Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana
I recently learned about the Escalette Collection’s large collection of hand-painted movie posters from Ghana. I had seen a couple of the posters before, but I had no idea where they had come from, and just how many there were in the collection. The Escalette Collection is home to sixty five of these unique and
Paperworks
Artist, writer, and curator Soo Kim’s work That was because this year will of course go on is the newest addition to Chapman University’s Escalette Collection of Art. Dedicated to the memory of Ross and Phyllis Escalette, her piece is an intricately designed piece of hand-cut paper that conveys themes of presence and absence, levity and gravity.
The Boulevards of Heritage
September 15th to October 15th is National Hispanic Heritage Month. To celebrate, we here at Escalette would like to highlight a piece of art in our collection by Edward Ruscha entitled, Pico and Sepulveda. Ruscha has lived the majority of his life in Southern California, where he continues to live, teach, make art, and publish books to
Celebrating Escalette's Quinquennial!
This past Sunday, friends and visitors gathered to celebrate the closing reception of the Paths and Edges exhibition at the Guggenheim Gallery, which marks the fifth anniversary of the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art. Several of the exhibit’s featured artists were in attendance, including Soo Kim, whose artwork That was because this year will of course go on is the
Kentridge Bridges Fine Art and Film
Growing up in South Africa during the mid to late 1900’s with an antiapartheid lawyer for a father made William Kentridge very aware of what was happening in South African society at the time. This awareness led him to pursue a career in politics and African studies; however, after obtaining degrees in those areas, Kentridge
Miya Ando’s Industrial Watercolors
Miya Ando, whose sculptural structure is now on view at the 56th Venice Biennale, is most well-known for the paintings she creates with metal. These “industrial watercolors” are made using a variety of complicated processes involving scorching heat, electrically charged vats, sharp tools, dangerous chemicals, loud sanding, and layers of paint or dye. Her fascination with such
Shades of White: Sam Francis and Mary Corse
To many, white may represent ‘nothing’ – the absence of color, shape or form of any kind. However, white can reveal its own complexities and meanings just as any color can. Artists Mary Corse and Sam Francis use plenty of white in their work, challenging our perceptions of negative space, and creating new interpretations of
From Burnt Cardboard to Fine Art
Jay McCafferty’s solar paintings are unusual for one specific reason; instead of using paint as his primary medium he uses solar rays to create his artwork. McCafferty uses a magnifying glass to channel the sun’s rays and burn holes into stacks of painted vellum paper or cardboard. Each hole he burns is unique given the
Paths and Edges Installation Underway!
This week, staff from the Guggenheim Gallery and the Escalette Collection, along with their team of student assistants, have been beating the relentless July heat to install Chapman’s new exhibit in the Guggenheim Gallery: Paths and Edges: Celebrating the Fifth-Anniversary of Our Escalette Collection. The exhibit will consist of over one dozen works of art from the collection,
Katherine Alexander: A Modern Day Luminist
When you walk through the halls of 633 W Palm, it is difficult to miss the captivating painting Stonehenge Series #9. The large piece fills the wall, and is a unique take on the famous British landmark with its impressionistic brushstrokes and wide array of colors. It’s interesting to take a look at the artist Katherine Alexander’s inspirations