"Living Large"
an animation by Jacalyn Lopez Garcia and Lucy H.
G.

"Living Large" is a video statement on housing in America. Projected
against a vast white wall of a retired bank, the short film is an
animation of nothing to something and status to homeless. The
collaboration underlines the artists' unrealized efforts of purchasing
a home in Southern California and stems from their observations of
inflated neighborhoods with unreachable houses.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Jacalyn Lopez Garcia
is a multimedia artist who is constantly searching for innovative ways
to integrate diverse artistic practices with new technologies. She
enjoys pushing the boundaries between politics and art and is
fascinated with exploring the relationship between narrative and memory
in her artmaking. The house, is a familiar subject for Jacalyn, whose
most recognized work is an interactive website "Glass Houses".
Jacalyn has earned national and international recognition for her
multimedia art works and photography. She is the recipient of a
California Council of Humanities grant for her documentary project "Life
Cycles: Reflection of Change and A New Hope for Future Generations.
Her published works include Art, Women & Technology by MIT
Press, among others. Jacalyn enjoys working in collaboration with other
artists. "Living Large", offers a reflection of the artist's
dreams, desires and fears of becoming a homeowner.
Lucy H. G. is a video artist whose
work frequently visits the house as its subject. She takes very real,
ordinary experiences and posits scientific theorems with elaborate
video animations. Oxygenation takes place at a fancy tea party, and
photosynthesis over dinner. Mundane rituals, like eating dinner or
bathing, become essential parts of her collection of physics. “Living
Large” is one of her aspirations, in that she hopes to one day own a
home in Southern California. Lucy H. G. has exhibited both nationally
and internationally and most recently is the recipient of a Durfee
artist completion grant for an upcoming exhibition at the Harris Art
Gallery at the University of La Verne.
EXHIBITION
DATES
"Living Large"
will be featured in "Dwellings"
Friday, September 30th through
Saturday, December 31st, 2005
Artist Reception: Friday, September 31st, 7-9pm
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026
Dwellings is a group exhibition featuring
painting, drawing,
photography, sculpture and
video by
Southern California artists who are
influenced by and receive their inspiration from architecture and urban
life. Architecture has played a significant part in the consciousness
of our metropolitan cities. The artists' role in this exhibition
is one of revealing personal observations within an ever-changing
environment, and how the changing city landscape impacts our visual,
social and spiritual lives.
DWELLING: "NOUN: A building or
shelter where one lives: abode,
domicile, habitation, home, house, lodging (often used in plural),
place, residence. Chiefly British: dig (used in plural). See
PROTECTION
EXHIBITION
HISTORY
" Living Large " was first screened on Janury 20,
2004 and was projected against a vast white wall of a retired bank
located downtown in the Pomona Arts Colony in Pomona, California.
In February 2004, " Living Large "
took 2nd place in the Venturous Vanguard Film Festival held in Los
Angeles at Cal State Northridge University.
On Saturday, November 27, 2004, "
Living Large " was presented at the Selah Art Center in
Los Angeles, CA . At this location the film was projected from Selah's
Art Center onto the wall of a warehouse located across the street that
faces the Art Center.
On Saturday, July 30, 2005, from 6pm -10pm
"Living Large" was featured in OFF THE
MAP. This exhibition was presented
as a one-time gathering of 43 artists in a private home in Mt.
Washington, Los Angeles. The exhibit included video/installation
artists, photographaers, painters, sculptors and performers. OFF THE
MAP relates to the location, its particpants and its community, which
is outside of the conventional setting of art archives. The works
related to space (home, structure, privacy and intimacy) and site
(community & surroundings).
Click here to view " Living Large " but please note
that this may
take up to 2 minutes depending on
your connection. Duration is 3 min. 50 sec.
EMAIL jacalyn@artelunasol.com
artelunasol.com