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Maria Rendón

2014 MFA UCSB

I make paintings, sculptures and installations that tap into how absence, fractured forms and distorted forms transform the way we perceive the world. I remove – through unplanned gestures or through thoughtful manipulation – recognizable elements within a form, and graft other forms equally ambiguous. I also give materials an alternate use in order to explore notions of distorted perception and to shift the material’s expected confines. With this work I hope to make connections that haven’t been made before.

www.mariarendon.net

https://www.facebook.com/maria.rendon1

instagram: @mariarendon03

Maria's work is included in the GLAMFA 2014 exhibition showing at California State University, Long Beach, from August 31st to September 4th, 2014.

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Matthew Usinowicz UCSB MFA

My current works examine my experiences with American capitalist ideologies, specifically the relationship between human and commodity. Rooted in the American working class, I grew up as a paperboy, butcher, and US Navy sailor. My work reflects the political and conceptual outlook of these experiences.

As serious as this sounds I like to keep it humorous. My process involves chaotic processes of graffiti, tattooing, painting & drawing, three dimensional studies, lots of cooking, and everyday city living – somehow these all twirl around in my brain and art is the result.

Matthew's work is included in the GLAMFA 2014 exhibition showing at California State University, Long Beach, from August 31st to September 4th, 2014.