Wk 6 – Art Experience – Art Can Be Shocking!

I chose this idea of eating alone at a dining place because I eat out alone a lot. I usually try to hit up someone to see if they want to eat with me, but if I think I’m going to bother them or they are busy, then I just eat by myself. With this […]

Wk 6 – Artist Conversation – Ricardo Corona

Artist: Ricardo CoronaExhibition: The Enchanted BorderlandsMedia: Pre-production, DigitalGallery: CSULB School of Art, Dr. Maxine Merlino GalleryWebsite: ricardocoronaart.comInstagram: ricardocoronaart Ricardo Corona is in his last year of attending California State University Long Beach. He is working towards a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in the School of Art’s pre-production program. His ultimate goal is to work for Pixar, but he’s keeping […]

Wk 5 – Art Experience – Cameras Tell Stories

My boyfriend, Steven, woke up and started getting ready for school. I also woke up along with him. Sleeping over at his place has become a common occurrence for me now. He took a selfie while I was driving him to school. I have a good amount of pictures of his selfies on my phone. […]

Wk 4 – Art Experience – Drawing is Language

I think sketching drinks, trees, and real people wasn’t as fun as I thought. It was a lot more frustrating. If I were to draw something I wanted though, then it would be fun. I like doodling animals and my original characters. I also like drawing fictional characters. I do like drawing, but only drawing […]

Wk 4 – Artist Conversation – Jean Iwohara

Artist: Jean IwoharaExhibition: Glass EyesMedia: Illustration, WatercolourGallery: CSULB School of Art, Dr. Maxine Merlino GalleryWebsite: jeaniwohara.weebly.comInstagram: jelly.jean Jean Iwohara is a California State University State Long Beach student in the School of Art’s Illustration Program. She’s going to graduate in Spring 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree. Her goal is to become a storyboard artist, which means […]

Wk 3 – Art Experience – You can Find Art Anywhere!

Our Art’s form is monochrome, rough, and simple with minimalist qualities. The escalator is also big, so you can see it even from a distance. It’s also somewhat rusted due to years of use. Its aesthetics can be described as pleasant because you see all the people going on the Art. They’re using it to […]

Wk 2 – Art Experience – Abstraction is Freedom

Surprisingly, the experience was very relaxing. I started off not really expecting much except maybe getting the work done. I was expecting like just hand prints everywhere, but I started to do various other strokes and such. I got really into it. I did not expect finger painting to be that relaxing. It helped me […]

Wk 1 – Art Experience – “Women’s Work” is also Art

I felt like I was helping the campus by performing Maintenance Art in the area around the USU. By cleaning the NOW sculpture, it made me feel like I was help keeping the school campus clean. Mierle Laderman Ukeles cleaning the steps of an art museum and Richard Serra flinging molten lead against the walls […]