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Artist-in-Residence, Dan Perowski, has turned the walls of the Spencer Museum of Art's Central Court into his canvas. Romanian born Perovschi will be at KU until September 16th.
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Dan's need to break the barrier holding him and all people back from information made this publication an important step in his life. He began drawing cartoons to convey the message of particular articles.
"I am very seriously using humor." Dan said with a laugh.
He said that because of the way a message was conveyed through his drawings, he could get away with making points about more controversial issues.
Lia said Dan always wanted to make people laugh. But Dan said he did not realize what he was doing in these drawings was a talent until a series of invitations to showcase his work made him realize what he was doing was a real asset.
However, because he wasn't being paid to travel he had to pack light. This led to the deconstruction of some of his more artistic skills to the more simple black drawings seen at the Spencer.
Now Dan has exhibits all over the world. His graffiti-style art has been scattered on one of the biggest walls in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City as well as museums in China.
Dan calls museums the platforms guarding freedom of invention and new things and experiments today. And no matter how people look at his art, he feels that what he does has the power to change the world.
"They can be cartoons, or graffiti or art, but who cares if the message is there," Dan said. "If the intelligence is there, who cares how we define it."
Dan never thought he would be able to travel the world doing what he once thought of as a hobby. Then again, he never thought he would see the fall of the communist regime or the tearing down of the Berlin wall.
Dan has broken down the walls that used to keep information and
freedom from him. He now uses walls to communicate and connect with people.
"I have experienced moments in my life with no freedom, I can't forget that," he said.
Then with a smile through his gate of a moustache covering his mouth. Perjovschi said: "I am still standing."
- Edited by Clark Goble
T-SHIRT DESIGN
CONTEST
The Spencer Museum of Art will be holding a T-shirt design contest where visitors can sketch their own version of Dan Perjovschi's art and vote for which one is deserved of a T-shirt.
CULTURE
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Maranda Jones, Topeka freshman, and Jerdon Barker, Silver Lake, KS freshman, browses an exhibit of jewelry at the Haskell Indian Art Market on Sunday afternoon. The market was a two-day event held at the Haskell Indian Nations University.
Traveling artists showcase NativeAmerican cultures
BY MEG LOWRY
mlowry@kansan.com
More than thirty artists from around the nation sold their artwork at the 22nd annual Haskell Indian Art Market on Saturday and Sunday.
The market, which was held at Haskell Indian Nations University, featured original pottery, jewelry, paintings, carvings, and ceramics made by the artists or their families.
"I really wasn't expecting it to be this big or have so much variety," said Kelly Kozil, a KU senior from Chicago. "I want everything here."
This was Kozil's first time at the market.
"I am looking at all the jewelry," Kozil said. "There really is a good selection."
Gordon Michael Coons, an artist from Minneapolis who creates hand-pulled production block printing and acrylic painting in
"Most of the artists here know each other," Coons said. "We all travel around the country to show our work at the same shows, so really we are like a big family. We enjoy this opportunity to get together and catch up and spend time together."
The market accepts applications from artists around the country and then selects who can display their work. According to application guidelines, artists must have proof of tribal affiliation to enter.
Woodland Art style, said this is his ninth year participating in the market.
"I like coming out here because the people are so supportive," Coons said. "People come out just looking for my stuff, so that is nice."
The market tends to feature more jewelry booths than any other art styles.
"I jokingly refer to it as Santa Fe East," Coons said. "One year there was so much jewelry that the entire
"In addition to just design and color, I make my own frames," Coons said. "It adds value to my work."
tent was lit up it was so bright."
Coons, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in Wisconsin, said he puts special effort into making his artwork original.
"The customers are very supportive" Coons said. "I have people who come back for their next piece that have bought my pieces before."
The Haskell Indian Art Market had a successful turn out, and offers an outlet for Native-American artists to feature their culture and work.
Each year, the market has more and more returning customers.
"These kinds of markets take place all over the country," Coons said. "This is a good way to get our work out there."
Edited by Kelsey Nill
CONSERVATION
Matt Lehrman, Westar Energy representative, explains Westar's new smart meter to Chris Meyer Saturday afternoon at the 10th annual Lawrence Energy Conservation Fair. Lehrman says the smart meter, which allows consumers to check energy usage daily online, will replace all old meters by next year.
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Westar presents smart meter at fair
Lawrence will get meters in the spring
BY ANGELIQUE MCNAUGHTON amcnaughton.kansan.com
On Saturday, going green and saving green seems to have gotten easier thanks to a new program that will be implemented in Lawrence in the spring of 2011.
Westar Energy showcased its new smart meter at the 10th annual Lawrence Energy Conservation Fair. The city of Lawrence Waste Reduction and Recycling
Division hosted the event at the City of Lawrence Community Building at 115 W. 11th St.
"We will be exchanging all of the old, mechanical materials out for
If usage seems high on a particular day, for example, customers may access the hourly records to determine the cause.
"If you want to save money it speaks to you, if you're interested in the environment you can look at your carbon emissions and figure out ways to limit your usage," Lehrman said.
Once the meters are in place, customers can visit the web portal the next day and view a usage graph displaying per hour data.
Another aspect of the web portal is an alerts page where customers can sign up for text and e-mail notifications for bills or maintenance.
"If you want to know that your
Lehrman, a smart star program analyst with Westar Energy, said the idea is that with the detailed information, customers can make better energy consumption choices.
The smart meter is a digital meter that will transmit energy usage information every 15 minutes. That information will then be displayed on a web portal that every customer will have access to. The portal will provide usage summaries for bill projections, carbon usage and kilowatt usage for every hour of every day.
"If you want to save money it speaks to you."
the digital smart meters." Matt Lehrman said.
MATT LEHRMAN Smart star program analyst
bill is going to reach $100, you can receive a text or email alert." L e h r m a n " said. "Or, if there's going to be some
maintenance you can have them send an alert if the power is going to be out."
Lehrman said information about consumption habits has never been available before.
Lawrence is currently the only area that will be receiving smart meters.
Hal Jensen, director of smart star programs, said it depends on testing, but he anticipates they will start installing them around the first part of May.
Lawrence is going to receive about 45,000 smart meters community-wide over a five-month period.
Jensen said Westar would be installing a smaller group of about 1500 smart meters as a pilot run later this year. The pilot program will take place in an undetermined Lawrence neighborhood and an informational online web page is scheduled to be launched within 30 days.
Cassandra Ford, event coordinator, said the day was about informing people about how they can become involved in energy conservation.
Samantha Pedrava, a senior from Lawrence, volunteered in the morning and found the crowd very receptive to conservation.
"I found a lot of people who really want to get involved with what we're doing," Pedrava said.
More than 40 presenters participated in the fair and Ford said despite the game, the crowd remained steady throughout the day.
Eco Elvis attracted a small crowd on the steps of the community building, but many stayed inside.
Kate Medin, a graduate student from Columbia, Mo., found the day informative and exciting.
"The day was full of information and enthusiastic people," Medin said. "Sustainable building was the most interesting thing to me."
Edited by Anna Nordlina