Donya Rouzbehi
Staff Writer
The “Material Worlds” group exhibition is currently on display in the Harris Gallery on campus.
It features the paintings and sculpture of artists Alycia Anthony, Adam Belt, Albert Contreras, David Allan Peters and Zemer Peled, and their eclectic works including acrylic paintings, unique sculptures and more.
Dion Johnson, director of galleries and exhibit curator, said he hopes the works provoke interesting conversations.
“They all seem to be uniquely about an experience of a world that is in the artist’s voice,” Johnson said.
Anthony’s work recycles found objects with different patterned materials. One of her sculptures included a repurposed stationary bicycle covered in lace fabric.
The bike piece has a lacy texture and offers a refreshing take on sculpting, with blues and pinks creating a relaxing harmony.
“I’m really interested in what kind of meanings are embedded in those conditions where we hold onto things that we no longer use,” Anthony said.
The exhibit also featured one of Anthony’s paintings.
She said she strives to create landscapes that include objects that are left behind and the sentiment that may be attached to them.
Other paintings throughout the gallery display distinct textures and styles. One was a large square painting with swirly colors that created an optical illusion.
Belt’s sculptures, called “Phase Forms,” feature cubic blocks made of resin.
The opaque and translucent cubes reflect different shades when from different angles.
Belt said his pieces are inspired by time and light.
“The orange cube changes quite a bit as the person moves around it,” Belt said. “All of them are meant to be walked around and really grip the light.”
Contreras’ paintings included paintings of acrylic on wood shaped like a big X.
His process of applying multiple coats of paint created a wet look.
Peters’ works featured vibrant colors and interesting textures achieved by layering bright acrylic colors and using blades and other tools.
The “Material Worlds” exhibition at the Harris Gallery is on view through Oct. 9. The gallery is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Donya Rouzbehi can be reached at donya.rouzbehi@laverne.edu.
Donya Rouzbehi is a senior journalism major with a concentration in print/online journalism, and staff photographer for the Campus Times and La Verne Magazine. She has previously served as sports editor and a staff writer for the Campus Times, and is co-editor-in-chief of La Verne Magazine. Her other writing can be found at trillmag.com/author/donya-rouzbehi
Amore Mason is a junior photography major with a marketing minor, and a staff photographer for the Campus Times and La Verne Magazine.
