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MARK MESSENGER |
Wheel/Figurative/Sculpture Messenger was raised in southern California and received a B.A. degree in history from Westmont College in Santa Barbara, a teaching credential in art from California State University at Fullerton, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from San Diego State University. He moved to the East Bay and began teaching at DVC in 1996. His sculpture is a melding of folk and fine art traditions. Steeped in ceramic process and history, his work also pays homage to the rich heritage of sensibilities comprising American culture. "My work represents a personal mythology based on a contemporary perspective," he said. "This includes a combination of drawing, painting, modeling and pottery techniques. Through these I explore social, political and psychological issues in the form of narratives. This involves a variety of characters which might be viewed as elemental components of a ‘self.' These characters interact amidst an eclectic, often anachronistic array of images and objects derived from history, religion, mythology, contemporary life, media and art. Their drama, in a variety of often humorous situations, forms the dominant undercurrent. My aim is to piece together some of the universal aspects of this dynamic." Messenger's work has been exhibited extensively and is represented in a number of national collections. Two recent international projects include a group sculpture in Cuba and a large scale, permanent installation at Parque La Carolina in Quito, Ecuador. |
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BRYAN HIGGINS |
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TAKEMI TSURUTA |
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LISA REINERTSON |
Figurative Lisa Reinertson had been creating monumental sculptures cast in bronze since her first major commission: "Martin Luther King, Jr." in Kalamazoo, MI in 1989. Reinertson earned her Masters of Fine Arts degree at the University of California at Davis where she studied with Robert Arneson, and Manuel Neri. While she was directly and personally influenced by both of them, she has also been strongly influenced by the figurative traditions in painting and sculpture. Her work combines a realism rooted in the humanist figurative tradition in art with a contemporary expression of social and psychological content. |