Sunday, June 22

‘In between letting out and holding in’: Eunice Choi’s exploration of emotions

This post was updated June 13 at 8:17 p.m. Eunice Choi is no longer afraid of getting personal. The graduate student in design media arts incorporates her curiosities into a variety of material projects, including interactive sculptures and performative objects. Read more...

Photo: Dressed in a white button up, Eunice Choi sits on the steps of the Broad Art Center. The graduating design media arts MFA student recently had her work on display as part of the “TOWNHALL” thesis exhibition. (Grace Wilson/Daily Bruin)


UCLA student expands reality in MFA thesis through AR technology

This post was updated June 11 at 8:44 p.m. The lines between fantasy and real life blur in Benedict Conran’s theater design thesis. The third-year lighting design MFA student took Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Ajax in Iraq” and merged it with augmented reality technology to create an interactive and symbolic performance about an American soldier fighting in Iraq in the 2000s. Read more...

Photo: A rendered image from Benedict Conran’s thesis project shows audiences interacting with the set of a play on their phones. The third-year lighting design MFA student merged the play “Ajax in Iraq” with AR technology to create an immersive theater experience, he said. (Courtesy of Benedict Conran)


Photographers exhibit portraits of LGBTQ+ people and spaces in ‘Queering the Lens’

Artists and audiences kicked off Los Angeles Pride weekend with a picture-perfect celebration at the Getty Center. In partnership with LA Pride, the Getty Center presented an exhibition and conversation with three LA-based photographers on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: From left to right, moderator Tony Valuenzuela is joined by photographers Rick Castro, Amina Cruz and Texas Isaiah onstage. The panelists were invited to the Getty Center as part of the “Queering the Lens” event in collaboration with Los Angeles Pride. (Shengfeng Chien/Daily Bruin staff)



Calligraphy By Esha creates and coaches decorative penmanship

Through calligraphy, Esha Sidhu is handwriting atmospheres of creation and growth. The second-year computer science student is the owner of Calligraphy By Esha, a small business that engages in the craft of decorative penmanship. Read more...

Photo: The phrase “You are beautiful” is written in white and pink letters against a black background. Second-year student Esha Sidhu said she founded Calligraphy By Esha so clients could learn more about the art form. (Courtesy of Esha Sidhu)


In ‘Baby Gay,’ UCLA alumni portray a character’s navigation of her queer identity

This post was updated July 16 at 7:28 p.m. A queer 20-something becomes a baby again in the alumni-created short film “Baby Gay.” The coming-of-age comedy follows Stevie Lee, a Chinese American bisexual woman in her 20s, as she branches out in response to her struggle with her queer identity. Read more...

Photo: Alumnus Arielle Frances Bagood directs Valerie Yu, the lead actress in “Baby Gay.” The short film follows a bisexual woman who branches out in response to her struggles with her queer identity.(Courtesy of Arielle Bagood)