by Madison Sharp | Sep 10, 2019 | Arts and Entertainment, News Slider
What can paper do? If you ask acclaimed artist, Kelli Anderson, she would say “the possibilities are endless.” On Monday, September 9th, Anderson visited Lipscomb University to talk about her work as a paper engineer. During her career as an artist, she has worked with institutions such as the MoMa, NPR and The New Yorker. Paper as a medium has become a unique focal point in her work because she loves exploring the complexities of a very mundane object. Anderson spoke on how fascinating it is that something like a math equation can be so challenging when written on paper, but you can begin to understand the complexities of the once impossible problem by folding and changing the shape of the paper. Anderson has taken paper and molded and shaped it into a camera, a planetarium, an instrument, and a speaker. You can find these in her two interactive pop-up books titled, This Book is a Camera and This Book is a Planetarium. Throughout her notable career, she has taken art to a whole new dimension. Her love for paper, graphic design, and animation have turned her into a household name among artists everywhere. Anderson’s mantra throughout her creative career has been, “why are lo-fi things so appealing to us in a world full of modern technology?” Why is there a love for paper and pop-up books in a seemingly, only digital age? Anderson’s answer is simple, “There is this beautiful relationship between working with one’s hands and something that is only 2-D or digital plane.” Since kindergarten, we are taught to work with our hands and solve problems hands-on, but...
by Logan Butts | Aug 6, 2014 | News Slider
During their August board meeting, the Lipscomb University board of trustees approved two new colleges and a new graduate program. The College of Entertainment and Arts and the College of Computing and Information Technology will be bringing together existing programs to form two new colleges. The computing, informatics and information security programs will be coming together to form the College of Computing and Information Technology, while the College of Arts and Entertainment will consist of the classical art, music, theatre and film programs. The two new colleges will be joining the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Bible and Ministry, Business, Education, Engineering, Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Professional Studies, bringing the school’s total number of colleges to nine. Lipscomb is also launching a 27-month physician’s assistant master’s degree program. The program begins in January of 2015 and will include a 15-month clinical rotation. In addition to the two new colleges and new graduate program, the university also announced the formation of a new School of Public Policy and Civic Leadership. The school will offer the student a master’s degree in a number of areas of emphasis. Photo courtesy of Lipscomb...
