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November 1. 19M. Arts The body as a canvas, the needle as a brush by Donna Sammander “What is Art?,” one of ten asks after being deluged by readings in Art history and Rennaissance traditions, or by accounts of “zany” performance artists or those who barf up mashed potatoes in the colours of the American flag. It seems that our society’s views on art are so random that anything goes that takes a stand. I don’t mean to say that negatively, that anyone with enough gusto to proclaim him/herself an artist is just looking for attention. In this overwhelming variety of art, why do we value certain art works and not others? Art encompasses a vari ety of processes and media. Tattooing, for example, is one art process for which we have a very symbolic value. A tattoo is permanently imbedded in the skin and becomes a physical part of the wearer. We might see it as something that describes the wearer as an individual with certain beliefs. Symbols of fer tility and woman/manhood are vogue among tattoo wearers who might have them done in obscure or tucked away places. These symbols have importance in our everyday lives right now but what about fifty years from now? “ I can’t possibly know what I want when I’m fifty but I don’t think I’ll be that different a person,” says Vida Ruiz in re gard to the permanence of her dragonfly tattoo. She won a free tattoo in a raffle organized by R.A. of Orange hall, Andrea Cinanni, in order to promote awareness of the dangers of im proper tattooing and body piercing. Vida mentioned that sometimes she does not realize that it is a part of her foot. The dragonfly is drawn in navy blue ink on her ankle with “orchid like” wings and a body de scribed by a wiggly line of dots. She had two hours to decide what she wanted for a tattoo. After conferring with the artist for a while, he produced a sketch that she liked, that was neither cliched nor destined to be out dated. As a work of art, a tattoo should be skillfully done as well as imaginatively designed. A successful artist should know his/her materials well, especially a tattoo artist whose “canvas” is very sensitive. The tattoo artist who drew Vida’s dragon fly is also a paramedic. He ex plained to those who watched the process of tattooing how to look for correct and sanitary use of tattoo aparatus. The tattoo is drawn into the upper layers of the epidermis with a needle that rotates at almost one hun dred times a second and deep enough so that it will not fade away. A bad tattoo job is one that fades easily or that has runny colors. A bad tattoo job is also one that could cause someone to contract AIDS. Tat too dyes should be changed af ter each person who gets a tat too but some tattoo artists are reluctant to throw out the ex pensive leftovers from each ses sion. The appreciation given a tattoo should definitely include any effects on the wearer’s health. Whatever Art is, the suc cess of a piece depends on more than one factor. Artwork is not meant to be judged on appear ance alone. Arts Briefs . he Highland Players, under the direction of Ken Smith, will present Jean-Paul Sartre’s clas sic “No Exit” on November 8, 9, and 10 in the Morris Morgan Auditorium. Sartre’s play tells the story of three people condemned to spend an eternity together in Hell. First year student Amber Barbour, who stars with Blake Masters and Mary Heather Blood, says that the produc tion is sure to intrigue even those who have seen it before. “Each person who sees it has a differ ent interpretation of the play, but I guarantee that everyone will be on the edge of their seats the whole time.” Barbour said Show times are 8 p.m. for the first two shows and 3 p.m. for the show on Sunday. Admission is $2.00 JL^nard D. Moore’s book Forever Home will soon be released in it’s second prinitng by the St. Andrews Press. I Internationally known pianist Richard Dowling will be giving a free concert at 8:00 on Novemer 2 in the Argyll room of Scotia Village. The public is invited. Dowling has been praised by the New York Times as an “Especially fine young pianist.” He is currently living in Boca Raton, Florida where he is the artist-in-residence at the Harid conser vatory. Tattoo design by Shaun Pennington O n Nov. 7, the Marion Caimon Writers’ Path will be dedicated at a ceremony on the William Henry Belk College Center terrace. That evening, Charlene Swansea, poet, nov elist, publisher of Red Clay books and director of MIND WORKS, will read from the works of Marion Cannon and talk about 20th century letters at the Fortner writers forum, which will be held in the Bushoven loungue of Mecklenburg Hall. '^1, he Fall Term student art show will be ex hibited Novermber 1 -22 in the Vardell gallery. It will feature drawings, sculpture, 3-d design and computer graphics. JLwo poems by Ron Bays have been pub lished in the premiere issue of Solo. Bayes’ poems are "Sylla" and "Dear Girl” E, (ncore! will present a desert theatre and musical review on Thursday, November 1-3. Students Kate brady, Chris Novello and Linda Lowe are in the cast. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens and children 12 and younger.
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