Artist RISE-ing
Meet
Leslie Roop.
She is a junior majoring in studio art with a concentration in
photography who likes collecting old clothes from the 1800s-1900s.
Leslie’s affinity for the antique and nostalgic
doesn’t
stop there. One of the art forms she finds most intriguing is
photography from the Great Depression Era. The work of Dwayne Michaels,
a contemporary artist, also influences Leslie’s work. She
cites
him as “a big influence. He was the first to incorporate text
in
fine art ... read »
Welcome to the Missing ink
The Missing Ink will be a
bi-weekly publication that features the things that are currently
missing (ah, you get it) in area press, namely, arts and culture. In
each publication, the Missing Ink will spotlight student artists, both
majors and non-majors, have in-depth articles covering local arts and
culture, and provide follow-up for events.
The Missing Ink is truly a publication by students and for students, to
unlock their passions and allow them creative expression. If you are
interested in writing, and you’re looking for an opportunity
to
gain experience writing in a more creative style than traditional
journalism allows, then please submit! If you are involved in any sort
of creative endeavor then please give us dates, times, rich media files
(i.e. sound clips from your upcoming shows, video feed of you
performing your poetry, etc.), and your contact information. We hope to
be the source and one-stop shop where people on campus and in the
Tuscaloosa community can look for their information on arts, culture,
and creativity.
The Missing Ink will be in
e-zine format for
the time being. Please excuse our progress as we tweak the aesthetics
of the site to make it more and more appealing and user-friendly. The
Creative Campus will put out three pilot editions of the Missing Ink on
April 4th, April 18th, and May 2nd.
Thanks for looking up our
first edition of The
Missing Ink. Read on for more exciting ARTicles (sorry, we
couldn’t pass up the pun).
Who is the Missing Ink?
MIXUP: Steven Howard. Belgrade 2003.
The Proust Questionnaire
Marcel Proust, author and
poet, is not the author of this survey, but rather a famous taker of
the survey. As a young man, he took this survey at two social events
and, as surveys can be, they are very indicative of the artist's
personality. You can see his answers here.
At Creative Campus, we have
many artists and art lovers in our organization, and they deserve their
say in The Missing Ink. This look at some of our committee members
shows the variety of diversity of our members and gives us a chance to
define how art affects our daily lives.
Danielle Fortner
John Bishop
Kevin Urday
Julia Apodaca
Katie Eckenrod
Review of Events
The Missing Link: Hip-Hop and Poetry
By Gus Hahn-Powell | 23 February 2006 
Wow. This event was full of engaging content. Listening to
Tracie Morris, I was again reminded that poetry can be presented in a
way that is neither elitist nor banal. I felt there was something in
her performance accessible to everyone in the audience, whether it was
a facet of subject, tone, or composition. Her presentation seemed
comprehensive in its appeal.
DJ Stikuhbush's shyness was a disappointment. I
wanted to hear
spontaneity and the improv Tracie Morris envisioned. ... read »
Another Missing Link Review
By Margaret Strojny | 23 February 2006
I went to the “Missing Link” on Thursday, and to my surprise it was quite good. I’ve listened to commercial hip-hop pretty much my whole life, so it was interesting to see other forms of this movement. Tracie Morris’ poetry is very interesting, but I wonder it would be as effective in the written form. Especially in Chain Gang, I love how smoothly she transitioned from the original song to one of her own. Also in “From Slave Sho to Video”, She turned beautiful to “bootyful” and “ ... read »
The American String Quartet
By David Oldham | 7 March 2006
A couple of weeks ago I went to the Moody Music Building’s Concert Hall and watched The American String Quartet perform pieces by Mozart, Brahms, and Ravel. The American String Quartet is apparently a world-renowned group, as I saw advertisements for the show with reviews by papers such as the New York Times. This acclaim meant that tickets were flying out the window at fifteen dollars a pop, which is not exactly cheap for a performance. Apparently, the Times knew what it was talking about, as the virtuosity of the four instrumentalists shone through on every piece. It is amazing to see four ... read »
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre
By Kay Lanier | 7 March 2006
I
watched the Alabama Repertory
Dance Theatre performance last Tuesday night and not knowing what to
expect, I was delighted by the variety of dance and the different
purposes for or messages in each of the acts.
The first act, though not the most aesthetically
pleasing
or technically complicated, was colorful and fun, and I especially
enjoyed the childish scenarios because I’ve been in two
one-act
plays which similarly have only child characters.
Another favorite was the beautiful duet in the fourth act between the man and woman in black against a fiery red backdrop. The piece was so moving, reflecting such a mature, complex, and strong relationship. I liked how trust was inherently portrayed .... read »
Theatre Tuscaloosa's
production of Arthur