Honeymoon is an exploration of the nature of consumption, and how it is romanticized and sexualized in modern society. Every day, our animal instincts are used against us to encourage us to spend. Hunger, sex, sleep, and other natural processes have been entangled with the need to make and spend money. Capitalism facilitated some of humanity’s greatest achievements but it’s starting to look like it could be our downfall. From clean running water to a constant bombardment of advertising, capitalism envelopes our daily lives and has created the framework through which we see the world. Both humanity and nature have been forever changed by the various results of overconsumption. We go after … [Read more...] about Honeymoon
VISUAL Frequency
Photo courtesy of Laura Muñoz SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Visual Frequency – a student exhibition will be featured in the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art’s Dutton Family Gallery at California State University, San Bernardino beginning February 3 and running through February 19. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 6-8 p.m. (preview at 5:30 p.m.). The closing reception will be Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 4-6 p.m., with an Artist talk at 3 p.m. Visual Frequency is a multi-media group exhibition that examines the multiple uses and expressions inherent in sign-based forms of visual communication. This exhibition reflects the many possibilities in which signage can be the … [Read more...] about VISUAL Frequency
University Dance Company leapt on for “One Last Dance”
CSUSB’s University Dance Company (UDC) performed one last show with their current director, Janys Antonio who is retiring after having been UDC’s director for over 22 years. The show lasted from February 13 to 15 in the CSUSB Recital Hall. Dances ranged from solos to company numbers, and a diversity of different genres were incorporated into the show. This company consists of students, alumni, and other individuals who seek to be a part of UDC. “Tap Don’t Mean a Thing” was choreographed by Maria Lockhart and Rhonda Trask. (Karina Rodarte | Chronicle … [Read more...] about University Dance Company leapt on for “One Last Dance”
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
Students, faculty, and community members alike gathered to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Hosted by the Chinese Student Association and sponsored by ASI, guests were ushered inside SMSU. According to Chinese Student Association member and Finance major, Siyu Shi, the organization has been planning this event for two months. "The purpose of this is to make our campus more diverse and let people know more about Chinese culture," Shi said. … [Read more...] about Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration
MFA Students’ Showcase
Alongside more formal exhibitions in the Dutton Family Gallery and in the VA106 Gallery, the Department of Art & Design has works by students in display cabinets throughout the ground floor of the Visual Arts Building. The students of the MFA in Studio Art, from the Department of Art & Design, regularly show finished artworks, works in progress, and experimental artworks in these display cabinets at four different locations in the VA Building. These grad students work together collaboratively to program the displays throughout the year. Currently, the Department of Art & Design has works on display from painter Amber Bowser, painter Ordando Prieto, … [Read more...] about MFA Students’ Showcase
Until I Embrace You Again
by Leo Fontes I will never forget the hour, The news of my 3rd blooming flower. You helped me lose sight of my sour, Delighted me proud as a tower. I smiled, I danced and I dreamed, My pain seemed to be all redeemed! My heart had ignited! It beamed! For only a moment it seemed. I held you, I kissed you, embraced you, I loved you, I wished you; I'll miss you. A flower you were in my eyes, My heart now affectionately cries. I question, I search for the why's, For comfort I look to the skies. T'was saddened to hear you had left, Heartbroken to deal with the rest. I know by my Lord you were blest, Still, pain-staking hard to digest. You came in the night while the … [Read more...] about Until I Embrace You Again
In Spite Of by Jamie Valdez
I have always rooted for the underdog- no matter if that was a small business owner, a shelter animal, or the short kid trying to make a lay-up. As I grew older that whimsical cheerleading was directed more into an activist for human rights, and then after I became a mother of 2 little girls it became an obsession for gender equality. I am a conceptual artist that is influenced by the way women are treated around the globe on a daily basis. It is too easy to turn a blind eye to injustices we see if they do not affect us personally, and I want to bring awareness to those ideas that people ignore. I want people to become aware, have understanding, grow outraged, and take action to change the … [Read more...] about In Spite Of by Jamie Valdez
Expressions: The Fallen Holiday Angel
By Charlotte Iradjpanah Twas the night before Congress, And throughout the White House, The whole place was vacant, Except for the louse. The chefs and the ushers, And tailors and maids, Were tired of working, Without getting paid. The Potomac was frozen, As thick as can be, No worker there, To collect passage fees. With Cohen admitting, And Flynn having lied, Natalia, the Russian, May have just been a spy! When all of a sudden, Word arose, Trump had been talking, Behind private doors. Pence as his vice, Was in such a mess, And too damn embarrassed, To make an … [Read more...] about Expressions: The Fallen Holiday Angel
A Cold Day at Venice Beach
by Jose Rincon-Munoz The sunset at an early time, Truly beautiful at any sighting be The cold breeze against my facial cheeks In a drive down the interstate The beach is what I seek, In this time November When there are all, but none down by the shore All, but the locals who can call the beach their home The colder than usual air In this month's fall, I dare dream of entering the pacific For this weather suffices my just needs The beauty of the vast ocean The fog that covers the horizon I sit in complete awe At the intensity of the beauty before me The sand, more freezing than in any time a year, Cold sand against bare feet, … [Read more...] about A Cold Day at Venice Beach
“I’m Still Here”
“I’m Still Here” Woman, 2019 Oil on canvas 30x40inch I Was Me, 2019 Oil on canvas 36x48inch It’s Such a Wonderful Thing to Love, 2018 Watercolor on paper 18x24inch Breaking Down, 2019 Oil on canvas 36x48inch Whatever it Takes, 2018 Oil on canvas 40x48inch. Lullaby, 2019 Oil on canvas 36x36inch My “I’m Still Here” solo exhibition consists of different bodies of work which is done by mixed media such as oil on canvas, drawing paper with … [Read more...] about “I’m Still Here”