THOUSAND OAKS — California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO) to present artist talk with car culture creator, Jonathan Michael Castillo from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24 via Zoom.
Jonathan Michael Castillo’s rearview portraits of unsuspecting drivers is Car Culture, an ongoing photography project that employs state-of-the-art camera and lighting equipment, along with a bit of bravado, to capture real-life moments of LA commuters.
The lighting is cinematic and the color saturated, which makes Castillo’s photos easily pass as stills from a movie. But the unplanned participation of the subject also makes them a type of documentary – both a study and an interpretation of LA and its residents.
Join CMATO on Thursday, June 24 at 6:00 PM as we learn more about this emerging visual artist and photographer, his Car Culture series – now on view at CMATO — in addition to current and upcoming projects.
Admission to Artist Talk: Jonathan Michael Castillo is free for CMATO members and a $6 donation for non-members. Contributions help support the Museum’s free public programs.
Visit www.cmato.org to register. Members, use promo code MEMBER.
ADMISSION:
Admission is free for museum members and a $6 donation for non-members. Visit www.cmato.org to register. Members, use promo code MEMBER.
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Jonathan Michael Castillo is a photographer, visual artist and educator based in Chicago. He Is the 2019-2020 recipient of the Diane Dammeyer Fellowship in Photographic Arts and Social Issues, and a recent nominee for the 2020 Hyde Park Art Center’s Ground Floor Biennial in Chicago. Castillo is one of fifty artists recently selected for the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs 2020-2021 prequalified list for public art commissions. His work was included as part of the City of Chicago’s Artist Billboards Project–20 artist-designed PSA billboards for communities of color most impacted by COVID-19, presented by Chicago Mayor’s Office and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. Castillo holds a BFA from California State University Long Beach and MFA from Columbia College Chicago.
ABOUT
The California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks (CMATO) is a cultural institution dedicated to engaging, educating and uplifting the human spirit through the palette of art. Established in 2008, the museum showcases established and emerging contemporary artists, with a unique focus on participatory art. As part of its mission to connect people to creativity, ideas and to each other, CMATO features rotating temporary exhibitions, guest artist lectures and educational programs that foster discussion, participation in, and an appreciation for, the visual arts. To learn more or to become a museum member, visit www.cmato.org