CSUCI Exhibitions Gallery (Camarillo)
Current Show:
Larry Lytle - Photographs: American Obsessions
February 25-March 26, 2010
Opening Reception, Thursday, February, 25 from 6-8PM
http://art.csuci.edu/gallery_camarillo.htm
Along with Barbi or G.I. Joe, really only two of many lines of figures by various manufactures come in little parts that make up their ensemble. A whole host of objects that help create a setting for kids are available: shoes, guns, stylish clothes, camouflage uniforms, cars, toys, pets, cosmetics, and so on. You can buy whole kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms all accompanied with appliances, furniture, lamps really anything you’d expect available for purchase at an Ikea or Wal-Mart. Everything and anything you could think of to fit out a story or scenario that a child might imagine. As my collection grew, I wondered about the association between desire and ownership of these bright, desirable, eye-catching items. More importantly, I wondered about the connection between these bits of plastic and the larger items they imitated. Did they create in the child the desire we for these things that we have as adults?
Each obsession, in this body of work, has been formed into a grid 3 wide and 3 high. I have placed them against the same color scheme to equalize their importance. The colors suggest a pop art approach yet the use of these objects is not an homage to the ordinary, rather it is an investigation into the things that we desire and can’t imagine living without. To be sure I am not immune. I have my own obsessions. One of them has become collecting these pieces of plastic, photographing them, and creating this body of work. Ironic, to be sure.
Larry Lytle is a Los Angeles based artist who, for the past 10 years, has been using action figures as the bases of his art work. Lytle uses photography as his means of exploration. The bright, colorful and humorous prints investigate our connection to the world of these familiar toys. His work has been exhibited in galleries across the country, and is a member of the art faculty of California State University Channel Islands.
ABOUT THE GALLERY
CSUCI Exhibitions Gallery -Camarillo is a cultural outreach partnership created between the California State University Channel Islands Art Program and Dr. Michael Czubiak, who has provided CSUCI with gallery space in his building located in "Old Town" Camarillo. In addition to affording CSUCI students with the opportunity to exhibit their art in the local community adjacent the University, the gallery also presents curated shows of regional, national and international artists, providing the University community and Ventura County residents with the opportunity to view quality exhibitions, significant works of art and attend stimulating cultural events.
Location: 92 Palm Drive in “"Old Town"” Camarillo, CA. 93010.
Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information: 805-437-8570, FAX: 805-437-8572
Email: art@csuci.edu
Gallery Submission Policy
If you wish to have work reviewed or propose an exhibition, please send a CD with 10-20 jpeg images, annotated image list, resume, and exhibition proposal to:
CSUCI Exhibitions
Art Department
California State University Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
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