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it MmSk gr^| Artist Joanou revamps classic art for modern times iskM Wr^f"^mk general studies ve of Camp Bat t Senate ntinued from Pq he student needs,”s jdent body preside! 'liter science major, ooringtcn, director Sports, will beatte present information .-creational SportsO sill. ■nil would attempt to :gislature to prevent im imposing a e Recreation Center thing the studentbodfl 111 be voted on for die pproved, will lie sent further disci® will also consiknie uld njodify the i it body vice pres' ;t, the procedures fot ipproval board were aid Jackman, Rules un mittee chairperson nice engineering mat for this bill is to giv' outline of whattoi oving nominees, an te meetings are run.' it Senate meeting wit | n. in 144 John J.Kol BY MELISSA PANTANO The Battalion While Phil Joanou worked as an advertising executive in Los Ange les, he became exposed to some of the darker sides of modern human nature. But it was when he decided to leave the corporate world that his true talent surfaced. Modern society inspired Joanou to produce “Art of the Apocalypse,” for which a reception with Joanou will he held at 7:30 p.m. in the Visu al Arts Gallery' on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center. Joanou’s art style can be classi fied as expressionism. All his paint ings take images from classic works of art, such as Michaelangelo’s “David,” then alters them to demon strate how the image would look if the event happened today. The theme of his work is that classical images have been corrupt ed by modern society. Joanou, who is a classically trained artist, received his masters of fine arts from the New York Acade my of Art; he continued studies with a focus on art history and modern masters’ techniques. Joanou used his train ing and experience to make a pictorial statement about society. The paintings deal with many situational themes from war to the workplace and depict how modern society has chosen the peo ple it idolizes. For example, in one painting, Joanou focuses on Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus.” Joanou said he wanted to show a modern-day repre sentation of the piece. The original painting shows Venus attended by deities. In the Joanou version, the world watches, as if by television, as the goddess emerges. Joanou said the painting depicts the goddesses of the present. “The attraction to the goddess in these modem times would not only be her beauty, but her power, influ ence and popularity,” Joanou said, “the same qualities that movie stars and sport superstars have today.” Joanou also uses provocative is sues to draw people to his art. “Lunch at the Office” is inspired by F.douard Manet’s “Dejeuner sur I’Herbe" (“Lunch on the Grass”). Joanou said this painting depicts a modern woman in the corporate world who has to struggle to show her intelligence and not be judged by her looks. “All the people around the woman are wearing masks, which represents society’s tendency to cov er up the truth and to cover our feel ings,” he said. “The woman stands out in the picture because, not only is she nude, but the rest of the peo ple in the painting are very gray, whereas she is bright and has a soft, round body.” “King David” depicts Michae langelo’s “David” on a New York City subway. The twist is that, in this version, David has been stripped to his underwear. Joanou said if David lived today he would probably be portrayed more as a Calvin Klein model. “The nude figure was common place in Greek and Roman culture, but in our time it is widely used mainly for shock value.” Anne Turner, director oi market- ing and promotions for MSC Visual Arts Committee and a junior English major, said this exhibit is appropri ate due to its themes. “Even though the year 2000 was not the beginning of the new millen nium. there was a panic,” Turner said. “Y2K and the end of the world, so ‘Art of the Apocalypse’ is sort of appropriate.” Turner said the goal of the Visu al Arts Committee is to reach stu dents in a way that is missing from campus. “We bring art because there is not this great opportunity on campus to become cultured,” Turner said. “One thing that people say is lack ing of A&M grads is that exposure to culture. We chose an exhibit like this because we felt like it would speak to students. 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