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Haircuts are subject of artist's exhibit
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by Mary Weeks Kansan staff writer
Homelessness, neighborhood, prison life and black on black crimes are typical subjects of John Newman's many series of drawings and paintings.
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"I have a tendency to work out an idea or thought rather than put all my energies into one or two pieces." Newman said.
Newman Hall. But haircuts inspired "Cuttin' Up." his series of 20 graphite drawings that opens at 2 p.m. Sunday in the art gallery at the Kansas Union. Newman, who has a masters of fine arts degree from KU, will present a 3 p.m. gallery talk.
Newman studied under Roger Shimomura, professor of art, who exhibits his work widely.
"Cuttin' Up" is a portrait study of the personal statements made by
When he became fascinated with the shapes, lines, marks and words that are shaved into hair, Newman began a portrait series to capture the looks. Blacks are often the subjects of his works because he is fascinated with the people in his own environment, he said.
young black men with their haircuts, said Newman, who teaches art in a Davton, Ohio, middle school.
She said his works included paintings of prisoners and their families, street people and the homeless.
"John is very prolific and deals with his heritage in his work," Shimomura said. "Beyond his subject matter, which I feel is critical to the appreciation of his work, his work is in the grand tradition, and he does it with expressiveness as well as facility.
Newman he looked at the dynamics of people in a landscape to accentuate the "natural frame" the environment put around someone.
Newman's wife, Joanna, a KU doctoral candidate in social psychology, said Newman's subjects were usually serious and that he was serious about them.
"I think he has become one of our strongest MFA graduates. And it's just a matter of time before he gains national recognition he deserves."
Drawing by John Newman/Special to the Kansai
This graphicite drawing, titled "Hair 19 Valentine", will be on display for the show "Cuttin' Up", which opens Sunday in the art gallery at the Kansas Union.
In the balance
Construction workers for Dahlstrom & Ferrell Construction Co. of Topeka center the top of a crane to be used for work on the Robert Dole Human Development Center yesterday.
Ashlock was dedicated to science, friend says
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I know that he was very proud of training graduate students to do the same kinds of things he was doing at the time of his death.
George Byers
professor emeritus of entomology
Ashlock enjoyed talking about his field work in the South Pacific, his experiences in Vietnam, and his expeditions to the Galápagos Islands, said George Byers, professor emeritus of entomology at Snow Museum and professor emeritus of entomology and systematics and geology.
Byers, who had been friends with Ashlock since 1968, said Ashlock was a quiet person and was very dedicated to his profession.
"I know that he was very proud of training graduate students to do the same kinds of things he was doing at the time of his death," Byers said.
Ashlock was planning on retiring in May and moving to Marin County, Calif., where he had inherited a house from his mother.
He is survived by his wife; two sons; Daniel, 27, of Pasadena, Calif.; and Joseph, 22, of Lawrence; and one granddaughter, Catherine. His funeral will be at 10 a.m.
The Ashlock family asks that donations be sent to Snow Museum.
Memorial services will be at 4 p.m Feb.1 in Danforth Chapel.
Bull moose wandering again
The Associated Press
SUBLETTE — A large moose apparently grazing its way across Kansas drew an admiring crowd as it meandered through wheat and milo stubble in the southwest part of the state.
"He was pretty easy to see," said Haskell County Sheriff Jack Steckel said. "He stood above the cattle."
The moose moved into Haskell County after spending about three
weeks around Ulysses in neighboring Grant County.
"He just acts like he's moved in here." Steckel said.
Several people photographed the moose as it grazed in the field. The moose, who one onlooker estimated was a ten-year-old, weeds, generally unmanned the crowd.
Moose generally inhabit parts of Alaska, Canada and the northwest United States.
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