Cal State Long Beach is offering many different functions that the art department is producing. This programs are currently going on and they will continue throughout the Spring 2008 semester.
My Thoughts:
If anyone would like to get more information on what that art department has to offer for this spring as well as the pricing for the program, please visit http://cota.csulb.edu/index.cfm?fuseaction=calendar.home
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Donation for Music
Cal State Long Beach received the largest donation in University history of $16.4 million from Bob Cole Trust to provide scholarships for student musicians, said Toni Beron of CSULB news and events.
"In establishing the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, we are doing more than recognizing a man for his extraordinary generosity to our university," said CSULB President F. King Alexander. "This conservatory will forever honor a Long Beach man who looked to the promising futures of students at our university and wanted to help them succeed."
My Thoughts:
I think that this donation will have a great impact on up and coming musicians and it will create more opportunities for them. It would be nice to have more individuals willing give from their hearts to art students who dedicate so much time to their work.
For more information on this story, please visit: http://karl.papubs.csulb.edu/news-events/story.cfm?hackid=929
"In establishing the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, we are doing more than recognizing a man for his extraordinary generosity to our university," said CSULB President F. King Alexander. "This conservatory will forever honor a Long Beach man who looked to the promising futures of students at our university and wanted to help them succeed."
My Thoughts:
I think that this donation will have a great impact on up and coming musicians and it will create more opportunities for them. It would be nice to have more individuals willing give from their hearts to art students who dedicate so much time to their work.
For more information on this story, please visit: http://karl.papubs.csulb.edu/news-events/story.cfm?hackid=929
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Students create Airport Sign
Four students from Cal State Long Beach are competing in designing a welcome sign for the Long Beach Airport.
Erin Clark, Janice Fong, David Ly and Ryan Milner are the four students who will have their creations judged by airport officials and the winner will have their artwork re-constructed to sit at the end of one of the runways at the airport.
My Thoughts:
I think that it is a great opportunity for our art department to show its skill and creativity. I also think that it is wonderful that our school was chosen to represent their art at Long Beach Airport.
For more information, visit http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/provost/spotlights/2008/2008-01-07.html
Erin Clark, Janice Fong, David Ly and Ryan Milner are the four students who will have their creations judged by airport officials and the winner will have their artwork re-constructed to sit at the end of one of the runways at the airport.
My Thoughts:
I think that it is a great opportunity for our art department to show its skill and creativity. I also think that it is wonderful that our school was chosen to represent their art at Long Beach Airport.
For more information, visit http://www.csulb.edu/divisions/aa/provost/spotlights/2008/2008-01-07.html
Iraq Fashion
The United States is known for its fashion designs to be worn by beautiful models that are very thin. In Iraq, its not about the models weight or beauty, it's about the garments beauty and the meaning of the design.
" I talked to a number of the models here and I asked them what they thought about the models in the U.S., the fact that they get so wrapped up in body image, eating disorders, and revealing clothes. There reaction was so humbling, they said here in Iraq it's not about the beauty of the women, its about the beauty of the dress, said Kira Phillips of CNN.
Even though our countries are at war with each other, Iraq models still have the time and patience to appreciate the art, culture, and history of the designer clothing. These models are from Baghdad, and most of what they represent when they are modeling can be very dangerous, ""for models like 24-yr-old Huda Fie yak every stroke of make-up, every dress she dawns, death threats are apart of this wardrobe. " We get so many threatening letters saying this is your last day. There are many Islamics here and many Islamic groups who wan to destroy us, they look at our success as a failure to them, said Fie yak." Ironically that wasn't the case under Saddam Hussein, he loved beautiful things and under him what passed for Iraqi couture flourished. said Phillips""
Now after Hussein's death, Iraqi fashion is not the same and is struggling to return, said Phillips. For more information on Iraq's fashion, you can visit http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2008/03/21/lklv.phillips.baghdad.fashion.cnn
" I talked to a number of the models here and I asked them what they thought about the models in the U.S., the fact that they get so wrapped up in body image, eating disorders, and revealing clothes. There reaction was so humbling, they said here in Iraq it's not about the beauty of the women, its about the beauty of the dress, said Kira Phillips of CNN.
Even though our countries are at war with each other, Iraq models still have the time and patience to appreciate the art, culture, and history of the designer clothing. These models are from Baghdad, and most of what they represent when they are modeling can be very dangerous, ""for models like 24-yr-old Huda Fie yak every stroke of make-up, every dress she dawns, death threats are apart of this wardrobe. " We get so many threatening letters saying this is your last day. There are many Islamics here and many Islamic groups who wan to destroy us, they look at our success as a failure to them, said Fie yak." Ironically that wasn't the case under Saddam Hussein, he loved beautiful things and under him what passed for Iraqi couture flourished. said Phillips""
Now after Hussein's death, Iraqi fashion is not the same and is struggling to return, said Phillips. For more information on Iraq's fashion, you can visit http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2008/03/21/lklv.phillips.baghdad.fashion.cnn
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The Arts-Photography
My Thoughts:
Photos capture art whether the scene is active or still. Behind the photos are the photographers who search for what they think is art.
Photographers can take what people think are dull images and turn them into an image of beauty. Lee Miller was a photographer from the 1920s through the late 1940s. Her famous picture she ever made is was, a dead SS officer floating in a canal at Dachau in 1945, caught as if about to slip into another dimension, said Richard B. Woodward from the Wall Street Journal."
Finding art through photography can be difficult at times and it requires patience. Some photographers may have to take a shot over and over again until they take the perfect picture, and that's when it becomes art.
Photos capture art whether the scene is active or still. Behind the photos are the photographers who search for what they think is art.
Photographers can take what people think are dull images and turn them into an image of beauty. Lee Miller was a photographer from the 1920s through the late 1940s. Her famous picture she ever made is was, a dead SS officer floating in a canal at Dachau in 1945, caught as if about to slip into another dimension, said Richard B. Woodward from the Wall Street Journal."
Finding art through photography can be difficult at times and it requires patience. Some photographers may have to take a shot over and over again until they take the perfect picture, and that's when it becomes art.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Dancing Art
San Francisco's ballet began in 1933, it was known as the Opera Ballet, said Robert Greskovic from the Wall Street Journal. They are famous for their annual performance of "The Nutcracker". This ballet company has been around for 75 years, and they currently have 78 members on their team.
Surprised by the San Francisco Ballet's recent show, Greskovic states "The charming result, which I'd never seen live before, and which has music by Virgil Thomson and a libretto by Lincoln Kirstein, reveals a strong underpinning of athletic ballet moves, especially in the role of Mac, the guileless gas-station attendant originally portrayed by the god-like Christensen himself. Too often today, realism is likely to weigh down a ballet of similar aims, with the choreographer all but neglecting the very steps that ballet dancers practice and perfect."
The San Francisco Ballet just finished their 75Th anniversary season, they toured in Chicago, Costa Mesa, New York and Washington.
My Thoughts:
Dance is another form of art that displays different types of movement from the body. Ballet is one the most popular types of dance and is widely. The Art of ballet is creatively performed by individuals who dedicate their time to learn this artistic form.
Surprised by the San Francisco Ballet's recent show, Greskovic states "The charming result, which I'd never seen live before, and which has music by Virgil Thomson and a libretto by Lincoln Kirstein, reveals a strong underpinning of athletic ballet moves, especially in the role of Mac, the guileless gas-station attendant originally portrayed by the god-like Christensen himself. Too often today, realism is likely to weigh down a ballet of similar aims, with the choreographer all but neglecting the very steps that ballet dancers practice and perfect."
The San Francisco Ballet just finished their 75Th anniversary season, they toured in Chicago, Costa Mesa, New York and Washington.
My Thoughts:
Dance is another form of art that displays different types of movement from the body. Ballet is one the most popular types of dance and is widely. The Art of ballet is creatively performed by individuals who dedicate their time to learn this artistic form.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Fashion as Art
The New York fashion week, which is twice a year displayed many different types of clothing designed for all weather conditions. Celebrity designers Donna Karan, Tracy Reese, Malo, Badgley Mischka, Peter Som and Nanette Lepore all took part in displaying there new designs in New York. "Designers often trot out collections inspired by popular culture, art and history, said Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan from the Wall Street Journal."
Fashion week will also feature a return to feminine, full 1950s-style circle skirts and early '60s-style tailored sheath dresses and suits; deep and vibrant colors ranging from peacock blue to bright, hot pinks; and multicultural looks with bohemian prints, which high-end labels such as Oscar de la Renta and 6267 had begun showing for spring 2008, said Lien.
The vice president and women's fashion director for Saks Fifth Avenue, Michael Fink got an early look at several fall collections before New York's fashion week began and praised what he saw. "It's a season where we're seeing people really think about the weather and that's important, Mr. Fink says. These clothes are delivering in July and it's not getting cold until October now."
My Thoughts:
Art has many faces, and the latest face that seems to get a lot of attention today is the art in the fashion industry. The fashion industry has many aspects of art including visual and communication.This kind of art requires creativity and a lot of patience in order to design clothes and hope that consumers will buy clothes from their line.
The art of fashion is continuously changing because of what consumers want and what type of clothing they will spend their money on to satisfy their needs. Designers with this artistic gift offer so many different types of clothing and they invent new ideas quickly for the persistent mind of a consumer.
Fashion week will also feature a return to feminine, full 1950s-style circle skirts and early '60s-style tailored sheath dresses and suits; deep and vibrant colors ranging from peacock blue to bright, hot pinks; and multicultural looks with bohemian prints, which high-end labels such as Oscar de la Renta and 6267 had begun showing for spring 2008, said Lien.
The vice president and women's fashion director for Saks Fifth Avenue, Michael Fink got an early look at several fall collections before New York's fashion week began and praised what he saw. "It's a season where we're seeing people really think about the weather and that's important, Mr. Fink says. These clothes are delivering in July and it's not getting cold until October now."
My Thoughts:
Art has many faces, and the latest face that seems to get a lot of attention today is the art in the fashion industry. The fashion industry has many aspects of art including visual and communication.This kind of art requires creativity and a lot of patience in order to design clothes and hope that consumers will buy clothes from their line.
The art of fashion is continuously changing because of what consumers want and what type of clothing they will spend their money on to satisfy their needs. Designers with this artistic gift offer so many different types of clothing and they invent new ideas quickly for the persistent mind of a consumer.
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