Design | Media Arts graduate student Mathew Dryhurst sits down at his computer to do some Facebook stalking – all in the name of his current art project. With just a few clicks of his mouse, he uncovers details about followers that he will then present back to them at his upcoming show. Though most […]
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Adjunct professor self-publishes first book ‘The Florentine Deception’
Eight years ago, computer scientist, software engineer and UCLA adjunct professor Carey Nachenberg began his longest project yet. Today, he has some advice he said he wishes he’d known from the start. “Take it one word at a time,” Nachenberg said. “Write a paragraph, write a sentence, write a word. You run a marathon one […]
Alumni art ‘Drawn’ to architecture and urban design exhibition
Kristy Balliet figured out she wanted to be an architect during a middle school technical drawing class. Balliet, who received a master’s of architecture II from UCLA’s Department of Architecture and Urban Design, is one of more than 100 UCLA alumni to submit work to an upcoming AUD exhibition called “Drawn.” This is the second […]
Westwood Fine Art Festival features artists from across nation
Tables filled with colorful merchandise line the stretch of Lindbrook Drive between Glendon Avenue and Westwood Boulevard. Jesse Nguyen, a pottery artist showcasing his wares under the shade of a canopy, picks up a delicate plate and hands it to a curious passerby. The customer turns the plate over to inspect the colors – the […]
Chinese Student Association to perform ‘The Butterfly Lovers’
Tears fall down Yingtai Zhu’s cheeks as she leans toward the grave of her beloved Liang. Played by second-year business economics student Xiaoyi Chen, Zhu is a young Chinese girl fighting for her love in an ancient feudal society. The Chinese Student Association will hold their annual Heritage Night at Schoenberg Hall Saturday. This year, […]
Q&A: Hammer Museum curator talks Lily van der Stokker’s feminist art
As they enter the Hammer Museum, museumgoers are greeted by bold letters on a yellow and pink wall. It was here in the museum lobby where Dutch contemporary artist Lily van der Stokker left her large-scale wall paintings, following the likes of artists such as Barbara Kruger. Throughout March, van der Stokker spent a period […]
Design | Media Arts alum experiments with video game, player relationship
In Super Tap-Out Saga, players end up fighting each other over control of the device. This is an example of the experimental games designed by Design | Media Arts alumnus and UCLA Game Lab researcher Nick Crockett, who will be giving a talk about his work for Unity Club in the Game Lab at Broad […]