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Wednesday,
May 28, 1997
Students display art
in Pauling Gallery
JOEL P. SHEMPERT
StaffWriter
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The cast of "The Three Little Pigs " poses for a photo during one of their dress
rehearsals. The play opens Tomorrow at 8 p.m. and runs on May 30 and 31 and on
June 6 and 7 and at 2:30 p.m. on June 8.
The three little pigs perform
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The play was created in conjunction with a the
ater class at Clackamas. Students were able to per
sonalize the play to their liking by suggesting songs,
changing the lyrics on their own, and sometimes
even choreographing the songs.
“Everybody really contributes to the writing,”
Smith-English added.
Students have been working on the play since
the beginning of spring term, and they’ve put a lot
of work into it.
They practice from 3 to 6 p.m. every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday. They have addi
tional production times that require them to
come in on weekends and holidays.
The theater department will be taking this play
on a 10-day tour in Victoria, British Coumbia at the
end of August. The show will be playing at the
International Fringe Theater Festival.
Not only is "The Three Little Pigs" the third
major production of the year, it also brings an
end to the 25th year of production in the
McLoughlin Hall Theater.
Show times are 8 p.m. on May 29, 30, 31,
June 6, 7 and at 2:30 p.m. on June 8.
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Volume XXX, Issue 27
The annual Student Art Show cur
rently on display in the Pauling Gal
lery runs in its usual eclectic vein.
The pieces, which are the work of
students this year in Clackamas’ Draw
ing, Painting, Sculpture and Basic De
sign courses, run such a wide range
that attempting to classify, quantify,
qualify, or otherwise reduce to words
the artistic energy present.
The category that immediately
catches the eye by virtue of its sheer
presence is sculpture. If ever a shin
ing example of the art show’s diversity
existed, this is it. Modem sculpture is
as variant in style and subject as it is
in media.
There is, of
course, an abun
dance of clay
sculpture, one no Well north
table of which be
seeing by the
ing a catlike female
nude by Judy artistically. .
Kreinheder.
minded for
Metal sculpture
also showed a the wealth it
strong presence, has to offer.
such as a towerlike
structure sugges
Joel P.
tive at the top of a
Shempert
pipe organ by
Staff Writer
Kenney-McN amee
and several more
bizarre works.
One piece that is particularly eye
catching and pleasant is a painted clay
wall hanging by Amanda Nelson from
which a nude female emerges, with lithe
form, blissful face and streaming hair.
Next we consider the works from Ba
sic Design, which cover a large amount
of the gallery wall. This, of all the
show’s categories, is the hardest to
encapsulate into written or spoken
word, simply due to the sheer volume
of works. There are many, black-and-
white studies, color studies, ink stamp
prints and so on. There is merit in
these, but it is hard to sort out so many
works.
One notable and immediately appar
ent area, however, are the metamor
phosis studies in which students
transform one object into another in
five drawing steps. The most interest
ing of these is the study by David
Morgan in which a camcorder with mi
crophone morphs into a honeybee.
The rendition and detail is impressive,
and the transformation smooth and
convincing.
The pencil and charcoal sketches
are of a rather different vein this year
than they have been in the past. A
majority of the Drawing class space is
taken up by large caricature studies.
One of the more pleasing works in this
charming grouping was rendered by
David Morgan. The old man in the
charcoal drawing has a bulbous nose,
tiny eyes set deep within his brows
and a humorous profile in general, cre
ating a cartoony effect that is very
pleasing to the eye.
There are also some oil paintings
worth noting. The first of these is a
portrait by Eric Emerson that utilizes
the light, shade and color oils can pro
vide to great effect. The thoughtful,
slightly sullen young man in the paint
ing comes to life. Another interesting
painting by Erica Mosley depicts the
lower legs and feet of an apparently
seated nude—and nothing more. The
legs simply emerge from the shadow
of the background, and the effect is
very striking.
This brings us to the area of nude
figure studies. Here a shift is seen,.as
in past shows, to a style I do not pre
fer. This is not to say that the works
are not of high quality; indeed, many
of them are quite good, but lack the
sense of beauty that I look for in a
nude. Instead, the approach is a very
unglamorous one, a “bare-bones” ap
proach if you will, in which the sub
ject is portrayed in a matter-of-fact man
ner, lacking in grace of line and move
ment.
One exception is Brandon Freels’
simple, graceful female nude; painted
ip the abstract style in which he ex
cels. The others are not without merit.
Eileen Belanger, for example, has
paintedia seated female nude with
many positive qualities and even is
charming in some ways although
painted in that ungraceful style.
In general, the Student Art Show is
its usual varied self—well worth see
ing by the artistically minded for the
wealth it has to offer. The students
may be rough around the edges, but
they are the future aritistic greats of
Oregon, and there are many gems in
the show on par with professional art
ists. The good by far outweighs the
bad, and while nothing can appeal to
everyone, there really is something for
everyone.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
John Snively points out ancient hieroglyphics to Suzy Alexander during
a birdwatching trip to Malheur Field Station in Eastern Oregon.
Wednesday, May 28,1997