Art in the Vault presents "Men of La Mano," an exhibition featuring the work of Artemio Rodriguez and Jose Lozano, both of La Mano Press.
The show will open on July 1 and continue through July 30 at Whites Art Gallery, 2414 HonolulU Ave. in Montrose.
Artemio Rodriguez was born in Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico. He is the founder of La Mano Press, an artist-run print-studio and workshop located near downtown Los Angeles. Rodriguez is dedicated to the art and appreciation of printmaking.
He notes, "? when technology dominates the way we live and see the world, when even the printed word has become almost obsolete, I feel a necessity to return to the way of seeing and living through the black and white of the carved and hand-printed image. A visual artist is not only a creator of images, decorations or concepts for museums, he is also a physical worker and a creator of conscience, an instigator of sensibilities and imagination."
Rodriguez's work is in the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA); the University of Arizona; Museum of Art, the Laguna Art Museum; Los Angeles; and the Mexican Fine Art Center Museum in Chicago.
Lozano is a highly regarded painter and a member of La Mano Press. He was born and raised in California but also spent some of his childhood in Juarez, Mexico, as a result, he identifies himself as Chicano, influenced by Mexican and American cultures. His gouache and oil paintings have a strong narrative quality, stemming from such literary works as "Madame Bovary," "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Pedro Paramo."
The work of Lozano and Rodriguez can be seen at www.artinthevault.com.
A reception for the artists will be held on July 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information, call Whites Art Gallery at 957-4071 or 626-791-8529.
