Thursday, October 27, 2011

Ventura College - Sculptural Self-Portraits

Following up our successful cardboard chair project, beginning sculpture students have been busy working on clay self-portrait busts. Not all self-portraits have to be accurate and literal (although they can).  You are more than the sum of your outer skin, and so can your self-portrait.  How do you see yourself?  How do others see you?
Zachary Illig

Julietta Cortez

Lynne Holmes

Sebastian Palomares

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Art Beat at Oxnard Garala Gallery - Ventura College Art Show



These four office spaces provided by Oxnard Art Beat will be experimental gallery spaces for Ventura College art faculty and their students this November. The exhibition "Addiction in Art" begins Nov 11 - Nov 30. The reception is on Nov 11 from 6 - 9 p.m. Mark your calendars for what promises to be a thought-provoking show.  The gallery is open by appointment only after the reception.  

Monday, October 17, 2011

Fall 2011 Cardboard Chairs - Ventura College Beginning Sculpture

The VC Beginning Sculpture Cardboard Chair project this semester was another great success. Students did a fabulous jobs creating a personal chair that fits their profile - personal, comfortable, colorful and functional.   The chair, made completely from cardboard, had to support the student's weight.  Mission accomplished!
Dene Mesick
Double Seaters
Sebastian Palmoares
(Black, Red and other color style)
 Lynne Holmes
(Costco Cardboard Chair)
Megan Petree
Michael Mchale
(Frank Lloyd Style)