Layering and Light

The University Art Museum on campus at CSULB currently has two art exhibitions that showcase works from regional artists.

Art exhibition Chockablock showcases the work of sixteen different artists portraying modern day art practices.

Lisa Tchakmakian and Devon Tsuno are two modern day artists on display that contribute pieces of artwork that are eye catching with interesting concepts.

Tchakmakian has two pieces of art on display in the UAM.  Both similarly play with the concept of sensory awareness, fluorescent lighting and vivid colors.  Tchakmakian's piece Untitled displays a bright pink box. Tchakmakian used acrylic, plaster, resin, and fluorescent lighting to create her piece of art.

Tchakmakian's Untitled work that uses light and vivid colors.(Photo courtesy of Lisa Tchakmakian's blog)

                                           
 Devon Tsuno also went about creating his art in a unique way.  He gained inspiration from the landscape and non-native foliage all over LA.  He portrays his artwork in an interesting way using spray paint and acrylic on handmade Washi paper.  He layers his work and peels back the paint to give the allusion of depth.   This allusion in his piece of work titled Agglomerate Vegetation caught the eye of fellow CSULB student. "I really liked the colorful painting with layers of paint and how it created the effect of depth by peeling away portions of the paint," says Molly Matutat, a third year dance major. "The art museum is a great distraction from the busy environment of the campus."   

Devon Tsuno's Agglomerate Vegetation (Photo courtesy  of Devon Tsuno's website)

  

The art exhibition Chockablock along with another exhibition Significant Ordinaries both showcase unique works that can be viewed free of cost by any CSULB student.  The two art exhibitions run from January 26 to April 14, 2013.  More information is available online at http://www.csulb.edu/org/uam/index.html.