Art Event – MFA Open Studios – UCLA

The grad students at UCLA put on quite an impressive display for their open studio show and there isn’t a doubt in my mind that many of them will soon be taking over the fine art world by full force [that is, if they haven't started to already]. As I navigated around the maze-like corridors of the MFA building in Culver City, I found myself stumbling into all sorts of wonderful rooms that showcased not just the artists’ work, but also their character. From entire walls painted to look like fireplaces to William Kaminski’s awesome homemade green screen – everywhere you looked was floor to ceiling creativity and ingenuity. I heard from my good friend James Dean that one student even started going around the entire facility licking the walls as an act of performance art. Unfortunately, I didn’t see this event go down or I would’ve captured it on camera, but my initial thought was that he felt the art was just so delicious he had to taste a little bit for himself.

Video by William Kaminski

Hallway at UCLA’s facility

Painting by Jonathan Apgar

Sculpture by Kathleen Ryan

Painting by Michael Kelly

Video by Owen Kyyd

Sculpture by Veronique d’Entremont

Mixed-Media Sculpture by Sarah Cromarty

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UCLA: http://www.art.ucla.edu/
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STUDENTS…

TIMO FAHLER: http://timofahler.wordpress.com/
GERARDO MONTERRUBIO: http://www.gerardomonterrubio.com/
KATHLEEN RYAN: http://kathleen-ryan.com/
DAVID WHITAKER: http://davidwhitakerart.com/
MARINA PINSKY: http://www.marinapinsky.com/
MARTEN ELDER: http://martenelder.com/
A’ALIA BROWN: http://aaliamarilynbrown.com/
DAVID ZUTTERMEISTER: http://davidzuttermeister.com/
JANNA IRELAND: http://jannaireland.com/main
MASOOD KAMANDY: http://masoodkamandy.com/
WILLIAM KAMINSKI: http://www.williamkaminski.com/
KATIE SINNOTT: http://katiesinnott.com/home.html
LUCAS BLALOCK: http://lucasblalock.com/
RYAN KELLY & BRENNAN GERARD: http://www.movingtheater.org/artists
EJ HILL: http://ejhill.info/
LEON BENN: http://www.leonbenn.com/
OWEN KYYD: http://owenkydd.com/
MIKE KELLY: www.michaeljohnkelly.com
SEAN RASPET: http://www.seanraspet.org/
RAGEN MOSS: http://ragenmoss.com/
VERONIQUE D’ENTREMONT: http://babel.massart.edu/~veronique/
ROXANE FARHAT: http://www.roxyfarhat.com
JANE HUGENTOBER: http://janehugentober.com/
LILLY ALDRIEDGE: http://www.lilly-aldriedge.com/
SARAH DOUGHERTY: http://www.roomportraits.com/Portrait.htm
ERIN MORRISON: http://www.erinmorrison.com/
THEODORA ALLEN: http://www.theodoraallen.com/
BECKY KOLSRUD: http://www.rebeccakolsrud.com/
CHRISTINE WANG: http://www.christinetienwang.com/
KIM YE: http://www.kimye.com/
LAEH GLENN
MATHIEW GREENFIELD
HANS KUZMICH
SARAH CROMARTY
JONATHAN APGAR
DYLAN HURST
SEAN BOYLE
TEJPAL AJJI
DEVIN KENNY
SHOSHI KANOKOHATA
EMILY SUDD
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More photos available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielrolnik/sets/72157628399401207/

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