Still Life
ON VIEW
July 12-31,
ARTISTS
Thalía Gochez, Darren Vargas, Alex Green
SUMMARY
Known Studio presents “STILL LIFE”, a photography exhibition featuring works by LA-based photographers Thalia Gochez, Darren Vargas and Alex Green. The works showcase moments captured on film, particularly those highlighting intergenerational family relationships.
ARTIST’S STATEMENTS
Thalía Gochez is a self taught visual artist living in Los Ángeles, California. As a child of Mexican and Salvadoran immigrant parents, Gochez draws most of her creative inspiration from her upbringing and heritage. Her work aims to highlight identity by honoring and prioritizing the subject’s story through an intentional yet stylized approach. Her photographs are genuine depictions of people of color with an emphasis on women taken in environments that mirror their identity offering space for conversation connection and community building.
Darren Vargas is an artist and photographer from Santa Ana, California. His work is rooted in intimacy and vulnerability. Drawing inspiration from his personal life experience and using that to make works that tell a story of authenticity. Stories that real people can relate to and see themselves in. He resides in Los Angeles, California with his family.
Alex Green is a self taught photographer from Wichita, Kansas. His work is inspired by his love for people and their stories. Highlighting common themes in a wide array of human experience, he aims to create images that are just as meaningful to his subjects as they are to himself.