Art Exhibitions On Display Throughout Campus
Next Up Invitational V
On Display November 21 until November 26.
Location: Sikes Hall Showcase
"Next Up Invitational V" is an exhibition of works selected by the Clemson Curates Creative Inquiry team showing twenty-three "up and coming" undergraduate art students in the Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts. On view are works selected from over 230 submissions to the Foundations Review, which took place during the spring semester, and includes drawing, painting, and photography.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibit
On display November 29 through December 7.
Location: Lee Gallery
This exhibition shows works by seniors in the studio disciplines of drawing, painting, and printmaking. The Lee Gallery exhibits the artworks of graduating students in the Department of Art academic program at the end of each semester. The students featured in the exhibit are honored with an Artist Talk which will
take place December 3 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m in the Lee Gallery.
Natural History/Critical Condition
On display December 1 until December 3.
Location: College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities Dean's Gallery
The artists present a reflection on the natural environment that reveals a growing list of environmental concerns facing humanity. The exhibition points to ecological destruction. This exhibit questions the
viewer's capacity and willingness to address the changes taking place. It encourages the viewer to take action before conditions progress beyond our ability to take meaningful action.
Textiles (纺织品)Narratives
On display December 11 until December 16.
Location: Brooks Center for the Performing Arts Lobby
The Clemson Visual Arts welcomes back MFA alumna (女校友) Terry Jarrard-Dimond for a personal exhibition,"Textile Narratives."The artworks in this exhibition show Dimond's collection of compositions using hand-dyed, contemporary textiles. Dimond took part in South Carolina Arts Commission's 50th Anniversary exhibition program and received Visual and Craft Fellowship award.
Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles, they arise in the places we would least expect.
On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was climbing Egypt's Mt. Horeb, hoping to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I'd sometimes see other hikers who were coming down. While they would generally.pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man who did neither.
I saw him coming and as he got closer, I could see that, unlike other hikers, he was wearing traditional Egyptian galabia (长袍). What made his appearance so strange was that the man didn't even appear to be Egyptian, but was a small-framed Asian man with little hair and round glasses.
As we neared one another, I said Hello, but not a sound came from him. I thought maybe he hadn't heard me. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English;"Sometimes you don't know what you have lost until you've lost it."As
I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down.
That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said but more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to Mt. Horeb, that I'd set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my.career, my friends, my family, and ultimately, my life.
I had to.ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the.top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy; nearly no chance! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes, a total stranger had brought something clear and something of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that's a miracle.
Miracles are everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.
A competition making up Versailles literature was launched on Sina Weibo recently. So what is Versailles literature?
Actually, the term has nothing to do with the French palace nor with literature. It came from The Rose of Versailles, a comic series which was about aristocratic(贵族的)life at the palace of Versailles in France in the late 18th century, and was coined by a Chinese influencer earlier this year. Known as humblebragging, it is a boast disguised as a complaint."I have too many houses. How can I decide which one to decorate?" and "I thought I lost weight this morning. So disappointed when I realized it was because I took off the huge diamond ring my boyfriend gave me last night."are some examples of Versailles literature. The intention is to show off—usually things of materialistic values, yet one ought to pretend that's not the point.
As the 19th century English author Jane Austen famously wrote,"Nothing is more deceitful (欺 骗的)than the appearance of humility."The psychology behind humblebragging is to be recognized for one's successes and be liked by others at the same time, according to scholars. In her article titled Why do people hate humblebragging? published in Psychology Today, psychologist Dr Susan Krauss Whitbourne at the University of Massachusetts Amherst noted that humblebragging is a "strategy in pursuit of respect" because it draws attention to one's accomplishments in a circuitous way.
However, studies on social media users show that humblebragging as a self-promotion strategy does not work. In the essay Humblebragging: A distinct and ineffective self-presentation strategy, the University of North Carolina research Ovul Sezer and Harvard University scholars Francesca Gino and Michael Norton concluded from their research that humblebraggers are perceived more negatively than straight braggers (吹牛者) due to the former's insincerity."The critical factor differentiating the two groups of people is sincerity. People don't like braggers, but they at least see them as more sincere than humblebraggers," said Francesca Gino.
So, how can we annoy humblebraggers back?"Just pretend you don't get whatever it is they try to show off," a netizen advised."And respond with genuine sympathy for their complaints."
Perhaps more than any other category of professionals, creative types are expected to thrive in brainstorms. In the public's imagination, their offices are filled with fidget toys and Post-it notes in an array of colors, all meant to absorb some of the energy of a group of fast-thinking, well-dressed people deep in idea mode.
But anew report based on a survey of 20,000 creatives from 197 countries suggests that, in fact,a majority of these professionals — including writers, musicians, and photographers — find that brainstorming is largely unhelpful for solving a creative challenge.
The survey was conducted by the Dutch file-sharing (文件共享) company WeTransfer."In the creative world we hear an awful lot about cooperation, but it seems that while working together is essential to bring an idea to life, it's not that good for shaping ideas in the first place," notes Rob Alderson, WeTransfer's former editor in chief.
In the instinct to schedule meetings, it appears that we often neglect to give participants a chance to prepare and form their thoughts. It's a crucial step that was championed by Alex Osborn, the legendary advertising executive who popularized brainstorming."Osborn repeatedly appreciated the virtues of being alone, of time spent far from the distractions of others, as part of his own creative process,"Lisa MacLellan from Quartz has noted.
In polling creatives around the world, WeTransfer surfaced some fascinating geographic differences. For instance, when it comes to the biggest distractions to thinking about ideas, the French are more likely to blame their social life than their jobs, their partners, or social media. The Japanese, meanwhile, tend to point the finger at their partners.
Though the growing body of evidence suggests brainstorming may not result in the best ideas, it isn't entirely useless. A Northern Illinois University study underlines its value as a team-building activity rather than a tactical(策略的) meeting. If nothing else, practicing tacit (心照不宜的)rules of brainstorming—positivity, openness, building on others' ideas —promotes team spirit and trust.
One night before bed, Christine Carter was sitting with her daughter on the sofa. They were making a list: Three Good Things of the Day. It's a technique based in an expanding field of research known as the science of happiness.
Carter is a sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies how schools and families can develop positive emotions and help children lead healthier lives.
It means understanding that feeling sad is natural, and that it passes more quickly if we can notice the good things in life."This is really about mental health,"Carter says."We can practice bringing happiness to ourselves. It's like putting money in the bank. "
A key step toward happiness is learning how to describe emotions, even negative ones. Feeling blue?
Ask yourself:"What do I feel? Where in my body am I feeling it? Does it have a color or shape?"
Expressing gratitude is also important. Let's say you often quarrel with somebody. Reflect on why you're grateful for that person, and remember the good times. This makes it likely you'll get along better tomorrow
Helping others gives life purpose, because you are changing the world. Even more,"We feel a sense of connection and love,"she adds."We are born to feel better in community. Our nervous system feels safe when we're connected with other people."
A.But the surest way to happiness is kindness.
B.It's better to accept the emotion than to ignore it.
C. Finding the positive doesn't mean never being sad.
D.We can be ready to cope with hard times in the future.
E. Kindness is what you need most to avoid quarreling with others.
F.Making a list is their way of reflecting on things they are grateful for.
G. Keeping a diary contributes to positive feelings and reduce negative ones.
A few years ago, I spared a couple of hours from busy academic learning to work in a video store on a daily basis. An elderly woman walked into the store with a younger woman who I. 1 was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of. 2 ,checking her watch every few seconds. The older woman began to 3 the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After. 4 hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help. The woman smiled and showed me a title on a crumpled (皱巴巴的) piece of paper. Obviously a person looking for it knew a little about, 5
Rather than rushing off to. 6 the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Something about her deliberate movements. 7 me of my own mother, who had passed away the previous Christmas. The woman seemed. 8 for the unrushed company and casual conversation. We found the movie, and I. 9 her to the queue at the cash register.
When the older woman was paying in cash, I walked over to the younger, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store.
"Is that your mom?" She rolled her eyes and said,"Yeah."There was.10 in her reply — half sigh and half complaint. Still watching the mother, I said,"11 some advice?" "Sure," said the daughter. I smiled to show her I wasn't. 12 .I answered her. 13 expression by saying,
"When she's gone, it's the little 14 that'll come back to you. Moments like this.I know."Silent for a moment, the daughter placed her arm with, 15 unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders, gently guiding her out of the store.
The ancient art form — Peking Opera is the essence of Chinese culture, which shows traditional Chinese values, such as loyalty, modesty and honesty.
The saying about Peking Opera still rings true: one minute of performance, stage requires 10 years of practice offstage. This sums up the strict training (require) for Peking Opera, which combines music, dance, drama, acrobatics and martial arts.
Nadim Diab, or Li Long as his Chinese name, a Lebanese who lives and works in Beijing,(take) this saying to heart since he began to participate in a 100-day training program by (profession) Peking Opera actors and actresses.
He started from zero to perform as a Peking Opera actor, which was very difficult, such as leg stretching. (excise) The 32-year-oid Diab,. came to China in 2012 for his master's degree at Tsinghua University, had his first encounter with Peking Opera a few years back when he watched a workshop online.
"Beauty and difficulty are two sides of same coin in Peking Opera. When people go to watch a Peking Opera show, they expect (witness) a show like no other and they never walk away. (disappoint). Excellent performances are a guarantee in Peking Opera, the behind-the-scenes workings are an untold story," says Diab.
