“I thought of the opticalness and the feeling you got from the bright colors,” Saltzman says by way of explanation, adding that she also wants people to read it for themselves.

Carlin, who lists graphing space as an artistic interest, found the Three Columns Gallery particularly well suited to her work as well as that of her colleagues. “Part of why I love this particular space is because all of us are working in semi-sculpture form,” she says, adding that she finds the gallery “fresh and engaging.”

Steele’s pieces, especially his smaller painting in gray and pink rectangles, also interact with their environment. “If you look at it long enough it would affect the way you see the room,” he says of the painting.

The show is rounded out by Lehrer-Graiwer’s own contribution, a copy of the Rambler, a politically oriented journal published out of Los Angeles’ Chinatown for which she is one of the editors. It is just one more diverse part of an exhibition that shows that different people working in different mediums can create work that is both connected to other pieces and unique in itself.

“I think it came together really well,” says Saltzman of the show. “We all didn’t know what each other was working on, but we were using the same colors, exploring the same issues.”

For Carlin, the issue is perhaps a simpler one. “It’s just really nice to be back here,” the recent graduate says.

Three-sided Table will be on display through Jan. 25, 2005.