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I -v. delves into first attempt DELIN from page 9 “Meter Maids.” I want the movie to have a strong feminist message. DN: Is there a certain message that you are trying to send with your film - besides the subject matter? j PD: I talked for many hours last week with a director from Hollywood, and he told me about his experiences with making films. I never really understood why he always played by the rules, though. I never understood why he talked about doing films so long, but never did them until recently. < ' I think the best way to get a film •• - . r- „ | done is to cast your inhibitions to the wind and go forth with reckless abandon because even if you fall flat on your face you will learn so much from the process. Sometimes you have to take a risk to reacbybur dreams, or to reach someone with your work. With Alexander Payne wrapping up “Election,” starring Matthew Broderick, in Omaha, and various fledgling film groups spawning at UNL, there is hope that a few more people like Patrick Delin will decide to break for greatness without leav ing home. . . . ' - - -• ; •« I f: • ,1 I-' • " • ---!---5-1' Catherine Daly Assistant Professor, Textiles, Clothing and Design Afgan Women in Non-Muslim Communities: Contrasts in Appearance f | 3:30 p m!; Wednesday, Dec 3, City Union How do they relate? Mike Voss, President of Voss lighting, Speaks on Christ in the Workplace Tonight at 8:00 ' 425 University Terrace (behind Pound Dorm) www.ihcc.org/coHege.htm — Patrick Abertdroth- — ■ i1 A ii J11/ Y3 . . wt-iM——.Tm-Mn. r-nT-.HT-m^iTT "T V __ Is IJI J I I m I # SUPER SALE] pwagwjai.go" IS BAYFRONT . IS 4,6,8 Oft 10 PERSONS B CALINDA BEACI g ■ ! I g ■ — - , — 111 ■ I M || ■ --1- ■ ' Pulliam Journalism Fellowships ' i ■ Graduating college seniors are invited to apply for the 25th annual Pulliam Journalism Fellowships. Ten-week summer internships will be awarded to 20 journalism or liberal arts majors in the August 1997-June 1998 graduating classes. Winners will receive a $5,000 stipend and will work at either The Indianapolis Star and The Indianapolis News or Hie Arizona Republic. Application postmark deadline is March 1, » 1998. For complete information, write: Russell B. Pulliam Pulliam Fellowship Dir. The Indianapolis News P.O.Box 145 Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145 . , _ Matt Miller/DN WORLD-RENOWNED ARTISTS Christo and Jeanne-Claude sign autographs after a slide presentation at the Sheldon Riemorial Art Oallery Monday night. The couple spoke to a full house. Couple’s art skirts into Sheldon By Sean McCarthy Assignment Reporter Too much is never enough, just ask experimental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The two have known each other for more thah 30 years. In that time, they have surrounded an entire island with pink fabric, wrapped a bridge in Paris and cur tained a valley in Colorado. Now, their works can be seen in a series of slides and sketches at the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery through Jan. 4. Monday night, the two artists appeared at the gallery for a slide presentation and a book-signing session. Ambition started early for the two. In 1969, the duo used 2800 square feet of drop-cloth for their piece, Wrapped,;Floor, and . .Stair way’C at the "Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. “We create them because we want to create works of art and joy,” Jeanne-Cristo said. “There is no political message.” In 1983, the two artists created what is arguably their most striking work. In die Biscayne Bay, near the Greater Miami area, the fabric fetish of the two resulted in a cou ple of islands surrounded with a hot-pink-red polypropylene. More than 6 % million square feet of the pink fabric was used. In -1991, the two artists stretched 18 miles of huge, yellow umbrellas in California. In the same year, 1340 blue umbrellas were placed in Japan. The enor mous project cost Jeanne-Claude and Christo a whopping $26 mil lion. Jeanne-Claude shrugged off how they paid for the excursion. “We receive the money from Ihe sale of Cristo’s original brand of art,” she said. TMt original ajrt includes sketches Cristo has drawn. Private collectors and museums have given them enough funds to com plete the projects on which they’ve worked. The t^o make it a policy not to accept any money fron% sponsors. By doing this, they have complete control over their work - for the most part. Obtaining permits from gov ernmental agencies, private' landowners and park commissions has been the hardest part of their job, Jeanne-Claude said. Wrapping the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris took £* * «■ more than 10 years to develop, mostly due to bureaucratic red tape. In some cases, the two have lost interested in a project even after getting approval because the process took so long. To get such a high volume pro duced, Jeanne-Claude and Cristo have factories all over the world produce their fabrics. The couple insists on hiring and paying each worker, which can add up to a lot. The umbrella project employed 2250 workers, not including those who produced the fabric in the fac tories. “Stone ahd steel doesn’t create an inviting element,” Cristo said. “The fabric is extremely inviting.” JTh£ traveling exhibit draws from the Collection of Thomas" Golden, who has worked with the two artists since 1976. The exhibit itself is sponsored by the Nebraska chance to view the collection of the two artists up close, Jeanne-Claude ^ stressed the huge undertakings were for their own pleasure, not necessarily ‘ego,’” she said. “We do it for us and our collab orators, hof the public,” she said. Mf£ 11^ “ li * ! I I ' mm T * I f*..V « ' ___„__________Sm ■
