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We here at the Escalette Permanent Collection of Art are proud to house a wide variety of art pieces. These artistic works are diverse in time period, style, color, medium, and subjects. Below, we have decided to feature  some of the pieces in our collection to celebrate the Halloween season! Be they intentionally or unintentionally eerie, dark, satirical, or evoking the emotional responses of curiosity and fright, it’s certainly no trick<\/em>! This artwork is a treat <\/em>for all to behold!<\/p>\n

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GHOSTLY LINES<\/strong><\/span>
\nFirst in our eerie lineup is an untitled piece by artist Eric Freeman. Freeman has exhibited his work all over the world and has amazed his audiences with his use of color and unique styles. Freeman works primarily with oil on canvas, employing a technique in which he gradually thins out the paint he applies using various brushstrokes at differing speeds. Said painter David Salle of Freeman’s art:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere does the energy in these pictures come from? What does Freeman want us to feel? A sense of giving over to it; the thrill of the roller coaster gives way to something more internal. Accept the sheer physical\/optical fact, these paintings seem to say, because that\u2019s what painting is.\u201d<\/p>\n

–David Salle<\/a><\/p>\n

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Eric Freeman,
Untitled (Large painting with Yellow and Light Yellow)<\/em>
, 2001, Oil on Canvas, 108×108″<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This piece has been recently relocated from Beckman Hall to the walls of University Advancement, but we invite you to stop by and observe it’s iridescent qualities yourself! What do you see in Freeman’s harsh brushstrokes? Ghosts? Skeletons? An electrical storm? Or could it be something darker…?<\/p>\n

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COLORFUL BRAINS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Kogler is an Austrian artist who receives his artistic inspiration primarily from science and technology<\/a>, uniting two very different schools of thought in a single form of expression. Specifically in his pieces Brain CA (Green) <\/em>and Brain CA (Pink), <\/em>one can see how Kogler’s fascination with the texture, shape, and depth of a human brain was translated into two hypnotic depictions. The fact that Kogler decided to paint these two pieces nearly identically with the exception of color furthermore gives each piece a mind of its own (no pun intended)! Students at Chapman’s Harry and Diane Rinker Health Science Campus had better beware: to a meandering zombie, these large canvases might appear quite delectable!<\/p>\n

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Peter Kogler,
Brain CA (Green)<\/em>
, Gift of American International Group, 1989, 48×48″<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Peter Kogler,
Brain CA (Pink)<\/em>
, Gift of American International Group, 1989, 48×48″<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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DUELING SKULLS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ruby Osorio<\/a> studied art at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico after receiving a degree in Sociology at UCLA. Afterwards, she was awarded a residency in Japan and studied art abroad there in 2005. In her piece Dual Nature, <\/em>which is currently on display in Beckman Hall, it is clear to see that she was heavily inspired by Japanese watercolor. Osorio is heavily influenced by geography, and by international artwork or simply inspiration found in her hometown of Los Angeles. In the video below, Osorio discusses what artistic inspirations the city of Los Angeles has to offer any aspiring artist:<\/p>\n