Artist articles
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Artist Mashanda Lazarus's Sketchbook
Mashanda Lazarus is a Los Angeles-based artist. For their Sketchbook series, Lazarus turned their eye to organic material. “I chose flowers and mosses of significance to base these textile sculptures on, prioritizing the materials, process, and intent over the aesthetic outcome,” they tell Zócalo. Take a close look at each object: What might appear to be leaves reveal themselves to be silk and velvet; stalks and grasses are rendered from wool and yarn. “I used vintage fabric samples, scraps from...
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ArtsFest showcases local artists
Angel L. de Jesus Jr./The Madera TribuneMore than 300 pieces of art created by Madera County students are displayed during the 11th annual ArtsFest hosted by the Madera County Superintendent of Schools on Saturday.Students from kindergarten to 12th grade showcased their artistic talent at the 11th annual ArtsFest over the weekend. Presented by the Madera County Schools Foundation, and hosted by the Madera County Superintendent of Schools, students from across the county entered their works to...
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Artist Nikita Gale Is Watching You From the Nosebleeds
The LA-based artist's new exhibition at Petzel Gallery imagines a stadium's nosebleed seats as "not just a position and a space, but a theoretical, philosophical position."