Interact, create and discover while you explore the works of Coris Bittar, Wes Bruce, Ingram Ober and Marisol Rendon. The interactive installations presented by these artists examine various connotations and significances of the word green introducing thoughts on cultural identity, human imagination, world hunger, alternative energies and the creative process. Each installation includes an interactive component that will foster open communication and experimentation between you and the artist. Beginning opening night, August 14 and continuing through November 7, 2010 you will be able to alter and engage with each installation according to the artists’ guidelines. Return to the Museum during Artist in Residence Week, November 9 – 14, 2010, and watch all four artists recreate and/or add to their installations in response to the changes you’ve made.
Come in and discover your way through Bruce’s nostalgic architectural forms. Touch, move and draw Rendon’s furry felt fruit and vegetable sculptures. Create massive green paintings on canvas in Ober’s Green Century installation and hear the sounds of Arab, Chinese and Aztec cultures when exploring Bittar’s world of pattern
Wander through the Museum’s hallways to find video documenting the fabrication and installation of these works for an intriguing behind the scenes peek into the process of mounting an art exhibition.
Green has become a universal descriptor for a more wholelistic, humanist view of our interactions as people. We face a decision as a species as to whether this century will be known as the Green Century or as the Red (an era of conflict, dominance, and violence.) The stage is well set for either reality and it is only our current actions that will define this time. This piece is meant to foster a sense of cooperation between participants, and be a meditation on the aesthetic process of creating and expressing ones self visually. The interaction of museum guests to create these large-scale works of art stands as an illustration of the power of every individuals active participation working towards common goals in creative endeavors.
The installation as part of The Museum at the California Center for the Arts’ exhibition “Leveled” presents the viewer with an opportunity to ride or push either a custom tricycle or modified shopping cart that dispense dye on to their tires and through repetitive action create large scale paintings on muslin. These paintings are displayed as tapestries in the space.
The installation as part of The Museum at the California Center for the Arts’ exhibition “Leveled” presents the viewer with an opportunity to ride or push either a custom tricycle or modified shopping cart that dispense dye on to their tires and through repetitive action create large scale paintings on muslin. These paintings are displayed as tapestries in the space.
[vimeo 15178905 Green century installation]