Drawn into a Dialogue attracted students from Cerritos College who attended and watched the pieces of art on display at the art gallery in the Fine Arts building on Feb. 25.
Art professor James Macdevitt was hosting the art show as well giving a introduction to student and introducing two well known international artist who have their art displayed at the Cerritos College art gallery.
One of the artist that attended the Drawn to Dialog art show and have their art on displayed was Steve Roden he explained that ever since he could remember as a little kid he always like drawing and coloring.
He also explained as he was growing up in the 1980 he was part of a rock band in high school but during that time he just became more interested in art and better.
Roden also said” its not easy to be a artist or as glamorous people say to be I been doing this for 20 years and in the first 15 years I didn’t get pay or sell anything, but I still do other things like teach to make money.”
He also explained to me that, its his first time being in Cerritos College being fortunate enough to show his work to Cerritos student and explain what his art piece mean.
Roden also said that he got more of his art work in San Diego which is going to be open for the public to see Feb 25 and have had shows in Italy Brazil USC San Diego.
Another international artist that had his art work on displayed on the Drawn to Dialog was John o’ Brien who is well known in the art world and who also has his bfa from the Acadimia deleharte in Roma and a mfa from USC.
He explained during the time he was a child he use to move a lot growing up in a military family but it was during all that moving he fell in love with art and became more better.
He also said” the day I decided to prosue a career as a artist is when I was living in Italy but being a artist its not easy it’s a very competitive career”.
Brien also said that him and James MacDevitt and Steve Roden been preparing for this exhibition since the fall of last year and is happy to say that it’s now open for the student’s to see.
Brien also said that him and Steve been collaborating on art work they have done together including in art piece that’s located outside the art gallery.
He also said ” I have done art work in New York to California but in Europe I have done art in Slovania Crowatia France Germany Spain I have contact in Russia and Japan turkey and Egypt but the only place I don’t have contact is in South America but all together I been doing art work for 30 years together.”
Brien also said that he is waiting four more years so he could start traveling again since his kids our going to be old enough to take care of them selves.
He also said he found out about Cerritos College art gallery and art shows spring last year and since then he been keeping contact with them but he also been teaching art Community College system Cal States system UC system like UC Irvine and USC.
