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Untitled by Luis Cornejo, courtesy of Salt Fine Art, Laguna Beach.

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PEOPLE How Newport’s famous entrepreneur John Crean gave away his millions . . . . 74

JET SET If you still think of Singapore as a merely convenient stopover on the way to Bali, it’s time to adjust your perception. ! is tiny island nation has emerged as Southeast Asia’s most vibrant destination . . . . . . .78

SCENE IN O.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

WEDDINGS ! e best of O.C. bridal style, from brooch bouquets to sheer, chic gowns; the story of one man’s big walk down the aisle; and all the top local vendors . . . . . . . 132

FOOD DRINK

REVIEW O.C.’s decadent foodies and health nuts are fl ocking to True Food Kitchen . . . 154

BITES Artistic plates and philanthropy rule at Anaheim White House; and go organic with custom-built gardens . . . . . . . . 158

WINE Notorious wine critic Robert Parker favors big, highly alcoholic wines. Will a brutally di" cult harvest this year (thanks to extreme weather) fi nally play into the hands of his biggest detractors? . . . . . 160

GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

LOOK WHO’S TALKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

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SoCal artist Danny Galieote’s newest figurative work from his American Beach Scenes (Hollywood Bound shown here) is quintessentially Californian, evoking the essence of O.C.’s coastal cliques.

Beach Burn

You can feel the sun on your own skin when you look into Danny Galieote’s painting Hollywood Bound at SCAPE gallery (scapesite. com). You can almost feel the oil on your own hands, slick from rubbing it into that trim back. )e artist’s *gure drawings (he taught at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena) reveal the in+uence of Leonardo, and as a Disney animator, he worked on !e Lion King and !e Princess and the Frog. But his beach scenes are personal work; they o,er the shock of the new—or the new in 1934, when Paul Cadmus painted !e Fleet’s In. We’re not complaining. Sand, sun, girls with golden tans and boys with guitairs are always right in our world.

Beauty and the Beast

)is issue’s cover artist Luis Cornejo is from El Salvador, lives in Berlin, and shows exclusively in the U.S. at Salt Fine Art in Laguna Beach (salt"neart.com), but his O.C. connection is far from ephemeral. His highly stylized paintings come complete with hidden Mickeys (or is it Minnies?) in his Modigliani-in+uenced images. We think the artist incorporates Disney-esque details like mouse ears and princess-like fashion touches in his work as a comment on our obsession with youth and beauty. Why, how Riviera of him!

Untitled, by Luis Cornejo.

Easily Amused

Newport Beach native Daniel Cohen (lyricsmosaic.com), 23, keeps catchy songs on repeat with his pop art-esque prints. Matching famous portraits, like Kurt Cobain and James Dean, with famous lyrics or quotes, Cohen creates his signature lyrics mosaic. )e concept came as a response to the changing music industry: “People don’t buy CDs anymore, [so] they don’t leaf through the booklet. )e art is kind of getting lost,” Cohen explains. To get your hands on the music-inspired pieces you have to be gifted by Cohen himself. )e not-for-sale pieces are custom-created for industry insiders and friends (the Kurt Cobain portrait was gifted to KROQ’s Kevin and Bean). “I guess it’s like a token of networking and it keeps it special,” Cohen says. )ough some criticize the work as lacking originality, Cohen responds that he’s “not trying to make the next Mona Lisa, but people have such a strong connection with music.” His own fave musician? “Led Zeppelin, hands down.”

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Daniel Cohen’s Kurt, an homage to musician Kurt Cobain.