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MEDIA RELEASE
Press Contact: Kathy MacPherson
kmacpherson@otis.edu / 310.665.6909
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ashton Allen, Lady Beast, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 72 x 48in.
The Nature of Personal Reality
A group exhibition based on creating reality and the human need for connection and creation
June 27 – September 1, 2015
LOS ANGELES – May 2015 – Otis College of Art and Design is pleased to present the exhibition, The
Nature of Personal Reality at the Bolsky Gallery, June 27‐September 1, 2015, with an opening reception
Saturday, June 27, from 4‐6pm.
The essence of what it is to be human, the flesh and the body, and the wonder of existence is profound.
Western philosophers followed the Cartesian dualistic approach to understanding reason by separating
mind from body. Despite the influence of Eastern philosophies, the feminist revolution, and everything
in between, this notion of rationalism heavily influences our culture. In today’s world, where we find
ourselves laden with human affects and effects, with seemingly inescapable military industrialization,
and both human and natural disasters, it is hard to tell if we, as a human race, are truly evolving. Our
approach is often solely based on past events in a time and space that our conscious minds can
recollect; a battle, a response, a fight, a reaction, and the science of the moment seems to be leaving
the body altogether.
In 1974, Jane Roberts wrote, The Nature of Personal Reality: A Seth Book, in which the non‐physical
entity known as Seth states, “You make your own reality. There is no other rule. Knowing this is the
secret of creativity.” The artists in this exhibition explore boundaries of reality, investigate new ways of
understanding the domestic body, and express the need to feel something intimate and vital.
Artists in the exhibition include:
Ashton Allen (MFA ‘16), Tada Asatoorian (BFA ‘17), Amanda Benefiel (MFA ‘16), Jeanette Degollado
(MFA‐Public Practice ‘16), Margarethe Drexel (MFA‐Public Practice ‘16), Gerry Fialka & Mark X Farina
(MFA‐Public Practice ‘16), Ivett Godoy (BFA ‘16), Dakota Raine Higgins (BFA ‘17), Zac Roach (MFA ‘16),
Regine Rode (MFA ‘16), Gabriel Rojas (BFA ‘16), and Erin Watson (BFA ’16).
Public Programming:
Saturday, June 27, 4‐6pm, Opening Reception
Object Description
| Exhibition | Nature of Personal Reality |
| Artist(s) |
Allen, Ashton Asatoorian, Tada Benefiel, Amanda Degollado, Jeanette Drexel, Margarethe Fialka, Gerry Farina, Mark X Godoy, Ivett Raine Higgins, Dakota Roach, Zac Rode, Regine Rojas, Gabriel Watson, Erin |
| Title | Press release for "The Nature of Personal Reality" |
| Year | 2015 |
| Decade(s) | 2010s |
| Exhibition Dates | 2015 June 27 - September 1 |
| Description | For immediate release. |
| Gallery | Bolsky Gallery |
| Media |
Installation Painting Photography Video |
| ImageID | Nature-Personal-Reality-PR |
| Rights | Copyright Otis College of Art and Design |
| Collection | Ben Maltz Gallery Exhibition Archive |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Full Text of PDF | MEDIA RELEASE Press Contact: Kathy MacPherson kmacpherson@otis.edu / 310.665.6909 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Ashton Allen, Lady Beast, 2015, Mixed media on canvas, 72 x 48in. The Nature of Personal Reality A group exhibition based on creating reality and the human need for connection and creation June 27 – September 1, 2015 LOS ANGELES – May 2015 – Otis College of Art and Design is pleased to present the exhibition, The Nature of Personal Reality at the Bolsky Gallery, June 27‐September 1, 2015, with an opening reception Saturday, June 27, from 4‐6pm. The essence of what it is to be human, the flesh and the body, and the wonder of existence is profound. Western philosophers followed the Cartesian dualistic approach to understanding reason by separating mind from body. Despite the influence of Eastern philosophies, the feminist revolution, and everything in between, this notion of rationalism heavily influences our culture. In today’s world, where we find ourselves laden with human affects and effects, with seemingly inescapable military industrialization, and both human and natural disasters, it is hard to tell if we, as a human race, are truly evolving. Our approach is often solely based on past events in a time and space that our conscious minds can recollect; a battle, a response, a fight, a reaction, and the science of the moment seems to be leaving the body altogether. In 1974, Jane Roberts wrote, The Nature of Personal Reality: A Seth Book, in which the non‐physical entity known as Seth states, “You make your own reality. There is no other rule. Knowing this is the secret of creativity.” The artists in this exhibition explore boundaries of reality, investigate new ways of understanding the domestic body, and express the need to feel something intimate and vital. Artists in the exhibition include: Ashton Allen (MFA ‘16), Tada Asatoorian (BFA ‘17), Amanda Benefiel (MFA ‘16), Jeanette Degollado (MFA‐Public Practice ‘16), Margarethe Drexel (MFA‐Public Practice ‘16), Gerry Fialka & Mark X Farina (MFA‐Public Practice ‘16), Ivett Godoy (BFA ‘16), Dakota Raine Higgins (BFA ‘17), Zac Roach (MFA ‘16), Regine Rode (MFA ‘16), Gabriel Rojas (BFA ‘16), and Erin Watson (BFA ’16). Public Programming: Saturday, June 27, 4‐6pm, Opening Reception |
