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[...]
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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 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[...]
February 6th, 2011 - 11:03 PM § in Gallery
Brooklyn Art Project Has It All
Everyone knows that if you can make it in New York City, you can make it anywhere. So if you can make it in Brooklyn, you must be doing something right. Do you currently live in this borough of New York, or are you curious about this hotspot of creativity? Look no further than the [...][...]
February 5th, 2011 - 11:30 PM § in Gallery
Online Art Community deviantART
As we have seen in recent months with the citizen revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, probably the single most important gift the Internet has given the world is a forum for free thought and collaboration. This kind of freedom can be a source of innovation, and unbelievable wastes of time and energy. [...]
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:48 PM § in Artist
The Mystery of Mouchette
Recently I was Googling info on the films of Robert Bresson, and inadvertantly discovered a curious website called Mouchette.org. Named after one of his films, which was adapted from a 1937 novel by French writer Georges Bernanos, the site is supposedly an homage to the original (and famously morb[...]