Daria的大门

Lara Ehrlich著

Banner image: When painting her brownstone’s door, Daria Lugina (’19, CAS’19) takes her inspiration from cartoons and popular culture. She particularly enjoys painting Disney characters, like Mother Gothel from 纠结的. 西德尼·斯科特摄

在任何给定的一周,你可能已经瞥见了 Snoopy, Chihiro Ogino from 千与千寻, or the 僵尸新娘 gazing out at you from the doors of 200 and 202 Bay State Road. 这些色彩鲜艳的人物是达利亚·卢吉娜(Daria Lugina)的作品,她是在一时兴起的情况下开始了这个受欢迎的装置艺术项目。

In high school, Lugina volunteered at the local library, where the staff painted the windows in the children’s room with illustrations from picture books, like 埃里克·卡尔’s 非常饥饿的毛毛虫. 她发现这个过程能让她平静下来,而且很喜欢看孩子们看到自己喜欢的角色被画得比真人大时的反应。

卢吉纳现在主修绘画和英语双学位,辅修计算机科学,住在海湾州立路200号的受托人奖学金房子里。 During her first year at 部, she and her housemates decorated their brownstone for Halloween, and Lugina offered to paint the door with the title character from the film 僵尸新娘. 她说:“我们收到了很好的反馈,从那以后我就一直这样做,大约一个月一次。”

Daria's doors

Lugina’s doors have included (from left) Rapunzel from 纠结的, Chihiro Ogino from 千与千寻, and the rose from 小王子. Daria Lugina提供

Lugina打算从事动画或互动设计方面的职业,她的灵感来自卡通和流行文化。 She particularly enjoys painting Disney characters—like Rapunzel from 纠结的, Lilo & Stitch, and Mickey Mouse—which are also the favorites of her littlest fans.

她说:“很多孩子走到街上,当他们认出这些卡通形象时,都会很兴奋。” 卢吉纳说,当许多孩子惊讶地睁大眼睛时,“大学生们也同样兴奋。” “我确实见过人们拍照,但他们并不总是五岁。 这是让艺术进入社区的好方法。”

她发现这个过程和受到赞赏一样值得。 “这是一周结束时做的一件放松的事情,对我来说很有趣,”Lugina说,她在周五为音乐刷门。 她使用丙烯酸颜料和洗洁精混合,所以插图很容易用水洗掉,为她的下一个创作留下干净的表面。

In the video above, Daria Lugina (’19, CAS’19) transforms the doors of 200 and 202 Bay State Road, illustrating the first with Ariel from Disney’s 小美人鱼 and the second with a more politically charged image of a Muslim woman joining hands with the Statue of Liberty. 视频由Bill Politis提供

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