Images of My Los Angeles
Artists share their views of the city.
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“My art is about all the different people in L.A., and the different cultures and customs as well. I also wanted to touch on the different struggles that people go through, like in the center of my piece I have a homeless woman lying down on newspaper, which is a big issue in L.A. Not one day has gone by when I didn’t see a homeless person, so that’s something really significant to me.”
Geovanna Gonzalez, 18, Hawthornse HS (2007 graduate now attending Otis College of Art and Design)
These artists were part of a five-week class exploring what makes Los Angeles meaningful to them through drawing and painting, offered at the Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), a youth development center in the Rampart district, in partnership with the Ryman Program for the Arts. “This project represents the cultural diversity and varying ideas and politics that are part of this wonderful city. These artists explored Los Angeles as the basis of their homes and the many things that motivate and inspire them in their daily lives,” said HOLA’s Fine Arts Manager Melanie Lockert.
Geovanna Gonzalez, 18, Hawthornse HS (2007 graduate now attending Otis College of Art and Design)
These artists were part of a five-week class exploring what makes Los Angeles meaningful to them through drawing and painting, offered at the Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), a youth development center in the Rampart district, in partnership with the Ryman Program for the Arts. “This project represents the cultural diversity and varying ideas and politics that are part of this wonderful city. These artists explored Los Angeles as the basis of their homes and the many things that motivate and inspire them in their daily lives,” said HOLA’s Fine Arts Manager Melanie Lockert.
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