CALARTS HOLDS GRADUATIONS SCHOOL YEAR CAPTURED ON INVITATIONS.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer VALENCIA - Graduation ceremonies at California Institute of the Arts California Institute of the Arts known as CalArts U.S. private institution of higher learning in Valencia. Created in 1961 through the merger of two other art institutes, it was the first in the U.S. took on a ``Blair Witch Project'' air Friday night with the debut of ``The Institute for Words and Pictures,'' a small paperback allegedly documenting the history of the school. Zak Kyes, a graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. student who received his bachelor of fine arts The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. Also named in some countries the Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA. degree Friday, was asked by the graduation committee to come up with something that evoked e·voke tr.v. e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes 1. To summon or call forth: actions that evoked our mistrust. 2. the 1980s, the theme chosen for the 2005 festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. . ``I worked with my friend Tahli Fisher and we came up with this idea to document the visual style of the '80s,'' Kyes said. ``We did a lot of archival research and found news stories and photographs from that time period and came up with a story about a book that had been written and canceled at press time. ``We put contemporary images in the gutters of the pages to contrast the archival stuff with present day.'' The project called for the pair to design the invitation, program and souvenir of the graduation. The invitation bears a water-stained label from a Hollywood printing company with ``job canceled'' stamped across the corner - and a sampling of images inside that reflect the book. ``There's a picture in there that's actually caused some controversy,'' Kyes said. ``It's of a topless woman, from the archives, that illustrated the empowerment of women. ``Some people petitioned the dean of students to produce an alternate version that they could send their parents and grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl . I understand there's a black market for the sanitized san·i·tize tr.v. san·i·tized, san·i·tiz·ing, san·i·tiz·es 1. To make sanitary, as by cleaning or disinfecting. 2. , redesigned invitations. ``I'm very pleased with the way everything turned out and happy it created a stir. But it will challenge people how the image of CalArts has changed over the years,'' he said. The graduation also featured the awarding of honorary doctorate degrees to photographer Julius Schulman, composer James Newton James W. Newton (b. Los Angeles, California, May 1, 1953) is a prominent American jazz flautist, composer, and conductor. ''Life and career From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African American music, including urban blues, rhythm and theme park designer Harrison ``Buzz'' Price. Carol Rock, (661) 257-5252 carol.rock(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Colin Fleming, dressed as a robot, and Ben Ford, as a bear, take their places for graduation ceremonies Friday evening at the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia. The graduation also featured the awarding of honorary doctorate degrees. (2 -- 3) Courtnay Robbins, above left, cheers before graduation ceremonies begin at CalArts. Above right, Paul Kim as Gumby stands next to a a more traditionally attired Alfred Baratyan. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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