PLANET OF THE ARTS vol.4no.2 2 EDITORIAL Waste: the final frontier. Well maybe not, but in this, our first Theme Issue, we uncover a variety of ways to waste, not always so literal or direct. Environmentally, Madonna Hamel, Les Barth and Gary Coward each note how much we claim to love our planet and yet, how do we love thee? let us count the waste. Jerry Stochansky re-evaluates materialism and goes so far as to toss his clothing out the window (throwing cotton to the wind). Martin Hunt perceives College technol- ogy wasted in the face of a desperate over-emphasis on Creativity. He also puts in time (perhaps better spent elsewhere) at a Board meeting. Significantly, Derek Simons and Eileen Leier disagree on the Free Trade Agreement: will it be business as usual or will we be left in a cultural wasteland so desolate only T.S. Eliot, (an American), could describe it? Meanwhile, David Vaisbord wastes a lot of time in Toronto movie houses, and grad Kelly Constabaris comes to her own emotional refuse. Dennis Burton muses on the process and implications of getting wasted. Bicycle someplace and then re-cycle home. The Animation Department creates a pull-out centre-spread, exploring the fas- cinatingly multifaceted aspects of waste. This four-sided spread is suitable as two time-shared posters (or, as they say in a certain formative magazine, for wrapping fish). Karen Opas draws con- clusions. Waste draws flies. Artistically, draw on your own resources. Still life with fruit. Life is not a bowl of cherries, but that’s the way the fruit flies. Time flies. This year’s graduates waste no time. Personally, I wonder about the squandering of energy currently manifesting itself around the College as Fine Arts squares off against Design, creating only an annoying level of misdirected resentment and anger which steadily erodes the college sense of community. So knock it off al- ready. Next month this Planet’s theme is Power. Cleverly bridging the two concepts I can advise you all to not waste your power: vote. Next issue : Wednesday Dec. 7th Deadline : Monday Nov. 28th The theme is : POWER LETTERS Dear Planet, Having now entered my second year and eager to pursue further development, I am not totally satisfied with the amount of instruction that I have received. Due to the calendar schedule and the holi- days I have already lost twelve hours of instruc- tion, six in drawing and six in painting. A further class in each subject was given over to a course outline and last week, unfortunately, my drawing instructor was ill, resulting in the loss of another three hours of studio time. I, like every other student in this college, have given up a lot to attend this learning institute, to develop my abilities as an artist through profes- sional instruction. In light of this, I hope Iam justified in my feelings of frustration with the system. Where was the relief instructor? Why are classes scheduled on a public holiday? Am I wast- ing my time and money? The fact cannot be denied that I have lost a lot a valuable instruction time, which, as a develop- ing artist, I feel is extremely detrimental to my future. If this letter serves only to cause more consideration in the next semesters scheduling and more thought into value for the dollar spent, the energy in writing it was well spent. Yours truly Martyn Hurst Dear Planet, Thank you to John Wertscheck for taking the time and interest to inform us of the opera Don Giovani. It truly was a joy; unbeatable entertainment for only $5.00. To think I may have missed such a delight — ignorance is not bliss. Lizbeth Calvin Foundation (We mean it!) Dear Editor, On Friday September 16, 1988, in the evening sometime between 8 and 9:30 pm, my bike was stolen. It was attached to the galvanized steel fence that surrounds the outdoor 3-d area between the buildings of ECCAD on Granville Island. Someone cut through the 3/8" steel fence in two places in order to take my bike, it’s kryptonite lock still attached to the frame. The next day on returning to the scene I observed other cuts in the fence indicat- ing that mine was not the first bike to be liberated in this manner. I made a police report for the record, not because I thought they would help me retrieve my bike. Days passed and then weeks. I got over feeling mad. Remaining vigilant however, I exam- ined every bike that resembled mine. I learned a lot about mountain bikes. The truth is that I thought it was long gone and I had little chance if any of recovering it . So you can imagine how stunned I was to find it locked to the stop sign at the corner of 1st and Fir outside the ECCAD painting annex. The date was Monday October 17th, 1988. It had a different colour and different wheels but was nevertheless my baby. Now I would like to make three specific points. Number one, on October 17 when the police finally came, an hour and half after I phoned in the details, they unbolted the stop sign and lifted it through the lock and gave the bike back to me. Sure they checked my drivers licence and compared the actual serial number with the one I had scrawled on a piece of paper, and, granted, there was a case number from my original report of the theft. I admit I was delighted to get my bike back but also amazed at how easily the transaction occurred. Point number two: my bike had someone else’s Kryptonite lock attached to it’s frame, so I called a locksmith and he said to bring it in. So I did, and while I was trying to explain the story to assure him that it really was my bike, even as I spoke, he was drilling the lock and in less than ten minutes had charged me ten dollars for removing it... What more can I say? The third and last point I believe is that we may have a bike thief among us. signed a concerned student against bike theft Dear Planet, Please ask Madame Avanti: Is it true that Picasso was on steroids? I need to know, I need to know, I need to know. Gertrude Stein The Planet of the Arts is a student publication from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, funded by the Student Society. We welcome unsolicited contributions provided they include the contributor's real name and phone. number. Articles must be typewritten and double spaced. Photos and drawings should be black and white. Submis- sions can be placed in the black box outside the Planet office. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions to increase clarity and eliminate racism and sexism. Editor with a past: Naomi Singer Art Director: Gudmundur Oddur Magnusson Cover: Shawn Hayes-Holgate (Cartoon) Photos and Graphics: Ann Marie Fleming, Dennis Burton, George Ashcroft, Reid Fleming (no relation), Shawn Hayes-Holgate, Sean Thompson, Janine Miller, George Oliver, Kelly Constabaris, Donna Hunt, Theresa Henry, Bill McNamara, Lisa Chow, Colin Upton, Claire Maxwell, Tom Zuber, Charlie Grant, David Boswell, Shelia Smart, Adrian Raeside, Eileen Leier Articles and Poetry: Kevin Louis, Jerry Stochansky, E. John Love, lan Verchére, Naomi Singer, Karen Opas, Gary Coward, Frank Gaudet, Les Barth, Jack Lee, Alan Barkley, Martin Hunt, Derek Simons, Josh Wapp, Ann Marie Fleming, Robin Hutchison, John Wertschek, Lesley McCandless, Karen Godbout, Helen Yeomans, Madonna Hamel, David Vaisbord, Eileen Leier, Sandra Lockwood, Andrew Lawrence, Kelly Con- stabaris Typesetting: Matt Pearson, Leslie Smith, Keven Fedirko, Lynn Snedden, Donna Hunt, Darren Atwater, Connie Herman, Jeanne Rojowski, Martin Hunt. Paste-Up: Kevin Louis, Laird Pierce, Robin Hutchinson, Lesley McCandless. Faculty Advisior: John Wertschek Dear Planet, With the Henderson Report recommending that the Province support ECCAD’s proposal to implement degrees, I feel this is the perfect oppor- tunity to let the Ministry know how important it is for students to have a degree instead of a diploma. A degree program at this college would allow graduates the accessibility to do post-graduate studies, or train as art teachers, at other universi- ties and colleges in North America. Most Universi- ties, including U.B.C. and S.F.U., will not recognize the credits completed at Emily Carr despite four years of study. A diploma has very little clout in the real world. A diploma is less marketable in a world of degrees. To show your support for a degree at this college write a note to: Dr. Peter Remnant Department of Philosophy, U.B.C. 1866 Main Mall Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5 Tell Dr. Remnant, a representative of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, that ECCAD wants a degree. Sincerely, See Kevin Louis The following is a letter received by the Planet from the President's office. Dear Mr. Barkley, re: Student Parking, In the past couple of weeks, one of your students had her car towed off the Island twice for violating our daily three hour parking regulation. The most recent incident resulted in a heated discussion between the student and our staff. As noted in the attached memo distributed to Island tenants last January, the three hour limit is the daily maximum allowance. This is meant to be cumulative over the day to ensure that vehicles are not simply moved every three hours to avoid being towed. When the Commissionaires notice a vehicle in violation of the limit, they will have the vehicle removed. We would appreciate you passing this infor- mation on to your staff and students to help avoid future inconvenience to all concerned. Yours truly, Ken Tunnicliffe Property Manager Granville Island PLANET OF THE ARTS vol.4no.2 2 EDITORIAL Waste: the final frontier. Well maybe not, but in this, our first Theme Issue, we uncover a variety of ways to waste, not always so literal or direct. Environmentally, Madonna Hamel, Les Barth and Gary Coward each note how much we claim to love our planet and yet, how do we love thee? let us count the waste. Jerry Stochansky re-evaluates materialism and goes so far as to toss his clothing out the window (throwing cotton to the wind). Martin Hunt perceives College tochnol- ogy wasted in the face of a desperate over-emphasis on Creativity. He also puts in time (perhaps better spent elsewhere) at a Board meeting. Significantly, Derek Simons and Eileen Leier disagree on the Free Trade Ay t: will it be business as usual or will we be left in a cultural wasteland ‘s0 desolate only T'S. Eliot, (an American), could describe it? Meanwhile, David Vaisbord wastes lot of time in Toronto movie houses, and grad Kelly Constabaris comes to her own emotional refuse. Dennis Burton muses on the process and implications of getting wasted. Bicycle someplace and then re-oycle home. The Animation Department creates a pull-out centre-spread, exploring the fas- cinatingly multifaceted aspects of waste, This four-sided spread is suitable as two time-shared Posters (or, as they say in a certain formative magazine, for wrapping fish). Karen Opas draws con- clusions. Waste draws flies. Artistically, draw on your own resources. Still life with fruit, Li not a bowl of cherries, but that’s the way the fruit flio juandering of energy currently mani time. Personally, I wonder about the ‘Time flies. This year’s graduates waste no College as Fine Arts squares off against Design, creating only an annoying level of misdirected resentment and anger which steadily erodes the college sense of community. So knock it off al- ready. ‘Next month this Planet’s theme is Power. Cleverly bridging the two concepts I can advise you all to not waste your power : vote. Next issue : Wednesday Dec. 7th Deadline : Monday Nov. 28th The theme is : POWER LETTERS Dear Planet, Having now entered my second year and ‘eager to pursue further development, Iam not totally satisfied with the amount of instruction that Thave received, ‘Due to the calendar schedule and the holi- ays Ihave already lost twelve hours of instruc- tion, six in drawing and six in painting. A further class in each subject was given over to a course outline and last week, unfortunately, my drawing instructor was il, resulting in the loss of another three hours of studio time, I, like every other student in this college, have given up allot to attend this learning institute, to develop my abilities as an artist through profes- sional instruction. In light ofthis, Thope Iam justified in my feelings of frustration with the system, ‘Where was the relief instructor? Why are classes scheduled on a public holiday? Am I wast- {ing my time and money? "The fact cannot be denied that Ihave lost @ Jot a valuable instruction time, which, as a develop- ing artist, I feol is extremely detrimental to my future. If this letter serves only to cause more consideration in the next semesters scheduling and ‘more thought into value for the dollar spent, the ‘energy in writing it was well spent. ee IR 2 Dear Planet, ‘Thank you to John Wertscheck for taking the time and interest to inform us ofthe opera Don Giovani, Tetraly was a joy; unbeatable entertainment, for only $5.00. To think I may have missed such a delight —ignorance is not bliss. Yours truly Martyn Hurst Lizbeth Calvin Foundation (We mean it!) Dear Eaitor, On Friday September 16, 1988, in the evening sometime between 8 and 9:30 pm, my bike was stolen, It was attached to the galvanized steel fence that surrounds the outdoor 8-4 area between the buildings of ECCAD on Granville Island. Someone ceut through the 3/8" steel fence in two places in order to take my bike, i's kryptonite lock still attached to the frame. The next day on returning to the scene I observed other cuts in the fence indicat- {ng that mine was not the first bike tobe liberated in this manner. I made a police report for the record, not because I thought they would help me retrieve my bike. Days passed and then weeks. I got over feeling mad. Remaining vigilant however, I exam- {ned every bike that resembled mine. Ilearned a lot about mountain bikes. The truth is that I thought it was long gone and I had little chance if ‘any of recovering it. So you ean imagine how stunned I was to find it locked to the stop sign at ‘the corner of Ist and Fir outside the ECCAD painting annex. The date was Monday October 17th, 1988. Ithad a different colour and different wheels but was nevertheless my baby. ‘Now I would like to make three specific points. Number one, on Octaber 17 when the police finally came, an hour and half after I phoned in the details, they unbolted the stop sign and lifted it through the lock and gave the hike back to me. Sure they checked my drivers licence and compared the actual serial number with the one I had scrawled on a piece of paper, and, granted, there ‘was a case number from my original report of the theft. ladmit I was delighted to get my bike back but also amazed at how easily the transaction occurred. Point number two: my bike had someone else's Kryptonite lock attached to it’s frame, so 1 called a locksmith and he said to bring it in. SoT id, and while I was trying to explain the story to assure him that it really was my bike, even as I spoke, he was drilling the lock and in less than ten ‘minutes had charged me ten dollars for removing it... What more ean Isay? ‘The third and last point I believe is that we ‘may have a bike thief among us. Dear Planet, Please ask Madame Avanti Isiterue that Picasso was on steroids? Tneed to know, need to know, need to know. Gertrude Stein sting itself around the ‘The Planet of the Arte i a student publication from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, funded by tho ‘number. Aries must be ypawrtion and double spaced Photos and eawings shoud be black and white. Submie sions can bo placed in the black box outside te Planot ‘ofce. The editor resarves the right to act submissions to increase clarity and olminat racism and sexism, Editor with a past Naomi Singor ‘Ax Director: ‘Gudmundur Oddr Magnusson Cover: ‘Shawn Hayes Holgate (Cartoon) Photos and Graphios: ‘Ann Mario Fleming, Dennis Burton, Goorge Asherot Reid Flaming (no relation), Shawn Hayos Holgate, Sean ‘Thompson, Janine Miler, George Olver, Kely Constabaris, Donna Hunt, Theresa Henry Bil McNamara, Lisa Chow, Col Upton, Cairo Maxwol, Tom Zuber, Charlo Grant David Boswall, Shot’ Smart, Adfian Raosido, een Lotor ‘Articles and Pootry: Kevin Louis, Jony Stochansky, E. John Love, lan Verchire, "Naomi Singer, Karen Opas, Gary Coward, Frank Gaudet, Los Barth, Jack Loe, Alan Baroy, Martin Hunt, Derek ‘Simons, Josh Wapp, Ann Marie Fleming, Robin Fitehison, “John Wertschek,Losiey McCandloss, Karon Godbout, Holon Voomans, Madonna Hamel, David Vaisord, loon Loler, Sandra Lockwood, Andow Lawrence, Kelly Con- ‘slabars ‘Typesetting Matt Pearson, Losi Smith, Keven Fedtko, Lynn Sneddon, ‘Donna Hunt, Darron Awator, Connio Horman, Jeanne ojowsh), Martin Hunt Paste Kovin Lous, Lad Protea, Robin Hutchinson, Lesley McCandless Faculty Advisior: John Wertchele Dear Planet, With the Henderson Report recommending, ‘hat the Provinee support ECCAD's proposal to implement degrees, I feel this is the perfect oppor- ‘tunity tolet the Ministry know how important itis for students to have a dogree instead of a diploma. ‘A degree program at this college would allow ‘graduates the accessibility to do post-graduate studies, or train as art teachers, at other universi- ties and colleges in North America. Most Universi- tios, including U.B.C. and SFU., will not recognize the credits completed at Emily Carr despite four years of study. A diploma has very little clout in the real world. A diploma is less marketable in a world of dogrees. ‘To show your support for a degree at this college write a note to: ‘Dr. Peter Remnant ‘Department of Philosophy, U.B.C. 11866 Main Mall Vancouver, B.C. ‘Yer 1W5 ‘Tell Dr. Remnant, a representative of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Job Training, ‘that ECCAD wants a degree. ‘The following is a letter received by the Planet from the President's office. Sincerely, Kevin Louis Dear Mr. Barkley, tudent Parking, In the past couple of weeks, one of your students had her car towed off the Island twice for violating our daily three hour parking regulation. ‘The most recent incident resulted in a heated discussion between the student and our staff. ‘As noted in the attached memo distributed to Iland tenants last January, the three hour limit is the daily maximum allowance. This is meant to be ‘cumulative over the day to ensure that vehicles are ‘not simply moved every three hours to avoid being towed. When the Commissionaires notice a vehicle {n violation ofthe limit, they will have the vehicle removed. ‘We would appreciate you passing this infor- mation on to your staff and students to help avoid future inconvenience to all concerned. Yours truly, Ken Tunnicliffe Property Manager Granville Island