Inland Ink & Lost in the Andes Opening Receptions
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- Riverside Art Museum, 3425 Mission Inn Avenue
- 2019-10-03 18:00:00
- Free
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Join us and the artists for the Opening Receptions for Inland Ink and Lost in the Andes.
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 3, 2019, 6 p.m.–8 p.m., No cost
Inland Ink | September 28, 2019–January 5, 2020
Connected by their mastery of putting ink to paper and a shared geography, Denise Kraemer, Pavel Acevedo, Tim Musso, Froukje Schaffsma-Smith, Chick Curtis, and C. Matthew Luther explore a broad variety of traditional, as well as contemporary, printmaking techniques from woodcut to digital prints.
Contemporary printmaking is flourishing in Inland Southern California, with artists exploring new digital approaches, renewing time-honored techniques, and printing on and with alternative materials and tools. New technologies have been swiftly integrated by some printmakers while other artists have continued to push the boundaries of more traditional methods, whether it be by printing on surfaces other than paper, by working on an unprecedented scale, or simply by working in a way that expands the definitions of print.
Lost in the Andes | October 3, 2019–January 5, 2020
Beginning with scavenged, discarded signs, their familiar corporate logos long faded, Armando Lerma creates art that reflects his Mexican-American heritage and borderland upbringing with an aesthetic that is inherently Californian. Found objects and pop culture imagery are tightly woven together, infusing disparate mythologies and a multitude of cultural references into his artistic practice. Living and working in the southern California desert town of Coachella, Lerma is a master of rasquachismo.
For Lerma, Lost in the Andes denotes the idea of a paradise lost and of venturing into the unknown. Lerma is inspired by the Hopi creation mythology of the Long Migration, where each Hopi clan was to go to the farthest extremity of the land in every direction. Led on their journeys by various signs, the Hopi clans finished their prescribed migrations and were led to their current location in northeastern Arizona. “I’ve been traveling to Mexico since ‘94 in search of art and culture and the source of it all. My travels through Mexico have been a huge influence on my work. I’ve never been to South America; Lost in the Andes refers to me going further. It all is symbolic of my art journey/life journey.”
Event cover image: Tim Musso (detail)