Growing up, I was lucky enough to attend a school where I took weekly art classes. Every single week from kindergarten to eighth grade, I marched in a neat line to the art classroom and worked on whatever project my incredible teacher, Ms. Rohlin, dreamed up for us that day. My classmates and I also took weekly V.A.P.A, or Visual and Performing Arts classes, where we banged … [Read more...] about Letter From the Editor
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Art Is Everything: Artists Define Art
Art comes in many forms. Whether it’s a stroke of a brush, a choreographed dance, a moment captured or a strum of a string — art serves as an outlet for many, students said. Despite the different mediums art takes, the purpose of it remains the same: It is a means of expression — a vessel of vulnerability and heart. Members of the Pepperdine community said … [Read more...] about Art Is Everything: Artists Define Art
Student Mia Earls Desires to Pursue Art, Business, Galleries Around the Globe
Mia Earls, senior Art major and Entrepreneurship minor said she focuses on hyperrealism, color, street style and renaissance in her sometimes 4-foot oil, acrylic or charcoal paintings. Earls said her life dream is to have her work in Miami Basel, one of the largest art shows in the United States, working around artists and developing her own brand. Earls said she has always … [Read more...] about Student Mia Earls Desires to Pursue Art, Business, Galleries Around the Globe
‘Portable Paradise’: Art Professor Uses Connection, Spirituality to Paint Her Way Through Life
Art Professor Yvette Gellis was born and raised in Chicago and born and raised with art. During her childhood, she said she went on constant trips with her mother who was also an art teacher, to see “Paris Street; Rainy Day” by Gustave Caillebotte at the Art Institute of Chicago. Almost 15 years out of graduate school and well into her professional art career, … [Read more...] about ‘Portable Paradise’: Art Professor Uses Connection, Spirituality to Paint Her Way Through Life
‘Find Something That Inspires You’: Weisman Museum Acts as Sanctuary for Creativity
In the fall 2021, junior Kiara Bromberg embarked on a memorable journey to the Weisman Museum. This hidden treasure on the Pepperdine campus left an indelible mark on her, she said. Bromberg and her two friends decided to seek shelter from a rainstorm within the museum's walls. Little did they know, they were about to commence on a captivating artistic adventure. The Weisman … [Read more...] about ‘Find Something That Inspires You’: Weisman Museum Acts as Sanctuary for Creativity