This article was updated at 4:44 p.m. on May 7. Student artwork decorates the walls of Kerckhoff Hall and Ackerman Union, which upon closer examination, were created between the years 1972 and 2014. Read more...
Photo: (Kristen Payne/Daily Bruin)
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May 6, 12:26 am
Unsung Heroes: She-Hulk combines crime-fighting identity with alter ego as lawyer
Marvel Comics has seen an increase in mainstream popularity with the recent release of several box-office hits such as “The Avengers.” Since its inception in 1939, the comic book company has created thousands of characters. Read more...
Photo: Jennifer Walters’ dual roles as an attorney and the superhero She-Hulk are major points of emphasis in her solo series “She-Hulk.” (Marvel Comics)
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May 6, 12:19 am
Undergraduate Bruin to curate Fine Art Show, Student Photo Contest
Rachel Berkowitz said she showed her love for humorous artwork at last year’s Fine Art Show, submitting a painting of a huge, brightly colored baby with squinting eyes and a mouth screwed up in a wail. Read more...
Photo: Third-year art and art history student Rachel Berkowitz will serve as the curator for the annual Fine Art Show on May 21 and the Student Photo Contest on Thursday. This year, Berkowitz opened submissions to all students, not just those studying art at UCLA. (Alyssa Dorn/Daily Bruin)
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May 5, 12:08 am
UCLA Nashaa wins first place at Bollywood America dance competition
The past few years, co-captain Sunny Shah said UCLA Nashaa – the Bollywood-fusion dance team – seemed to be having a dry spell. After winning second place at Bollywood America in 2010, the team hadn’t placed at the national competition for three years. Read more...
Photo: Bollywood-fusion dance team UCLA Naasha and its female and male leads won first place at Bollywood America in Phoenix, Ariz., on April 25. The team performed its routine “Jab We Met,” based on a traditional Bollywood film. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin)
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May 5, 12:05 am
Graduate student’s exhibit creates ‘symphony’ of art, tech
Terms like “right-brained” and “left-brained” fall short when used to define Design | Media Arts graduate student Neil Mendoza. As part of the Design | Media Arts department, Mendoza said he uses his background in technology to create innovative art pieces that seek to give new meaning to notions of form and space. Read more...
Photo: Design | Media Arts graduate student Neil Mendoza combines technology and art in his exhibition “The Electric Knife Orchestra.” (Kelsey Kong/Daily Bruin)
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May 4, 12:14 am
Alumna’s Spilt Arts offers creative outlet for underserved youth
A 16-year-old juvenile hall inmate wrote her first poem, “My Lifestyle,” in a creative writing class taught by UCLA alumna Christina Han. “My lifestyle is a living hell. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumna Christina Han teaches creative writing, art and photography at the Central Juvenile Hall in Boyle Heights. Han also founded the nonprofit company and online art magazine, Spilt Arts, in 2013. Along with organizations, such as Project KnuckleHead, Han and Spilt Arts work to showcase the artistic talents of youth from underserved locations. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin)
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May 1, 12:56 am
Graduate student wins $5,000 at ‘Art of Fashion’ with dress design
At 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve, graduate costume design student Charlotte Ballard said she realized her costume was lacking. She sped over to Home Depot, leaving the workshop she created in her parents’ garage. Read more...
Photo: Graduate costume design student Charlotte Ballard designed a dress based on the Claude-Joseph Vernet painting “A Seaport at Sunset,” which was the winning costume at the “Art of Fashion” competiton April 20. (Maryrose Kulick/Daily Bruin senior staff)