2017 Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Conference
What’s the Art Collections Department’s idea of summer fun? The 2017 Association of Academic Museums and Galleries Annual Conference at the University of Oregon in Eugene! The Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) is the leading organization for academic galleries, museums, and collections. It was founded as an educational and academic community that addresses
Tyler Park Interview
Tyler Park is the current gallery director at the Pit, a gallery and exhibition space in Los Angeles, CA. Tyler Park received his B.A. in Art from Chapman University in 2012. Two current Art History students sat down with him to discuss his experiences at Chapman and his early career that put him on the
Food Pantry Awareness Event
The Chapman Art Collections in combination with the Art Department Ideation Lab and students in Philosophy Professor Daniel Pilchman’s Food Ethics class have collaborated to create canvas tote bags for Chapman’s growing Food Pantry. The tote giveaway will take place on Wednesday, May 10th from noon-1pm in the Attallah Plaza. In addition, four lucky people will
"Levateur" vs. "Levitation"
Nestled between the Leatherby Libraries and Oliphant Hall stand two unusual steel sculptures. Both demand attention from all who walk this space; one is perched atop two uneven grassy knolls, creating an overhead canopy, while the other stands among the passersby, leaning precariously into their space. These pieces, titled The Levitation of the Enchanted Princess and Le Levateur, are by
Roy Lichtenstein
Roy Lichtenstein’s work Mirror #5 is a part of the Escalette Permanent Collection here at Chapman University. This piece can be found on the 3rd floor of Beckman Hall, located on main campus. Upon first glance, this work does not appear to be a typical Lichtenstein print, as it lacks his typical pop art characters and
Art History Symposium 2017
The Art History Symposium is an annual event hosted by the Chapman University Department of Art in collaboration with the Chapman Art History Club. The symposium aims to promote the sharing of academic ingenuity and creativity in the art history discipline. It is the only art historical symposium on the west coast where undergraduates are
Ancestry and Empathy
Located on a pathway between Irvine Lecture Hall and Moulton Hall, William Wareham’s Ancestors I has an authoritative presence. The sculpture, a rigid manipulation of rusted steel, rests against a backdrop of brick and ivy, offering an industrial element to its natural environment. From a frontal perspective, the piece is roughly square and appears to
Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka is a Japanese-American artist who was born in Onomichi, the Hiroshima Prefecture of Japan in 1936. His artwork blends traditional Japanese Edo aesthetic with American culture and contemporary issues. Teraoka received a B.A. in Aesthetics at Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan, before moving to Los Angeles in 1961, where he received his
The Light and Space Movement
The light and space movement originated in Southern California in the 1960’s and was directly influenced by California Impressionism in combination with the development of Minimalism in the 1960’s. The Light and Space movement focuses on utilizing light in order to create color and form, similar to the technique used by California Impressionists. Prominent artists in
Daring to Gaze
If You Come Any Closer I’ll Kill You—this is the title of the pair of paintings that reside in Beckman Hall as a part of the Escalette Collection of Art here at Chapman University. The pieces are by Los Angeles based artist Judie Bamber. The pair of paintings are square in shape, relatively small in