Hot Purple

Ion Yamazaki, a junior art major, looks at Herman Herrera's "Hot Purple" piece Monday afternoon at the Dennis W. Dutzi Gallery at Cal State Long Beach. "Hot Purple" is part of the Bold New World exhibition. It was painted with spray paint on canvas. Herrera said that he was attempting to create a link between design, color, figurative work, and graffiti. Herrera said he had a model sit for three 20-minute sessions and used a large brush, creating a significantly less detailed piece. Bold New World runs until Thursday evening.

"I don't like that. I've never liked that" (state2)

The piece "I don't like that. I've never liked that" (state2) is the centerpiece of Camilla Taylor's "Among Us" exhibition at the Dennis W. Dutzi gallery at CSULB. Taylor, a graduate printmaking major, said the piece piece is about "isolation in groups, like when you're on a crowded bus. You're there with the other people but not really with them."

The piece is made of found fabric and old clothes. It was relief printed, or printed with a large stamp. The stamp was custom made. Taylor took pieces of wood, carved it out with little knives, rolled it with ink, and ran it through a press before sewing it together.