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ENTERTAINMENT
The Clarion
Triad of artists display myriad of talent
Ariana Hugget, Christopher
Niver, and Erikks Johnsonn from
Milwauke, WI have been exhibiting a
selection of works at the Porter
Center. Ariana Hugget had a piece
containing twelve smaller pieces. Her
work was entitled extraORDINARY
BY HELEN
OLAND
and was acrylic on wood. She used
what could resemble a color wheel.
The colors of each piece changed
according to a color scheme. This
piece was lively and appealing to the
eye. Her work contained several
different objects which were, Rad
ishes, Dawn, Raccoon, Ginger,
Night light. Hairdryer, Pippy,
Pliolo by Helen Oland
Ariana Hugget’s “Raccoon,” acrylic on
wood.
Bananas, Knob, Carved
Cat 2, Jawclip and
Valve. Ariana Hugget did
a good job of appealing to
the viewer. The setup of
the pieces was magnetic
and I enjoyed the playful
ness in her piece.
Christopher Niver
had several pieces which
were either a woodcut
medium or a linocut
medium. His pieces were
very detailed and most of
them were in black and
white. He had some
pieces that were in color
but for the most part it
was only one or two
colors or black and white.
I of course had some
favorites. I really liked his
piece entitled Nod. It is a
drawing of a man looking
down and holding a
newspaper. What is best
about this piece is that in
the background he has
mad a circular pattern.
There are five, and every
other one is filled in black,
giving the piece depth and
drawing you downward.
This is a very interesting
piece and the title really
suits it. I found myself looking down
ward as I was admiring it. Another
piece of his that I found interesting yet
somewhat morbid was entitled Seethe,
a picture of a man whose head, hands
and feet are a flame. This piece I
could not quite understand yet I liked
w
Photo by Helen Oland
Eriks Johnson’s “Untitled,” enamel paint on wood
it. It is one of those pieces where the
observer can really interpret it in
whatever manner he or she chooses.
Overall Christopher Niver’s pieces
were exciting and artistic.
Eriks Johnson’s pieces were
enamel paint on wood medium. His
pieces were abstract and colorful. He
had one piece entitled Five Lakes,
which I especially liked. This piece
was dark with a crackled look and a
collection of five circles. There was
one large round lake in the center with
four round lakes connected to it on
each of its’ sides. Within each lake
there was an embossed circular
pattern with blue speckles around it. I
thought that the piece was deep and
interpretive. I liked it mostly because
of the color. It was simple yet beauti
ful. I also really liked one untitled
piece. It had jagged edges with the
outside being gray and then moving in
it was black and the a lighter gray and
then a shiny silver with clear half
beads. This is an elegant piece and
very appealing to the eye. I thought
that Eriks Johnson did well and I
liked all of his pieces. The best
thing about abstract work is the
what the artist may see might be
completely different from what the
observer would see.
The artist did a great job and
I commend them. The thing you
have to remember is that when I
give my opinion of the pieces it is
also an interpretation. I may be in
left field compared to what the artist
had in mind when he or she was
creating his or her masterpiece. This
is what makes art fun. I am not an
artist therefore you can take or
throw my opinion. Each of us
though will view art and decide for
ourselves what it means to us. The
exhibit was well done and I hope to
see more exhibits of this type of art at
Brevard.
72nd Academy Awards: Oscar 2000
Did you ever think that you
would see the words “South Park”
and “Academy Award Nomination”
in the same sentence together? If
you watched the 72"*’ Annual
Academy Awards this year, you saw
that and more!
The Oscars took place Sunday,
March 26 in Los Angeles, Califor
nia, with comedian and actor Billy
Crystal acting as host. Many inter
esting quirks graced the Oscars this
year.
Two of this year’s nominees
received an unusual amount of
media attention. These actors were
Richard Farnsworth and Haley Joel
Osment. Richard Farnsworth, a
seventy four-year-old actor who
played Alvin Straight in The
Straight Story, was nominated for
Best Leading Actor. Haley Joel
Osment, an eleven-year-old boy
that played the part of Cole Sear in
The Sixth Sense, was nominated for
Best Supporting Actor. The extremi
ties of age in these actors made their
nominations unusual and unique.
Neither actor was awarded an Oscar,
but their performances were nothing
short of remarkable.
However, Kevin
Spacey won the Best
Leading Actor award
for American Beauty
and Michael Caine
received Best Sup
porting Actor for his
role in The Cider
House Rules.
One Hollywood
couple in particular
had a very exciting
night... Annette
Bening and Warren
Beatty. Not only was
Bening nominated for
her portrayal of
Carolyn Burnham in
American Beauty, but
also, her husband
Beatty received the
Kevin Spacey with his Oscar
for Best Actor in American
Beauty.
annual Thalburg award for lifetime
achievement. The Irving G. Thalburg
Award was presented to Beatty for
his work as a producer, director,
writer, and actor.
“The Award is
given to ‘creative
producers whose
bodies of work reflect
a consistently high
quality of motion
picture production’,”
announced The
Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Hilary Swank
won the Oscar for her
performance in Boys
Don’t Cry, while
Angelina Jolie won for
Best Supporting
Actress, in Girl,
Interrupted.
The Best Origi
nal Song category this
Photo by Federick M.
Brown (Newsmakers)
year was dominated by animated film
themes. Songs from Toy Story 2,
Tarzan, and South Park: Bigger,
Longer, and Uncut made up three of
the five song nominations. Many
people had been speculating on how
the Academy would handle the issue
of explicit lyrics in the song, “Blame
Canada”, from the South Park movie.
Robin Williams performed the song in
a musical number with many other
singers and dancers. It was a hilarious
production.. .Robin Williams stole the
show! Unfortunately, the comedy and
satire in Blame Canada was no match
for the beautiful lyrics and soothing
music from Tarzan's “You’ll Be in My
Heart”, by Phil Collins, Oscar winner.
As March 26 turned into March
27, best picture was finally revealed:
American Beauty.
If you tuned in to the 72"'^
Academy Awards, you probably
witnessed an entertaining start to a
new millenium of motion picture films.