University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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‘Working from the inside out’ Models bore oil for ort Getting down to the “bare essentials” is a requirement for art majors and minors at KSC. Life Drawing 204 is a mandatory class for art students, and it includes the drawing of nude models in class. “The human figure is our primary subject in this class,” said Elmer Holsch- ricther, the professor of art who has taught the class for 22 years. “It is the only art class where the subject matter is predeter- mined, and it always includes nudes.” The class is held in a large classroom with a human skelton and charts of the muscular system in the front. Students examine these to get a feel for the nude models they will be drawing. Also in the front of the room is a Jfarf platform. This is where the models pose. According to Holschrichter, the models enter the room from a dressing area, usually wearing a towel, and strike their pose on the platform after removing the towel. The students’ desks are in a semi-circle around the platform. The models usually drape themselves between poses, Holsch- richter said. The students in the class approach the models’ nudity in a professional manner, Holschrichter said. “It does take a pretty mature bunch of people though,” said Diane Martelle, who took the class this fall. “There were a few giggles the first day, but not anymore.” Drawing nudes is a necessary part of becoming an artist, Holschrichter said. HI V by Julie Clopton Many of his students agree. “When you look at art history, all the great artists have drawn nude figures,” said Melody Jones, an art major from Lincoln. “We think of the model as a subject and a learning experience, not as a person.” “It doesn’t affect you as much as you might think at first,” said Frank Marsh, a sophomore majoring in art. Once the students become accustomed to it, it’s not a problem, Holschrichter said. “We are used to encountering people with their clothes on,” he said. “You just seldom encounter nudes. “I know a lot of non-art people probably develop fantastic fantasies about the nudes, but we just don’t do that,” he continued. The students are on a first-name basis with the models, but don’t know their last names in order to respect their privacy, Martelle said. Each class usually has three or four models who pose in the nude or semi-nude, Holschrichter said, but “sometimes we’re stuck with one.” There are normally a number of volunteers for modeling, but sometimes the art department must advertise for models. “There’s a unique experience involved with modeling,” Holschrichter said. “They also like to be paid and there’s an interest in the drawing process itself.” An art student concentrates intently as she works on a sketch in life dra wing class.

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to watch “Different Strokes,” “All My Children,” “Saturday Night Live,” “General Hospital,” “Cagney and Lacey,” “The Breakfast Club” and horror movies. Most people say “music is music,” but these days it has to be a certain type of music. Prince, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper, Boy George, Michael Jackson, Waylon Jennings, the Go-Go’s, Rick Springfield and the B-52’s have lost their appeal on this campus and most of the nation. Groups or solo artists such as Dire Straits, Bryan Adams, Bruce Springsteen, Glen Frey, AH-HA, R.E.M., Simple Minds, Mister-Mister, UB40, Phil Collins and the Hooters have infiltrated the radio waves and can be heard at any hour of the day or night. Eating continues to be a pastime in itself. With all the new products on the market these days, the trends in food change rapidly. Yesterday, everyone en- joyed New Coke, Miller Lite, jelly beans, tofu, health foods, plain chips, Budweiser and Big Macs. Today, no one can get enough of Blizzards from Dairy Queen, Bartles James wine coolers, Pizza Hut Priazzo, cornpopper popcorn, McDLT’s, fuzzy navels, yogurt, nachos, Classic Coke, Diet Coke and Coors Lite. After eating all of that fattening food, many people work it off while enjoying a favorite sport. Volleyball, tennis, soccer, golf, football, basketball, swimming and gymnastics have become popular sports. However, hackeysack, rollerskating and USFL football have lost both participants and spectators. Items that can’t be categorized that are popular include Fiero cars, windsocks, video recorders, male strippers, video trivia, artificial heart transplants, hijackings, compact discs and Care Bears. Some things that have fallen by the wayside and are seldom heard about are video games. Trivial Pursuit, Cabbage Patch dolls, bird baths, musicals and Bell Telephone. Like the seasons, trends come and go. Some return and some are happily forgot- ten. PEOPLE IN Pee Wee Herman Tom Osborne David Letterman George Brett Jean Landen OUT Barry Switzer Burt Reynolds Robin Williams President Reagan Phyllis George FOODS AND DRINKS IN Cherry Coke string cheese potato skins Imported beer McDLT’s sugar-free gum 13 OUT dip cones oatmeal hot fudge sundaes Boonesfarm wines Tab Everclear TV AND MOVIES STEVEN SPIELBERG Presents IN MTV Satellite T.V. “Guiding Light” “Good Morning America” The Young The Restless’ OUT “CBS Morning Show” “Love Boat” “As the World Turns” “Knight Rider” “Ghostbusters” a ROBERT ZEMECKIS, qm He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all. - m Jr m T

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Corrado The model for the class poses in the front of an art classroom on a platform while the students in the class work hard to complete their drawings. The models earn $5 an hour, which is really very low pay for such work, according to Holschrichter. “We have to have people who really want to do it,” he said. The art department sometimes places an ad in the Antelope and contacts the Student Employment Service if they are having difficulty obtaining models. Notices on bulletin boards also bring responses. “We like to have different sizes, both male and female,” Holschrichter said. “If they think they’re too skinny or too stout, they’re often uncomfortable about it. “Some models are better at it than others because they’re more comfortable with their own bodies and movements,” he continued. Kellie Rouse, an art major from Omaha, has taken the class as well as modeled for it, although she did not model in the nude. “I was uncomfortable with modeling nude, so 1 modeled in tights and leotards,” she said. Rouse is also a dancer. The work was extremely difficult, she said. “It’s really hard to stand in a certain position for an extended period of time,” Rouse said. “After a while, I would get very tired and shaky.” Being a dancer helped a lot, according to Rouse, because she was used to holding her body in different positions, and she knew how much her muscles could take. Often, Rouse held a pose up to 30 minutes for the class to complete their drawings. Holschrichter also has the students draw human figures that are clothed. “We start drawing people with their clothes off, then when we get better at that, we draw them with clothes. Sort of working from the inside out,” he said. Although Holschrichter said drawing in general is neither difficult nor easy, the students in the life drawing class must concentrate intently and they work very hard on their projects. “Conversation is very detrimental to the class,” Holschrichter said. “We have had models who talk during class and distract the students. We just can’t have that.” Each class has 20 to 24 students in it and it is offered every semester. The most difficult parts of the body to draw are the head, hands and feet, Holsch- richter said, because of the great amount of detail in them. Students spend extra time practicing drawing them before they do any drawing from the models.