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Show I Transition to Frintmaking Fays Off 'Attack and Defense at Little Bohemia, 'a color etching by Warrington Colescott. . by Stacee Sherwood. . Forum staff writer I have a fear of being simple," said Warrington Colescott, the featured artist at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts on the University of Utah campus. If it is not complex enough, I keep working at it." His philosophy definitely permeates the exhibition Warrington Colescott: Forty Years of Printmaking, A Retrospective, which will be at the museum through Jan. 7, 1990. Colescott received his initial training in painting, his achievements in the art of the 1948-1988- ," Although print during the past forty years have brought him national as well as international acclaim. When Colescott began working in print, the medium was fairly new to the art world, and consequently he has become a critical force within the art of print. In addition to his artwork, he has also made a tremendous impact on his students at the University of Wisconsin-Madiso- n since 1949, furthering the outreach Colescott has an medium. of his impressive and diverse educational background including a bachelors and masters degree from the University of California at Berkeley, as well as two sabbaticals. One of them at the Academic de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France, and the other from Slade School of Art, University College, University of London. The artistfocuses his work on human flaws, carefully layering exaggerated features, colors and textures in juxtaposition with sardonic humor, which draws attention to the brutal and futile corruption of the world today. Ultimately he provokes questions about contemporary life and intentionally confronts controversial organizations and events within our society. In Birmingham J ail," one ofthe most poignant works in the exhibition, focuses on the breakup of the civil rights movement, said Colescott. The piece artistically documents the massive police action throughout the movement in Alabama. Colescott created the piece utilizing several print sources. Initially, the artist etched the drawings into a copper plate, then he added miscellaneous segments of a letter press plate from a local printshop. Finally, to give the audience a breather, I cut out an insignificant photo of a Green Bay Packer football player and placed it before the final moment of violence within the piece, said Colescott. The artist was quite surprised when an art critic found tremendous significance in the particular football player Colescott had chosen in the piece. It turned out that the picture was of a former star quarterback from the University of Alabama, said Colescott, chuckling. Elvehjem Museum of Art at the organized University ofWisconsin-Madiso- n the exhibit. It includes works that have been chosen from 278 editions of prints produced by the artist. The pieces were culminated by Carlton Overland, the Evehjems Curator of Collections, Russell Panczenko, Director of the Evehjem Museum of Art, and the artist. Warrington Colescott: Forty Years of " Printmaking, A Retrospective, is on exhibition currently at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and will continue through Jan. 7, 1990. 1948-1988- Forum staff writer The hours spent on typesetting and reading through submissions are over for the editors of Ellipsis. The publication was sent to the printers, K-- P Graphics and Typesetting, on Nov. 13, and should be completed by Dec. 1. The debut reading of the Fall edition of Ellipsis will be held Dec. 6 at Nunemaker Place. Melanie Olmstead, Ellipsis editor, hopes to have some of the local authors who contributed their work read at the presentation. This magazine features a combination of art work, poetry, and short fiction produced by national writers and students and faculty from Westminster. All of the art work was done by students," Olmstead said. Half of the literature in the magazine is from students and faculty at Westminster Issue 10 November 21, 1989 Holiday magazine rightly called the best hamburgers in Utah. Imagine your choice of seventeen delicious, flame-broile- varieties... d Imagine The Training Tables fresh, crisp salads, hot soups and tasty sandwiches. And dont forget our great fries and onion rings... Imagine the possibilities! OPEN FOP. LUNCH & Student Literary Magazine Works Artistic Debuts Ellipsis by Karen Niedermeyer what Utah Experience while the other half is from outside contributors. Olmstead said she is really pleased with the submissions they received and she thinks this edition will be very good. Choosing the literary pieces that went into this edition of the magazine was not an easy task, because we had so many great submissions," Laurel Randquist, assistant editor said. Some of the work that had been accepted previously was cut, Randquist said. This work will appear in the spring editionofthemagazine. The next magazine will be 16 pages longer to accommodate our growth, Randquist said Olmstead would like to see more art contributions such as paintings and pottery in future editions of the magazine. Lastyear there were not any photos ofstudents pottery in the magazine, but this year about a third of the art section is dedicated to pottery, Olmstead said. Westminster students Chris Bamberger, Todd Harrison, Steven Brown, and Whitney Germaine have art projects that will be featured in the magazine. This edition will also feature work by a few faculty members, including a poem by Susan Gunther and a short story by Gail McCulloch. Some of the students whose literary work will be in the magazine include David Paul Smith, Debbie Williams, Jeff Ward, Skip Gregory, and Jack Maybee. Two poems by the 1967 editor of Ellipsis R.W. Gilbert Jr., will also be in this edition. DINNER 7 DAYS A WEEK SALT LAKE DOWNTOWN MIDVALE 809 East Fourth South 355-752- 6957 South State 3 566-191- 2230 No. at 4828 Highland Drive 272-739- 1 PROVO HQLLADAY 8 377-393- Univ. Pkwy 9 Last Week's Puzzle Solution S A C ETA 1 T I T R IA E l D E RI I 1 1 I T 1 1 IP I ERA M The cover of the magazine will be a photograph taken in Southern Utah by Westminster student Herman Su. There are many people who helped prepare Ellipsis for publication. Olmstead wanted to especially thank Roger Mangelson for helping them set up the magazine on the computer. Forum Page 7 |