Kamran Khavarani created his own art genre, but he wasn’t sure what to name it. That’s why he called Albert Boime, a late UCLA art history professor, who later hailed Khavarani as the leader of a new artistic movement called “abstract romanticism.” Khavarani is a decorated architect-turned-painter whose work has inspired research on art therapy and was the subject of Boime’s final book, “The Birth of Abstract Romanticism.” Khavarani said the name “abstract romanticism” may seem like an oxymoron, but it describes his art perfectly. Read more...

Photo: Painter Kamran Khavarani, known for developing the art genre of abstract romanticism, displays his current gallery in Westwood, where visitors can walk through the gallery with 3-D glasses to fully experience Khavarani’s work.

A cartooned patient sits across from a well-dressed therapist. Where there should be a face, there is a mirror instead. The image serves as the cover of this year’s program for “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association. Read more...

Photo: Psychotherapist and alumna Terry Marks-Tarlow is the curator of “Mirrors of the Mind 2: The Psychotherapist as Artist,” a two-part exhibition hosted by the Los Angeles County Psychological Association, featuring an art show, spoken word pieces and short films.

The furniture of a home is taken down piece by piece – the sofa, the coffee table and the easel and paintings, which once brought fortune and fame to two best friends. Read more...

Photo: Showcasing the plays of graduate playwrights, UCLA’s New Play Festival, presented by the Department of Theater, Film and Television, brings these student written, directed and acted plays to life. One of the two plays being performed is “Party City,” written by graduate playwriting student Brian May, depicts a middle-aged man named David and his struggles in dealing with the various losses in his life.

From one moment to the next, Casey Reas’ artwork transforms, refusing to ever remain the same. His recent digital work “Americans!” represents this mutability, depicting constantly fluctuating pixels and colors so no two identical images ever occur. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Design | Media Arts professor and digital artist Casey Reas’ recent digital work, “Americans!,” depicts constantly fluctuating pixels and colors, never creating two identical images.

Instrumental music and voices filled the usually silent foyer of Powell Library. The sound came from the rotunda on the second floor where on Saturday from 10 a.m. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year computer science student Anderson Mills and third-year psychology student Rayan Karapet were two of many participants who were able to engage in various games at International Games Day.