Blue Roof Events 2022
Pinky Promise
Carmen Maradónez
May 6 - May 27, 2022
Informed by deep, moving personal observations about her life in another country, her status as a wife and mother and cultural differences, Mardónez explores themes of isolation, loss, love and sisterhood in her colorful, textured, embroidered textiles. As we create space for women artists to connect to their creative intentions, it seem appropriate to share Mardónez’s intentions in her own words:
“When I first moved across the continent, I promised myself I would become an artist. The still ongoing process of becoming one has been crossed by the experience of being a stranger in a country whose language I struggle with, the experience of becoming a mother far from my village, and the experience of recognizing myself as inhabiting a deteriorating body in a country that values your life according to your pocket.
Isolation, loss, exhaustion, loneliness; love, hope, friendship and sisterhood. The impossibility of expressing in words the overwhelming feelings of living through these times has become the fuel of my creations. My practice of pure intuition and compulsion seeks the fluency that my words and routine lack.
This exhibition is a statement: anyone can become an artist, at any age and no matter their background. All that it takes it’s a room on your own. Traditional women’s work, such as hand embroidery, can and should be valued as art. Hand embroidery can become massive and monumental. Pink is a powerful color to work with. The color that reminds us of the mocking for being too girly or not girly enough. The color that the sky takes in a burning planet.
Art is a promise: there will be sisterhood, there will be a future on this planet. We will win.”
Think Twice, Blink Twice
Lucy Black
October 2022
Paper dolls exploring Black’s humorous relationship with her own body and soft animal mama sculptures Black often performs with to investigate animal instincts.
Realms of Conciousness
Robin Strayhorn
August 5 - August 31, 2022
“Realms of consciousness pays tribute to the enlightened masters whose lives, teachings and love have inspired me to recognize my own inner divinity. I have received so much knowledge and treasured experiences from my Swami Sri Kaleshwar and the paintings in this exhibition are the beginnings of my explorations into expressing my feelings artistically, creatively and spiritually about my time spent in India.”
Video Salon
April 2022
Each Saturday we introduced the work of video artists living and working in Los Angeles.
The themes explored by the artists included:
exploration of the structure of film, hopeful movements of a body affected by uncertainty, the female identity, eroticism and hysteria, desires and observations about an African American’s body and presence, documentation of walking for over a decade, women's stories and identities from a Latinx perspective.
Te Me Cuidas Por Favor New Works
Dalia Palacios
November 4 - November 27, 2022
Te Me Cuidas Por Favor/Please Take Care of Yourself is a love letter to my family and myself. To remind us that despite having to navigate our illnesses and society’s gaze, we are still human and still here surviving and breaking down these stigmas that often dehumanize us.
Video Salon
February 2022
Activated Blue Roof Studios Project Room with with 2 video screenings featuring the work of Friidom, Matthew Gibbs and Oded Noy.
Blue Roof Studios Arts Festival
June 2022
The Third Annual BRS Arts Festival aimed to highlight the richness and diversity of the arts in South Los Angeles and beyond, reflecting BRS’s commitment to foster and amplify creativity, connection, and inclusion within the community. Free and open to the public.
Blue Roof Arts Festival 2022
