An art exhibition about the feeling of loss and memories is being showcased until May 20 at the Citrus art gallery.
The exhibit is “The Pact of Forgetting” by Azusa artist Luselia Marin.
Marin said she wanted to “create an environmental setting and narrative…that is somewhat non-descriptive.”
The exhibition includes a total of 24 art pieces, with 21 being paintings and drawings, and three sculptures using materials such as resin, wood and home-grown crystals, all created at the start of 2020.
The work being showcased is an allusion “to a snapshot of a memory or a glimpse into the future,” Marin said.
The artwork includes sculptured solo body parts and paintings of women that are cut off with the artist wishing to “create a feeling of loss within each work” and she encourages “the viewer to decipher their own narrative,” Marin said.
Marin studied at Citrus College and then transferred to Cal State University, Fullerton where she graduated, and is currently exhibiting her masters of fine art graduate show.
“Citrus was a great stepping stone in allowing (her) to explore different mediums and art disciplines prior to attending art school,” Marin said
She chose to have this exhibition at the Citrus gallery to allow students to see contemporary artwork from a former student.
Marin’s inspiration comes from a range of different muses such as “something (she) has read, cinematography in a film and/or (her) travels,” Marin said, “the list is endless.”
Museums that Marin has favored are the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, the Uffizi in Florence, Italy, and the Pitti Palace, also in Florence.
