{"id":6366,"date":"2012-12-11T23:45:02","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T07:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2013-05-17T02:42:32","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T09:42:32","slug":"sjcc-alumni-to-exhibit-their-art-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcctimes.com\/es\/6366\/arts-entertainment\/sjcc-alumni-to-exhibit-their-art-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"SJCC alumni to exhibit their art on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday\u2019s art students of San Jose City College will soon display some of their sculptures and paintings in SJCC\u2019s art gallery.<\/p>\n

Hector \u201cDio\u201d Mendoza, 43, will display a combination of soft sculptures, objects and site-specific installations.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the work that I am currently doing uses refurbished materials that I find in the street or at thrift shops,\u201d Mendoza said.<\/p>\n

Mendoza said he has always been interested in graphically showing how something as useless and meaningless as garbage put together by a creative mind can become meaningful and beautiful.<\/p>\n

Juan Luna-Avin, 39, will present a selection of nine to eleven mixed-media paintings that show song lists of imaginary bands and music performers, he wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

He will also be showing his Mexican punk timeline, which includes facts about more than 130 punk bands from several cities in Mexico, Luna-Avin wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

An interactive sculpture will also be on display.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe poster will have about 40 sections on the edge of the paper that could be torn out,\u201d Luna-Avin wrote in an email. \u201cEach piece of paper will have a written email address.\u201d<\/p>\n

By writing to this address, visitors will be sent a downloadable zip file of limited edition music box sets with an emphasis on unknown artists and emerging projects, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis sculpture represents my interest in expanding my box set projects and reaching a wider audience using the internet as the mode for distribution,\u201d Luna-Avin wrote in an email.<\/p>\n

The date of the artist reception has not been determined yet.<\/p>\n

Luna-Avin and Mendoza studied at SJCC during the 1990s.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeachers at SJCC, such as Luis Gutierrez, Eve Mathias and Deborah Kennedy, encouraged me to take risks, learn technical skills and take art seriously,\u201d Luna-Avin said.<\/p>\n

Both Mendoza and Luna-Avin stood out as art students, said Mathias, drawing and painting instructor at SJCC.<\/p>\n

\u201cDio\u2019s fundamental skills and critical thinking were exceptional,\u201d Mathias said. \u201cJuan was also exceptionally skilled and always thinking outside the box and exploring exciting new ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Luna-Avin and Medoza took different paths after SJCC, but it was only a matter of time before their paths crossed after college.<\/p>\n

Both Mendoza and Luna-Avin met again at California State University, Monterey Bay, where they are lecturers in the Visual and Public Arts Department.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think these days artists, whether visual artists, musicians or actors, have two jobs: a day job and their own careers pursuing their practices and working on projects,\u201d said Luna-Avin.<\/p>\n

Teaching is not only a way to finance their art-making, but a way to contribute to students.<\/p>\n

\u201cMentorship played a major role when I was a student, and it is important for me to give back to my community in the way of teaching,\u201d Mendoza said.<\/p>\n

As a student, Luna-Avin had many of the same dreams that he wants to help his students achieve today.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to see if I could do art for a living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Making art for a living takes a lot of sacrifice and struggle because an artist has to be creative and inventive not only in making art,\u00a0 but in creating opportunities to finance their art practice, as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe life of the artist it is not an easy life, but it can be fulfilling in so many ways,\u201d Luna-Avin said.<\/p>\n

Still, Mendoza sees art as a profession like any other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are conceptual, formal and historical skills that need to be addressed and learned,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While at college, Mendoza focused on learning as many skills as possible that would later aid in the creation of his art, he said.<\/p>\n

Both consider learning basic skills fundamental to becoming a successful artist.<\/p>\n

Luna-Avin advised students to \u201clearn basic skills properly, have goals and don\u2019t give up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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