Lead painter of abstract romanticism inspires art therapy research

Kamran Khavarani created his own art genre, but he wasn’t sure what to name it. That’s why he called Albert Boime, a late UCLA art history professor, who later hailed Khavarani as the leader of a new artistic movement called “abstract romanticism.” Khavarani is a decorated architect-turned-painter whose work has inspired research on art therapy […]

Q&A: UCLA professor discusses research for book on activist art in Japan

In March, professor of history William Marotti published “Money, Trains, and Guillotines: Art and Revolution in 1960s Japan,” a book investigating activist art. Daily Bruin’s Natalie Chudnovsky sat down with Marotti to discuss his research for the book, his take on politics and art and the lecture he gave Tuesday night as part of the […]

Q&A: UCLA professor discusses work on ‘Yulan’

Paul Chihara, UCLA professor of theory and composition and head of the Visual Media program, composed the score for the Chinese dance-acrobatic ballet “Yulan: World of Love,” which premiered at East Los Angeles College this week. The ballet will be showing at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Oct. 25 and 26. Daily Bruin’s Natalie Chudnovsky talked to […]

UCLA alumnus balances wildlife themes in book ‘Humans Need Three Hands’

When asked to provide an author headshot for his new book, “Humans Need Three Hands,” park ranger-turned-author Jaya Drats refused. “A regular, serious author shot is opposed to what the whole book is about,” said Drats, a 1987 UCLA alumnus. “The book is about homocentrism and about human egos. … If I put my face […]

UCLA student takes scientific approach to capturing scenic shots

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Jeff Lewis was hiking a 4,000-foot mountain in Washington when the rain turned to snow and the winds began to blow at 50 miles per hour. Lewis had seen satellite images of the area […]

White Sands: UCLA film student hopes to inspire festival audiences

A teenage girl, a mentally disabled boy and a lost horse. Nicole Gordon, master of fine arts candidate in film production and directing at UCLA, wanted to save these characters for her final thesis, but she knew she could no longer wait to see them on screen. “The Last Wild” is Gordon’s advanced directing film […]