The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Second-year art student Ana Belcher uses charcoal as her medium of choice. The material is capable of creating sharp contrasts between light and dark, a technique known as chiaroscuro. (Ella Barnes/Daily Bruin)
During a time of metamorphosis, some students are turning to the one thing that has remained constant – art. UCLA Design Media Arts is hosting its annual undergraduate exhibition Thursday, with this year’s theme set as “Metamorphosis” to reflect the many changes that have occurred since the start of the new decade. Read more...
Photo: UCLA Design Media Arts is debuting its annual undergraduate exhibit Thursday. This year’s theme is “Metamorphosis,” and many student artists’ pieces focus on the political and social change that has occurred in 2020. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)
The mastery of materials is fundamental to the artistic process and the career goal of any artist in their chosen medium. Every method requires a different skill set and can evoke different reactions in viewers. Read more...
Photo: Student artist Antonia Guerrero Sanchez’s medium of choice is watercolor, which she often uses to paint portraits of her family members. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin staff)
The UCLA Department of Art’s Little Gallery seems to affirm that the show must go on – even if that means moving to Instagram. Established in 1997, the Little Gallery exhibits artwork by undergraduate students and typically shows at the Broad Art Center. Read more...
Photo: Like many events of 2020, UCLA’s Little Gallery is moving online. But rather than relying on Zoom links, co-director of the project and Photography Lab Area Supervisor Valerie Green said the experience has shifted entirely to Instagram. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The Daily Bruin is taking a scroll through the neurological foundations of the social media consequences highlighted in the Netflix documentary “The Social Dilemma,” which premiered earlier this year. Read more...
Photo: (Shruti Iyer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Portraits of nude bodies pique curiosity in Symphony Esqueda’s paintings, cultivating a platform for women of all bodies and sizes to be seen. The first-year English student said she creates art from a place of overcoming her insecurities and addressing societal standards of the female body. Read more...
Photo: Student artist Symphony Esqueda paints portraits of female bodies that emphasize realistic depictions instead of societal beauty standards through including stretch marks and natural body fat. She said she embraces her Chicana heritage in her art by painting the figures with darker skin tones. (Lauren Kim/Daily Bruin)
Traditional theater practices have taken an intermission this fall as UCLA’s graduate program in theater adapts to the virtual stage. One of this year‘s MFA acting projects is an online production of an excerpt from José Rivera’s play, “Marisol,” which premiered live through YouTube on Nov. Read more...
Photo: (Emily Dembinski/Illustrations director)
