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 Featured Artists Past
Gamut's Northern Front ...a link to our past:
Animator, GUNJAN SHARMA,
Emphasizes Indian Folklore, Stories and Themes: "A
Treat To the Eyes:" Three animation stills from a music video
inspired by traditional Rajasthani Miniature Paintings. [Jan. Feb,
2002]
From a Land of traditions Rich with Culture and
Heritage...
Animator, GUNJAN SHARMA, Emphasizes Indian Folklore,
Stories and Themes
"A Treat To the Eyes:" Three animation
stills from a music video his studio is creating using traditional
Rajasthani Miniature Paintings
Dear Gamut's
Thanks for replying and thank you for helping me. Its nice to
know that you are also interested in all forms of arts and especially
for the traditional Rajasthani miniature paintings. Do you collect
such paintings ? If you like Rajasthani Paintings, I could sell you
some of the paintings which I have made. As I was thinking that this
would be one good way of earning some funds for the film.
I'll just give you a brief write up of what I am doing and the
SYNOPSIS of the animation film. I am sending you some animation stills
from the movie. I am running an animation studio in Delhi and making a
music video using traditional Rajasthani miniature paintings. This is
the first time in India where in our studio we have tried to show the
traditional miniature paintings which has always adorned the walls of
palaces and hotels, in the form of animation. Care has been taken to
give these paintings a new direction, i.e. the beautiful paintings
become much more expressive when given movement, life, in the form of
animation.
I am looking for prospective animation film producers who would be
interested in generating funds for this film {music theme video}. If
there are interested individual producers and producing firms, please
contact me at the given address. In case of any positive response from
anyone I would be sending some clippings of my work.
India being the land of traditions with rich culture and heritage,
this video, which I am trying to make, will definitely be a treat to
the eyes. I would like to emphasize through my animation Indian
Folklore, stories and themes which are very rich and has not been
explored for the international market. I am running a full-fledged
studio for making animation films which are traditional, experimental
and unique in themes and technique. I am looking for prospective
animation film producers who would be interested in generating funds
for this film {music theme video}. If there are interested individual
producers and producing firms, please contact me at the given address.
I have completed nine minutes of the film and I am looking for funds
which would help me to complete the rest of the 20 minutes of my film.
Looking forward for your kind reply. Thanking you
With regards
GUNJAN SHARMA
I-1603, CHITTARANJAN PARK, NEW DELHI PIN-110019 INDIA
e-mail: movinglines@yahoo.com
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The
Gamut of Doodling!
Art By "Larz" [10-01]
a self-portrait
by
Laramie's "Larz"
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0 - In the beginning.
Hi, my name is Larz.
I have a last name
too, but I don't like it very much because it's not me. But I
like my initials LAW. Maybe I should've been a lawyer. I dunno,
I like to tell stories like lawyers are known to do. And I
suppose if I ever become famous I'll have an easy name like
Cher and Madonna. But that's not my goal. I just want to live
my life is all.
Once upon a time I
was in rehab.
One of those nice
places in the country where you rediscover yourself or hope
too. We had Art Therapy twice a week and one day the
therapist, my friend Dolly, came in and said "Sorry, I'll
be a few minutes late. Just doodle!" So I started drawing
little circles--I was still tweaking pretty bad--and
next thing I knew I had a picture. The art therapist liked it.
So did I. My doodles were born.
These drawings tell stories. Stories of my life, of my
friends, and of myself. They aren't meant to be anything but I
like them anyway. Maybe you will too.
If you want to write me, feel free to at Larzatlan@hotmail.com.
I promise to write back.
Love, Larz
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1 - Over
the edge 
I graduated from Green River High
back in 1977, which seems like about 10 billion years ago. I
went to school out in the Bay Area of California, and
eventually settled in San Francisco where I lived until 1996.
In this doodle, you're looking at San Francisco from the air,
the ocean to the west, the sun up above. I'm dancing along
with most my friends. Oh, that's me--the little guy four from
the left. But, most my friends are headed west, over the edge,
off the deep end, into the ocean. I'm right there with 'em.
Down below, in the ground, are my headless friends. The ones
we're already buried...
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2 - Which way to go
... times have
changed. I'm still in San Francisco and the year is 1995 or
so. Most my friends are dead and buried; you see a lot more of
them in the ground then you did in the last picture. They're
pink. Maybe that's a gay thing I was thinking. I dunno. One
friend is standing up all proud, on top of the world. Yet most
are still diving off into the deep end. However, I've changed.
That's me to the east, my feet dipped in the bay, still
hanging on for dear life and trying to figure out what's going
on. SF is supposed to be paradise, but I felt like I was in
hell. Maybe it's time to go back home, back to Wyoming.
Perhaps it's time to start over again. I never thought I would
leave SF. I never thought I could. But I did. And here I am,
starting over, back in school at Uwyo. Well, it's not a bad
life. But it's not SF either...
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3- HIV--
Oh yeah, I didn't mention. The
"sun" in the last picture isn't a sun at
all. It's AIDS. It's killing everyone. All my friends. It's
killing me too, but not directly. I had to go. I couldn't take
it anymore.
But HIV has it's good side too. It's a pretty virus for one
thing. This picture is how I imagine the virus looks in the
bloodstream of my friend Tyler's boyfriend. He has a mixed
marriage. He's neg, the BF is poz. That's pretty common, mixed
marriages. They aren't easy, but they can be done. Oh the
virus is the pink things, the T-cells are the other yellow
things.
I wonder if Tyler's boyfriend is still alive. Probably not. I
don't call SF much anymore. Usually the phone rings and I say,
"Is so-n-so there?" and the reply is all to often,
"No, he's dead." Dead silence.
I miss my friends. Maybe they're in a better place, like me. |
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4 -
Cloth
OH, not everything
is heavy and serious. Sometimes I just doodle to doodle. Here
is a pattern and color I like that I would like to see turned
into cloth. 
My doodles vary in
size from about 10x13" to 30"x40". The small
ones have about 10,000 circles, the large ones 100,000.
The biggest took me three months to do. Someday I want to
doodle a whole wall.
Most people drawing thousands of tiny circles with a Pentel
pen would probably go nuts or at least suffer from carpal
tunnel. But, for me its therapy. Its one of my favorite things
to do.
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5 - Hmmm
Usually I have a
strong feeling when I doodle. Somehow I know what is going to
happen. Other times I don't and who knows what happened.
That's like this one. I have no idea what it is. Maybe you do.
 I don't like it a whole
lot, nevertheless it's still on my wall. Oh yeah, I frame
& mat & hang the doodles. I'm proud of them. They're
my babies. Maybe someday I'll sell 'em. I got more then I can
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So, here I am in Laramie. Denver's the big
city now. I go down there
6- Mosh
and my friends take
me to a Mosh Pit. So here we all are crammed onto this tiny
floor getting slammed around. I suppose it's fun. The friends
I went with were a couple featured in a lot of Matt Shepard
photos. They even made Time magazine. I wonder whatever
happened to them. Chuck was always beating his boyfriend up
and going to jail. This drawing was done about a month after
Matt died. That was a crummy time. Last time I heard from
Chuck he was on the run from the law. I suppose I'll never
hear from him again. That's the way these things go.
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7 - Self Portrait
"Well, I'll
guess I'll end with a self-portrait. My boyfriend
at the time was a composer & accompanist for the Denver
Gay Men's Chorus. We were at this retreat where they were
getting ready for the Xmas concert. I was tired of turning
pages for Ricky so went back to the room and doodled. This is
what happened. You can see all the demons running amok on my
shoulders. A lot of head in this portrait. I'm pretty
intellectual I suppose. Or caught up with thinking anyway.
Maybe that's why I'm back in school studying Molecular
Biology. It's not really fun, but something about it is very
satisfying to me. At least I'm trying to do something with my
life. Other then doodle that is. And I suppose if that's all I
ever did was to doodle my life away, I'd feel like I've done
something worthwhile.
(87k) Original Size: 360 x 360
Well, that's me folks.
At least one side.
Take care all,
Love, Larz
...Interesting
side-note. Was just at a bar in Denver & found out the
friend I was visiting when I doodled "Mosh" has
committed suicide... Laters, Larz
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The
Squishy Organic Artwork of [5/01]
The Squishy Organic Artwork of Chris Watters
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Viewers may liken my work to the curving bulk of creased flesh, an
internal view of giant entrails, or the twisted roots of a mangrove.
Organic shapes, rendered to give the illusion of mass and volume,
intertwine across the surface of the work, emerge into the foreground
and disappear into the background. The interaction and movement
of the form begs the viewer into a space that could be microscopic or
celestial, squishy or rigid, plant or animal. In fact, I enjoy the
ambiguous content of my art and try to allow the viewers to bring
their own interpretation to the work.
What is it? becomes the most common question I
hear.
This is actually reflective of my original intent, early in the
development of the images. During the early stages of my work, I would
often think about the phrase, �form without content.� My
aim to create a believable space in which the viewer would be able to
easily understand the illusion of three dimensionality, but would not
be able to reference a particular subject matter. The form a lone
should become the subject matter. However, I do project content that
specifically reference aspects of the scientific world, presenting the
works as perhaps some sort of biological illustrations; for example,
one painting's title is the View of a Carboxylate Platelet in the
Nephral Ducts. The words chosen for the titles are actually scientific
things, but are put together in a totally meaningless fashion, having
no relation to each other. These nonsensical titles created from
scientific jargon are intended to relate to the growing rift in modern
society between the elite scientific community and the common people.
Scientific studies are often misrepresented in newspapers and
magazines, and used to support off-base, illogical conclusions. Many
do not seem to understand that 'scientific' studies are only studies
and do not necessarily represent conclusive fact. Yet the media often
presents the conclusions as undisputable
evidence, never mind an inherent fallibility to the experiment or
perhaps the occasional slant by researchers anxious to please their
funding corporation. The possible ramifications being an ill-informed
public opinion and equally ill-informed lawmakers that caters to this
public. The cult of science has never been stronger than today and the
technology has never been more awe-inspiring, yet with this
advancement comes a need to examine moral and social issues within the
field. My work aims to explore the
relationship between scientific truth and the tangibility of that
knowledge, deliberately tapping into the visual vocabulary of modern
society. To contact Chris Watters: cwatters86@hotmail.com
Toni D Mosley,
Photographer.
Photos taken while a studying at the University of
Canterbury, Australia
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Centennial
Centennial is a mountain resort!!
Got any ideas on how to approach this? How about from the mountain
music perspect?
QUERIES: (1) MOUNTAIN RESORTS FOR FAMILIES: Nancy Schretter is
working on a feature story for the Family Travel Network on great
mountain resorts for family vacations in the U.S./Canada. She will
profile 10-15 of the best family-oriented resorts with children's
programs and a wide variety of family-oriented activities.
Albany County Tourism Board
210 Custer, Laramie, WY
1-307-745-4195, 1-800-445-5303
Fax: 1-307-721-2926
Riverton
[Arts in Action]
Day in the Park (art/craft fair)
Riverton City Park July 13, 2002 8:30 AM -
3:00 PM Contact - Nancy Barrus 307-857-3714
The Johnson County Arts and
Humanities Council
Presents our 2nd Annual
Clear Creek Summerfest
in
Buffalo, Wyoming
July
Arts and crafts
vendors, you are invited!
This is a non-juried event
bringing those that appreciate, support and enjoy the arts and
humanities, together!
Vendor booths are open ...
from 9:00 AM-6:00 PM
$40.00 exhibitor fee
Contact (307) 684-0990
"The
Archival Gamut"
GNF Forum
Publisher's
Past-Notes Arts
& Culture
The Frugal
Artists' Culinary Muse the living arts
Food,
Dining, Coffee, Beer & Wine:
Books
Reviews
Film/Entertainment
Travel
featuring "Post Cards From..."
Outdoors Wildlife
Global Bicycling: Göran
Kropp: An Inspiring Tale of
Determination and Achievement by Sarah Present [7-01]
Day Tripping
Horsetooth Reservoir by Sarah
Present [5/01]
Ice Climbing Entering
the Void: Exploring the Need For Risk by Laura McMennamin [5/01]
The
Rising Tide of Snowmobiling on the Medicine Bow by Eric Molvar *See the insert: "Snowmobiling the Minimum
Impact Way"
[4/01]
Arts &
Culture Articles
My Lewis and Clark –Discovery is at the Core By
Julianne Couch [1-02]
Linda Lillegraven: Wyoming landscape artist: On
Photography & Art [1-02]
Photography in Art: Once
a Home Run, Now the Foul? by Tony Guzzo [12-01]
To the Middle Ages: Local artist Isobel Nichols Recreates Historic Fabrics [11-01]
A Belly Dance Brief by Carmen Clayton [9-01]
It’s
All the Rave! by Jules
Barnes, Ft. Collins [5/01]
ARTHUR JOHNSON AND HIS BRONC RIDING DAYS by Dicksie KNIGHT MAY [7-01]
Ransom
Sturdevant's World Music Project encouraging Universal Love and Understanding [10-01]
Interviews
by Duncan Perrote An Interview with Claire
Yaffa, Freelance Photographer, New York City, September 6, 2001 by Duncan Perrote [10-01]
Entertainment
Roten
On Movies and Film
Movie Violence
[4/1]
What
makes some critics so cranky? (Or, How "Star Wars" Ruined
Hollywood) [6-01]
http://www.lariat.org/
AtTheMovies.html
Travel
Travel Tips:
Jenny's Guide to Traveling Abroad by Aimee Heckel [3/01]
POST CARDS FROM...
Post Card
from Tammy Ayres in Japan: "Oshogatsu!" ...drinking Sake and
beer, Japanese "Hydro Ska" (ratchet, drummer, trumpet,
electric guita,) Sacred Shrines and Friends all rolled into one
perfect New Year's celebration! (Happy New Year! in Japan) [01-02]
Post
Card from Japan: "Octopus
News: "Akemashite o medetou gozaimasu!" or (Happy New Year!) Travels in the Land of the Setting Sun," from George Burnette and Family [you know him from Rainbow Photography, 213 E Grand Ave,
Laramie, 307-742-7597] [January 2002]
Post Card from Garth Massey in Australia: "First
Impressions of 'Down Under'" [9-01]
"....Australia is a muscle society,” a friend told me on my
second day in the country. “Real
education, being too clever, things intellectual – these aren’t much
valued. Better to have a
trade, a skill, common sense, perseverance, work up a sweat. That’s the game here.” Such is my introduction to the land
down under.
A Canadian Road 'Aboot' Four Hours Too Long by Robert Roten [7-01]
~ When did terrorism first
become a political weapon?Answer: The word terrorism dates from the
French Revolution, when Robespierre used the guillotine in a calculated
attempt -- called "The Terror" -- to demoralize his enemies,
rendering them helpless. Anarchists in Russia in the 1880s tried to
change the political world by assassinating political leaders. They,
too, were called terrorists. But over the past 75 years terrorism has
become more than political violence used outside of a formal military
context. It is also killing or kidnapping innocent civilians to
intimidate, secure demands or make a point. Modern terrorists play to
the media and leverage technology to make it possible for a few to hold
sway over the many. Examples are as widely varied as the Ku Klux Klan,
the Irish Republican Army, the police and rogue military units in some
countries, the contending forces in the Middle East and the 19 men who
took 6,000 lives on September 11. Source: ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
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