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Painting the Upside Down
Hey, I’m back. I know I’ve been away for a while, but I’ve been roaming about Southern Europe for a month… … on top of that, I’ve been trying to manage my schoolwork among other things. To make up for roughly three months of radio silence, I’ve decided to write about something that I know everyone … Continue reading
Christo Sinking or Swimming
Earlier in the month, the renowned Christo unveiled his latest work that has taken him forty-six years to bring to realization. The Floating Piers have been out on Lake Iseo, in northern Italy since 18 June, and will continue to float out in the lake until 3 July: a bridge dressed in saffron-colored fabric that connects two … Continue reading
New New York
I recently read an article about some of the famous structures in New York City, and about all the little features that no one would have noticed. Little tiny things that you would’ve never noticed were vitally important in the creation of monumental architectural structures. For instance, Times Square got its name in honor of … Continue reading
Banksy Strikes Again
Sometime within the past week, the famous graffiti artist known as Banksy has created another one of his social critiques. If you wish to look at it yourself, it’s upon the side of a building in London that happens to be standing across the street from the French embassy. This new work shows Cosette, the … Continue reading
War, Art, and Nazis: Otto Dix’s Story
If you ask me who my favorite artist is, the standard answer is that I don’t know because there are so many good artists. But if I had to get it down to a single individual, it would have to be Otto Dix. Otto Dix is certainly not as well known to laypeople as is … Continue reading
This Game is Rated M for Magritte
I love video games. A lot of us do. Assassin’s Creed, Halo, Fallout, Skyrim, Call of Duty. I could go on. And all gamers know that some of the game developers can be as famous or infamous as the games themselves. Ubisoft is world famous for creating the Far Cry series and Prince of Persia, while Rockstar … Continue reading
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