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Fine & Performing Arts
Articles in this category should be related to fine and performing arts both on and off campus. Art forms that fall under fine arts include: painting, sculpting, woodwork, drawing, etc. Performing arts include: dancing, chorus, theatre, orchestra, etc. Content that can go in this category can include but is not limited to advances for performances or art galleries, reviews on shows, performance coverage, etc.
Diversity in art style
This week’s student art galleries vary in style, but both convey very personal meanings.
A psychedelic look into mental illness
The colorful ,60s inspired ceramics capture people’s attention while the powerful message captures people’s minds in this week’s student art galleries. Senior bachelor of fine arts student Corrie Wille produces art inspired by her struggle with depression.
In Photos: Student art gallery week of April 7
Art students at Long Beach State are able to showcase their works at the student art galleries on upper campus. The students featured this week are Ruth Holladay, Jesse Parrott, Corrie Wille, Kelly Campanella and Amy Williams. The exhibits will be showcased from April 7 to 11.
Getting personal about Puvungna
Looking at Isabel Avila’s art is like looking at a portal into the past. It is hard not to be mesmerized by the surreal photographs that are on display in the Gatov West gallery. The studio art masters student’s exhibition titled, “What Always Was” features photographs of scenery in the[Read More…]
Proverbs guide students in life and studies
Upon entering the Dutzi gallery, visitors are met with the stark contrast of colors between the colorful screen prints compared to the black-out linocuts that, upon closer inspection, showcase different genres and techniques of printmaking. Gallery walls are covered with poster sized prints of artworks inspired by proverbs significant to[Read More…]
LBSU artists get personal
An oversized Chinese scroll, three life size multi-color boxes and a live art video performance are just three of 15 works presented at the “Roll Call” exhibition this week. A plethora of sculptures clutter the Gatov student art galleries — no matter where you stand there is artwork in your[Read More…]
LBSU students showcase their unique works
Among the works featured at the student art gallery starting Feb. 24 were ceramic banana slugs, a couch cut in half propped up against a mirror, hair weave collages, photographs of extreme close ups and even art inspired by sex organs. “It’s cool that we have multiple gallery spaces because[Read More…]
Artists focus on the magic of Latinx culture
Radically different art styles examine shared culture and a respect and fascination with the mystical in “W*tch B*tch,” an exhibit presented by animation majors Kim De León, Nathalie Juarez and Cristior Miguel Vásquez. The small room is dominated by its centerpiece, an ethereal transparent fabric cylinder studded with brightly colored[Read More…]
Hannah Brimer highlights importance of #MeToo in latest exhibition
In such stark political times, some student artists have decided to weaponize their brushes in order to shed light on social issues they’re passionate about. The latest exhibit at the School of Art Galleries, “Luminance,” highlights the artistic work of three students: Hannah Brimer, Riley Natividad and Sylvan Steightiff. The[Read More…]