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University Daily Kansan Monday, May 17, 1965
When You're In Doubt, Try It Out—Kansan Classified
Op Art Brings Calm Reaction From KU Patrons at Opening
By Harry Krause
KU "patrons d' arts" surveyed the multi-colored displays of "Op Art" at the University of Kansas Museum of Art yesterday with some degree of detachment.
Unlike the reactions received by the paintings at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, shrieks of horror, fits of nausea, and fainting women were not present at yesterday's opening here.
ON THE LEVINSON work, light beams are reflected off the surface of the painting and refracted through the plastic covering. This causes various geometric patterns to move over the grey-black surface.
The work, which is a moire pattern consists of vertical black lines painted upon a sheet of plastic which is suspended in front of a line-painting of interlocking planes.
Moire, which comes from the French for "watered silk," results when one set of lines is embossed upon another in a slightly off-parallel relationship.
liked the exhibit.
Associate Professor Nick Vaccaro of the drawing and painting department said that the paintings showed a good cross-section of what is being done in the "Op Art" direction.
The effect can be seen when one looks through the folds of a thin transparent curtain, or through the overlapped center of an adjustable window screen.
He did say, however, "The show here lacks the overall scale and size of the New York show, and because of the smaller size of the paintings, the viewer is less involved with the work and is less likely to get dizzy.
While most of the observable reaction to the show seemed to indicate that perhaps the audience was puzzled by what they were seeing, most of the viewers said that they liked the exhibit.
days opening here.
Or, as one bearded young man exclaimed,
"Man, these cats just aren't with it!"
"OP ART DEFINITELY IS ART, and has been a part of art for a long time. Now it is just being emphasized by itself." he continued.
WHILE ENTERING THE GAL
lery where the art works are displayed,
an eye-catching piece by Mon
Levinson, "Black Moving Planes," first grabs the viewer's attention.
Connie Church, Dallas, Texas, junior, said, "This is the most 'fun' art show we've had all year here. I don't really think this is art, but rather exercises in perception."
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Mimi Frink Crowned as Law Queen
The queen and her attendants were presented with sterling silver cups by the law students.
Mimi Frink, Lawrence junior and representative of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, was selected Saturday as 1965 KU Law Queen.
THE QUEEN AND her attendants were chosen on their merits in a two-piece bathing suit contest. Judges for the contest were Lawrence Blades, John Strong, and Charles Oldfather, all professors in the KU Law School.
Nancy Egy, Topeka senior and chairman of the Associated Women Students (AWS) Fashion Board, was commentator during the contest.
Other Law School Fun Day activities included campaign speeches by Student Bar Association presidential candidates Jack Duncan, Raytown, Mo., first-year law student, and Chuck Hewitt, Pratt second-year law student.
Miss Frink, who was chosen from 17 contestants, will reign as Miss Res Ipso Loquitar (the thing speaks for itself). The Latin term is used in torts law.
Chosen as Miss Frink's attendants were Jeanne Veatch, Wichita freshman, and Helen (Dee Dee) Lagree, Altus, Okla., junior.
Jan Lundgren, an assistant instructor in are education, said, "This is one of the better things people will be able to see here. The changes in colors and patterns have a more interesting relationship than in other modes of painting."
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Mike Stoughton, museum registrar, said Miss Lundgren was wearing a "Pop Art" dress at the show, apparently because the dress pattern consisted of very bold black and white vertical stripes.
ABOUT 400 PERSONS visited the show's opening between 3 and 5 p.m.
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