THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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arts & features
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2014
HOROSCOPES Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
You're sharp as a tack for the next few days. Figure out what you want, get the tools you'll need and inspire your team.
Expect the best from them. Love goes both ways.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
You're spurred to take action.
With study and a loved one's backing, you can win. You're good at finances now, so estimate your income and expenses.
Ask your partner's advice. Score top billing.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
Spend less and save more.
Don't argue about money (or
anything else). Increase self-discipline and gain productivity.
Practice looking at things from a different viewpoint.
Cancer (June 21- July 21 Today is a 6 Definitely cut costs wherever possible. You're under pressure with deadlines, but don't let them get you down. Keep chugging along. When in doubt, breathe deep. Oxygen does wonders.
today is a day
Consult with your partner.
Leadership comes with listening.
Love wins again to surprise a cynic. Don't be afraid to ask others to contribute. Likewise, offer to make a difference for them.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 6
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
You're a true artist and have a lot to say. Say it. Don't worry if you are misunderstood, that's part of the process. Repeat yourself using new words and different expressions. Friends help you get the word out. Follow
your joy.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a G
It's adventure time! Water is definitely involved. Set social priorities. Postpone a romantic interlude, but don't obsess.
When in doubt, consult with your team. Study options. You'll know what to do.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
If you're not sure what you want next, ask your partner or someone that knows you as bigger than you see yourself. Take a survey. Circumstances open up time in your schedule. Gamble later. Gather opportunity ideas.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
Don't fall for a trick. Anticipate
some friendly ridicule. Take it
slow to get farther. Spend time
with your partner now. Repay a
favor. Limit sweets in your diet
for balance. Follow a strong
recommendation.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
Fantasy clashes with facts. Offer your wisdom to a person who's feeling sad. Work interferences with travel. Call upon energetic friends. Your idea may take several tries. Avoid frivolous distractions. Add to your holdings.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 5
Today is a 5
Anticipate disagreement. Your partner may misunderstand you.
Just talking really does help.
Don't travel right now. Answer questions directly. Your luck's improving today and tomorrow.
Take your work home with you,
and stay respectful.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Learn something new. Watch for hidden agendas dotting the trail. Take a breather. Expand later. Don't be stopped by failure, you're gaining skills.
Check instructions for errors or changes. Replenish reserves. Get the facts.
Alumna artist shares how art and surroundings integrate
'CHRONIC CITY'
MINSEON KIM
@minseonkim94
Karen Matheis, a University alumna. poses with her art. Her series, Chronic City, captures the thrill she had when she first listened to punk music.
Karen Matheis finds inspiration in the environment around her, such as the highways she takes during her drive to work in Kansas City, Mo. Her new art series, titled Chronic City, draws on that inspiration. Matheis, a University alumna from Overland Park, said she started drawing highways and roadscapes after getting inspired on a ride back home on swirly highways from her friends' art opening in Kansas City, Mo.
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"Oftentimes I'll be driving down and I'll have a visual memory because it's the same highway that I go on," Matheis said. "That visual memory always sees its way into my work."
Matheis does not draw with a photograph or use planar figures for drawing, but rather works with abstract visual concepts in her memory. She said she wanted to capture in the Chronic City series the thrill she had when she first listened to punk music when she was young in the early 80s.
"Because it's a memory, it's abstracted from the original, it's more like a feeling of how things are, feeling of moving through space," Matheis said. "Sometimes it looks like an aerial view but it's really how I am feeling as I am moving through the space."
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The series is on display at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., in downtown Lawrence. The exhibit opened Nov. 14, and will be available until Jan. 5, 2015. For this specific series, she had a reason why she picked a space with windows around in the Lawrence Arts Center. Her artworks from the Chronic City series reflects the architecture around the space and emphasizes her viewpoint on integrating the arts with the surrounding area. Her purpose was to allow people to look in at her artworks from the outside, but also allow them to look outside while viewing the artwork from the inside.
and because of the way she is using the space as a medium for what's going on in the museum."
Karen Matheis' art series, Chronic City, is on display in the Lawrence Arts Center until Jan. 5, 2015.
"She was very deliberate with her choice of work for that space." Ahlvers said. "It faces the street so the paintings are viewable from the outside of the building as well. Her exhibit made a lot of sense for that space, because of the subject matter
Ahlvers has been familiar with Matheis' work for a few years since it has been in the Lawrence Arts Center before. He said as a curator and an artist, it is nice to watch other artists evolve and grow in their artwork. He said how Matheis' Chronic City series shifted from her other serene landscape works to more urban and active paintings.
Ben Ahlvers, the exhibition program director at the Lawrence Art Center, said he and the committee responded positively to Matheis' proposal in bringing her artworks into the space for her exhibition.
KAREN MATHEIS
Artist
"If I am not creating, it's almost like when you miss a workout or something at the gym."
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"She has got more energy than probably most of us," Ahlvers said. "She is a mother, she is a teacher and she is an artist. She is doing a lot and she is doing it all the time. So I have a lot of respect for that."
Matheis said she feels better after she creates, and that she really has a need to do so.
"If I am not creating, it's almost like when you miss a workout or something at the gym," she said. "I feel like that is my mental workout. I have to do it."
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS?
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS?
Well, two years ago I had a big show called "Body of Work" and I pulled together some of the best artists in town. So I curated my first big show and that was exciting. I felt like that was really an accomplishment. It was a lot of work. We had a lot of workshops, and we got some people to model for us, we had figure drawing in the room. I would say that I was very proud of that achievement.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?
It's funny. You know what, I don't think of things as failures. I think of them as, yeah I don't really think of things, I mean this is always, this is my happy place doing art, you know. So that's my answer that, I don't think of things as failures, I think of them as opportunities. So even if something doesn't work out, even within a painting, simplifying that, sometimes what you think is a failure actually is an asset. You can learn from it or use that in some way to help you.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED that YOU WISH YOU KNEW WHILE YOU WERE STILL A STUDENT?
To stay very disciplined. To learn how to be disciplined. I wish I would have been more disciplined when I was younger. So, sticking to a schedule, having a certain amount of hours put into your work every week. And then the other thing to give advice to is, make it fun. Make it your fun. Because if it's work, it's going to feel like work. Make it so it isn't work. That this is your time to spend with yourself exploring. Easier said than done when you are in school. Because you have deadlines and stuff. But if you could do that it would be great.
HAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THAT YOU WISH YOU KNEW WHILE YOU WERE STILL A STUDENT?
BizBaz returns this weekend for 26th year
DELANEY REYBURN
Held annually on Thanksgiving weekend, Lawrence brings back the Bizarre Bazaar for its 26th year. Known as "BizBaz," this Bazaar shows off various goods from more than 100 artists, in addition to a bake sale and over 20 live performances held on two stages.
@DelaneyReyburn
Part of the artists' requirement in the Bazaar is to contribute an item to the bake sale. The money raised is then put toward the renting of the facility for the next year's Bazaar. In terms of entertainment, visitors can expect to see a variety of local performers from belly dancers to accordion soloists, and much more. Admission is free.
The artists who participate in the Bazaar are picked by a first-come, first-served process. Co-chair of the BizBaz Debi Taylor said this year the spaces filled in only a day and a half, about twice as fast as
last year.
last year.
BizBaz takes place at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. It is made possible by a group of committee heads referred to as the BBC, or BizBaz Committee.
The BizBaz Committee is overseen by two co-chairs, both University alumni; Taylor, who has been on the board for about 10 years, and Marsene Feldt. The two have worked together along with the committee to put together the Bazaar.
Taylor, who resides in Lawrence, said her and Feldt share many responsibilities as cochairs of the BizBaz. Taylor said her favorite part about being a co-chair is that there are so many people covering every little detail.
"Everything is divided up, the weight isn't on anybody particularly but it's a joint effort with everyone pulling their weight. I love that." Tav-
lor said.
Taylor said what she loves most about the Bizarre Bazaar itself, outside of planning, comes at the end of the show, when the artists can actually trade with one another.
"As the shopping day goes on and you as an artist see art that you are just dying to have a piece of, you can say 'I'm interested in your stuff and I'm over here at this booth and if I have anything you're interested in, I would love to trade; " Taylor said.
"We do try to push the limits of encouraging people to step outside of the box and do something that is a little more obscure that you may not be able to have at a different show." Taylor said.
The name Bizarre Bazaar describes quite a bit in and of itself. Taylor said some of the art on display is on the bizarre side while some is more conventional.
One of the artists, Kathleen Havward from Lawrence.
WHERE: Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 28 5-9 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 29 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
COST: Free Admission
will be displaying her unique beaded jewelry and mixed media wind chimes made from upcycled and found materials.
She became interested in "made objects" while working as an industrial photographer in the 1980s. Although she is still involved in photography, she decided to pursue jewelry making in 1999.
"I have been creating art and unique crafts for most of my life," Hayward said. "My thoughts of wind and sound intersected with man-made items that evolved into the design of unique wind chimes for outdoor settings."
the Bazaar for eight years. She does most of her work in her home studio and takes custom orders, offering design services to meet the needs of her clients.
Hayward has participated in
The Bizarre Bazaar was started 26 years ago by a group of "founding mothers." Taylor said this group of women all wanted to sell their art but didn't have the money or enough pieces to get into big shows.
"One of the founding mothers invited those artists to come to her house and that's where the first BizBaz happened," Taylor said. "All their friends came, they had their show, traded and had gift giving for the holidays."
Taylor said about three or four of the women are still in the show this year. The first Bazaar took place the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and that is the way it has remained for 26 years.
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