By Sarah Bey News Reporter Susie Mullen is a San Marcos native who never wastes time. “I feel very productive this year. I think we’re going to see a lot of great work coming out soon,” said Mullen. In between working as a Chartwells cashier on campus, Mullen spends her time with her true passion -- art. “It’s going to be something I do all the time whether or […]
News Department This week Texas State University Studio Arts Senior Monika Rostvold displayed her second live artistic demonstration. Last April, Rostvold sat nearly naked on the steps of Alkek Library for a 45 minute demonstration. The point Rostvold wished to make? To raise awareness about standards in society regarding sexual assault, where Rostvold said she choose to sit on the Alkek steps as a method to take control of her body and […]
By Sarah Bey Blog Content Contributor “Art can free a nation. Art can be a sanctum.” – G Yamazawa, National Poetry Slam Champion So there I was—sitting next to my Dad on the R train going from Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn to Time Square in Manhattan—without Wi-Fi. We were just sitting there for about 30 minutes and for anyone that is used to checking their Instagram account or Facebook every […]
By: Brie East Music Reviewer Artist: Protomartyr Album: The Agent Intellect Label: Hardly Art Release Date: October 9, 2015 Website: http://www.hardlyart.com/protomartyr.html Post-punk is coming back in a big way. Along with bands such as Eagulls and Iceage, the Detroit-based band Protomartyr is the face of modern incarnation of the movement, and the group has just released their third album. The band, led by frontman Joe Casey, has shown incredible […]
The Gallery of the Common Experience hosted a reception Thursday, January 30. The Honors College is home to the Gallery of the Common Experience, which features a new art exhibit each semester that connects to the overall theme of the year. This semester’s exhibit is Face Forward: Portraits of Emotional Exposure. Billi London-Gray is the curator of the Gallery of the Common Experience, and says that this semester is different […]
This week’s installment of ARTocracy covers two Texas State students. Dieter Geisler, alumni with a Bachelor in Fine Arts, and communication design junior, Deanna Ruff. We will be discussing the differences between their two chosen mediums and how they compare to one another in the digital world we live in. Dieter Geisler’s most recent installment can now be viewed in the University’s Gallery, housed in the Joann Cole Mitte Building. […]
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