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Page A4 Wednesday, April 8, 2009 The Pilot Arts & Entertainment Seniors display talent in multi-format art exhibit By Michelle Alwerdt Pilot staff writer An art exhibit in the Com munications Studies Hall fea turing works by Gardner-Webb seniors opens with a reception for the artists April 16 from 4-6 p.m. Works by art students Trudy Roth and Lauren Bilyeu com prise the bulk of the show, but there will be photography and graphic design displays as well. Roth transferred to Gardner- Webb as an English major three and a half years ago, she said, but after taking one drawing class she quickly changed her major. Now, she is an art major with an English and art history minor. Bilyeu is double majoring in art and psychology. The inspiration behind Roth’s show is her childhood in Miami, specifically a place called Overtown. When Roth was in the 1950s, segregation was a way of life. Overtown was a black section of town. “! loved going there, it was so vibrant and alive,” said Roth. “There was a bar on one comer where music always came out and right across the street was a church where men were always out barhequing and it smelled so good. These wonderful sensory things flooded me.” Her childhood memories be gan with a story that morphed into a painting. From there, she continued on to make the pieces in her show. In addition to paint ing, she has some sculptural pieces that reflect her Miami experience. “It’s like a trip down memo ry lane,” says Roth. “My exhibit is bringing to life a memory.” Bilyeu’s show “Litter Land scapes,” instead of telling a sto ry, allows viewers to enter into her visions. According to a press release, “Bilyeu approaches the canvas, mattress, or any other recycla ble material that she scavenges from a dumpster with the idea to create art that helps change the thinking and behavior of her viewers.” Her show deals with the en vironment and other pieces deal with the issue of sex traffick ing. In the press release, Bilyeu said, “The need to illustrate the suffering that 20 million women and children experience as sex slaves became a priority.” The exhibit willhangthrough graduation day. May 11. No more pussyfooting around on ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Not all fashion is the high kind By Diana Palka Pilot staff writer The CW network could not have picked a better opening scene for last week’s episode, “Here’s your test.” A housewide catfight empted, with the girls siding with either Ceilia or Tahl- ia. Aminat got in Natalie’s face, claiming an alliance was what caused Celia’s bold betrayal at panel. Of course, the girls fought over a battle that was not their own (it’s “Top Model” drama!) as Celia and Tahlia watched and didn’t say a word. Natalie won yet another challenge, one that required the girls to bring their game face to compete. They posed be hind their choice of two of five life-size photos of Tyra, with only their faces were visible through cutouts for their heads. Their mission was impossible: to capture Tyra’s expression and emotion by observing the body language of her photos. The challenge was so farfetched and so implausible that London and Natalie were the only two who received positive feedback from Jay Manuel. The photo shoot was one where the girls were each assigned a color, had it splashed onto their faces, and had to convey that color with their facial ex pressions. The judges nailed it, calling Fo’s red photo first and Teyona’s yellow second. Their sequence was perfect right down to the bottom two, when the entire world wanted both Sandra and Celia to be eliminated. Celia was redeemed for her tasteless tattling by her photo; Tyra said that was the only reason she stayed: Sandra was let eliminated — finally - after weeks of slipping below the bar. Of course, her departure wasn’t without an arrogant statement claiming that her elimination was a mistake and she was better than all the other competitors. Ap parently not, Sandra. On tonight’s episode the girls will at tempt the more commercial side of mod eling as they try out acting, coached by former supermodel Paulina Porizkova. The girls will meet special guest Clay Aiken in their endeavors to become America’s next top model. Fashionistas know haute couture far above pret-a-porter By Jessica Caramenico Pilot staff writer As a fashion enthusi ast, I understand that there are quite a few people who are not familiar with the different types of col lections that designers produce. When you look on Web sites such as style.com or that of a certain designer, or when watching the run way shows, there are two phrases that distinguish the quality and price of designer clothing. The phrases denote two different types of collections that designers create: haute couture and pret-a-porter. Haute couture is pro duced by only select de signers. In France, this “label” is protected by law, kind of like a patent. A designer has to meet a certain number of quali fications before he or she can use the designation “haute couture.” A few of the qualifica tions are how many em ployees the fashion house has, and what types of shows it participates in. These clothes are cus tom made to order for each customer. The detail and atten tion paid to the finish and eraftsmanship of these clothes is incredibly ex tensive and time consum ing. They are made from the most expensive fab rics and are also hand cut. Many of them are hand sewn as well. Put all these factors together and the cost of haute couture clothes is very high. Every haute couture designer/house also de signs a pret-a-porter line. Pret-a-porter is the French term for “ready to wear” orRTW. These clothes are a lot less expensive and can be bought off the rack in stores. The RTW lines draw more customers for de signers, as well as provide most of the designer’s profits. Many haute couture pieces that are designed for fashion shows are never sold, so although spectaclular, they contrib ute little financially. Thus the RTW lines are actually the mainstay of profit for designers, whereas haute couture is used for prominence and prestige. A few examples of current haute couture de signers are Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani Prive, Chanel and Valentino. ‘Li 7 Abner'a hillbilly hit Residents of Dogpatch celebrate during the finale of “Li’l Abner.” The musical, a combined production of the Gardner-Webb University Fine Arts Depart ment and Communication Studies Department Theater Section, was the most successful stage production in at least five years, according to Comm Studies Chairman Dr. Bob Carey. More than a thousand tickets were sold in advance, and Friday night’s performance was sold out. The musical was on stage last Wednesday through Saturday nights. ‘Adventureland’ provides realism, originality How much swearing is OK for television? By Kayla Riley The Maine Campus U. Maine UWIRE It is the age of the un derdog on the big screen today, and losers every where should take note. “Adventureland” takes its rightful place in a line of recent films chronicling the life of the unnoticed and underappreciated. Unlike its predeces sors, however, “Adven tureland” is neither come dy nor drama, and it can’t be described as strictly a teen flick. The movie doesn’t rely on the typical come dic tricks and emotional ploys. The year is 1987, and James Breiman (Jesse Eisenberg) has just gradu ated from college. He hopes to jet off to explore Europe with some buddies for the summer. But at his graduation party, his parents break the news that they have fallen on financial hardship and can’t fund his trip. James is forced to search for the dreaded summer job in his home town of Pittsburgh. It Film review turns out the only job he’s qualified for is at Adven tureland, a dumpy local amusement park. It’s at Adventureland that James meets a host of interesting characters, in cluding the disenchanted Joel (Martin Starr of Apa- tow film fame), mainte nance man Connell (Ryan Reynolds), and the lovely Em (Kristen Stewart). Although James’joh as announcer of mechanical horse races is unfortunate, he forms a kinship with fellow employees that helps carry him through the miserable summer. An instant attraction between James and Em becomes the plot’s center- piece. Stewart shows sur prising depth as the com plicated and sullen Em, and it’s refreshing to see that her talents go beyond teen queen of the vampire obsessed. Eisenberg may be on his way to becoming the next Michael Cera, with his self-effacing disposi tion and adorable awk wardness. Familiar faces include the amusing Bill Hader (“Superbad”) and the al ways brilliant and dead pan Kristen Wiig (“Satur day Night Live”). It would have done the filmmakers well to make more use of these characters, who spend most of their time in the background. “Adventureland” will undoubtedly be labeled as a “coming of age” film, but don’t let that scare you away. It effortlessly captures the essence of the late ’80s in a way that almost makes it look appealing, and the true to the era soundtrack carries the movie through when it drags. The somewhat pathetic lives of the Adventureland employees make the ride simultaneously poignant and amusing. “Adventureland” leans toward melodramatic with a touch of gritty realism. Just don’t go into the the ater expecting a fast paced comedic joyride. The style of “Adventure land” is more like the kid die dragon coaster than the Thunderbolt. It is slow-paced and mellow, but eventually delivers. By Owen Roth Cornell Daily Sun Cornell U UWIRE Later this year, the Supreme Court will an nounce a decision im pacting the ability of the Federal Communications Commission to regulate single utterances of swear words on broadcast televi sion. The ability of the gov ernment to keep swearing off the air during peak viewing hours (6 a.m. - 10 p.m.) certainly makes for a good debate. Under the Federal Communications Act, the FCC can regulate “ob scene” and “indecent” broadcasts. In a landmark decision — FCC V. Pacifica — the Court held that broadcasts during peak listening hours, which contained streams of swearing, counted as obscene and did not need constitutional protection. The basis of the hold ing was that individuals who did not want to hear swear words, or did not want their children to hear them, should not have to face the choice of never watching TV or risking exposure. Pacifica expressly left open the question of whether a single swear word could be treated the same way; today, the FCC argues that a single swear word can be treated the same way because it counts as indecent. When it comes to swearing, arguments exist for and against protection. On the one hand, the argu ments of Pacifica make sense: swearing is highly offensive to some, and there’s no reason they (or their kids) should have to suffer undue exposure. On the other hand, swear words can represent significant methods of ex pression — they can sig nify' our most deeply felt anger, frustration, enthusi asm, confusion — and so, should be protected in this limited form. This latter justification represents the real hard ship that the FCC faces. If a swear word has some kind of importance to a speaker’s message beyond gratuitous shock value, it should not be banished beyond the peak viewing hour window; if it’s a mat ter of aging pop stars try ing to be edgy, protection seems less justified. But beyond the easiest cases, how could anyone fairly draw the line? Culling legitimate sin gular swear words from il legitimate is impossible to do on a principled basis. The better question, I think, is why we are so sensitive about swear words when we embrace violence and sex — it’s no secret that “24” is one of the most violent shows ever, or that “Grey’s Anat omy” routinely exhib its detailed lovemaking scenes. Some have suggested that swear words are dif ferent because they draw their power from human acts that we regard as pri vate. Swear words are large ly disassociated from their original meaning. They are now broad expressions of a variety of different feel ings and thoughts; given the value they can bring, and because I prefer an open dialogue, I would support an inclusive rule. But, I cannot help but see the sense that a strict er, more conservative ap proach would make.
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