I took what was a personal love for my school's architecture and turned it into a solo art show to memorialize a great mid-century architect and the work he did that made California State University, Long Beach the school it is today.

 

My artist statement for the show read:

 

I take great pleasure in studying the architecture found on California State University Long Beach’s campus. I have been admiring the architecture here since the first day I saw it on a visit. After doing some research, I found that I was interested in, and inspired by the work of Edward Killingsworth who worked in the “post-and-beam” style. His mid-century architecture and simple color palette used on CSULB’s campus speaks strongly to my aesthetic and inspires me.

 

In this show, I have experimented with the deconstruction of Killingsworth’s buildings into a series of paintings that are visual interpretations of the post and beam style. These strips of illustration board attempt to capture the main stylistic elements that create each building’s character while staying true to their original design.