{"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: 720\/723;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-757\" src=\"http:\/\/expo.calarts.edu\/2020\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/05\/radicalpracticeicon_ushav-Usha-Venkat-1020x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"723\" 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\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-756-2\"  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-756-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" >\n<div id=\"panel-756-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_siteorigin-panels-postloop panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n\t<div id=\"vantage-grid-loop\" class=\"vantage-grid-loop grid-loop-columns-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-post post-706 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\/meisen-hu\/\">\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\/meisen-hu\/\">Meisen Hu<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>Cars N&#039; Cats A series of toy cats and vehicle prototypes https:\/\/humeisen.wixsite.com\/relicworkshop<\/p>\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-612 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\/kenneth-chan\/\">\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\/kenneth-chan\/\">Kenneth Chan<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>A music collage I made with reversed samples of my previously recorded music.<\/p>\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-440 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\/bo-li\/\">\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\/bo-li\/\">Bo Li<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>From 1942 to 2020 Why are you making this piece? Since the beginning of the epidemic, I have followed the notice from the local authority to stay at home and stay alive. Since the food\u00a0in my\u00a0house\u00a0has become thinner recently, I have to go out to hunt. Firstly, I found that I was completely expired, so [&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-783 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\/jiayu-zhang\/\">\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\/jiayu-zhang\/\">Jiayu Zhang<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>Unbuilt Door Unbuilt Door is a collaborative sound installation between Jiayu Zhang and Joana P. Cardozo during the emergency state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020. Jiayu and Joana were studio neighbors at CalArts. This piece offers an imagination practice for the participants to visualize the border of their individual space. The participants are [&hellip;]\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"grid-post post-645 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\/patty-rangel\/\">\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\/patty-rangel\/\">Patty Rangel<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>Hybrid Reality Theater &#8220;The Main Gallery screen will be pulled down and projected on it will be a video of Devorah Medwin (New York Actor&#8217;s Studio) doing a live reading of her play &#8220;&#8221;Maggie&#8221;&#8221; accompanied by her Second Life Avatar. After the video introduction, a reading of the short play will take place (live) by [&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-870 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\/marina-santana-de-la-torre\/\">\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\/marina-santana-de-la-torre\/\">Marina Santana De la Torre<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>Alternative Facts (Hechos Alternativos) A reflection on the phrase \u201cAlternative Facts\u201d used during a press conference in January 22, 2017<\/p>\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-863 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\/perry-cook\/\">\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\/perry-cook\/\">Perry Cook<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"excerpt\"><p>COVID Pan Drum: A Robot Tongue-Drum Rendering of the SARS-2 COVID Virus Genome I\u2019m building a custom robot to play a little lap-sized tongue (steel) drum. 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