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The Battalion Pi November 2:';, r r t i? t t i71? xw xj 1. JLj JL l I Ju Monday Page 3 November 25, 1996 CINEMARK THEATRES ' f S ‘'3 , s wmmm -~k4| , *|P ■ : ■P’!■ ■ i I igknwan, TheBt stown, N.Y., bC' loon with his fa* ' metery. er of Jasper, live a Jarvik-7a Jubon in Kentii In "Extreme Unction," artist Sharon Kopriva borrows from the Catholic sanction of "extreme unction" or the "last rite.' A Ceremony of Rituals lall-of-Famer J talban is 76..f am is 36 \rtist Sharon Kopriva expresses the universal relationships of birth, death, love and life in "Rituals," her exhibit at the MSC Visual Arts Gallery. Highs &Lo> idav's Expected 45°F By Kimber Huff The Battalion relay’s Expectei 25°F r y of the Ass< he Visual Arts Committee is sponsoring a new exhibit entitled "Rituals.” The exhibit began Nov. 21 and will run through Jan. 12 in the Visual Arts Gallery on the second floor of the Memcr- ■tudent Center. Tomorrow's B: 16 art ^ st ' Sharon Kopriva, is a Houston native and a graduate of ' ie University of Houston whose artwork focuses on rituals in nature .xjmuaiJL J in ^ Catholic Church. 55°F Clyde Brown, the Visual Arts Committee chair and a senior environ- Tomorrows enta ^ design major, said members of the Visual Arts Committee were . , y iqressed when they saw Kopriva’s work in New Orleans. —"■ “They saw Kopriva’s work on display and decided to bring it here,” a 5 0 j J|| Brown said. The exhibit contains 11 pieces of Kopriva’s work, which is con structed mostly from paper-mache, bones and furs. Brown said Kopriva’s artwork also stems from her traveling ex periences. “The work was inspired by vis its to Peru, where she saw some of the mummies they were dig ging up there,” Brown said. “So a lot of these things look like old, dried-up mummies.” Brown said other inspirations came from Native American ritu als, and Kopriva’s experiences with the Catholic Church. Brown said the exhibit is guar anteed to draw attention. “Some students are simply fright ened by it,” Brown said. “On the oth er hand, some are interested in the touch and texture of the art.” Brown said there is also a great deal of symbolism that students not familiar with Catholicism may not understand. Monsignor" depicts a Catholic One of Kopriva’s works that fficial in the ritual act of his deals with the religion is “The aily duties in the Church. Penitent Monk.” An Invitation To.... Bridal Style Show of The Season Presented By Ladies and Lords Bridals * Bridesmaids * Tuxedos 1000’s of Dollars in Prizes Sunday, December 8th College Station Hilton 1 to 4 P.M. Tickets $3 available at “‘The Penitent Monk’ represents the religious person who has devoted his life to prayer. The nails represent penance and sacrifice,” Kopriva said. “His life and ritual are one and the same.” “Extreme Unction” is a complex work that contains five figures, a dying woman, a priest and three spirits. Kopriva said she addresses three themes in “Extreme Unction.” “Medical science and technology are represented with the table and painted medical charts. The Catholic sacrament of ‘Extreme Unction’ (Last Rites) is ex pressed by the priest with the book and anointing oil. He deals specifically with the mind and soul of the woman,” said Kopriva. “Lastly, the three weavers repre sent a natural religion and are painstak ingly weaving the body back to nature, where it will eventually become a re newed life form.” Kopriva also places a great deal of em phasis on natural religion. “Horned Cere mony,” representing an ancient ritual, and “Buck,” representing regeneration and re birth, demonstrate this emphasis. Kopriva’s other works include “The Nestler,” a burial pot, and “Eternal Bliss,” a sculpture with two mummies intertwined. “ [‘Eternal Bliss’] represents the ritual of making love, in this case by 500-year-old mummies,” Kopriva said. “Monsignor” and “Barthel,” a horned alter boy, are two more works that deal with the Catholic Church. Brown said students have been enraged by how Kopriva depicts the Catholic Church, and he cautions students to keep an open mind. “She’s not trying to condemn the Catholic Church,” Brown said. “This is just her view of some of her experiences.” Brown said that the art symbolizes “not just death and decay of the church, but the continuation of life.” Brown said though the images may seem strange at first, the overall theme of the exhibit is a positive one. “The images are all of things that have died or are dying or are very old,” Brown said. But many of them are intended to look forward to another stage of life.” -Photos by Dave House "Buck"represents nature's regeneration and rebirth. ON ASMUSSEN, Sporis Editor ne, Visual Arts E ig, Web Editor i, Photo Editor eber, Cartoon Et- isenfluck, Christie HiT Stewart, Courtney# 1 ’! luff, John LeBas.Aaio' remy Furtick, Colby Boldt, Bryan Goo** 1 ard, Mason Jackson,^ Ladies & Lords “Bridal & Tuxedo ” 807 Texas Avenue All Funds raised will benefit Habitat for Humanity ANNOUNCING LIBRARY CLOSING ngie Rodgers tt Weber • dington |rh e Sterling C. Evans Library will Jbe closed all day Friday, November |9th and Saturday, November 30th, ■ the Division of Stu® 1 ’! 1 . . ■nald Building. Netf due to a power outage. =:http://bat-weWir.AT *1 ♦11 ♦ a Battalion. ForcanP i West Campus Library will remain open. Evans Library will reopen on |unday, December 1st for its regular hours noon to midnight. 569. ■x: 845-2678. c up a single copy?’7 year. 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