As you read this right now you might be at work or class, or have taken a “professional day” off. I’m sure that most of you are wishing you were back in bed cuddled up inside the warm covers and sleeping. If you’re not maybe you have some secret energy trick that I don’t know [...]
Alexander McQueen’s clothing designs were always a shock factor to the fashion world. Along with his very eccentric designs his concepts are another contributing factor to what made him a very profound designer. McQueen doesn’t go with the trend. He exploits sexuality within his work by just tracing it back to the body form. He [...]
In 1972, BBC released a four-part television series of thirty minute films hosted by writer and art critic John Berger. The series entitled Ways of Seeing sought to explore the effects of reproduction in art. Berger stressed that the invention of the camera changed the world of art because it allowed more people to view [...]
Over the years collage has become a very popular art form. Collage allows artists to combine media to create a singular message. The use of collage is said to have begun with the invention of paper in China around 200 B.C. After that twelfth-century Japanese calligraphers began to prepare surfaces for their poems by gluing [...]
I recently went on a museum excursion to Washington, D.C. where I found myself captivated by an exhibit at the American Art Museum by Nam June Paik. In 2009 the museum acquired the complete estate archive off the Seoul, Korea native. Before his death in 2006 Nam June Paik revolutionized the art world by transforming [...]
At my old school sometimes I would study in the student center which featured just about anything a college student would need including a Starbucks, food court, a lot of seating area, a game room, and a lone piano on the second floor. Sometimes a brave individual would play a medley of songs that could [...]
The reason that I am infatuated with the art world is that it allows people to express themselves through a myriad of mediums. Nowadays, for better or for worse, anything can be considered art. The one thing that has always irked me about the art world is when the art makes no sense to me, [...]
Although he passed in 1988, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artistic prowess is still recognized today.The Brooklyn born artist was initially recognized for his graffiti that used the walls of Brooklyn and Manhattan as canvas. He eventually moved on to painting and began to create work that drew on pieces from contemporary culture. Recently, director Tamra Davis payed [...]
Come join Younity and friends for some hip-hop style community building. Fostering local economies for urban artrepreneurs with a conscious mindset, it’s time for Younity’s 2nd annual Urban Arts Markit! One-of-a-Kind -Limited Editions – Hand Crafted – Flavor Curated by the infamous Toofly, and homegirl Yvey Hidalgo this open air markit pays homage to market life around the [...]
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