Friday, September 30, 1977- The Michigan Daily /yhmakes swooping art ppopp- _ qqq By MARTHA GOFF MIonday morning there was a huge oken wing lying on the grass in nt of the University of Michigan useum of Art, by evening it had etamorphosed into a jagged piece a fallen star. In the middle of the ek it became a jig-saw puzzle and iday it developed into a maze that emed to have neither beginning nor i. Saturday night it was the oreographer of a dance. It is called edalus. And since this piece of ulpture was erected on the Art iseum lawn two weeks ago it has t changed its shape, except in the nds of those who have watched it. 'Daedalus" spans 30 feet of ground d at its tip is 10 feet high. It is made five steel parallelograms, all ining together, so that one wonders he removal of a single piece would use the entire structure to fall. arles Ginniver sculpted "Daed- is" and his title of the work gives many clues which may help us joy this piece of contemnporary ilpture. Daedalus was a mytholog- A character who built a labyrinth. It vas a place of countless corridors that led through numerous doorways and opened onto more winding passages. Once in this maze, finding a way out was impossible. This detail of the myth suggest one way we might define Daedalus. Wherever one stands to look at the work, a different view is presented. As I circled slowly around Daedalus new angles, new shadows, new geometric shapes, and new gaps where the light poured through, appeared. Yet I would be hard put to say which line, shape, or panel is the beginning of the pieve and which is the end. It is like a maze and the pieces resemble those of a jig-saw puzzle. The person looking at Daed- alus can play his or her own game. By changing their position on the lawn, they can determine which piece they want to put in which place and thus, put together the puzzle in any way that pleases them. Delving further into the myth gives still another perspective on the sculpture. Daedalus, having dis- pleased a king, is locked up in a tower with his ytang son, Icarus. He tries to devise a means for escape, and being. the clever and skillful man he is, is able to fashion a pair of wings for himself and Icarus. "He wrought feathers together, beginning with the smallest and adding larger, so as to form an increasing surface. The larger ones he secured with thread and the smaller with wax, and gave the whole a gentle curvature like the wings of a bird." Finally, Daedalus tested the wings and was successful. He then attached a pair to his son, While his mouth uttered cries to his father it was submerged in the blue waters of the sea which thenceforth was called by his name. His father cried, 'Icarus, Icarus, where are you?' At last he saw the feathers floating on the water and bitterly la- menting his own arts, he buried the body and called the land Icaria in memory of his child." One of those wings, fallen from the sky, lies on the Art Museum lawn. Perhaps young Icarus is beneath it. I f Viw " i 4 I r r the ann orbor fIlm cooperative Friday, September 30 tonig.ht! (u HARRY AND TONTO (Paul Mazursky, 1974) 7& 9-MLB4 Harry (Art Corney). a 72-year-old retiree going nuts with boredom and feelings of uselessness, embarks with his cat on an odyssey across America and meets an unbelievable variety of human originals: a crazy Indian medicine man, a grizzly frontier salesman, an aging political radicol, a proud but senile lady dancer. Trenchantly witty, whimsical without mawkishness, Lorney won (and deserved) on Oscar for a big, risk-taking performance. "A triumph of imaginative sympathy."-Stephon Farber. With EL.EN BURSTYN., Admission $1.50 Graphics by Mouldin bright but too simple Daily Photo by CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER The sculpture Daedalus, the University's latest acquisition, reposes on the CELEBRATION MIME THEATRE PRESENTS THE CELEBRATION TRIO IN I.. "PINOCCHI@" an original adaptation of the classic Italian folktale directed by TONY MONTANARO UD. U-M Campus, State & Huron 9 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. lawn in front of Alumni Memorial Hall. warning him not to fly too close to the sun lest the wax which held the feathers together melt, and send Icarus plunging to earth. The two flew away from the tower to free- dom. But Icarus was so excited by this new ability that he forgot his father's instructions and flew up- ward towards the sun. "The nearness of the blazing sun softened the wax which held the feathers together, and they came off. He fluttered with his arms, but no feathers remained to hold the air. TRUEBLOOD Al SUNDAY, OCT. BENEFIT CLONLARA TICKETS Ad SCHOOL : 1.50 children, 2.50 adults vanced Sales at Logos UAC Mediatrics Mel Brooks Weekend, Friday, Sept. 30th 7:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Blazing Saddles Saturday, Oct. 1st Double Feature The Producers Starring ZERO MOSTEL and GENE WILDER 7 p.m. and 10:15 The 12 Chairs ,8:30only Mel "Fun" Brooks' first film stars Dom DeLuise as an easily corrupted Priest searching for a chair full of Czarist jewels in a revolutionized Russia full of greed, superstition and buffoonish bureaucracy. Mel plays (to distraction) aCretin in this hilarious 94-minute cheese. Single $1.50 Double Feature $2.50 All films NAT. SCI. AUD. Crtnin .this hiri .' ces. r .ii e i ri. It too has a gentle curvature and each parallelogram could be a section of feathers, all of which are joined to form a fragile wing. Of course one doesn't have to see the piece in this way. Without knowing the title it may still appear to be a wing or a maze, or it may appear to be something entirely different, a sea shell or a toothy saw, it depends on the viewer. It is amazing that this bit of intrigue has been treated by some as meriting immediate destruction. Few works of art are liked by everyone, but in this case, one wonders if people are even giving Daedalus a chance. Strangely enough, I see countless people walk by Daedalus every day without glancing at it. Perhaps they don't enjoy letting their imagination play, for certainly Daedalus is a, piece ,that ,requires effort on the part of the viewer who wishes to experience .it. And yet it really requires no effort at all to walk around it, to look at it, and to try to guess what it might be. Children approach it readily, smil- ing, trying to find ways to climb this new toy. They touch Daedalus and walk around him, staring at the peak that towers above them. It is interesting that the youngest people, (I saw a littleboy who couldn't have been more than three, playing with Daedalus yesterday) who have no formal education, appear to appre- hend the sculpture quickest and to enjoy, it without questioning. Daedalus is on the lawn for those who wish to enjoy. As one commenta- tor put it,' Daedalus is on the lawn for those who wish to enjoy. As one commenta- tor put it, "The effect is of a serenity that is at odds with its size." By KAREN BORNSTEIN Looking at Alan Moulding's silk screens and etchings is like taking a trip back in time. A trip to the days when the books you owned didn't con- tain graphs and diagrams, but simple illustrations of fun things like sailboats, seashores and circus clowns. Alan Moulding's Fun and Classy etchings and silk screen pictures are currently on display at Gallery One, 113 S. Fourth Avenue, throughout the month of Sep- tember. Moulding, currently residing in To- ronto, was born in England in 1943. He studied in London at Walthamston School of Art and at the Royal College of Art. In 1967ahe was awarded a prize at Northern Young Contemporaries for- his etchings and silk screens of simple subjects in clear, vivid colors. One automatically associates the subject matter in Moulding's work with children. Beachballs, sailboats, toy boats, animals, and flowers are among the dominant themes that run through- out his creations. But subject matter alone does not evoke the impression of a child's picture book. It is also the way Moulding handles these subjects. The subjects of his silk screens are all extremely large and void of any intri- cate detail. This results in a work which is extremely literal and easy to grasp. There is no confusion as to his subjects, for everything is clear and lies flatly on picture surface. There is no trace of ab- stractness in John Moulding's work. These bold, straightforward silk screens are said to reflect Moulding's personality. Gallery director Clare Spitler says, "Moulding is a very honest, outgoing and direct young man. His work is clear, concise and always fresh." Moulding's usage of color in his silk screens is also literal, but only up to a point. The color he chooses for a specific object may be the same color of the object in reality, but Moulding al- ways uses the most blindingly vivid tone the color will lend itself to. Water is always an intense, bright blue. Grass is a cool, even green. There are no graduations of color, and shading of any sort is non-existent. In addition to using colors that are on the most part literal, Moulding seems to slip one or two unexpected, unreal- istic colors into his silk screens. This redeems what would have been a work void of depth and personal character. Moulding's usage of color in his silk screens is also literal, but only up to a point. The color he chooses for a specif- ic object may be the same color of the object in reality, but Moulding always uses the most blindingly vivid tone the color will lend itself to. Water is always an intense, bright blue. For example, Moulding's Fall is a silk screen of six large leaves. The colors, although basically the traditional reds, yellows, and browns, are taken to their brightest, most inten- se shades. One lead is lemon yellow with deep brown outlines, while another is ruby red with flecks of chartreuse. These leaves, rather than placed against an earthy toned background are contrasted against a background of lime green with a pink and blue striped border. Moulding combines the colors of fantasy and reality, and by doing so he turns a "cute" silk screen of fall leaves into a balanced color composi- tion with overall unity. Although the majority of Moulding's silk screens are pleasant, simple, cohe- sive and just a bit shallow, there are some that lack any artistic unity at all and border on being disturbing. Havanna is an example of this, con- sisting of four subjects. The upper left corner of the picture is occupied by a beachball in mid air, beneath it is an equestrian statue. Large green palms loom out of the upper right corner. Pink and yellow clouds are interspersed throughout. The subjects chosen, their placement and the usage of color makes the work appear unlyrical, dis- organized and confusing. The eye is lost, unable to flow from one subject to the next, and instead jumps spasmodically from ball to statue to palm leaves. Moulding's few etchings differ from his silk screens in that they permeate traces of warmth, depth and texture. He still uses simple subjects that would appeal most directly to a child, yet there are intricate patterns etched within them. The veins in a wooden duck and the checked pattern of a harlequin's costume are easily recog- nizable. The effect of the etchings is one closer to classic beauty as opposed to the silk screens which appear stark and faddish. Viewing Alan Moulding',s silk screens and etchings is a fun, lighthearted and pleasant experience as well as a revert back.to childhood. They are neither ab- stract, complex, nor introspective. Ev- erything is so literally spelled out for you in such bright, bold terms, that un- fortunately, they require very little thought. IKDss® HEADP 0 SAL facll airt f air the artisits and craftsmen guild of the-university of michigan invites you to an exhibition of ceramics, fibers, graphics, jewelry, paintings, and-sculpture by 75 guild members. grounds of community k s high school, across from the farmer's market in ann arbor saturday, oct. 1 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. sunday, oct. 2 12 to 6 p.m. U HV/i A sug. retail 49.95 $29.84 " DECILITE DRIVER " COVERS ENTIRE MUSIC RANGE " LIGHTWEIGHT U K/ 6 LC Sug. retail $29.95 $16.84 " SLIDE VOLUME-BALANCE CONTROL " SOFT EAR CUSHIONS " SEALS OFF OUTSIDE AMBIENT NOISE ac1b oIux ADDRESS TELEPHONE RULES 1. You must be a U. of M. student. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Professional Theatre Program GUEST ARTIST SERIES USHER APPLICATION NAME ZIP CODE U OF M I.D. NO. ___ 2. You choose your series in order of preference. 3. Married students may send applications together. 4. This application MUST BE POSTED BY U.S. MAIL ON OR AFTER FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1977. MAIL TO: Usher Guest Artist Series, Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann,Arbor, MI. 4s8109. 5. Include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. CHOICE PLEASE NUMBER CHOICE 1, 2, 3, etc. SERIES A: (Wed. Eves.) Oct. 12, Nov. 30, Mar. 1, Apr. 19 SERIES B: (Thurs. Eves) Oct. 13, Dec. 1, Mar. 2, Apr. 20 Arts Brief Poetry readings are a delightful and frequent occurrence in Ann Arbor, "es- pecially when the author is available to lend the intended interpretation to his or her own piece: Such will be the case on Tuesday, October 4, when Michael Harper, professor of English at Brown University will read some of his works at the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union at 4:10 p.m. Harper has five published books of poetry, his first of which, Dear John, / r. { i I