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Sunday, October 11, 2015An edition of theD
Brick Daniel Kyle
has tried creating in
various mediums. He
studied painting at
Indiana University
and has tried ceram-
ics and printmaking.
But when he taught
himself to use Adobe
Photoshop, he found a new
way to express himself.
Kyle’s works are currently
on display at the Royale Hair
Parlor in downtown Bloom-
ington. He’d been posting his
creations on social media and
did a custom collage for the
salon after a hair cut. After
seeing more of his
work, the salon asked
Kyle if he’d like to
have a show.
“I wasn’t planning
it, but Royale asked
me to,” Kyle said.
Kyle is a graphic
designer for the Back
Door, a downtown
club. While doing
work for the business,
he decided to teach
himself Photoshop.
“I would consider myself a
graphic designer and a digital
artist second,” he said.
He keeps an inspiration
folder on his computer that he
works with when he’s ready to
create.
“I go to a coffee house and
drink way too much coffee,”
Kyle said. He’ll listen to elec-
tronic music, find something
in his inspiration folder that
he likes with the right texture,
then start looking for a color
theme or something else to
A new way to create
Artist uses
Photoshop to
create art
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If you go
WHAT: Exhibit of digital work by
Brick Daniel Kyle.
WHERE: Royale Hair Parlor Gallery,
116 W. Sixth St., Suite 101, Blooming-
ton.
WHEN: The exhibit is on display
through November. The salon is open
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, 10 a.m. to
8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Marci
Creps
H-T COLUMNIST
COURTESY PHOTO
Brick Daniel Kyle uses Adobe Photoshop to create his art on a computer. His
works are being displayed at Royale Hair Parlor in Bloomington.SEE ARTS CORNER | PAGE D4
Athletic trainers are widely
andpubliclyknownforhelping
traditional sport athletes, such
as football and basketball play-
ers, recover from injuries, but
formorethan25yearsofficially,
thesetrainershavebeenhelping
out dancers and musicians in
the performing arts.
Performing arts specializa-
tionforathletictrainersstarted
at Indiana University back in
1995 with Dr. John Schrader,
associate dean for student aca-
demic affairs for the School of
Public Health, after a request
from the then-chair of the
department of ballet, which
hadacrisisepidemicofinjuries.
With the intensity of the fall
ballet immediately turning to
“TheNutcracker,”alotofover-
use conditions appeared in the
dancers, Schrader said.
It was not until 1997 that
Schrader expanded the pro-
gram because of the demands
fromthedancers,whicheventu-
allygrewtoincludecontempo-
rary dance.
The current year is a trial
yeartoexpandtheathletictrain-
ing performing arts program
again, with Alyssa McPherson
working with the Marching
Hundred on game days.
McPherson, officially hired
throughthekinesiologydepart-
ment, works with ROTC, the
Marching Hundred, ballerinas
and contemporary dancers, as
well as some other musicians
who come to see her. She over-
seestheprogramastheclinical
supervisor for these athletic
training providing services.
“I think, if you ask some of
ourstudents—theundergradu-
atestudentswillrotatethrough
our settings, too — if you ask
them, they would say they are
very surprised at how similar
they(theinjuries)are,”shesaid.
Schrader said only two stu-
dents are admitted into the
graduate program for athletic
trainingfortheperformingarts,
becauseofthefactthatitismore
of a niche program.
Athletic trainers for dancers
are available at every perfor-
mance,techweekandrehearsal,
as well as being available for
walk-in sessions in the facili-
ties in the ballet and dance
buildings.
“As a whole, I think the ath-
letic training community has,
atthispoint,kindofrecognized
danceasbeinganeed,”McPher-
son said.
Athletic trainers
also help dancers,
marching band
By Madeline Dippel
812-331-4399 | mdippel@heraldt.com
INDIANA UNIVERSITY | COURTESY PHOTO
Alyssa McPherson works on a ballerina at Indiana University. McPher-
son works with ballerinas, contemporary dancers and members of the
Marching Hundred as an athletic trainer.
Alyssa McPherson works on a
ballerina at Indiana University.
McPherson works with balle-
rinas, contemporary dancers
and members of the Marching
Hundred as an athletic trainer.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY | COURTESY PHOTO
ArtA TRAINED
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“I think getting athletic
trainers to realize the need
amongstmusicians,theater
performers,operaperform-
ers, et cetera, is growing,
but there still is some need
for that education.”
Since the program’s
beginningin1995,alotmore
is available to the students
who use the athletic train-
ers, Schrader said.
Instead ofworking with
the acute conditions and
crisis management, which
was all that could be done
for the most part at the
beginning,morepreventive
measures can be taken to
preventoveruseconditions
from becoming severe.
Schrader said he con-
tinues working with the
performers on a volunteer
basis, even though he is in
an administrative position
now, because he enjoys it.
“Iloveworkingwiththe
performers,”Schradersaid.
There are hopes to
expand the program cau-
tiously because of the
increase of interest in this
particular area. Depend-
ing upon the interest in
Jacobs School of Music,
there could be an increase
in the program involving
musicians and the March-
ing Hundred, if there is
interestbeyondthecurrent
trial period.
McPherson said she
wouldliketohaveextended
hoursforthemusiciansand
marcherswhensheisavail-
abletothemassheistothe
dancers.
“Hopefully we’re mov-
ing to the pointwhere hav-
ing athletic trainers isn’t a
luxury, but a necessity in
most places (in the per-
formingarts),”McPherson
said.
take the image to the next level. He’s
mostly swayed by colors and layers.
“I’m really inspired by fashion blogs
or models and how they pose and how
they hold their bodies in certain ways,”
Kyle said. Some works can be finished
within an hour, with others taking
much longer.
“They usually just come out pretty
fast when I’m spent and shaky from
coffee,” he said.
But the artist can get stuck.
“If I put too much into a piece, I’ll
get stuck,” he said. He can also get
stuck on the texture he’s using and
admits he’ll “beat the horse until it’s
dead” to get it right. “Usually it’s just if
I’m really, really trying to use an image,
and I can’t cut it out properly or I can’t
layer it properly, I’ll get stuck.”
In the beginning, Kyle would share
his work with his friends, who were
impressed by how cool the images
looked.
“As soon as it was printed, it blew
my mind as well as those of my
friends, just seeing something physical
that I did,” Kyle said.
The exhibit opened Oct. 2, and Kyle
said he got nothing but good feedback
for those who attended the opening.
He’s only been working in this medium
for about a year, and so far he’s created
more than 20 pieces. Being new to this
technique leaves Kyle room to grow.
“I’m definitely more focused on
cleaning up my technique and finding
better colors and drawing from news
or current themes going on right now
in culture,” Kyle said.
He’s definitely learned a lot. He
has found that using masking isn’t so
destructive.
“The worst I think is when I first
started and I didn’t save the project
properly,” he said.
With his work schedule, Kyle said
he’s able to work on his art almost
every day. Sometimes he finds that
whatever he’s creating for his own
personal art feeds into what he’s doing
for the Back Door and vice versa.
“I just get to have fun all day. I wish
there was more money involved, but
it’s a pretty big job,” he said.
Arts editor Marci Creps can be reached at 812-331-
4375 or mcreps@heraldt.com.
TRAINERS
Athletictrainerswork
withperformers
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COURTESY PHOTO
Brick Daniel Kyle uses Photoshop to create his art. His works are on display at Royale Hair Parlor.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY | COURTESY PHOTO
Athletic trainer Alyssa McPherson works with a ballerina at
Indiana University.
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