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Show Wednesday, January 17, 2001 The Park Record C-3 Arts in the spotlight I Christopher's Studio offers a variety of art classes for adults and children by Jessica Romine Peterson RECORD GUEST WRITER Last summer artist Christopher Lubeck opened his own studio in downtown Park City. Christopher's Studio is a spacious and well-lit space at the top of Main Street. The studio walls are adorned with the vibrant colors and expressive forms of Lubeck's original artwork. In the largest room of the studio that faces Main Street. Lubeck can be found on a typical day with paint brush in hand and background music playing, as he plugs away at a new piece, of artwork. Realizing the potential of his spacious studio. Lubeck opened his studio up for adult and child art classes. The idea behind this type of learning environment is. "we're teaching out of my working studio." Lubeck said. He would like to see his open classes develop into an art academy where young, aspiring artists can come and spend hours after school working in the studio. Catherine Moore is another local artist that teaches with Lubeck at the studio. Moore teaches children ages five to 14. ""With the younger kids we start working with photo- by Rick Brought RECORD GUEST WRITER "Traffic" The basic message of Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic" is "This is your country This is your country coun-try on drugs!" The film's take on addictive substances sub-stances is certainly Anti. but the "drug war" it portrays is so compromised, com-promised, misdirected and painfully painful-ly impractical that one sympathizes with the temptation to simply run up the white flag. Michael Douglas heads up the heavy duty cast as a hard-nosed Midwestern judge. Robert Wakefield, who is soon inundated with advice from a gaggle of Beltway regulars playing themselves, them-selves, including Orrin Hatch. (If you feel disgruntled that Utah's senipj $enatQr is once again showboating, show-boating, please note that the movie sifggetts trie wise counsel from Hatch, et al. is utterly useless.) Wakefield is slow to catch on graphs and getting them used to drawing shapes and putting shapes together,' Lubeck explained. He enjoys leaching the high school and adult classes that work with stilllifes and concentrate on light, shadows, values and perspectives. There are typically five to 7 students stu-dents in each class with a cap of 10 students per class. Lubeck's main goal is to establish a community interest in art and art education. The artist explained that offering classes at Christopher's studio is a direct response to (he unfortunate trend in public schools removing art from the regular curriculum. The classes urge students to answer. "What is art'.'" and "Why is art important?" "I think there's a void that can be filled," Lubeck said. He argues that all of the basics of an educational foundation, like history, science and mathematics arc essential essen-tial to art. The classes at Christopher's Studio progressively move from drawing to painting to printing. Three to four weeks is spent on each discipline. "It's like learning music." Lubeck explained, you learn all the basics before you can write the symphony." ail v II Lxroi Adults and children alike begin with the same foundation: drawing. "Everyone wants to skip that for some reason," Lubeck said. In a culture that seeks after instant gratification, grati-fication, the artist said it is typical for students to expect the perfect picture right away. Once they can accept that art is never perfect it becomes more fun. Lubeck said. Lubeck taught adult art classes at a studio in San Diego after completing complet-ing a fine art degree at the University of Utah, and a degree in advertising at San Diego's Advertising Arts Academy. The artist has an understanding of the skills needed to expand art into other markets like graphic design or advertising. This explains the importance Lubeck places on the necessity of drawing skills in each of his classes. "How do you make a cake without flour?" Lubeck asked. Child-parent classes are also provided. Children and parents can participate together in sessions that feature mono printing and block printing. Materials for child classes are included. Adults are required to bring their own supplies. The studio also schedules private lessons. les-sons. For a February class schedule and prices call Christopher's Studio at (1.S5-7692, or stop by the studio on 255 Main Street. ar HntnTKe drug problem is festering in his own home as much as anywhere any-where else. His teenage daughter (Erika Christensen). National Merit Scholar and reader to the blind, is also free-basing in the bathroom. Meanwhile, Mrs. Wakefield (Amy Lrvin) remembei ing her "experimental" days in college, col-lege, is an uncertain disciplinarian. And the judge himself excuses his two or three Scotches before dinner din-ner as a way to relax. In San Diego, an upper-class wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones) finds out that her comfortable lifestyle is paid for with dope, when her husband hus-band (Steven Bauer) is hustled off in handcuffs, leaving her in shock, with a young child and another one coming. The real shock for the audience is that she may be ignorant, igno-rant, but she isn't innocent; she's perfectly willing to fill in as the family drug lord setting up deals, arranging contract kills and merchandising mer-chandising the latest in state-of-the-art cocaine a child's doll that's soluble in water. Her antagonists are two scrulfy" cops (Don Cheadle and Luis ( iuman). who still believe the system sys-tem has a fighting chance. ( ( iuzman even lives jn hope of sniffing his way high enough in the criminal lood chain to actually arrest some white people.) They're assigned to guard a witness (the excellent, under-used Miguel Ferrer), who is part sleaze and part Mega I render, who understands that, the legal part aside, drugs is a pretty smart business to be in. (He has a nice speech, for instance, about how NAFTA will make smuggling easier.) Finally, the story jumps south of the border, where a fundamentally decent cop (a mournfully stoic Benieio Del Tbro) tries to figure out how to gel ahead in a politicalcriminal drug world that is a nest of vipers. Del Toro (in a a quiet performance that's a change rf pace from his usual off-the-wall gangsters) tries to navigate hisNtfay Please see Nodance, C-4 Starstream Po r t h ARIES (March 20 - April 19) While one part of your mind is focused on, shall we say, "sensual pleasures", another part of your mind is working on humanitarian humani-tarian concerns. Fortunately, you should be able to fit both endeavors into your week. If you're really ambitious, start with saving the work! from global warming, or rescuing wild tigers from poachers. Hey. Nothing works up your sexual desires more than a chance to be courageous. As for the rest of you, help out with a local cause & take a bubble bath afterwards. TAURUS (April 20 - May 20) As your ruler (Venus) remains in the enchanted sign of Pisces for the next couple cou-ple weeks, your life is likely to be filled with magical experiences. Some of you will welcome this, but others will find it rather upsetting. Not to be sexist, but Taurus men are usually better with solid reality, while the women have been spotted talking to angels, fairies, & leprechauns (well, the Irish Taurus women, anyway). If you're offered a new job on Wednesday, grab it. Some golden rings have nothing to do with marriage. GEMINI (May 21 - June 20) Usually, your restless nature can find satisfaction satis-faction from perusing bookstores, galleries, or coffeehouses right in your own neighborhood. neigh-borhood. Suiting this weekend, that will not be enough. Instead, you crave exotic locales. You want to take off to a place where you need a passport & the native language is not English - or not American English anyway. (I hear St. Thomas is lovely love-ly this time of year.) Whether you leave town or not, Wednesday brings something foreign into your life. Must be that attractive attrac-tive waitperson from the Chinese restaurant restau-rant down the street . . . CANCER (June 21 - July 21) Being at the whim of the Moon can have its high points like this Friday & Saturday when your mood is upbeat & optimistic. Okay, it's only two days of emotional euphoria, but for you that's an eternity. Naturally, a low point follows on Sunday & Monday when it's the bottom of your lunar cycle. (What goes up, must come down.) The New Moon on Wednesday marks the celebration of Chine- New Year as well as the day you solve a mystery that's been haunting you. Now, aren't you glad you opened your fortune cookie? LEG (July 22 -August 22) Ifs never easy (or your Royalness when others oppose your ideas, your romantic suggestions, or (heaven forbid) your wardrobe choices. It is my sad duty to inform you that beginning on Saturday, it seems like the world has turned against you. The truth is, in psychological terms, you're "projecting". The world is not your ek of Januarcj ), ZOO h interiors that r f may VIRGO (August 23 - September 22) Never is it more obvious than just how erratic your organizational habits can be. I've resemble a Salvation Army dumpster. And then there are the Virgo's who keep all their shoes in the original boxes (labeled & stacked according to style) while they can't find two matching socks if their lives depend on it. Co figure, right? So, although you may be inspired to put everything every-thing in order this week, there's bound to be a glaring exception or two. Relax. Nobody really likes a perfectionist, any- LIBRA (September 23 - October 22) Rarely one for confrontations, you tend to wimp out when your ruler (Venus) occupies occu-pies the evasive sign of Pisces. Fortunately, there's a strong counter-reaction this week as 4 planets light up your house of confidence. confi-dence. Nobody's going to kick sand in your face & get away with it. (That's just an expression. Why would anyone ever want to kick sand in such an attractive face?) For those of you who have been waiting for a SCORPIO (October 23 -November 21) As you experience everything in extremes, chances are you are currently obsessing over someone from your past. It's easy to tell when you're obsessed, since you seem to be in either a state of rage, passion, or utter coldness at any given moment. (Which reminds me if there is a '"present" '"pres-ent" someone, this could stir up a certain amount of resentment.) The one thing which may distract you from this psychological psycho-logical ordeal is focusing on your residence. resi-dence. Spend hours at Home Depot & you ii oe amazed ai an me mings you "need" for your abode. You may smash mumo witn a rummer, out isn't mat Cr ry? enemy, you ; to change the things you don't like about yourself. And, I'm not talking plastic surgery sur-gery here. Really. Let's start with that vanity van-ity thing you got going, SAGITTARIUS (November 22 -December 20) Your thinking has been fluctuating between concise & foggy for quite some time. Flashes of brilliance are followed by cloudy ing, if not sound, Ideas. From Friday, there's a clarity to your mind which helps you see things the way they really are. In tact, you have an epiphany Wednesday during the New Moon. (Cool. I never got to use trial word in a lorecast oetr This New Moon signifies the start of the Year of the Snake in Chinese Astrology. The Snake is wise, philosophical, & lucky. Sound familiar' CAPRICORN (December 21 - January iyj Your birthday month ci for partying, this is probably a good thing. The emphasis isnow on your values. Who are the people you need in your life? What are the things you treasure? Spend time on Sunday & Monday figuring it all out. Then, on Wednesday, you put it all together & you KNOW what's truly important. Besides a seven-figure income & owning a AQUARIUS (January 20 -February 18) Whether it's a "milestone" birthday this year or not, it's likely to feet like one. The stimulating connection between Inspirational Neptune, Clever Mercury, Spontaneous Uranus, & Mythical Jupiter make it a momentous occasion, even if your actual age isn't significant to anyone but your Mom. Wednesday's New Moon marks a personal New Year for you whether you're Chinese, African, or Appalachian Hillbilly. Champagne & fireworks fire-works are definitely in order. But, hey. If your taste runs to moonshine instead of champagne, that's your privilege. PISCES (February 19 - March 19) Emotions run deep this weekend as the Expressive Sun joins the planetary group in your house of sensitive feelings. You would probably be wise to avoid most fire signs (Aries, Leo, & Sagittarius) for as long as possible. pos-sible. They mean weH, but their idea of empathy is offering you a towel after they push you into wet paint as a joke. On Wednesday, you receive insight into the meaning of a recurring dream. You have multiple recurring dreams? Then you'll cross my neart . . . Lunda Rat W We $HtH) new eiwAs!!! JhH Hp a. i)t ImfiBBfiP Servutfl Dinner 7 Dys Week protM SY50 pvV U Sushi WeHesAy - SuAy reservations wndy vecowmeAeA 1781 SUewiJLe TMve on He Pwk Oy Bus vout-e. 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