GROUP SHOW I REMEDIO CASERO

REMEDIO CASERO

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works

by a Group of Selected Artists

Why did you all choose ‘Remedio Casero’ as the title?

‘Remedio Casero’, or Holistic Remedies, was chosen as the title of our show as it encompasses the artist’s use of photography as a holistic remedy which uplifts our intimate representations of our identity, culture, and family life. ‘Remedio Casero’ was borrowed from the title of our cover photo by Jezabeth Roca, one of our participating artists.

Featured Photographers (in no particular order):

・William Camargo: @billythecamera
・Jezabeth Roca Gonzalez: @el_archipelago
・Beto Soto: @betosotophoto
・Angelica Grijalva: @divinefrequenciez
・Magdalena Ramirez Cerda: @fulanita.d.talecita
・Ricky Gutierrez: @guttypuma
・Juan Charlie Beaz: @juancabeaz
・Javier Arreguin: @javier.anticuado
・Lissa Corona
・Isabel Pichardo

Curated by: @av_alejandro
Flyer design: @juancabeaz
Organized by: @strawb.unny

JUAN BEAZ I HIJO DE LA CHICHARRA

HIJO DE LA CHICHARRA

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works

by Juan Beaz

Can you expand on your piece ‘Waiting on a Transmission’?

Waiting on a Transmission is based on the notion of longing for a signal from somewhere distant or unreachable. Sometimes all you can do is sit around and wait, so you’ll do it from the highest point you can reach.

Like the majority of the pieces in ‘Hijo de la Chicharra’, this piece was created using cardboard cutouts, inking them, and applying them onto a surface in the same way you would with any other relief-printing process. Beaz creates with sustainability and practicality in mind. His minimalistic approach to art making translates his honest, simple, and demonstrative view of the human experience.

JOHNNY NGUYEN I NORMALIZA RADICAL

NORMALIZE RADICAL

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works

by Johnny Nguyen

What happened socially which made it apparent you wanted to create this exhibition?

After Trump was elected, we started seeing a lot more blatant racism and white supremacy and fascism. Groups like proud boys, patriot prayer, and far right characters like Milo Yiannopoulos and Joey Gibson and all these other pro Trump characters were gaining mainstream popularity. We even saw white supremacist/neo-nazi rallies like the one in Charlottesville, Virginia which left one protester dead. On this date, the Patriot Prayer far-right group organized a free speech, anti-Marxist rally in Berkeley California. Protesters showed up to ensure that this rally was not going to happen.

Depicted in this photo is a pro Trump character who is known to spew this white supremacist rhetoric online and in-person. He is recording, and his intent is to trigger people so that things can become violent so that he can push a violent agenda upon the protesters. Instead, the protesters fight back with words and with gestures.

This debate is so interesting because it poses the question, ‘can hate speech be free speech’? It’s a double edged sword.

CSUSM ART STUDENT GROUP I THE RE-USE PROJECT

THE RE-USE PROJECT

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works

by CSUSM Art Students

About the Artists

The Re-Use Project is a collaborative group experience consisting of all CSUSM Art Students. In efforts to bring attention to the global environmental crisis through creating artwork using all pre existing materials such as plastic, aluminum and cardboard. After completing the exhibition in The HSCC, Head curator, Dinah Poellnitz saw potential to coordinate an on going organization which has now been running for over a year under the supervision of the gallery.

KELVIN LOPEZ I Où Vont-Ils ? (Where Do They Go?)

OU VONT ILS? (Where Do They Go?)

The Hill Street Country Club presents recent works

by Kelvin Lopez

About the Artist

Kelvin Lopez began his art journey in Oceanside, California during his time at MiraCosta College where he received an AA in Studio Arts in 2015. He continued his art education at California State University Long Beach where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Printmaking in 2018. Kelvin has worked in partnership with several organizations and communities, teaching printmaking at workshops that have been very successful. Kelvin is awaiting his big move to Rhode Island where he will be continuing his education at Rhode Island School of Design with intentions to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in printmaking.