Late last summer, the now infamous Station Fire hit Los Angeles County. The largest fire to ever hit the area, it destroyed over 250 acres of Angeles National Forest. Less than a year later, organizer Joy Feuer, in partnership with the Glendale Parks & Open Space Foundation, has launched “ART from the Ashes,” an eco-art exhibition of 100+ pieces donated by 64 artists, each created from salvaged materials gathered from Deukmejian Wilderness Park (several images below).

Showing at the Glendale Parks & Open Space Foundation now through July 24th, the show spans a variety of mediums: a stop-motion short film, fashion pieces, ceramics glazed with ash from the Park, salvaged metal acting as a canvas for painting, and fallen tree branches incorporated into multi media work, to name a few. And every piece in the exhibit celebrates the ideas of sustainability and renewal.

In addition to the artwork itself, the exhibit setting pays tribute to Deukmejian Wilderness Park’s raw materials. At the center of the room, a plot of decomposed granite is framed by suspended, reclaimed window frames. Art is placed in the sand as if it were created then and there. Massive scorched tree branches are anchored throughout, reminiscent of the actual aftermath of the park.

A suggested donation of $5 upon entrance to the exhibition goes to raise funds for the restoration of Deukmejian Wilderness Park.

Location:
ART from the Ashes Gallery
216 S. Brand Blvd
Glendale, CA 91204

Suggested donation $5.
The exhibition continues through July 24th with special event programming throughout.
Gallery open Tues-Sunday 12-6pm.
www.artfromtheashes.org

*above: Philip Lumbang’s “New Life,” painted on a found metal Deuk object.

*above: Rick McLean’s “Animated Coal Puppet,” a 3 minute stop motion animation story art submission.

*above: Christopher Casanova’s “Deuk Arches,” Deukmajian Wilderness Park, San Gabriel Mountains, CA. Photography and video installation. Stone arches installed in Park by artist in multiple locations, then photographed and filmed for Gallery installation.

*above: Karen Sikie’s “Still Standing #1,” mixed media, charcoal & watercolor, 23″x30″.

*above: James Carbone’s “Oak Tree,” black and white photographs, 8×10.

*above: GWEN SAMUELS Gwen Samuels’ “Spring,” salvaged springs. digital images, printed on transparent film, hand-stitched.

above: Fashion by Corinne Grassini, Owner/Designer of Society for Rational Dress. The dress’s neckpiece is repurposed debris from the fire.