Photography is one of the newest inventions in the world of art. In fact, it wasn’t until about the 1940′s that it became generally accepted as an artistic tool, rather than just a scientific gadget. Because of its relatively recent inception, there are still many questions as to wha[...]
Archive for February, 2011
February 22nd, 2011 - 9:26 PM § in Artist
Maureen Gubia: Photo unreal
In academia, painters are often taught not to paint from photographs. They are told that, no matter how fascinating the picture, inevitably the end result will be flat and uninteresting. In theory, I agree with this logic: photos, as objects, are boring and 2-dimensional. Why should you pain[...]
February 20th, 2011 - 9:28 PM § in Gallery
MOMA’s Interactive Picasso
Museum websites, ironically, are not always a great source for viewing art. They tend to be more of large-scale teasers for the actual museum (for which they get to actually charge you), kind of like those temporary websites built for new Hollywood films. Therefore, I am somewhat impressed that th[...]
February 18th, 2011 - 9:55 PM § in Museums
Stolen, Damaged Rodin Restored By 3D Technology
Possibly the most famous sculpture in the world, Rodin’s “The Thinker” is the epitome of what modern art came to represent for many: introspection and individuality. Since its first version in 1902, the piece has been cast multiple times and in many locations. So when it was [...]
54th Venice Biennale Coming in June 2011
There are certain destinations in every creative field which are, indisputably, places to find contemporary talent and inspiration. In film, it is the Cannes Film Festival. For visual art, it is La Biennale di Venezia, where artists from around the world showcase their work in a themed exhibitio[...]
February 12th, 2011 - 10:21 PM § in Internet
Cable Companies Want to Subdue Google TV
As expensive cable providers lose more and more ground to free services like YouTube, and cheap services like NetFlix, it was inevitable that they would try to find a way to stop Google TV before it pushes Viacom or Comcast out of the television racket for good. The time has come: the National Cab[...]
February 10th, 2011 - 11:42 PM § in Reviews
Classic Macintosh As Art
I began using Apple Macintosh computers in the 1980s. These machines, for their time, were innovative, powerful, and expensive. Many credit Apple for making the graphical user interface (GUI) a standard for personal computers. Their graphics capabilities — both creation and presentation [...]
February 8th, 2011 - 8:28 PM § in Gallery
Graffiti L.A. Style
Graffiti is perhaps the only art form (for those who consider it as such) that is of entirely urban origin. Thus it is no surprise that the hotbeds of the art in the 80′s and 90′s, the time of a burgeoning Hip Hop culture, were New York City and Los Angeles. A lot of attention [...][...]
February 7th, 2011 - 11:36 PM § in Artist
Fayeq Oweis’ Art of Script
The Christian canon of religious art is full of lavish images of saints, angels, and devotees. The Islamic tradition held onto the prohibition of religious visual depiction, so, historically, the art adorning their sacred places was very creative in incorporating calligraphy and line. An example[...]
Google TV programming just got a whole lot easier
Learning the intricacies of programming for a strict display profile has always been a headache. I’ve been doing this for many platforms including iPhone portrait, iPhone landscape, and iPad. With 720p becoming more popular with the advent of Google TV, Apple TV, Roku, Boxee and Samsung TV, it[...]