Lyn Kubasek
The late Laguna artist and environmentalist Lynn Kubasek, known for her long-distance and endurance swimming, was a passionate advocate for open-water swimming. After once getting sick from contaminated water, she warned in a YouTube video of the dangers of urban runoff. She advised against entering the ocean immediately after a rain storm, saying she was more afraid of bacteria than sharks. She worked for 16 years as a water quality specialist for Fuscoe Engineering in Irvine, with a focus on Research and Documentation.
With a Bachelor of Arts from UCI, Kubasek filled her life with art. She created paintings, drawings, watercolors, collages, and even swimsuits made of paper. A winner of Laguna’s Holiday Palette Competition, Kubasek’s depiction of a purple seal was displayed over Main Beach during the holiday season, as was her Banner Competition creation depicting swimmers in the sea. Her art is still recognized all over the city, and many of her works were showcased at BC Space Gallery and numerous other galleries.
She was also well known for her Random Acts of Soap™, handmade soap that she gave out for events or to loved ones. Her soaps became a common bond to those who remember her, as she took them whenever she traveled, and they would embody a theme of what she was experiencing at the time. But be it soap or paper, or found objects, Kubasek often employed beauty in her collaborations, one of which showcased over 3,000 suspended paper cranes. She incorporated anything left over or discarded in her art – whether it was mannequin parts found in dumpsters, bicycle tire inner tubes, or plastic containers washed onto the shores – she found the perfect spot for everything. The work in this exhibit, Three Hearts, is from the Dowling family collection.
With a Bachelor of Arts from UCI, Kubasek filled her life with art. She created paintings, drawings, watercolors, collages, and even swimsuits made of paper. A winner of Laguna’s Holiday Palette Competition, Kubasek’s depiction of a purple seal was displayed over Main Beach during the holiday season, as was her Banner Competition creation depicting swimmers in the sea. Her art is still recognized all over the city, and many of her works were showcased at BC Space Gallery and numerous other galleries.
She was also well known for her Random Acts of Soap™, handmade soap that she gave out for events or to loved ones. Her soaps became a common bond to those who remember her, as she took them whenever she traveled, and they would embody a theme of what she was experiencing at the time. But be it soap or paper, or found objects, Kubasek often employed beauty in her collaborations, one of which showcased over 3,000 suspended paper cranes. She incorporated anything left over or discarded in her art – whether it was mannequin parts found in dumpsters, bicycle tire inner tubes, or plastic containers washed onto the shores – she found the perfect spot for everything. The work in this exhibit, Three Hearts, is from the Dowling family collection.
Lyn Kubasek
Three Hearts, 2004
Bicycle Inner Tube Tire, Thread
18 x 18 Inches
NFS
Three Hearts, 2004
Bicycle Inner Tube Tire, Thread
18 x 18 Inches
NFS