Flux Art Space

Thank you to everyone who joined in on Zoom for the great talk with Frau Fiber. She pointed out some fascinating information about the textile industry and global supply chain in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. We also tried out Zoom’s automatic transcription for closed captioning not perfect, but pretty darn good! . Frau reminds us, as always, to Stop shopping, and start sewing! . Solidarity at a Distance is on view at Flux through April 17 through the front window ...24/7. . . . #upcycle #fiberart #fraufiber #CaroleFrancesLung #installationart #sewingrebellion #reuse #againstfastfashion #sustainability #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #longbeachart #lbc

detail from Frau Fiber Solidarity at a Distance. March 18 - April 17, 2021. The installation is viewable 24/7 through the front window of Flux. . Join Frau and for Kaffee and Kuchen (coffee and cake) this Saturday, April 3rd at 11:30am on Zoom. All are welcome. DM or email [email protected] for the link. . Frau Fiber, the alter-ego of artist Carole Frances Lung, has sewn masks every day since the lockdown began in March of 2020. They have become like journal entries ...marking time, referencing current events, noting moments of hope and moments of challenge. . While Frau Fiber’s public activities were curtailed, that did not stop her from upcycling material to make masks! She generated a face mask a day for herself and for Carole Frances Lung, her biographer and archivist of the ILGWU. To bolster the supply chain Frau Fiber also produced over 300 masks that were donated to homeless shelters and the Long Beach VA. . . . #upcycle #fiberart #fraufiber #CaroleFrancesLung #installationart #sewingrebellion #reuse #againstfastfashion #sustainability #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #longbeachart #lbc See more

Frau Fiber in Solidarity at a Distance looks beautiful at night in the window of Flux. . This upcoming Saturday, April 3, at 11:30am, Frau will give a talk on Zoom with Kaffee and Kuchen (coffee and cake). All are welcome. DM or email [email protected] for the link. . Kaffee und Kuchen is one of Frau Fiber’s most beloved traditions. In Apoloda Germany, Frau Fiber’s hometown, she would stroll to Backerei Doepel on Wihelm Strasse with a friend for a leisurely cup of cof...fee, a slice of cake, and lively conversation. Frau Fiber invites you to join her virtually from the Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers & Uniforms south of the 110 freeway, for a slice of cake, cup of coffee, and conversation. . Frau Fiber will be baking a Covered Apple Pie from her favorite East German Cooking website https://www.erichserbe.de/075 You are invited to try this recipe, bake one of your favorites, or purchase from your favorite bakery. . Flux resident artist @betsy_lohrer_hall will be treating herself to something delicious from @scratchbakedgoods !! . . . #upcycle #fiberart #fraufiber #CaroleFrancesLung #installationart #sewingrebellion #reuse #againstfastfashion #sustainability #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #longbeachart #lbc

Frau Fiber in Solidarity at a Distance. March 18 - April 17, 2021. TodaySaturday, March 20 between 1-3 Frau will be at Flux for an opening-at-a-distance. Mask up and drive by or walk up! . The installation is viewable through the front window of Flux through the run of the show. . 2020 was a year of great uncertainty. Interestingly, amid the anxieties, the tears and the rage, many of us have also discovered a surprising calm and determination. ... . Frau Fiber, the alter-ego of artist Carole Frances Lung, has sewn masks every day since the lockdown began in March of 2020. They have become like journal entries marking time, referencing current events, noting moments of hope and moments of challenge. . While Frau Fiber’s public activities were curtailed, that did not stop her from upcycling material to make masks! She generated a face mask a day for herself and for Carole Frances Lung, her biographer and archivist of the ILGWU. To bolster the supply chain Frau Fiber also produced over 300 masks that were donated to homeless shelters and the Long Beach VA. . . . #upcycle #fiberart #fraufiber #CaroleFrancesLung #installationart #sewingrebellion #reuse #againstfastfashion #sustainability #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #longbeachart #lbc See more

The new installation goes up! Frau Fiber (the alter-ego of artist Carole Frances Lung) is putting her pandemic-related production on view in Solidarity at a Distance. The show will be viewable 24x7 from the front window of Flux from March 18 - April 17. . We’ve all been facing a great deal of uncertainty. Interestingly, amid the anxieties, the tears and the rage, many of us have also discovered a surprising calm and determination. Flux asked artists about the ways in which ...they’ve navigated the challenges and the ways in which they discovered inner strength. Spring and summer shows will reflect some of the responses. . About Solidarity at a Distance: On March 18, 2020, Frau Fiber went into lockdown at the Institute 4 Labor Generosity Workers & Uniforms (formerly at 322 Elm Ave LB, now at The LOFT, 401 S Mesa Street, San Pedro). In response to the lock down, the supply chain's inability to provide face coverings, and in solidarity to combat COVID, Frau Fiber generated a face mask a day for herself and for Carole Frances Lung, her biographer and archivist of the ILGWU. To bolster the supply chain Frau Fiber produced over 300 masks that were donated to homeless shelters and the Long Beach VA. The face coverings were made with a dust cloth liner and textiles from the waste stream. From the waste stream supply, Frau Fiber chose to make her face coverings from solids, texture and woven textiles, while Carole selected novelty prints. The making of the masks is the only production Frau has been able to accomplish and it has become a way of settling into this long winter of isolation. Recently, both Frau and Carole have received their first COVID vaccines without incident. Face mask production will conclude on March 21, 2021, after their second vaccination. Here is an article from April 2020 in which Frau Fiber shows how to make a mask, and you see the start of the production. https://lbpost.com//video-how-to-make-a-face-mask-by-texti . . . #upcycle #reducereuserecycle #againstfastfashion #sustainablefashion #sustainability #fraufiber #carolefranceslung #installationart @calstatela #longbeachart #lbc #fluxartspace

Response to a detail from an interior page of Take the Ship Apart produced by Image Text Ithaca (c) copyright 2020. The words and images become a way to float... preserve... transmit... reflect. Give it some time. . Creative contributions by Andre Bradley, Hugo Gallo, Shantal Jeewon Kim, Laura Pierson, Amy Schuessler, and Kelsey Sucena. Design by Paul Soulellis. Illustrations by Kelsey Sucena. Curated by Jo-ey Tang and Paul Soulellis. Edition of 300. Image Text Ithaca Press.... Nicholas Muellner and Catherine Taylor, editors. Image Text Ithaca is an initiative of Ithaca College. www.imagetextithaca.com. . @ithacacollege @imagetextithaca . #imagetextithaca #imagetextithacapress #imagetext #writing #independentpress #creativeexchange #imageandtext #threadsofconnectivity #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb See more

detail of an interior page of Take the Ship Apart produced by Image Text Ithaca (c) copyright 2020. The words and images become a way to float... preserve... transmit... reflect. A way to ebb and flow. Find your own response. It could be activated in your own homes, future communal spaces, or shared in your minds. Give it some time. . Creative contributions by Andre Bradley, Hugo Gallo, Shantal Jeewon Kim, Laura Pierson, Amy Schuessler, and Kelsey Sucena. Design by Paul ...Soulellis. Illustrations by Kelsey Sucena. Curated by Jo-ey Tang and Paul Soulellis. Edition of 300. Image Text Ithaca Press. Nicholas Muellner and Catherine Taylor, editors. Image Text Ithaca is an initiative of Ithaca College. www.imagetextithaca.com. . @ithacacollege @imagetextithaca . #imagetextithaca #imagetextithacapress #imagetext #writing #independentpress #creativeexchange #imageandtext #threadsofconnectivity #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb See more

The next few posts will be an interaction with Take the Ship Apart a timely publication that arrived at Flux near the turn of the year from ‘20 to ‘21. It is produced by Image Text Ithaca. (c) copyright 2020. Creative contributions by Andre Bradley, Shantal Jeewon Kim, Hugo Gallo, Laura Pierson, Amy Schuessler, and Kelsey Sucena. Design by Paul Soulellis. Illustrations by Kelsey Sucena. Curated by Jo-ey Tang and Paul Soulellis. Edition of 300. Image Text Ithaca Press. Nicho...las Muellner and Catherine Taylor, Editors. Image Text Ithaca is an initiative of Ithaca College. . imagetextithaca.com . @ithacacollege @imagetextithaca . #imagetextithaca #imagetextithacapress #writing #independentpress #creativeexchange #imageandtext #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb See more

99 Cents! Pacific Paper Vol. 3... a project by Tim Maxeiner of Spätzlehaus! . . . #timmaxeiner #timmaxeinerartist #angelsgateculturalcenter @angelsgateart #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #longbeachart #99cents

the window installation of delicate wire and raffia works by @adriennedevinemixedmediaart looks beautiful at night. Thank you @juanmgomezvisual for stopping by! . . . @adevineartist #adriennedevinemixedmediaart #wiresculptures #mixedmedia #mixedmediaworks #fluxartspacelb #fluxartspace

Thank you, Asia Morris and Long Beach Post, for the great article about Adrienne DeVine's current installation. We appreciate you. https://lbpost.com//this-artist-explores-african-spiritual

Details from @adriennedevinemixedmediaart Wire, Raffia, and Shadows at Flux through October 3rd. The works are visible 24/7 from the window. They’re especially beautiful in the late afternoon (5-7pm). Viewing from inside the gallery (with mask) is by appointment only. Email [email protected] or DM. FREE. . Adrienne DeVine is one of six artists who recently participated in Conversations About Abstraction: Six Black Women Abstract Artists in Los Angeles, moderated by j...ill moniz and Isabelle Lutterodt. Born and raised in Pasadena, California, the artist was inspired by artists Charles White, Betye Saar, and artist/historian/scholar, Samella Lewis, all of whom made deep impressions on how she thinks about art and its role in society. She has developed a visual language based on materiality, semiotics, and African culture. In addition to her talents as a visual art maker, she is also a gifted writer. Adrienne Devine works primarily with canvas, paint, paper, wood, wire, and raffia. She creates paintings, drawings, prints, wire sculptures, assemblage, and one-of-a-kind books linked by recurring motifs and themes based on African world views and graphic symbols. In 2016, she embarked on a project called Index Obscura. Index Obscura is a diverse body of work that elevates artists, women, and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora. DeVine received her MFA from Claremont Graduate University, and a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach. . . . @cgumfa_alumni @csulbalumni #adriennedevine #adriennedevinemixedmediaart #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #artistrunspace #abstractart #wiresculpture #womanartist #blackartist #lightandshadow @ Flux Art Space

The artist herself: the talented Adrienne DeVine. @adriennedevinemixedmediaart @adevineartist Adrienne Devine works primarily with canvas, paint, paper, wood, wire, and raffia. She creates paintings, drawings, prints, wire sculptures, assemblage, and one-of-a-kind books linked by recurring motifs and themes based on African world views and graphic symbols. In 2016, she embarked on a project called Index Obscura. Index Obscura is a diverse body of work that elevates artists, ...women, and cultures of Africa and the African diaspora. DeVine received her MFA from Claremont Graduate University, and a bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach. The artist’s sculptural forms were recently featured in L.A. Blacksmith at the California African American Museum, and in a solo exhibition, Neo-HooDoo: Invocation of Muses, at POST in downtown L.A, among other exhibitions. She has also exhibited internationally, in Berlin. Visitors to Flux Art Space may have seen her wire sculpture in Small Works in Flux in December of 2019 or her tiny, powerful handmade book that was part of Flux by Mail in June, 2020. . . . #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #wiresculpture @cgumfa_alumni @csulbalumni #fluxartspace #fluxartspacelb #artistrunspace #longbeachart #lbc

Kym Rising, 2020 by Adrienne DeVine. steel, aluminum, brass, & copper wire, raffia, beads, aerosol paint, 22 x 20 x 4 inches We’re putting the final touches on Wire, Raffia, and Shadows an exhibition by @adriennedevinemixedmediaart which includes this beautiful piece. In the window of Flux Art Space from August 23 - October 3, the installation is visible 24/7 from the sidewalk. If you’d like to spend some time inside (wearing a mask), please DM or email to set up an app...ointment. Late afternoon/early evening is best, as the works come alive with reflected light and cast shadows. Adrienne DeVine is one of six artists who participated in Conversations About Abstraction: Six Black Women Abstract Artists in Los Angeles, an online discussion held July 26th of this year, and moderated by curators jill moniz and Isabelle Lutterodt (see No. 1 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT8P7cWJQM1VGUx24e-R4Cg ). She has been inspired by artists Charles White, Betye Saar, and artist/historian/scholar, Samella Lewis, all of whom made deep impressions on how she thinks about art and its role in society. She has developed a visual language based on materiality, semiotics, and African culture. . . . #wiresculpture #wiresculptures #texturalart #adriennedevine #adriennedevinemixedmediaart #adriennedevineartist @adevineartist @cgumfa_alumni @csulbalumni #fluxartspace #artistrunspace #abstractart #blackwomanartist #longbeachart #longbeachartist #lbc

For some reason Facebook won't let us post the entire duration of this show in our Event listing... Please note: Adrienne DeVine 's "Wire, Raffia, and Shadows" will be on view at Flux from August 22 - October 3, 2020.

repost from @ldwstudio Did you miss the live conversation? - No worries- you can see it on the Conversations About Abstraction YouTube channel. See the link in @ldwstudio ‘s bio. -... And add your name to the mailing list for the next conversation: [email protected]. - #grateful - #laart #laartist #laartists #artisttalk #conversationsaboutabstraction #conversationsaboutart #abstract #abstractart #womenartists #blackwomenartists #blackartists #blackispowerful #blackisbeautiful #ldwstudio #lisadianewedgeworth See more

Two more photos of these talented and powerful women. @danialnord . We’re grateful to the panelists and moderators for yesterday’s inspiring talk. Thank you to all who attended! Video of the conversation will be posted online. We’ll let you know when it’s up. May these conversations continue!! . Conversations About Abstraction July 26, 2020 with @sharonbarnes4702 @aculverson @adriennedevinemixedmediaart @juneeecee @hollytempo @ldwstudio moderated by @jillithmoniz and #i...sabellelutterodt. . . . #conversationsaboutabstraction #conversationsaboutart #blackartists #blackwomenartists #abstractart #abstractpainting #contemporaryart #losangelesart #losangelesartists #fluxartspace #artistrunspace @ Los Angeles, California See more