Wolfgang Bloch

Press:

• 2010.

• POC Magazine (England), "From Subtle to Sublime", No.02, 10/12 Issue, pages 64-69
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• Laguna Beach Magazine, "The Art of the Sea", Aug/Sept. Issue, pages 86-87
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• Riviera Magazine, "Good Wood!", August Issue, pages 18, 50, 52
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• Glide Magazine (Japan), "Wolfgang Bloch", Summer Issue, pages 24-25
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• Surfers Path, "Wolfgang Bloch: The Colors of Coincidence", Feb-Mar. Issue, pages 84-91
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• 2009.

• Riviera Magazine, "Artist of the Year", Feb. Issue, page 91
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  Art Scene, "Wolfgang Bloch Original Works", Volume 28, No. 6, page 40
  Artworks Magazine, "The Ocean In Abstraction", Spring Issue, pages 78-84
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  Surfer Magazine, "Q and A with Artist Wolfgang Bloch", Feb.Issue, page 60
  Blue Magazine (Japan), "Wolfgang Bloch", March Issue, pages 36-41
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  Glide Magazine (Japan), "Wolfgang Bloch", April Issue, pages 78-91
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  Malibu Magazine, "Ten by Ten", Summer Issue, page 62
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  Laguna Beach Magazine, "Changing Tides", Summer Issue, pages 46-49
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  Go Outside Magazine (Brazil), "Wolfgang Bloch", June Issue, page 25

  2008.

• Surfing Magazine, "It Felt Like a Good Time to Check the Surf", Feb. Issue, Volume 44, page 148
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  Riviera Interiors, "The New Wave", Fall Issue, pages 38,40
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  Gravedad Zero (Argentina), "Wolfgang Bloch", Issue No.06, pages 80-84
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  Ode, "One Step at a Time", Oct. Issue, page 76
  Surfer Magazine, "For Me this is Heaven", Dec. Issue, pages 114-123
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  Coast, "Waves of Inspiration", Dec. Issue, page 56
  The Laguna Beach Independent, "Surf Artist Gives Museum an Edge", December 19, 2008, page B8
  Coastline Pilot, "Bloch Exhibits This Weekend", October 10, page B5

  2007.

• Surfers Journal, "Dark Renderings, a Wolfgang Bloch Portfolio", Volume 16, number 5, pages 86-93
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  Coastline Pilot, "Committed to Culture", October 26, page B1
  Longboard Magazine, "The Art of Surfing", Issue No. 93, page 41

  2006.

• Los Angeles Times, "Surf Art Catches a Break", January 31, Orange County Edition, pages A1, A10
  Beach Brother (France), "Bloque Sur Bloch", Sept./ Oct. Issue, pages 54,56
  Surfers Mind (Japan), "Wolfgang Bloch", Summer Issue, pages 46-51

  2005.

• Coastline Pilot, "Art That's Small", April 22, page B1
  Surfing Magazine, "All is Silent Now", May Issue, page 158
  Adrenaline (England), "The Quiet Gesture", Issue Number 24, pages 162-164
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  Modart (Europe), "Wolfgang Bloch", Issue 06, pages 32-35
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  Radical (South America), "Arte de Wolfgang Bloch", Issue 16, pages 32-37

  2004.

• Alma Surf Magazine (Brazil), "Mostra Internacional Da Arte E Cultura Surf", Sept. Issue, page 38, 79
  Surfer Magazine, "Art and the Photo: Wolfgang Bloch", Dec. Issue, pages 18, 19, 136-141
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  2003.

• The Laguna Post, "Laguna Artist Exhibits at Urban Earth Gallery", December 18, page 22
  Surfer Magazine, "State of the Art", Aug. Issue, page 150
  Longboard Magazine, "Water Colors", Jan. / Feb. Issue, page 46

  MEDIA:

• 2010.

"Artist and Surfer as best Buddies" July 23. NY Times. The exuberant three-gallery exhibition “Swell” is one of the Big Kahunas of the season’s group shows. Its requisite summertime theme is surfing, which runs wider and deeper than most, encompassing an array of visual material and several familiar characters, namely the American male as renegade and good buddy. The show, which sprawls throughout the Chelsea spaces of Nyehaus, the Friedrich Petzel Gallery and Metro Pictures, spans more than half a century, from the 1950s to the present. In addition to scores of artworks it contains about two dozen surf boards, along with photographs, posters and other artifacts. Of the nearly 80 individuals whose efforts are represented here, fewer than 10 are women. This statistic reflects a significant lack of imagination, considering that a lot of the work here is merely vaguely oceanic. [view]

• 2009.

"The History of Surf Art Symposium", June 5th., The Surfing Heritage Foundation, San Clemente, Ca
A discussion to celebrate 50 years of Surf Art; panelists include Kevin Ancell, Wolfgang Bloch, Rick Rietveld, Kevin Short, and Alex Weinstein. Moderated by Scott Hulet, Steve Pezman, and Bolton Colburn, director of the Laguna Art Museum.

"Hanging Five" - A Documentary film directed by Chris Cutri, that explores art in surf culture. It features five artists that are also surfers: Wolfgang Bloch, Andy Davis, Tyler Warren, Julie Goldstein and Alex Knost. The film premiered at The International Surf Film Festival St Jean de Luz in France, and at the New York Surf Film Festival in September of 2009. [view]

"David Carson Documentary" - A Documentary Film by Charlie Trefry and Max White that explores David Carson's influence in Graphic Design in the past two decades. The long list of artists, designers, musicians, and creative personalities include: musician David Byrne, D. David Morin, Trent Reznor from NIN, designer Jason 71, director Spike Jonze, author and editor Chip Kidd, museum director Bolton Colburn, designer Margo Chase, artist Wolfgang Bloch, designer Ellen Lupton, Randy Hild, Stacy Peralta and many more...

2008.

“Wolfgang at LAM Exhibit” [view]

"DVS Wolfgang Bloch signature sandal" - DVS Shoes and Wolfgang Bloch teamed up to design an "eco-friendly" sandal. The soles are made from used car tires and the mid-soles from blended cork. The rest of the sandal is made from recycled, or recyclable materials. Packaging and hang tags are pirnted using only soy-based inks. [view]

"Wolfgang Bloch sees Waves Everywhere He Looks", Surfline.com [view]

• "Wolfgang Bloch Exclusive Interview", Surfermag.com [view]

• "Wolfgang Bloch at The Daily Habit Show", Fuel TV [view]

• “Surf Art at The Laguna Art Museum”, Surfline.com [view]