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Show --------------------•••KMPHAD•Afl-------------------- ARTS &LEISU TIIE TIIUNDERBIRD• SOl!fHERN UfAH UNIVERSITY • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1992 • PAGE 9 Macleish relates her plans for future BY BROOKLYN BUNKER Thunderbird Staff Writer "An communicates more to a person the more they know about it." So says SU faculty member Martha MacLeish, who teaches art appreciation and art education classes. Substituting for Arlene Braithwaite, who took a year off to have a baby, MacLeish finds her position as an instructor both challenging and enjoyable. Last year was her first experience teaching college students. "It was a lot of work,• she said, "but now I'm more familiar with teaching.• As it stands, Braithwaite has decided to delay teaching for another year. So MacLeish will remain at SU until June. In terms of the classes she teaches, MacLeish enjoys art appreciation the most. She says that people tend to have quite a bit of frustration and fear when dealing with art, in that they don't understand it. MacLeish supports the idea that a class such as art appreciation can help to alleviate some of these tensions. As a first-time exposure or a supplement to an art<entered program of study, art appreciation is a valuable means of learning to communicare more directly with art and to get more o ut of it. For students who would also enjoy a hands-on approach, MacLeish suggests an introductory course such as a drawing class. Outside of the classroom, MacLeish enjoys hiking and is interested in movies both as entertainment and an art fo~. 'However, she spends most of her spare time furthering her ., involvement in art, especially painting. Though she initially studied representational painting, MacLeish primarily uses abstract themes in her work. She also makes use of a great deal of color and space in her paintings, focusing on specific places as and using them thematically. And though she usually paints on canvas with acrylic and/or oil paints, MacLeish has utilized different objects and various surfaces in her painting. When Braithwaite returns in June, MacLeish will look for another teaching position elsewhere, preferably somewhere "back East," as MacLeish mentions. She would like to continue to teach art appreciation and some studio classes as well. role of the teacher is not absolute, as she explains. "Students learn so much from other students," she says. "By observing and working with each other, students can solve their own problems." Also, one of her present ambitions is to pursue a grant, which would enable her to further her painting. MacLeish will contribute some of her own paintings to the faculty art show, which will be held November 1st in the Braithwaite Gallery. Martha MacLeuh, SUU assistant art professor, stands near an example of her nonrepresentational artistic sryle in her Centrum office. Mr R's Ties Men's 'W_e»f T~,g.e1A~r . 1 I"(• . I Pocket the Sa~! Mr. R's Features -Glow-in-the-dark boxers •Rugbys -Cardigans •Men's shoes & boots ·~ a~ the Wood brand •SUU Memorabilia Mr. R's for your everyday clothing apparel 74 N. Main, Cedar City 586-2494 . .. |