Wednesday, July 2

UCLA student draws inspiration from musical background, youth to release new single

Charlie Havenick’s eclectic musical landscape has been instrumental to her creative process. The fourth-year comparative literature student and multi-instrumentalist songwriter released her single “Queen Anne” on Oct. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year comparative literature student Charlie Havenick released their second single “Queen Anne” in October. The release follows her experience performing live. (Courtesy of Jon Del Real)



Art exhibit review: ‘There’s No Place Like No Place’ encodes language in colorful symbols

No color is left unused in alumnus Lindsay August-Salazar’s latest paintings. Shown in the exhibit “There’s No Place Like No Place” at Lowell Ryan Projects in Mid-City, six large abstract paintings hang in the sunlight-drenched downstairs gallery. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus and artist Lindsay August-Salazar’s exhibit “There’s No Place Like No Place” opened at Lowell Ryan Projects on Saturday. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)



UCLA student tailors creative outlet into embroidery business

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 9:55 p.m. Andrea Karkafi is stitching her way to success. The third-year communication and psychology student created her business, Los Angeles Embroidery, during the pandemic out of boredom and an eagerness to find a hobby that channeled her creative expression, she said. Read more...

Photo: Third-year communication and psychology student Andrea Karkafi holds hoops from her business, Los Angeles Embroidery. Started because of boredom and a need to channel her creative expression, she said she hopes to eventually turn the hobby into a part-time job. (Harold Lee/Daily Bruin)


UCLA professor weaves in sensory experiences, new perspectives through films

This post was updated Oct. 31 at 10:09 p.m. Aparna Sharma knows the secret to giving a film its radiance. On Sept. 21, the professor in the world arts and cultures/dance department won two awards for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light” at the Tagore International Film Festival in Santiniketan, India. Read more...

Photo: World Arts and Cultures/Dance professor Aparna Sharma was nominated for two awards at the Tagore Film festival for her films “Mihin Sutta, Mihin Jibon (The Women Weavers of Assam),” and “Still Light.” (Courtesy of Aparna Sharma)


Film review: Metatextuality meets memory in sequel film ‘Souvenir: Part II’

Memory is a souvenir captured in the mind’s eye. In the sequel to her 2019 film, “The Souvenir,” director Joanna Hogg mends the broken pieces that make up Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) – her counterpart in the semi-biographical film duology – to create a whole. Read more...

Photo: Honor Swinton Byrne plays Julie in “The Souvenir: Part II.” (Courtesy of Josh Barrett)