DESERT ICONS
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Channel: ERIC MINH SWENSON ART FILMS · 2018 · Education
A new film by Eric Minh Swenson. YUCCA VALLEY, CA. – The Hi-Desert Cultural Center and the Yucca Valley Arts Center will present the second exhibition in their season entitled DESERT ICONS, opening Saturday evening, August 25th from 6-9 pm. The exhibition centers around how artists reflect upon their experience in the desert, their observation of its beauty and influence. The collective works from three dozen hi-desert artists span a broad spectrum from direct representation to abstraction and in-between, and in many mediums. Executive curator Michael McCall challenged artists in the community to present images that reflected the desert and their experience of living and producing in the hi-desert. With that in mind, he chose pieces that steered away from the normal clichés that are produced to reflect the desert to the viewing public. The exhibition pushes the edges at times. DESERT ICONS features paintings by artists Snake Jagger, Diane Best, Ernie Gonzales, David Bottoms, , Chuck Caplinger, Bill Copeland, Maryrose Crook, Geroganne Deen, Amritakripa Watts-Robb, Paul Donaldson, Gregg Ross, Marcia Geiger, with photography by Dan Barlett, Timothy Hearsum, Jeanne Talbot, Bill Leigh Brewer, Sant Khalsa, Brian Leatart, Doug Dolde, Paul Morehead, and multi-media work by Rossana Jeran, Bill Green, John Henson Kate McCabe, Tony Milici, Thryza Segal, Frederick Fulmer, Sherri Sullivan, Jean-Pierre Boccara, Steffi Sutton, Barbara Spiller, Jacobine van de Meer, Cat Celebrezze, Kevan Yenter and Wendy Gadzuk. The Yucca Valley Visual & Performing Arts Center is located at 58325 29 Palms Hwy in Yucca Valley, California, 92284. EMS Legacy Films is a continuing series of short films produced by EMS on artists and exhibitions. His art films can be seen at https://vimeo.com/channels/76542 Instagram : @ericminhswenson Website : emsartscene.com Eric Minh Swenson also covers the international art scene and his writings and photo essays can be seen at Huffington Post Arts : http://m.huffpost.com/us/author/eric-minh-swenson/
