Lisa Hochstein

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Ordinary Light

Artist’s Website

www.lisahochstein.com

Artist’s Statement

Until recently, my work has consisted primarily of painting and collage, inspired by the visible signs of decay and change in the urban built environment. For over five years I have used vintage paper from sheet music covers to construct architecturally-based collages. In early 2014, I moved my studio to a large space in a renovated industrial building (the former Wrigley’s chewing gum factory in Santa Cruz), which initiated a shift in media and thematic emphasis. My latest work consists of photographs taken on the building premises, as well as mixed-media pieces using cardboard, brown paper, and other materials that I’ve collected on-site. On warm days the freight elevator still smells like Juicy Fruit.

**Additional new work will be on view  October 7 – November 7, 2014,  at the Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery in a 2-person show entitled “Out of the Ordinary.”

About the Artist

After receiving my BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, I spent several years in Barcelona, Spain, painting and teaching English. I returned to the U.S. in 1991 and lived mostly in the Boston area before moving to Santa Cruz in 2002.