ART / SNEAK PEEK : THE ILLUSTRATED JAPAN COMES TO NORTHRIDGE.Kabuki actors. Geisha girls. Birds and flowers. Famous Japanese landmarks. Each of these categories sounds like a ripe potential subject for an art show. Instead, you'll find all of them at a single exhibition of Japanese illustrated books at the California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , Oviatt Library. During the Edo period (1615-1868) printmaking printmaking Art form consisting of the production of images, usually on paper but occasionally on fabric, parchment, plastic, or other support, by various techniques of multiplication, under the direct supervision of or by the hand of the artist. rose to the status of art form in Japan. Such skilled illustrators as Kitagawa Utamaro, Utagawa Kunisada and the great Katsushika Hokusai produced masterfully intricate and vibrant images that stand up as independent art works. Among the most enthusiastic connoisseurs of these prints was Dr. Robert Ravicz, a CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge professor emeritus of anthropology, who collected such books over a 25-year period. His tastes will be on display in ``Japanese Illustrated Books From the Ravicz Collection,'' running Feb. 3 through March 1 at the library, located on the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Curator Juliann Wolfgram will give a lecture on the exhibition at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in the library. Admission is free. For information, call (818) 677-2285. Up against the wall Incidentally, while you're dropping by the CSUN library, don't miss the new spray-paint mural titled ``Legal.'' Created by some of L.A.'s top muralists, and coordinated by art department chairman Joe Lewis and student Bill Kelley, the mural depicts some dramatic recent chapters in the school's history, including the 1994 earthquake and Klan leader David Duke's ultra-controversial visit last fall. In a story about the mural in a CSUN newsletter last month, Lewis observed that ``spray-can art can raise a lot of people's hackles hackles the hairs over the neck and back that are elevated by arrector pili muscles in response to fright or anger. A mechanism to threaten opponents, perhaps by appearing larger. .'' ``But I was prepared to deal with the issues and comments,'' he said. Art of the state New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. probably can claim more painters, sculptors and assemblage-makers per square mile, but virtually no place has produced more innovative art in the last four decades than our own Golden State. So expect plenty of meat for discussion in ``California Dreaming: 1960-1997,'' a new four-session course starting Feb. 24 at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX Extension. Led by art historian Jeanne Willette, the survey covers everything from the Ferus Gallery heyday of the three Eds (Ruscha, Moses and Kienholz), right up through pop art, Judy Chicago, John Baldessari and into the retro '90s. Course hours are 7 to 10 p.m. Mondays. Enrollment is $195. Call (310) 206-1423. All dolled up So your kid still hasn't forgiven you for not getting him Tickle Me Elmo Tickle Me Elmo is a childrens' toy from Tyco, introduced in the United States in 1996, becoming that year's top fad. Bright red in color and based on Elmo, a Muppet character from Sesame Street, when squeezed, Elmo would chortle. for Christmas? Well don't sweat it. Just tell the little, er, darling to make his own dang toy. Seriously. The UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History The Fowler Museum at UCLA or more commonly, The Fowler is a museum on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) which explores art and material culture primarily from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Americas, past and present. is calling on all youngsters living in metropolitan Los Angeles to design a three-dimensional, free-standing form resembling a human. In other words Adv. 1. in other words - otherwise stated; "in other words, we are broke" put differently , a doll. The competition coincides with the museum's ``Isn't S/He a Doll?'' exhibition of African playthings. Contestants will be divided into three groups - elementary, middle school and high school - and will be evaluated by a panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Deadline is May 4. For forms and information, call (310) 206-5663. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Student Bill Kelley, left, and art department chairman Joe Lewis in front of ``Legal,'' the spray-painted mural they coordinated near the Oviatt Library at California State University, Northridge. (2) In Nigeria, these wooden sculptures called ere ibeji are cared for by mothers to honor the spirit of a deceased twin in hopes of ensuring the welfare of the living twin. They are on display for ``Isn't S/He a Doll?'' |
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