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Something old, something new, a little tape, a little glue
Mixed media students
reuse ordinary objects
in their art.
By Meredith Keller
For the Daily
As the old saving goes, "One per-
son's trash is another person's trea-
sure."
In the current culture of colossal
consumerism, where upgrades are end-
less and new-and-improved models are
neverending, it's hard to see how this
saving is still applicable to modern
life. But it's more than just a buzz
phrase for their neighborhood garage
sales, this simple saying is alive and in
action at the Mixed Media Department
of the School of Art.
From outdated encyclopedias to
bicycle inner tubes to sheet metal
scraps, scraps, old is always new in this
artistic medium and nothing is off-lim-
its where potential project materials
are concerned. Favoring a hunting-
and-gathering approach to art over the
conventional conveniences of one-stop
supply shops, these recycling Rodins
and packrats Picassos demonstrate
that, although their materials are old,
their artistic ideas are anything but.
Using recycled materials presents
definite advantages, both economical-
ly and artistically, said Kathryn Marks,
a graduate student in Mixed Media and
a self-proclaimed packrat..
"There is something more human
about using (materials) that everyone
can relate to," she said.
Marks' current line of work revolves
around reusing and reassembling old
science textbooks. By consistently
maintaining this human connection to
her pieces, Marks said, "Especially in
the age of the Internet (which is) erad-
icating bookstores," there is a certain
social preservation that is made
through her art as well.
"Most (old) books are pitched, so I
feel I'm doing a service to use them,"
she said. If not, the books are wasted
and "several bittersweet images and
ideas would be forgotten."
This idea of preserving the past is of
equal imporance to Marks' studio part-
ner, fellow graduate student Rachel
Zamek. As a child, Zamek found her
interest in mixed media while playing
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with her mother's old quiliting scraps.
Although she calls her collecting a
"chronic" addiction, Zamek admits she
is "happy to save something from a
landfill when it can be used again to
contribute beauty and joy to the work."
Like Zamek, who said she believes
there will "always be elements of
found objects in both art and in life,"
graduate student and sculpting major
Mark Porter has a personal goal to work
with only the materials he finds for him-
self. By reinterpreting previous inven-
tions into new kinetic creations. Porter
strives to make his materials' pasts visi-
ble to his viewers, as well as their present
potential.
"Society says that once things are
'used up,' they become useless," Porter
said. "People need to realize that whether
they are melted down or made into fur-
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What is more retro, I ask, than Pearl
Jam's third record, the cardboard
encased "Vitalogv?" It is what I would
consider Pearl Jam's finest hour: A mix
of bizarre tunes and streamlined, radio-
friendly, flannel shirt-wearing rock and
roll. Packaged in cheap cardboard with
some strange scripted font on the cover;
this album is ,
truly old school.
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may have been
the musical pin-
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"alternative."
Pearl Jam's "'italogv" bursts with
great rock and roll.
The record explodes with "Last Exit."
and the intensity boils with "Spin the
Black Circle:" To this day, I can't tell if
it's about listening to something on viny I
or doing heroin. All the good records
haze a mysterv. There is no finer display
of vocals then on "Nothignian," which
would be the best track on any other
record. It is only the third strongest on
here. "Corduroy," an impressive
arrangement of guitars, comes fresh
squeezed and ready to rock. As the
song's bridge begins, I can see Eddie
Vedder in an orange t-shirt and some
off-colored flannel shirt, leaning away
from the microphone a la the "Alive"
video.
I know, I know, it was released on the
radio and with good reason too. "Better
Man" is the best song on the record, if
not Pearl Jam's best ever. On classic rock
radio, "Better Man" continues to earn
once-a-day play. The loudisoft dynamics
vaguelv resemble other Pearl Jam hits,
but there is something different, which I
can't quite put my finger on, that brines
this song to the top.
"Vitalogy," was a departure from the
altogether radio friendly "Ten" and the
powerful follow-up "Vs." It marked a
change in Pearl Jam as a band; they
would mature across their next three
albums, "No Code," "Yield," and
"Binaural," although they never quite
recapturing the magic of their first thice
installments.
Vitalogy was the changing of Pearl
Jam's guard and sometimes I wish they
would go back to their old form.
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There has been a lack of political apathy on campus
lately because of the upcoming election. I actually wit-
nessed a heated argument in the Diag last week between
friends because one of them told the other, "I bet you
won't even vote." Students are taking this seriously.
The debates, then, will most likely be a hot topic of
discussion starting next week. One issue sure to come
up in these debates is the marketing of violence in
Ihollywood to kids. Yesterday was the second Senate
hearing about this. It has been s
brought to light that a movie
studio held 10 to 12-year-old
focus groups for a violent
movie. What the Senate is
debating, then, is whether or not
to regulate the marketing of
movies, music and video games.,
Lvnne Chenev, wife of
Republican vice presidential'-
candidate Dick Chenev, takes
this issue seriously; she even
broaches censorship, saying, Gina
"There is a problem with the H amadey
product they market, no matter
how they market it." Cheney is Caught
specifically attacking Eminem P.k
for his violent lyrics. She calls P o
the song "Kill You" "despicable,
horrible, dreadful, shameful, awful."
Whether Eminem is offensive or not is not a matter
for debate. He is undeniably offensive to women, gays
and countless others. Is he being marketed to young
kids? I don't know; do kids watch MTV? The station
continually runs EmTV, a special on Eminem. Also, on
the commercials for this year's MTV Video Music
Awards, this year was coined "The Year of Eminem."
But how can you regulate this? Tipper Gore tried to
regulate lyrics 15 years ago (Tipper Gore vs. Frank
Zappa) when she heard her daughter Karenna listening
to Prince talking about a girl "masturbating with a mag-
azine." She succeeded in getting a warning on album
(
Here are some ex
to promote environ
U.S. House of Re
Environmental ProtF
covers. What more can you do?
Why is all the blame thrusted upon Eminem, anyvw
when his contemporaries fill their music with dru
bitches and the like? Simple. Eminem annunciates
all of the parents to hear on local radio stations.
And why is this white boy from Detroit popt
enough to be constantly playing on these stations? I
new record, "The Marshall Mathers LP" is the sec<
fastest-selling record in history. His music appeals
rap lovers (and some pop lovers) of all ages, includ
the smart, young adults residing right here in A
Arbor. Why? It is not because he is the first to put
violent lyrics. Check out 2 Live Crew, who faced er
inal prosecution for the content of their 1989 albt
"As Nasty as They Wanna Be." So why?
First, it is necessary to take a look at the alternati
Eminem thinks "Britney's garbage,' and "boy-
groups make (him) sick." Basically, he is surrounded
the airwaves and billboard charts with boy bands
young girls with contrived sounds and no depth. I
young person has a bit of sense to her, she might l
around for an alternative, be it in the past or in the p
sent. If she looks to the present, she could cho
maybe the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Santana or
Indigo Girls, but she's bound to at least check out
exact opposite of these bubble gum icons: Slim Sha
Besides this, though, Eminem has got talent.
stuff is catchy enough to get played on the pop stati
and legit enough to get respect from real rappers
Dr. Dre.
And his lyrics are, well if not smart than at I<
clever. He doesn't ignore his own controversy. In f
he addresses it in alniost every song. "I think I was
here to annoy the world." he taps.
Moreover, Eminem shows actual contemplatior
his song "Stan," which is about a fan who kills him
and his girlfriend because he thinks it is what Emir
would do. But then, hypocritically. Slim continue:
sing about the same detrimental behavior. strangling
wife audibly in the song "Kim." Similarly, Emir
constantly raps about killing "fags," but he then s<
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