Through her work composing multidimensional pieces of recycled objects, Betye Saar, an L.A. artist and UCLA alumna, is heralded by the Museum of Contemporary Art as one of today’s greatest assemblage artists. Inspired by everyday materials that most people see for their functionality, Saar employs commonplace objects and images into artwork that ranges from autobiographical […]
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Undergraduate Juried Exhibition showcased at Broad Art Center
Students with smartphones are likely to be familiar with QR codes, but one UCLA artist has tried a new approach to this technological symbol by transforming the code into a work of art. Fifth-year fine arts and psychology student Kylie Carrigan created a larger-than-life QR code and mounted it onto a five-foot tall cube. This […]
Kerckhoff Art Gallery explores perceptions of beauty
Faceless and expressionless mannequins with colorful stripes of paint streaking across their bodies stand in front of the back wall in Kerckhoff Art Gallery. The artist, Kristine Schomaker, stands just a little above five feet, with buzzed hair, cat-eye glasses and a quirky smile. Schomaker uses her artwork to express and promote less conventional types […]
UCLA’s Danusia Francis gets fortitude in gymnastics career from her mother
At any given gymnastics meet, Danusia Francis has thousands of eyes fixed on her – and the former Olympic reserve never fails to give the crowda show. Whether she’s completing an NCAA-first aerial or shooting the audience a broad grin, coach Valorie Kondos Field said Francis is always doing something to draw cheers. But amid […]
Jordyn Wieber brings strength to UCLA gymnastics team
Before making her way to Westwood, Wieber competed in front of a world audience. Her immortalizing moment occurred less than two years ago at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Former Olympian Jennifer Pinches returns from retirement to compete for UCLA
The day after representing Great Britain in the Olympics, Jennifer Pinches was done with gymnastics.
Despite enjoying a storybook career, complete with a documentary centered on her life as an 11-year-old gymnast, multiple national championships and a trip to the 2012 London Summer Olympics, the English native decided to move on.
From Olympics to UCLA, Samantha Peszek rises to the occasion
As her feet pressed into the mat below her, Samantha Peszek took just a small stutter step backward. For a short moment, she raised her arms, signaling the end of her routine on uneven bars and somberly forced her eyes toward the Olympic judges. Then her eyes flicked down, her shoulders slumped and she quickly […]