Tuesday, 09 Apr 2013
Paper Marbling Demonstration
Charles It Shen Hwang received a Focus Grant this year for a paper marbling project. He will set up shop and hold a workshop and hands-on demonstration. See the techniques and then try them yourself and take home a sample of how floating colors can create images and pattern on paper.
The Frog and the Snake: Buddhism and Violence
Michael Jerryson is the author of Buddhist Fury: Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand. He looks at the intersections between identity and violence and the ways in which we associate religious identities with peace and violence.
Dalit Art: Visual Imagery and Caste Identity in India
Iowa State emeritus professor Gary Tartakov taught art history in the Department of Art and Design for twenty-two years. He will discuss his new book, Dalit Art and Visual Imagery, a study of contemporary Indian culture as it has been expressed through the images of the people the caste system has long labeled Untouchables. The group is now referred to more broadly as Dalits, or "oppressed."