Waxing/Waning
Welcome to Waxing/Waning, Luna Negra’s blog! Here you’ll find timely posts from our editors and designers on a variety of topics from exhibition reviews to book rankings.
The Season of Suspense
The Season of Suspense written by Lindsay Collier Autumn provides a space of contemplation and introspection. As days continue to grow shorter, good books are one way to stay entertained while stuck inside. Whether you are seeking a book to make you sleep with the lights on, or a space to think about the world…
Fall Into Fiction
Fall Into Fiction written by Lindsay Collier There is something about fall that makes us crave scary stories– narratives that are capable of mirroring the colder, creepier nights. As the leaves turn, so do the books we pick up. The following titles span the realm of horror and are perfect to pick up for the…
There Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves, and Then There is Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’
There Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves, and Then There is Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights written by Sophie Swengel One of the looming clouds over any writer’s head, however successful, is the allure of having your work adapted. It is an easy allure to succumb to, and as a writer myself, I can’t help but…
Immortalized Through Memory: The Beauty of Aftersun
Immortalized Through Memory: The Beauty of Aftersun by Peyton Trout This article contains spoilers for the movie. “[S]ometimes at playtime I’ll look up to the sky and if the sun is out, I’ll think about the fact that you can see the same sun. So that even if we aren’t in the same place, we…
Looking Back at the Art of 2022
By the Luna Negra Staff
2022 was a year of creativity, as reflected in the artwork produced. From releases of writing to movies to digital work, self-expression flourished in each of the forms it took…
To Read or Not to Read: Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho
To Read or Not to Read: Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho by Peyton Trout This review contains spoilers for the film and book. A Halloween costume classic. A TikTok trend. A crazed businessman. Patrick Bateman has had a grip on pop culture more in recent years than ever before. While most everyone knows Christian Bale…
By the Pricking of My Thumbs—What to Read This Autumn
By the Pricking of My Thumb — What to Read This Autumn by Leah Shepard As the wind begins to swell and the leaves begin to change, sending us indoors, autumn has set in on campus. With it, it brings the ambience of autumn—that spooky mood we all know too well—and for many, it brings…
Known Unknown: BFA Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Known Unknown is an installation by senior Sculpture student Kennedy Deen. The installation has one main sculpture that you can enter, called Glow Within. . .
Familiar Patterns: BFA Thesis Exhibition Review
By Olivia Wachtel
Emelia Tallman’s Senior BFA Thesis Exhibition, Familiar Patterns, is a beautiful exercise of reflection. . .
the girl for: BFA Thesis Exhibition Review
By Michael Turle
Made up of five separate pieces of intricate multi-media art, the collection deals with themes of gender, sex, identity, body image, and much, much more. . .
2022 Annual Art Show
By Peyton Trout
Thursday, March 24, Kent State art students gathered their families and friends to attend the university’s Annual Student Art Exhibition which features both graduate and undergraduate art. Each undergraduate artist was eligible for Best in Show, First Runner Up, Second Runner Up, and People’s Choice. . .
All Hail the Print Magazine: Comments on Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch
By Jillian Bremner
Oozing with literary style from the first frame, The French Dispatch, Wes Anderson’s eleventh feature length film, delivers a story about a fictional magazine operating out of a small town in France jam packed with wry performances, stunning visuals, inventive story telling technique, and most importantly, a love of journalism. . .
Subjective Value & the Material Self: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Subjective Value & the Material Self is an installation focused on tiny jars, born from Anders Ove’s Vile Vials project. A selection from the first iteration of Vile Vials is presented as enlarged photographs on one of the gallery walls. These “Vials” are composed of “found objects” that…
Sounds of Life: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Sounds of Life features 5 weavings that are based on remembered sounds at specific locations, such as a car revving its engine outside of a warehouse. These weavings employ ikat, a traditionally Japanese dyeing technique in which. . .
Out of Body Experience: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Olivia Pace’s exhibition, Out of Body Experience, features 5 ceramic sculptures, four wall-hung and one supported by two pedestals. These sculptures are hand built, not castings, based on body parts, . . .
product//environment: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Olivia Wachtel
Hope Ashley’s BFA thesis exhibition is a reflection on perspective and environment, combining architectural and industrial mediums. . .
Thrive: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Olivia Wachtel
Walking into Thrive, Abbi Spangler’s BFA thesis exhibition, I was struck by the sheer volume of her work. Hanging from the ceiling . . .