AAC at Avenue 50: Michele Antenorcruz & Calaya Ampara Hudnut

Michele Antenorcruz-Bonkers
Michele Antenorcruz, Bonkers

June 10 – July 1, 2017
Opening Saturday, June 10, 7 – 10pm

The Art of Displacement by Michele Antenorcruz, Calaya Ampara Hudnut

This series focuses on displacement ranging from the personal (displacement of self) to modern-day living (urbanization, alienation, graduation) to the political (deportation, gentrification).  It coalesces with the ubiquitous feeling that we are all targets and tries to level the playing field by offering the pieces on a fairly wide sliding scale, reflecting disparity or displacement of income.

Calaya Ampara Hudnut_Swift
Calaya Ampara Hudnut, Swift

AAC at Avenue 50: Jeanie, Wesley, and Donald Frias

Jeanie Frias_Eaves
Jeanie Frias, Eaves

May 13 – June 3, 2017

Long-time El Sereno residents, Jeanie, Wesley, and Donald explore their environment through photography, but each presents a different use of the camera, view of the city, and final presentation.

Jeanie photographs the eaves of houses in her East L.A. and NELA neighborhoods. The application of gold leaf to the background, and a blackened window enhance the aesthetic and conceptual content. These works create an intimate portrait of home, but the blackened entryways, the lonely space, the flat gold-leafed skies question the idea of comfort, and raise the domestic from its normal place in the social hierarchy. We are invited to look, the gold leaf asking you to hold it as an icon, but are left wondering what is behind the facade.

Wesley Frias, Dusky Day Dreams
Wesley Frias, Dusky Day Dreams
Donald Frias, Wired In

 Wesley plays with light – natural and artificial – and silhouette to create powerful, and sometimes dream-filled images. His cityscapes are brief moments of gorgeously colored skies with quintessential L.A. silhouettes. In his studio work, colored lights become halos, wings, and creatures from another world. Wesley takes pride in the fact that his photos are finished when the shutter snaps, without editing in Photoshop or any other software.

Donald is most interested in environmental portraits. He often walks the city, engaging in conversation, developing trust with the people of our streets and time. His photos are the starting point for a deeper conversation with his subjects which allows the work to delve deeper than the typical candid street photograph. Donald’s photographs remain traditional in post editing which enforces the gap between photography and digital art. This presents a forceful contrast when combined with the unique and immersive 3-d printing process that invites the viewer to experience the work with more than just their eyes.

AAC at Avenue 50: Mark Verillo

Mark VerilloMark Lawrence Verrillo
“WeAreNotAllOfTheSameColor”

Exhibiting
March 9 – April 5

Opening Night (NELA Second Saturday)
Saturday, March 11, 2017
7 PM – 10 PM

“The rainbow flag is also known as the pride flag and the peace flag. From the rainbow covenant of the bible to many of the pre-Columbian cultures to the peace movement of the 1960’s, the image has been a unifying icon. I decided why not take something so recognizable and meaningful to so many people, and develop it and deconstruct it and bring it back again through my art. Whether it be about our differences regarding gender equality, class struggle, racial prejudice or religious intolerance, perhaps something beautiful, harmonious and sacred can make a promise of unity of diversity through the power of color and light.”
-M. Verrillo

In Coming Months
July: Leonard Greco solo show
August: Gwen Freeman
September: Natalie Fratino
October: “Devil is in the Details” curated by Leonard Greco
November: Roderick Smith
December: Rebeca Guerrero