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Page 12 . Flagpole Magazine February 7, 1990
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Art Bureaucrat...
Dear Comrades,
The presence of a current art exhibit
focused on the wilderness of Antarctica
here in Athens, well now, that’s a surprising
fact. Inquire more closely and discover the
unique watercolors of Alan Campbell at the
Ecology Dep’t (across from the Science
Library & drop-off via UGA bus routes)
depicting the subtle shades of ocean, blue
frozen land, the midnight sun, cormorants &
penguins, and a wrecked boat that spilled
oil in an accident to rival Exxon’s Valdez.
The political warnings of the potential disas
ters of mining and heavy industrial pollution
in Antarctica are not addressed too bla
tantly; instead, the surreal sights and gigan
tic loneliness of the upside-down ends of
the earth, the icy desert continent, are
beautifully captured. Highly recom
mended, comrades!
Of course, the fact that Alan Campbell is
a class o’ 73 UGA graduate simply under
scores the unlimited potential of the Athens
art community.
By now, devoted Flagpole readers are
jaded observers of our plethora of contests
and psychic instructions. However, dear
artists, don’t become cynics yet. EARTH
DAY 1990organizers here in town are spon
soring an art contest for posters to com
memorate the April 22nd celebration. All
the correct sizes and deadlines will be
published soon, or come visit the meetings
held every Tuesday eve at 8 pm in the Tate
Center basement-rooms. EARTH DAY aims
at launching a coalition of activity, from
rainforests to toxic product awareness to
bioregional blueprints for stopping destruc
tion, that will make Athens, Georgia a hub of
environmental protest throughout the dec
ade. Artists can make a huge difference for
this camoaign because visual statements
can turn into posters, note cards, t-shirts,
street banners and eco-badges that incite
the mental revolution to save us from using
too much of everything.
Those faithful art readers probably al
ready know about the current exhibit at The
A final word about
this government
position in the
glorious democracy
that is Flagpole...
GA Museum of Art on campus. “The Art of
Cameroon” features works collected from
the West African collection of Spelman
College in Atlanta. Masks, ceremonial
pitchers, sculpture from the sacred roots of
a very artistic society — a vision of the
healing powers of the arts is there for the
seeing, comrades. While walking among
the things that will give intelligence, check
out the display of video art, also at the
museum. If African art and the unknown
empire of video fascinations doesn’t grab
ya toward North Campus, then why the
read this column.
Yes, there are other assorted art experi
ences out there: final days of the photogra
phy salon at Lyndon House that closes 16th
Feb., an exhibition of paintings by Mary
Potter out at the Botanical Gardens, nudes
and barbed wire and lurking pictures by
Chris Bflheimer and Larry Lumb at The
Downstairs, and even a travellin’ show of
Athens art by sculptor/espresso entrepre
neur Joey Tatum headed for The Lost Pavil
ion in Knoxville, TN. Enjoy the feast.
A final word about this government
position in the glorious democracy that is
Flagpole. The art bureaucrat was con
ceived as an idea to support the great &
thriving visual arts scene of “our tiny town
that rocks.” The idea was to generate more
writers who enjoyed scribbling about the
varied eyeball enterprises of our wild as
sortment of artists, hence BUREAUCRACY.
The myths of the iconography beneath the
skin, where we sleep among crazy reckless
dreams are the province of scribblers, the
vanguard of the yapping publicity hounds.
Remember this, comrades, that even
though the terror and blazing yellow trum
pets of the daffodil seem to announce
Spring, there will always be trouble until the
robins come.
in dreams, with blue velvet and rush,
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