CSUCI Exhibitions Gallery

“Hang On To Your Ego:
Visions of California through Skateboard Art.”
December 13, 2007 through January 25, 2008.
This exhibition features striking new artworks created by a host of CSUCI faculty, alumni, and students. Each of the 21 artists explore contemporary, historical, and personal views of life in the Golden State.
“What makes the show unique is the fact that all of the artworks have been custom designed and printed on actual skateboard decks for the exhibition, The surface and shape are very distinctive; in many ways this is an unheralded medium, especially in a prototypical art gallery, but nevertheless it’s naturally suited for this subject matter." Said Luke Matjas, Assistant Professor of Design and the exhibition curator.

Luke Matjas	Andrew McGivney	Larry Lytle
Diana Reyes
Ryan Garcia
Jack Reilly		Matt McGivney

“The concept of combining a skateboard and my vision of California was a fun and interesting challenge,” said contributing artist and California native Larry Lytle. Lytle’s skateboard, entitled, 'Another Myth from the Golden State,' incorporates a wall of uncomfortably close-cropped action figure portraits. On one hand, this stacked grid of photographs seems to catalog the archetypal blonde and bronzed party goers at Barbie and Ken’s dream home, but on the other, this 'wall' might more ironically resonate with California’s politically charged climate."
Other artists in the exhibition explore a range of compelling issues faced by the state, but likewise investigate California’s individualism, its palette, and its inimitable aesthetic character. > Read recent article California Thinkin' in the VC Reporter.