I’d rather be doing there’s nothing I’d rather be doing than making art. And a lot of that has to do with making something out of nothing.” Ann Weber in her Angels Gate studio. Photo by Bondo Wyszpolski We’d been running down a list of hurdles that artists have to navigate if they hope to be seen beyond a group of close friends and family. But, thankless though it often may be, there are moments when the spotlight finds you. For Weber that’s going to happen again on Sept. 14 when “Ann Weber: Let the Sunshine In” opens for two months at the Palos Verdes Art Center. She’ll be featured in the Main Gallery, while upstairs the work of another San Pedro artist, Ron Linden, will also be on view. A double-whammy, so to speak, of smart, thought-provoking sculpture and painting. Weber’s totemic creations will tease and challenge us. Some of them look as if made by Native Americans on a mushroom high, while others resemble artifacts with a…
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