Jared Hamm, 10, a fifth-grader at Marquez Charter Elementary School, checks out an exhibit of Joseph Holtzman’s work at the Hammer Museum.
Photo: William Hamm
By JARED HAMM | Junior Reporter
On Aug. 23, I visited the Armand Hammer Museum in Westwood to see a kids’ exhibit of artist Joseph Holtzman’s work.
As I entered the gallery, I noticed the walls and ceiling had different colors and there was a sofa and four chairs. I plopped down onto the comfy sofa and saw six large paintings set against the bright colors.
Jared Hamm, 10, a fifth-grader at Marquez Charter Elementary School, checks out an exhibit of Joseph Holtzman’s work at the Hammer Museum. Photo: William Hamm
Joseph paints on polished marble in an abstract form to show what he feels. I learned the artist designed everything—paintings, furniture, walls and even the ceiling.
I met downstairs with visiting artist Joel Otterson, who was teaching children to paint art on pillowcases. Joel explained, “Art doesn’t always have to hang on the wall. It could be a chair or even a rug on the floor.”
Joel is a sculptor who also works in decorative arts and he has remade many items in his own house. I asked, “What was the most unusual thing you have ever created?”
He said, “I once designed a toilet by pouring three different colors of porcelain. It made for quite a psychedelic throne.”
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