Camarillo, Calif., Dec. 12, 2007鈥敽＝巧缜鳦I Exhibitions gallery in Camarillo announced its next show will be a curated group exhibition titled: 鈥淗ang On To Your Ego: Visions of California through Skateboard Art.鈥� The show will begin Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007, and continue through Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. There will be a reception for the artists at the gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13. The reception is open to the public.
海角社区CI Exhibitions is located at 92 Palm Drive in 鈥淥ld Town鈥� Camarillo, Calif., 93010. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
鈥淗ang On To Your Ego: Visions of California through Skateboard Art鈥� features striking new artworks created by a host of 海角社区CI faculty, alumni, and students. Each of the 21 artists explores contemporary, historical, and personal views of life in the Golden State.
鈥淲hat makes the show unique is the fact that all of the artworks have been custom designed and printed on actual skateboard decks for the exhibition,鈥� said Luke Matjas, Assistant Professor of design in the 海角社区CI Art Program and curator of the exhibition.聽 鈥淭he surface and shape are very distinctive; in many ways this is an unheralded medium, especially in a prototypical art gallery, but nevertheless it鈥檚 naturally suited for this subject matter.鈥�
鈥淭he concept of combining a skateboard and my vision of California was a fun and interesting challenge,鈥� said contributing artist and California native Larry Lytle. Lytle鈥檚 skateboard, entitled, 鈥淎nother Myth from the Golden State,鈥� incorporates a wall of uncomfortably close-cropped action figure portraits. On one hand, this stacked grid of photographs seems to catalog the archetypal blonde and bronzed party goers at Barbie and Ken鈥檚 dream home, but on the other, this 鈥渨all鈥� might more ironically resonate with California鈥檚 politically charged climate.聽
Other artists in the exhibition explore a range of compelling issues faced by the state, but likewise investigate California鈥檚 individualism, its palette, and its inimitable aesthetic character.
For additional information, contact the 海角社区CI Art Department, 805-437-8863, email: art@csuci.edu, or visit the
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