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The Western Carolinian ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT March 30, 2017 BS Miwa Matreyeks Infinitely You Jake Browning Ake has been touring inter- Matreyeks style is nationally since 2010, and commonly considered. , 120M, she was invited abstract. The animations Miwa Matreyek, an ani- to perform aTED(Tech- of Infinitely Yours, mator, director, designer nology, Entertainment, displayed in an otherwise and performance artist, Design) talk inGreat empty room, are com- recently brought her Britain based on her show posed of simple lines and piece Infinitely Yours Glorious Visions intricate, more realistic st ven before leaving shapes ranging from busy University. Matreyek _school, Matreyek collabo- highways to parts of the also performed selections rated with feliow artists human body, These im- from her other shows in Chi-Wang Yang and Anna _ages flow into each other, the Bardo Arts Center on Oxygen to establish Cloud expanding and forming March 16, Eye Control, amultime- new shapes with such Since earning her dia theater company that _ unexpected timing and MFA from the Califor- continues to host shows placement that it's easy to nia Institute of Arts in today. In 2013, the group _lose track of how one part 2007, Matreyek has been earned the Multi-Arts _of the screen looked sec- combining performance Production Fund grant ands earlier. Most of these and digital design to cre- for their show Half Life, images are in an eerle ate uniqueand surreal signifyingample com-' black and white palate, live shows. Her work has munity support for their but it's not uncommon to attracted attention all efforts to mix media in _see a splash of vibrant red around the world. She innovative ways. op up every few shots, Despite few resources for advertising the March performance, the local art community responded in vast numbers and the studio theater was packed with over 100 people shortly after the doors opened. Unlike Infinitely Yours, the selections displayed during the event combined anima- tions and Matreyek's live performance. Utilizing a large projection screen and video projectors in the front and back of the stage, Matreyeks shadow interacted with the digi- tal images in an extended series of experimental sketches. The sequences didnt follow a clear plot, but sotught to show every: thing digital images and shadows can do together. By blending the two media together, Matreyek made her arms do every. thing from chopping open apples with the tap of a finger, to gathering con- et by Be lysF Juniors Madison Pressley and Eli Ward working the Infi- nitely Yours reception. 5 Pts by ra TTA Donn and Sadie Erickson at the Infinitely Yours event, rs," March 16 Photo by Seams TalorSTAFE Laura Minton (left), curator of collections and exhibitions of the Fine Arts Museum with artist of Infinitely Yours Miwa Matreyek (right). stellations in her palms to dialogue with the audi- dissolving into a school of ence about her influences fish. She interacted with and plans for upcoming each locale exciting and evocative by interacting with ordinary objects in the artificial pictures so shows. As one spectator _ ways the audience doesn't seamlessly that the audi- pointed out, the combina- expect. ence couldeasily forget _ tion of artificial images Everything here is that any part ofthe act and shadow isone ofthe kind of, like, domestic, was happening live, most ancient art forms she said on the content. While captivated bythe in human society, dating I took things just from gorgeous aesthetics,one back totheera ofcave- my own life and thought, might not notice one of the most impressive fac- tors of the show. Because Matreyek was behind men. Matreyek said that she saw the parallels, but her inspirations are a bit more modern. Hey, how can I use this apple? Can I bake a cake? What can I do with this? Infinitely Yours will the screen for most ofthe She explained, Irreally _be on display in the Fine performance, she was like lookingat (Georges]_ Arts Museum at the Bar- unable to see from the Mlids andearly cinema. do Arts Center through audience's viewpoint, at Jeast not from the same angle. Accurately recre- ating her vision for the performance live took expert precision, which she credited to muscle Tiike playing with the most basic techniques, Indeed, the settings of the animations, their surreal patterns of mo- tion aside, are decidedly commonplace. Matreyek May 5. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information on Infinitely Yours and other fine arts produc- tions, visit the Fine Arts Museum at the Bardo memory and over ade- traverses bustling cities, Arts Center, visit their cade of practice. lively oceans, sunny fields website at www.weu.edu/ After the performance, andevenher ownkitch- bardo-arts-center/ or call Matreyek had a brief en, but manages tomake 828-227-2479. AXLEYS Get your Baxleys Chocolates Easter egg! Email aamalphrus1@catamount.weu.edu by April 5th to order. A portion of the proceeds whl go to benefit the Rec. Therapy Association at WCU. Mountain Heritage Center hosts wooden spoon making workshop {into detail about different knives, emphasizing that good carving knife is short, pointy and comfort- able to handle. Gottlieb kept the talk of technicalities and logistics Madeline Moore Junior Eto On Thursday, March 16, Western Carolina U1 sitys Mountain Heritage Center hosted a wooden ching workshop lighthearted and upbeat fromsa0-9g0pm. The, Withhis witty sense of workshop was led by Jeff humor d Gotti am outdoor educa Thiscan bea danger- for and primitive skis tjeb while closely inspect- "Tie workshop took place ing the tip ofa very sharp among historical arti- facts in the cozy, inviting atmosphere of Mountain knife. Gottlieb continued talk- ing about tools, recom- Heritage Center's museum mending types and brands gallery, located in Hunter of different knives, he Library. Participants were held up and passes % UUmited to just 10 people ariows or nim. Gottlieb and required preregistra- 24> sure to mention how tion, as well as a $5 fee to cover the costs of supplies. A110 spots were filled before the day of the event. often one should sharpen their knives, which was surprisingly often: every Thecrentppeaied to Wtoasminutes depending wide variety of people, on what is Delng Cte By this, Gottlieb meant Inchudingeotlepestudents Another key acto ee etter than and local community wo fiscussed during the dry wood. He said it's members. Participants softer, easier to carve and workshop was the many i id gender, % doesnt splinter ch. Pingel inageand ermekih ypesct wood. Hede, | Cost nie an interest in woodcary. Scribe teen eros of favorite wood tocarve tngand the goal of making 276 ha what spectially sherry, but apple and their very own wooden They would or wouldn't be Bradford pear are ais i Before any actual car 08 or cae as universal Hanle Gati lo e ing was done, Gottlieb dis- Ca asized the importance cussed the importance of when itcame to. of keeping the taste of the ing a wood: according to the types of deal tools one ngs OMRh Te reener the wood In mind, especially should use, He first went wooden spoons. There were various woods and Knives being used, creat inga variety of products at the end. At times, the task seemed frustrating and tedious, but everyone kept going and was happy with their final product Overall, the event was castial and fun, and the participants seemed to tage Center, the museum. gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. except for on Thursdays when it stays open until 7 p.m. The current exhibits are All God's Children on display through May 31 and Hor- ace Kephart: Revealing an Enigma which will be on display through Septem: really enjoy themselves. ber 1. Gottlieb was knowledge- The Mountain Heritage able and attentive teacher, Center also hosts Old-Time making sure that everyone Music and Bluegrass Jams understood what he was discussing, even at times showing hand-written diagrams, notes and lists. The Mountain Heritage Center aims to keep Ap- palachian culture prev ent and alive in today's society. Woodearving is craft that is centuries on the first Thursday of every month. This Is a con: cert put on by community musicians. In addition, the center hosts Ubuntu Com- munity Singing on Tues- days, which are free public singing sessions, Other upcoming events include the WNC Civil War oto by obra WerTAPE Jeff Gottlieb led a wooden spoon making workshop on March 16. oldin many parts ofthe Roundtable presentation when making eating uten- world, including thehis- _ on Braxton Bragg, given sils, tory of Western North by speaker Lee White on Later on, Gottlieb Carolina and the Appala- April 10 and Decoration, demonstrated how to split chian Mountains, espe- Day in the Mountains on ppleces of wood into chunks cially among areas with April 20. Decoration Day Called blanks touse for Cherokee and other Native is an event where partict- carving. With the blanks American histories. Due _pants make paper crepe that were cut, the particl- to this, a workshop deal- flowers to decorate the Pants were shown how to ing withcarvingutensils Cullowhee Baptist Church make a pair of chopsticks, defini tt cemetery. Thun waem up before the tradition to light forthe For more information main part of the workshop. participants. about Jeff Gottlieb or the The participants spent _ifyou're interested in Mountain Heritage Center, much of the remain- more events or happenings contact the office at 828- {ing time carving their with the Mountain Heri- 227-7129,

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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