artspace 3232
Artspace 3232 is an artist studio featuring works by Sonja Schenk,
Stephanie Han, Christo Brock, and Lucas Gordon in Signal Hill.
Sonja Schenk
Sonja Schenk is a Multi-Disciplinary Artist...
STEPHANIE HAN
Stephanie was born in 1971 in Seoul, S. Korea...
Christo Brock
Christo Brock is a filmmaker and fine art photographer who...
Sonja Schenk
Sonja Schenk is a multi-disciplinary artist from Los Angeles. She began with video installations and has since turned to other types of installation, painting, and sculpture. Her work explores the intersection of humankind and the natural world through traditional, technological, and transformative processes. She exhibits both locally and internationally and has created several large, site-specific installations. She has been artist-in-residence at Cerritos College in California, the Thomas McKeon Center for Creativity in Tulsa, and the U.S. National Park system. Influenced by early mentors Allan Kaprow, DeeDee Halleck, and Manny Farber, her work relies on a strong grounding in conceptual thought that is then translated to various media.
STEPHANIE HAN
Stephanie was born in 1971 in Seoul, S. Korea, and immigrated to the U.S. in 1978. She obtained a BFA degree in Illustration from the Laguna College of Art & Design in 1995 and earned her MFA degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1999. She returned to California after graduation to pursue a career in painting, illustration, and graphic design. She is currently an adjunct professor at Long Beach City College and Irvine Valley College, teaching graphic design.
Christo Brock
Christo Brock is a filmmaker and fine art photographer who grew up on a farm outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, and his Master’s Degree from USC School of Cinematic Arts. Christo’s films include the documentaries “Brewmance”, a film about home brewing and craft beer, and “Touch the Wall”, a film about female Olympic swimmers. While his films feature intricately woven personal stories, Christo’s photography focuses on the abstract and minimalist, and, though the evidence of humankind is always present, there are rarely people in his images. His work shows the influence of abstract painters Mark Rothko, Ellsworth Kelly, and Frank Stella, and the photographers Man Ray, Cole Thompson, and Andreas Gursky. Christo now lives in Long Beach, California with his family and cats. More on Christo’s work at christobrock.com