12/22/2020
Congratulations to our five Visual Arts program, upper-level students-artists, for the participation at the Annual High School Invitatinal Students’ Art Exibition at the CSUN Art Galleries!
The students are: Audrey Morga , Enzo San Roman, Katie Santourian , Keira Struhl, Lori Talero-Kazandjian.
Work will be showcased Live on the CSUN Art Galleries website: January 26th.
Individual artist posts on gallery social media: January 26th – February 26th.
The info on the pieces:
Name: Audrey Morga, Student
Size: 453, 9” x 10.5”,
Year: 2020
Teacher: Nela V. Steric
… I found my thoughts (…) interrupted by my brother and dad playing chess on the opposite side of the room, and for lack of a better reference I decided to draw them. (…)I ended up ditching the realistic proportions of the scene - elongating and twisting them into the early drafts of what would soon be the final distorted figures.
Enzo San Roman, Student
“SCARY MASK”
Black Pen and Ink on Paper
9 ½”H x 7 ½”W
2020
Teacher: Nela V. Steric
My work presents someone, in a form of a “human-like” creature, who is hidden behind a “SCARY MASK”. The mask includes four large horns, and sharp angular shapes along the edges of the mask. The facemask symbolizes how a person may keep a “SCARY MASK” in public, to hide one’s insecurities, emotional vulnerabilities, and a variety of fears from anyone who tries to get too close. This is my message to society in which many individuals may fear and shy away from societies judgements.
Artist Name: Katie Santourian
Title: “Philatos”, based on J.C. Leyendecker's "Golf or Tennis?"
Medium: Digital Art
Size: 2124 x 1379 Pixels/29.50 x 19.15 inches
Year: 2020
Teacher: Nela V. Steric
The painting features two men in Greek tunics, Patroclus (left) and Achilles (right), are positioned in the center of the frame, with Patroclus looking on at Achilles adoringly.
Artist Name: Keira Struhl, Student
Title: “Ponder”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 16 x 20”
Year: 2020
Teacher: Amber Jackson
Alt Writing: An expressive portrait of a curly blonde-haired girl (center) holding her left hand cupped against her cheek and her other hand holding her wrist against a white backdrop. The colors are opaque, in hues of pinks, blues, and yellows, with intricate swirls and artistic designs which display rhythm and movement throughout the artwork.
Artist Name: Lori Talero-Kazandjian
Title: Formed
Material: Air-Dry Clay, Acrylic Paint
Size: 1 x .8 x 4.3
Year: 2020
Teacher: Nela V. Steric
This sculpture is abstract but resembles a curving figure that ends in a woman’s torso. The loop-like middle portion of the sculpture is empty and see-through, an open gap that begins to close once the clearer shape of the torso begins. The figure is in motion, curved and moving, but is frozen in her gesture. It is somewhat roughly sculpted, with an almost blocky texture and a reddish-brown coat of paint.
Chaminade Fine Arts Department includes Visual Arts, Drama, Dance, Chorus, Band, and Film.
