CALARTS SHOW TO SPOTLIGHT NEEDS OF HOMELESS.Byline: Laurence Darmiento Daily News Staff Writer When Winly Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. first saw Hollywood Boulevard For uses other than the original street, see Hollywood Boulevard (disambiguation). Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out earlier this year, the reality of the gritty thoroughfare THOROUGHFARE. A street or way so open that one can go through and get out of it without returning. It differs from a cul de sac, (q.v.) which is open only at one end. 2. Whether a street which is not a thoroughfare is a highway, seems not fully settled. clashed sharply with its glitzy glitz Informal n. Ostentatious showiness; flashiness: "a garish barrage of show-biz glitz" Peter G. Davis. tr.v. image, as it does for many. The litter, the broken-down storefronts, the runaways and the homeless contrasted rudely with the stars on the Walk of Fame, creating an irony too obvious for the CalArts student to ignore. So she didn't. With memories of her own insecure childhood as the daughter of a single mom still fresh, the 22-year-old Fresno native armed herself with a Pentax 35 mm camera and set out to capture an image that also would capture the irony. It appears she has done it. Befriending an elderly man she knows only as Jonathan, Mallard snapped a picture of him in his disheveled clothing, sitting next to his shopping cart. Sitting on the boulevard, his white hair matted with dirt, he is shown autographing a blank Walk of Fame star. ``I knew I had something when I did it,'' recounted the art student, who is in her first semester at CalArts after transferring from junior college in Fresno. Mallard's creation will be displayed in a unique art and performance show set for May 7 at the Main Gallery at the 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. . The 5:30 p.m. show is free and open to the public. Dubbed ``It Could Happen to You'' as a reminder of how close many are to life on the street, the show will feature a mural of the photograph - but patrons are being encouraged to bring more than their aesthetic sensibilities. Seeking to differentiate her work from what she says can be the self-serving, socially removed art of her contemporaries, Mallard is asking visitors to donate cash, food or clothing for the needy. ``One thing that happens here a lot is that people do a lot of odd, strange artwork. It just turns people off,'' Mallard said. ``My mom worked three different jobs, 12 hours a day. I am trying to collect for the homeless.'' There to accept the donations will be the Salvation Army Salvation Army, Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work. Organization and Beliefs The Salvation Army has established branches in 100 countries throughout the world. , an unusual addition to a CalArts show. ``Winly comes from a single-parent home. Her art has a close kinship to the homeless and needy,'' said school spokeswoman Anita Bonnell. ``I think the last time we had a benefit like this was after the (1989) San Francisco earthquake San Francisco earthquake disaster claiming many lives and most of city (1906). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 443–444] See : Disaster .'' Mallard has experience in helping others. While at Fresno City College Fresno City College (or FCC) is a city college in Fresno, California. Established in 1910, it was the first community college in California and the second in the nation. , she tutored high school and college students. She also is participating in a CalArts program that exposes Los Angeles-area students to art. There will be light-hearted moments at Mallard's exhibit, however, including a dance to the old chestnut, ``When You Wish Upon a Star.'' Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La also are expected to attend. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (ran in SAC edition only--color) Winly Mallard is us ing a photo of a homeless man signing a Walk of Fame star as the centerpiece of her show at CalArts. John Lazar/Special to the Daily News |
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