Page 24-Wednesday, July 19, 1978-The Michigan Daily Artist psyches up for big debut By SUE WARNER On the left, the black lines curve gracefully in thin, smooth strokes. In the center of the canvas they transcend, forming harsh, almost geometric blocks of light, and to the right, heavy, dark, yet subtle shading dominates. The eye moves across the canvas, notes the changes in texture and tone and ab- sorbs them. "For me,.it's a lot of discovery," says Nancy Natow of the work she has created. She moves a paint-splattered fingertip across the patterns on the left, "See. . . it looks like a drape, but if you look again you see different things. Here's a long pair of legs . . . a tush ... a human figure. "I just do it (draw) and it reminds me of something," says Nancy who is a senior in the University Art School. "It's like when you look at clouds and you see different shapes. Your percep- tions keep changing." Most University students spend a lot of time expressing their ideas and opinions, whether it is through writing essays or computing complex physics problems. For Nancy, thoughts take shape in the images of her drawings and paintings. "I have all these ideas floating in my head that I want to express in visual terms," she says. "Sometimes it's like playing-I pick up a pen and the idea is there." But at other times, Nancy says, she. sets out to convey a specific idea or concept through a deliberate plan. Today, her abstracts and landscapes, Nancy Natow, smiling because she's al which she has readied for her public exhi matted on cardboard backing and wrapped in an accetate film, are on display in a booth on Main Street. And Nancy wants to know what others think about them. Nancy says she has been looking for- ward to showing her works in this year's Art Fair, "in terms of experien- ce-seeing people's reaction" to her most through preparing for the Fair, inspects some of her paintings and sketches bit. This week The Ann Arbor Film Caopertive presents FREE MOVIES Wednesday, July 19 ADMISSION FREE DEMON LOVER (Donald G. Jackson and Jerry Younkins, 1976) 7 a 9-Aud. A A horror picture from Jackson, Michigan! An occultist unleashes a hideous horned demon on his wayward followers. An unusual cast headed by Gunnar Hansen, Leatherface in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, and Marvel Com- ics artist Val Mayerick who created "Howard the Duck." Not for those with a weak stomach. Don Jackson, the filmmaker, will speak after the first show. Thursday, July 20 ADMISSION FREE MANPOWER (Raoul Walsh, 1941) 7 only-Aud. A Edward G. Robinson and George Raft want Marlene Dietrich and the sparks really fly in this rip-roaring adventure about the hazards faced by men who risk their lives daily repairing high tension lines. "The sadness of its triangle lovers, scenes of the most homely daily order, the amount of material on sexual ignorance, impotence, and hysteria make this a primitive movie with subtle directing."-Manny Farber. Friday, July 21 ADMISSION FREE THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (Charles taughton, 1955) 7 only-MLB 3 A unique American film. A thriller about the battle between "good" and "evil" forces as seen thru children's eyes. How religious superstition pervades life in a small town. The only film directed by Charles Laughton, it provoked quite a stir but was never widely-released in this country. Robert Mitchum stars as a sinful preacher in the best role of his long career. Visually it is an excellent representative of the "film noir." Saturday, July 22 ADMISSION FREE ROXIE HART (William Wellman, 1942) 7 only-MLB 3 "Wild Bill" Wellman, known for his work in action features, made a series of black comedies beginning with NOTHING SACRED that are highpoints in American movies. In what is probably the best courtroom satire on film, Roxie Is a flapper who has the time of her life while on trial for her life. A loving look at speakeasies, floozies, and tabloids of the Jazz Age with a first-rate cast. Iris Adrian as Two-Gun Gertie ("Got a butt, buddy?"), Adolphe Menjou (Roxie's simple, barefoot mouthpiece"), Phil Silvers, Spring Byington (as a sob sister) and Nigel Bruce (as a theatrical agent). Super script by Nunnally JohnsonWith Ginger Rogers. The Ann Arbor Film Cooperative has exhibited films In 16and 35 mm at the Universityof Michigan since 1970 work. This is the first time she has exhibited her drawings in the fair and up until now her only critics have been teachers, friends and other art studen- ts. Certainly, Nancy would not object if adoring hordes of art patrons flock to the booth she shares with another student painter, but she is also prepared to facea lack of interest in her work among the browsers. - "I don't care if they don't like it," she says. "I do want to see if I sell, but I won't feel bad if they don't like it. I like it!" But whether the passersby like her work or not, Nancy says she hopes they will take some time to discuss their reactions toher drawings. "I don't think people really consider the process of drawing or painting," she complains. "They just look and there it is-either they like it or they don't.. Although she wants to learn from in- tgraction with the Art Fair crowd, Nan- cy has attended the fair before and knows the 200,000-plus mob can be somewhat unruly. "I couldn't stand the crowds last year," she admits. "I was almost panic-stricken." In addition, Nancy is carrying 12 credits and holding down a job. She is prepared for a hectic, exhausting week. As a newcomer to the fair, one of the most difficult aspects of Nancy's preparation was pricing her work. "Basically, I think artists tend to un- derprice their time. If you work for 20 hours and charge $10 that's less than a dollar an hour-nobody works for that." This year, Nancy says, she fixed her prices rather arbitrarily, charging more for drawings she particularly likes, using her own judgment as to their worth. She says that with ex- perience she'll be able to better evaluate what her time is worth. "But," she adds, "I don't think artists should price art out of the market so people can't buy it and enjoy it." A member of the Artists and Craf- tsmen Guild, Nancy says she is one of relatively few University art students participating in the fair, but adds that the Guild is working to increase student involvement. She explains that Art School faculty members encourage students to concentrate on the type of art that could be shown in galleries, which she says is usually of higher quality than that normally found at summer art fairs. However, Nancy says both varieties are "art in their own way. They each have their own validity. "I don't like the idea of art having to be in a gallery," she states. "I like the idea of bringing it to the general populace." Yet Nancy does concede that she has "mixed emotions" about the quality of the art at the fair, and says that as a resident, she understands why some Ann Arborites object to the Art Fair's annual traffic-clogging intrusion. But overriding these points, Nancy says she feels the fair is worthwhile as a means of exposing a wide range of art to those who don't make gallery- hopping a regular pastime. "Ann Arbor always has a lot of art going on," she says. "There are always new exhibits or shows, but again, that's gallery art. Even though I'm an art student I don't always have time to see every show and spend a lot of time in galleries. The advantage of the Art Fair is that it brings art right out into the streets to the people." prnigAPT p rining& graphics Resumes Forms Letterhead Flyers Brochures Invitations Labels 03 WEST ANN STREET -ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48104 995 11 i I.