{"id":756,"date":"2020-05-04T20:49:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T20:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/?page_id=756"},"modified":"2020-05-10T16:53:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T16:53:37","slug":"usha-venkat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/usha-venkat\/","title":{"rendered":"Usha Venkat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-756\"  class=\"panel-layout\" >\n<div id=\"pg-756-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"  data-ratio=\"1\"  data-ratio-direction=\"right\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-756-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" >\n<div id=\"panel-756-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_headline-widget panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\t\t<h1>Usha Venkat<\/h1>\n\t\t<div class=\"decoration\"><div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<h3>BFA 2 - Art<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-756-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;,&quot;cell_alignment&quot;:&quot;flex-start&quot;}\"  data-ratio=\"1\"  data-ratio-direction=\"right\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-756-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.5\" >\n<div id=\"panel-756-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Radical Practice<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Radical Practice is a series of podcast conversations between CalArts Graphic Design Program alumnae and current students. Each episode features an alumna with a distinct professional practice, including BFAs and MFAs whose endeavors range from cultural to corporate and from singular enterprises to ambitious ideas. We\u2019ll discuss how they have defined success for themselves and gather insights into how their CalArts education might have played a role.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:12478,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15389148},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}\">Radical Practice is a series of podcast conversations between CalArts Graphic Design Program alumnae and current students. Each episode features an alumna with a distinct professional practice, including BFAs and MFAs whose endeavors range from cultural to corporate and from singular enterprises to ambitious ideas. We\u2019ll discuss how they have defined success for themselves and gather insights into how their CalArts education might have played a role.<\/span><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Radicalpractice.calarts.edu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:276670,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15389148},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:1136076},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8,&quot;21&quot;:1}\" data-sheets-hyperlink=\"http:\/\/Radicalpractice.calarts.edu\"><a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"http:\/\/Radicalpractice.calarts.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radicalpractice.calarts.edu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Collaborators: <\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--><\/style>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Louise Sandhaus, Alex Meir, Natalie Gooden, Alene Tashjian, Usha Venkat, Lily Yeh, \\nZhenyu Qu&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:12478,&quot;4&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:15389148},&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0}},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:8}\">Louise Sandhaus, Alex Meir, Natalie Gooden, Alene Tashjian, Usha Venkat, Lily Yeh,<br \/>\nZhenyu Qu<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"panel-756-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/calartsradicalpractice\/?hl=en\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-948 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/instagram-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"86\" height=\"86\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/instagram-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/instagram-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/instagram.png 512w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 86px) 100vw, 86px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 86px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 79\/79;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-962\" src=\"http:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/twitter-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"79\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/twitter-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/twitter-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/twitter.png 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 79px) 100vw, 79px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-756-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.5\" >\n<div id=\"panel-756-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\">\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-757 lazyload\" data-src=\"http:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat-1020x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"723\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat-1020x1024.png 1020w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat-768x771.png 768w, https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat.png 1507w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; 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Glued to the TV. A silent demolition. An American reality TV show. In the weeks that followed, I started to see American flags everywhere. Especially from immigrants of all colors, flying the flag out of a sense of fear of [&hellip;]\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-post post-710 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry post post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"grid-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/sungjae-lee\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/sungjae-lee\/\">Sungjae Lee<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>Wind and Wave Drawings is a series of motion drawings that intrinsically shows only one piece of thread; the video describes how the shape of the thread is changed by the wave of water and wind. By gathering these diversified shapes of the original thread, this project challenges the fundamental origin of the world that [&hellip;]\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-post post-566 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry post post-with-thumbnail post-with-thumbnail-large\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"grid-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/fallon-williams\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/fallon-williams\/\">Fallon Williams<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>Originally located on the back wall of the MOD, IRIS was a 3-dimensional automated aperture that opened to about 17-ft in diameter to reveal a lit cyclorama in its opening. For the Virtual Campus, we will be modeling the iris in 3D software, then using lighting software to create various lighting looks. 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I use my tentacle that is made out of water to find a link between the world that surrounds me right now and the memories of adventure that only I know. 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