Arts Articles

Burning and building to create art

Q&A with Chris Larson ('85), local Twin Cities artist and professor of art at the U of M The Talon: You are currently working on an architectural project to build a clinic in Kenya. How did you get involved with this? Chris Larson: This project is an unlikely...

Nathan Stromberg’s “Significant Stuff” exhibit

Art teacher Nathan Stromberg showcases 28 pieces of original artwork in a solo exhibit at Artistry (formerly the Bloomington Theater Center for the Arts). It is titled "Significant Stuff" and it displays 28 collages of recognizable objects of each decade from the 50's...

Historical fiction connects the past and present

"Chamberlain closed his eyes and saw it again. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. No book or music would have that beauty. He did not understand it: a mile of men flowing slowly, steadily, inevitably up the long green ground, dying all the while, coming...

Faith v.s. arts?

Theater teacher and director Nicholas Freeman rested his chin against his knuckles and gazed across a room of empty chairs. After months of moments like these, Freeman was again thinking of the musical Godspell and his hopes for the coming production. "From the show,...
Individuals seek art

Individuals seek art

Depending on their emotions and mood, individuals may listen to certain music or gravitate towards characters based on...

Chronicle

Chronicle

The beginning of a new genre? Josh Trank deserves a golden star for creating a found footage film that, for once,...

Big Miracle

Big Miracle

A light-hearted family tale   It's that time of year again - the time when the cutesy family movies begin to...

Art with a message

Art with a message

Arts editor Jeffrey Riley considers whether artists  need to include a message in their work Ignoring the influx of...

Pretty Little Liars

Pretty Little Liars

New title appears in popular teen book series, TV show In a small town called Roseville, four beautiful girls are...

Summer arts

Students fill their summer with artistic explorations They look like us. They talk like us. They walk among us. No,...

Books: Dead or alive?

Books: Dead or alive?

Will physical books survive recent E-book surge? Change in format doesn't mean that books are dead; reading may...