By Sarah Foster
February 3, 2015
The products of Nicole Beck’s creative mind have decorated the Champaign-Urbana area for four years.Sculptures “Asteray,” “Astroterra” and “Foxgloves” stand tall in the community for art-enthusiasts and simple spectators alike, while another sculpture, “Amplifiers,” installed last ...
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October 1, 2014
For artist Nathan Westerman, nothing about his colorful, latex-covered plywood pieces is complicated. He doesn’t want it that way.
None of his art is political either, nor does it have any underlying message woven deep into its artistic minutiae. For him, there’s a subtlety about how one color is...
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By Stephanie Kim
April 8, 2014
Calligraphy can be considered a silent waltz with the brush. Shozo Sato, Japan House founder and professor emeritus of the University, takes the lead.
Sato has returned to campus to teach a series of calligraphy classes at the Japan House.
With a degree in multiple Japanese arts — including tea ceremony...
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