The 10 Foot Line assignment in Cal Poly’s introductory art courses challenges students to explore the element of line within architectural space. Beginning with 2D contrast designs on paper, students then manipulate and transform that same material into large-scale, 3D murals stretching up to 10 feet long, displayed throughout the Dexter Building. Reporter Sedona Harris […]
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Get up close and personal with the interactive art of Rachel Alman
There’s a lot to see in Rachel Alman’s Walter F. Dexter Building studio. Stacked in one corner are metal shards, bits of springs and piles of fabric. In another stands a headless mannequin child covered in paper cutouts of cat heads. A large, jagged hole is smashed into the mannequin’s back. Alman said she cracked […]
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From style trend to charity-focused business, Cal Poly alumna launches scrunchie business
The beginning of March kicks off two events dear to Cal Poly agricultural business alumna Tiffany Parra: women’s history month and the launch of her brand new business, scrunchies.co. After five months of preparation, launching the business during women’s history month gave Parra the opportunity to highlight scrunchies.co’s brand values from the very beginning. This […]
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Meet the Cal Poly student using fantastical, dystopian paintings to showcase queer resilience
A shirtless, brawny man speckled with bruises and bloody cuts stands practically nude. Clad in only a lavender bondage harness and tight Speedo-style neon underwear, he wields a knife in one hand and a rosary in the other. Most of his face and legs are cropped out, forcing the viewer to confront the more taboo, […]
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Dreams of Disney may come true for one Cal Poly student
Since his freshman year of high school, Kyle Branch has thought about the Walt Disney Imaginations Competition. It would take nearly a decade and four tries for Branch to get the news: from a pool of 260 original teams, his was one of six to make it to finals. “We worked really hard, but we […]
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Cal Poly artist uses her past to paint her future
Lauren Manning lay naked and silent on a makeshift medical table, surrounded by an audience of classmates.
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Gallery exhibit features alumni artwork
Walking through the doors of the Alumni Exhibition, visitors are greeted by a room full of photographs.
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Smile for your family portrait
Jillian Mascheroni’s “Family Photos” digital photography exhibit is now on display in the University Union’s Epicenter Gallery. The photos show traditional family photos with some unconventional twists. Grandparents dressed like middle schoolers, cats posed outside of doghouses and surly goth teenagers in stuffy living rooms may be funny, but the artist said she wants to […]
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Cal Poly alumnus hits bookstore shelves
Cal Poly alumnus Thomas Sanders visited campus April 7 to speak about his World War II photography book, “The Last Good War,” which features the faces of many veterans.