Por Ashley Mackin | Editor SDUN

ArtLab Studios in Normal Heights will be hosting “When Creatives Collide: A photography and graphic collaboration by Jarett Boskovich and Louis Guzman” Dec. 17 – 18.

Starting at 7 p.m. Saturday, ArtLab, will host two former San Diego Uptown News employees in their latest creative venture. The Studio is located at 3536 Adams Ave.

Jarett Boskovich, former photographer for Uptown News and Gay San Diego, said he is excited about the atmosphere of the Studio and said the exhibit was “about gathering friends and having a good time while admiring local artists.”

“I discovered my passion for photography and visual arts at an early age, but it wasn’t until I started to travel and live abroad that I really started to love photography,” Boskovich said. Boskovich has traveled to Italy, France and South Korea.

“As a photographer, I have learned to observe life all around me and see things in a different light. A single photograph can forever have an impact on ones life,” he said.

Guzman, former art director for Uptown News and Gay San Diego, said his artistic inspirations come from his hometown of San Francisco as well as an old friend.

Guzman’s series “Essential Vagabond” was inspired by his friend, Christian Bolding. “He is one of the most talented artist that I know,” Guzman said. “He possesses a raw talent that I have not witnessed in my years of doing commercial photography and graphic design.”

When they rekindled their friendship, Bolding gave Guzman a series of journals Bolding kept over 18 years. “[The] journals are filled with drawings, scribbles, postcards [and] Polaroid’s, and are written in three languages,” Guzman said. “I took these and produced a series that questions sexuality, despair, frustration and travel.”

“Where Do All My Rubies Shine,” another series by Guzman on display at ArtLab Studios, is based on architecture in San Francisco. “I chose to blur them for a specific reason. I have not lived in San Francisco for almost six years and every time I visit, the city becomes more of a stranger to me…. It makes me feel as if we are becoming strangers and are unrecognizable to each other,” Guzman said. “The text additions are words that I have found profound and poetic in their meanings.”

Boskovich said a reflection of his philosophy in life is what the viewer will find at “When Creatives Collide.” “Surround yourself with ambitious people who understand beauty and value time.”