Show tmmuma JiimaftRuimBraTM to i 9921 Utah watercolor exhibit A night of poetic enlightenment by Matthew Harward staff writer 4 CEU students were treated to an interesting and enlightening evening when poet Bill Holm came to town Feb 5 The CEU Humanities Division and the Utah Arts Council brought Holm all the way from his home town of Minncota MN to read his poetry and to strum the creative notes inside us alL His songs were words from the heart S3i 5 a bi&burly man Standing well over six feet and Holm is kW i”' J V- Glen Edward' Half Loaded" la on of many watercolor painting In Gallery Eaat (photo by Garth Frandeon) concern themselves with the ab- stract elements of a painted image: Society sponsors a competition line value color shape rhythm juried by nationally recognized watercolorists From the show a and texture Other paintings utilize these selection of works is curated for elements to construct same the Utah Arts Council's Traveling recognizable images of Utah's Exhibition Program This exhibit covers a variety of landscape The range in images is matched by the sweep of tech- approaches to the watercolor medium Included are paintings in niques presented in this show exhibit includes everything wWchlhc artists have divorced the fresh and spontaneous from themselves from the icdtc-images usually associated with scntmkms of subject matter to Cjfh year the Utah Watercolor - i on display watercolor to controlled images that have bcMaeatcd through wcrtarfwaAes easily Hopefully the exhibits audience will come away with an looks like the typical Norwegian viking warrior from whence he springs Wavy golden hair and a beard tinged with red lines his jovial face Though appearing intimidating at first it quickly became quite evident that behind that giant frame is a gentle spirit His smile radiated contentment as did his poetry Underneath his simple manner was a intelligence and wisdom sparked by the ability to communicate it clearly He is a college professor with international experience yet his words were not muffed by unnecessary logic or jargon but defined by feelings Holm rejoices in the American way at least the rural American way "As Americans11 he mused "our richest stories and poems come out of these places (small rural towns) and not Washington DCorNew York" Price is one of those places he mentioned He grew up on a farm and reflects that in his writing "All great writers and poets write about what they know” he said The audience was told of the beauty of each of their own heritages and counseled to write their own works His poetry was unique Much of what he read out of his new bode "The Dead Get By With Everything” was written in Utah diving his travel around the states It wasn't the typical rhyming lines but stream of consciousness writing that painted pictures of topics ranging from Minnesota farmland to Utah cows It had a dreamlike quality to it almost surreal Every experience of life shapes who we are Likewise these experiences bind us together To Holm we all are part of one moving clockwork When he was finished everyone went away feeling satisfied with the desire to foster the writer in us Like he said as he signed my book ” now you must write your own book on these things" Its something to think about incrcaawarenrfthevcrsatil ny and potential of the watercolor medium and will consider water- - color an important painting medium in its own right The exhibit will be on display from Feb 4 through March 3 at Gallery East LOVE fLOR&L cKxst wwaynME Speaker series: Beyond the gulf war discuss whether the United States intervention was advantageous has the Middle East been stabilized and will US foreign policy be future of the gulf as uncertain as significantly altered in his forum ever and can Saddam Hussein Holt holds a doctorate from tighten his stranglehold on the the University of Utah in anthroIraqi people? Many of these quespology master's and bachelor's tions will be answered by a Weber degree from Texas Tech University State University professor during in anthropology He is director of the CEU Speakers Forum at 1:15 the honors program and the bachelor of integrated studies degree propjn on Wednesday Feb 19 in gram along with being an assisthe Student Activity Center's tant professor of anthropology at Alumni Room Ronald L Holt PhD will WSU Although the Persian Gulf War has ended many unanswered questions remain including is the His professional experience includes and moderat"Great Debates Ethical and ing KULC-TIssues" for directing a conference on "Understanding the Middle East" at WSU directing a conference on "Islam in Conflict” lecturer for Middle East Outreach Program at the U of U and presented a Pec Lecture in American Culture titled "The Utah Paiutes: A People that Refused to Die" The fonuns are free and open to the public SE9& SOME09& V Con-tempora- ry tol-Hick- 64 7&R$HTI$StT‘HESrr price mart 84501 (801)637-337- 7 |