Shag – the Swinging Retro-Style Artist
Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny
Magdaug and Patti Kishel
Josh
Agle, better known as Shag to the
many followers of his retro-style artistic creations, has a swinger’s view of
life with a 60s sensibility.
Looking
at his paintings of hip people in Hugh Hefner, Mad Men-type settings – from cocktail parties to backyard barbecues
– you feel immersed in the go-go era.
Shag’s
paintings are populated with an assortment of lounge lizards, glamorous women,
Vegas Rat Pack types, night club-goers, and other cool cats (both human and
feline).
Karen Adler,
owner of the Picture Show Gallery in
Seal Beach (231 Main Street), told SurfWriter GIrls Sunny Magdaug and Patti
Kishel that Shaq has a unique style that really captures the essence of the
60s.
Gesturing
to the paintings on display in her gallery, she noted the attention to period
detail that Shag takes with each artwork.
Adler,
who has featured Shag’s artworks at the Picture Show Gallery for over a dozen
years now, said, “Everything he does is creative, bright, and fun.”
Shag’s
paintings are playful and draw you into his own mod world, filled with
turtle-neck-wearing sophisticates, bikini-clad bombshells, martini-drinkers,
and more.
In
addition to the artworks on display locally at the Picture Show Gallery, Shag
has his own gallery, Shag the store, in
Palm Springs, located at 725 N Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262.
The
Palm Springs gallery (and an online website)
features a variety of original paintings and prints, cloisonné
jewelry…
painted
handbags…
tiki pillows and beach towels, glassware, and more.
So,
when you’re feelin’ groovy take a look inside Shag’s retro world and slip into
a pair of paisley bell-bottoms or neon mini-skirt.
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