Art • Charles
Bragg has had a colorful past when it
comes to art. L’Oreal Battistelli
/ Daily Forty-Niner.
Art
student wishes to create sculpture on
campus
By
L’Oreal Battistelli
Online Forty-Niner
Contributing Writer
Charles “Chick” Bragg is new to Cal State Long Beach, he’s
new to the world of academia and he’s new to his chosen field of study–sculpting.
One half Italian, one half English, Irish and German, Bragg is the son of artists.
Bragg is majoring in sculpting and building his familiarity with clay, stone
and wax casts molds that are used to form his bronzes.
An artist throughout his life, he said has never held a “real job,” but
instead painted, etched, drew and sold limited editions.
From 1990 until 2003, Bragg sold exclusively in Japan. He tired of creating
animal environmental and marine images “over and over,” and felt
that he was wasting his talent, so he said goodbye to Japan and decided to
study sculpting.
Bragg applied to three different schools and is content with his decision to
study at CSULB.
He plans to study full-time for a couple of years as he wants to learn more
about sculpting and surround himself with people who know the art.
He also wants to seek professional criticism and guidance during his term,
expose his art to galleries and of course, complete a degree program.
“
I had a great life,” Bragg said. “I surfed, painted, made money,
now I can do what I want to do,” Bragg said. His portfolio is immense.
“
Literally millions of my images are out there. The stamps alone “… 255
million of them,” were printed, Bragg said, “one stamp per person
in the United States.”
Bragg said that a book of his art, “Wild Lives in Animal Kingdom of Charles
Lynn Bragg,” was published in 1994.
And Bragg doesn’t consider his sculpting pursuit a dream in the making.
He wants to create one massive sculpture that lasts for 500 years that people
travel to see, and he also knows where the world could view it best.
“
Right in the middle of that grassy area,” Bragg said, glancing over and
referencing the LA-1 building.
Bragg seeks to add to the artistic history at CSULB.
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