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Picasso, panned and praised By Mike Rose < oddball, ugly pieces of art. Bur theory that most historians sheim said, “The more bizarre don’t have. I don’t care about Picasso, the maker of it was, the better,, was the at people who disagree with me. masterpieces and messes. Art titude of the Steins.” Let them prove that I am Department Chairman Norm “As a joke, Leo Stein would wrong. Maybe some of them Bursheim will examine take terrible pieces of art and can,” he added. Picasso’s work in a lecture May justify them to party 6, 7:30 p.m. in the Communi gatherings,” Bursheim said, Bursheim said, “There is a ty Center Lounge. Leo Stein was a brilliant tendency, if someone says “The accumulation of speaker and clinical something is beautiful, Picasso’s work is a great psychologist. “He could, take historians will pick this up and it classic,” Bursheim said. “I will an obscure idea and build it in will become historical fact after show that Picasso was an artist to something monumental.” it has been repeated over and who could do very fine work. I Soon, ugly paintings were over in books. The problem is will also show that he could do accepted as a legitimate art that the original statement may some very sloppy work that 1 form, according to Bursheim. have been false,” Bursheim would not call masterpieces.” Picasso and others in the art said. Bursheim believes that world got caught up in the Picasso’s work was warped by Steins’ philosophy. The media Despite his criticism, Bur- his association with the odd, further popularized the Steins’. sheim is a Picasso fan. “Picasso unconventional Gertrude and idea of art. Ugly, “messy pain created a tremendous amount Leo Stein. In the 1920s, art tings” were soon tn vogue. of vitality and energy in the art buyers, artists, intellectuals and A few have criticized Bur world. Picasso helped the art unusual people would gather at sheim for his concept of “ugly world break out of old ideas the Steins’ European home. messies.” Bursheim said, “I and into the area of abstract The Stein home was filled with have a degree in design and art,” he said. Of The Print Staff photo by Duffy Coffman ?oet recites prose I By Wanda Percival Of The Print I “Edward Field is probably I the only poet you’ll ever meet I pho makes a living writing I poetry,” was the introduction I jiven by English instructor I Hike Kepler for a poetry I presentation given by Field, a I professional poet. I Field appeared in Kepler’s ■Poetry Literature” classes Bionday to read and discuss his ■works. His poems consist most ly of experiences concerning Bis family background, his.Up- Bringing and areas of the world In which he’s traveled and liv- Bd. His tone sways Smoothly Irom sincere works of his fami ly. like “My Polish Grandma” ■which tells of his grandmother eking her children illegally out l)f Poland to America), to a iasual humor satirizing areas nroughout the world, such as ■Roaches,” which deals with loaches in New York. I Other works by Field include ■A Bill to My Father,” “The ■ailspin” (also a movie in the fOs), “Mae West,” “The Bride of Frakenstein,” and “The Sleeper.” Field grew" up in Lynbrook, N.Y. He began writing at the age of 18 while serving in World War II. At 23, his first poem was published by a Euro pean magazine. From there, he went on to other magaznes, striving to make it as a writer. “I was the black sheep in my family until I was 38. Then, by first book, ‘Stand Up Friend With Me,’ was published, and suddenly I became the family star,” said Fields. That book earned him the Lamond Award. Since then, Field has been the editor of “A Geography of Poets,” a collection of works by various poets throughout the world. Currently, Field lives in New York, but his next book, “Village,” scheduled to come out in January, 1982, has already won him the Prix de Roma award, an honorary grant from the Academy of Arts and Letters which will pro vide him a year of living and working in Rome. HC/DC spurs trash-rockers By Tom Jeffries ■ The Print ■ Recorded five years ago, ■Dirty Deeds Done Dirt ■heap” was held from release ur til after the death of AC/DC’s Bon Scott. It is too fete to pay tribute to one of the important molders of this album, but it remains an ex- cellent album for fans who like ■hat AC/DC produces: trash ■>ck. ■ AC/DC has never worried too much about social issues, ■hey are at what could be con- ■dered the bottom of the social ■ale. Their songs are usually ¿out sex, drugs, money, ■usic and other “necessities” of life. They like it that wayf and so do their fans. Their ■usic does not uplift, or Bonder obscurities. ■Not up to the standard of Kir recently released “Back in ■ack,’’ “Dirty Deeds” far ex Beds their other works, ■though their new lead singer, Brien Johnson, is easier to understand, Bon Scott had a Kwn-dirty quality to his voice ■hich not only matched their style of music, but also set them Rockin,” have a style rooted in further apart from the soft- ’50s rock ’n’ roll. cultured voices of the pop In short, for all those “trash disco idols who crooned their rock” freaks out there who are way into the hearts of pre- waiting to have their libido pubescent girls. stimulated, buying AC/DC’s The title track, “Dirty Deeds “Dirty Deeds” should be at the Done Dirt Cheap,” is by far the head of their “things to do to best. Snarling lyrics, savage in day” list...even if it does leave strumentals and Bon Scott’s them feeling like going out and voice team up to- form a biting a truck. number of sheer animal feroci ty unequaled by anything in ‘musical history. Once more, it has absolutely no socially redeeming features, but it’s so brutally compelling that it just doesn’t matter. On the other side of the coin is a song, so soft and melodic that, had it not been for the lyrics, there would be some doubt that it really is AC/DC. This number, “Big Balls,” ranks second best on the album. Other numbers, such as “Love At First Feel,” “Problem Child,” and “Squealer,” are typical AC/DC, which is to say, quite good. There are two tracks on the album that are not only very good, but very sur prising. These, ‘‘I’m A Rocker” arid “There’s Gonna Be Some Wednesday, April 29, 1981 SN: OL0055 Below — Mime student Mike Clanton sneers mischieviously during a mime class outing where students paraded their new art on campus. To the Left— Gina Hernandez concentrates intently on impromptu mime while student watches smiling.