About the artist
Based in Santa Cruz, CA, Lisa Hochstein is a versatile artist, working in painting, textiles, and particularly collage, holding a BFA in painting from the University of Massachusetts. Her unique collage work, often created from vintage sheet music covers, marries old-world charm with modern, grid-like compositions. She believes art is vital for human connection and empathy, especially when engaging with the unfamiliar. Hochstein is intrigued by the transformation of materials, viewing this alchemical process as an integral part of artistic creation.
Her fascination with architecture traces back to the University of Massachusetts's brutalist-style Fine Arts Center, which she admired as a monumental sculpture. This fascination led her to develop a variety of art forms, referencing architectural structures while exploring the power of found materials and the tension between simple and complex visual languages.
