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BBDragYoPerreoSolaMain.png. Frame from Bad Bunny’s music video “Yo Perreo Sola,” where he appears in drag. Via Bad Bunny’s YouTube.

PART III: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

Feature image: Frame from Bad Bunny’s music video “Yo Perreo Sola,” where he appears in...

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Bad Bunny holding the Puerto Rican flag during a protest in Puerto Rico in 2019. Photo by Eric Rojas for AFP via Getty Images.

Part II: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

Feature image:  Bad Bunny holding the Puerto Rican flag during a protest in Puerto Rico...

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Frame from Bad Bunny’s music video “La Noche de Anoche” featuring Rosalía and directed by Stillz, via Bad Bunny’s YouTube.

Part I: Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Cultural Empire

Feature image: Frame from Bad Bunny’s music video “La Noche de Anoche” featuring Rosalía and...

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Martín Bernetti Vera, "La Última Frontera,”(The Last Frontier) posted by u/cubesato via Reddit

r/AccidentalRenaissance

Feature image: Martín Bernetti Vera, "La Última Frontera,”(The Last Frontier) posted by u/cubesato via Reddit....

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Via Surrealism Today

The Nightmare Artist: Zdzisław Beksiński

Known for his dystopian surrealist paintings that will send a chill down your spine, Polish...

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Millie Brown

Body Fluids in Art: Vomit

Upchuck, barfing, retching, puking. Losing the contents of one’s stomach to nausea is a shared...

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Miniature Western Town, 1962 with Disney characters, image courtesy of Rosella Parra

Ross Ward: The Mastermind Behind Tinkertown Museum

Deep in the Sandia Mountains of Albuquerque, New Mexico, lies the Tinkertown Museum, but this...

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Creativity or Defacement: How This TikTok Trend Is Luring In Keyboard Warriors

Creativity or Defacement: How This TikTok Trend Is Luring In Keyboard Warriors

Feature image: Valerie Hegarty, Melted Captain (Small). 2011. View here. A recent TikTok trend has some...

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Hilary Pecis artwork via David Kordansky Gallery

Five Artists You Should Know

Hilary Pecis artwork via David Kordansky Gallery Five Artists You Should Know: Exploring Identity in...

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Seedbed Ramop

Body Fluids in Art: Semen

Masculine, virile, and sexual are three words that come to mind when considering the use...

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Grid Petri Pattern

Petri Dish Art

The art we see in museums is unmoving and unchanging; it simply is. Though pieces’ ...

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Graphic via ZBrushCentral

Artwork of the Rape of the Sabine Women

Disclaimer: The artwork this article explores presents disturbing and graphic subject matter that often shocks...

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Dr. Martens

A History of Fashion’s Most Iconic Combat Boots: Dr. Martens

When asked to picture a combat boot, what do you see? If you’re visualizing a...

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Childe Hassam, Pont Royal, parigi, 1897, image via Wikimedia_Sailko

Frames: The Invisible Glue of Art History

Often, when beholding a piece of art, the mind is trained to pay no attention...

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Medical practitioner examining urine

Body Fluids in Art: Urine

The Use of Urine in Art Urine’s appearance in art has a long history that...

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Graffiti in Athens, 2018, Image courtesy of Badseed (Public Domain)

Graffiti in Greece

Graffiti in Greece: a Love-Hate Situationship with a Long-Disputed Art Form Graffiti-filled walls flashed by...

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GreenPeace Drone Show

Drone Art

Drones are well-known for their multifunctionality: used for military operations, asset protection, wildlife monitoring, search...

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Witches Sabboth de Goya via Meister Drucke

Witches in Art History

Witches Sabbath by Goya via Meister Drucke  Witches appeared in art history as mysterious women...

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Muscat and Rivera lede

PART II: Reggaeton Visuals

How Elliott Muscat and Gian Rivera’s Upbringings Influence Their Visual Narratives in Reggaeton In PART...

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Devil and eagle, CristianChirita via Wikimedia, photograph of artwork in public domain

Alchemical Art

Alchemical Art - the Precursor to Surrealism When a painting is described as “dreamy,” the...

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Courtesy of Art Basel

Matching Your Favorite Artists to Must-See Films

There are many reasons we feel drawn to particular artists. Whether through visual narrative, aesthetics,...

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Photo Credit: Dipo Doherty

Burning Man 2023 Recap

Photo Credit: Dipo Doherty Burning Man 2023 Recap: Animalia, Flooding, and Naked Tiki Bars Founded...

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Art-o-mat machine at Nik + Ivy Brewing in Lockport, IL via Louise Irpino for ArtRKL

Art-o-mat: the Vending Machine That Sells Art

These days, it seems like you can find just about anything in a vending machine....

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LA BABY

PART I: Reggaeton Visuals

Poster for Tainy’s  “LA BABY” music video with Feid, Sech, and Daddy Yankee directed by...

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Courtesy of ArtNet news website.

Body Fluids in Art: Feces

SHIT! Artwork and Feces Beauty and art have gone hand in hand for centuries. Historically,...

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Image courtesy of My Modern Met

Art and Identity

Artists Immortalized How We Approached Identity Through Portraits of Themselves and Others Have you ever...

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Stock Photos from Lia_t/Shutterstock

Kintsugi

Golden and Imperfect: the Influence of Kintsugi In a world increasingly obsessed with the shiny...

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Cute and Cozy Animals

Cute and Cozy Animals

Lately, a flurry of trending videos and images have been dedicated to cute, cozy animals....

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Image courtesy of ThoughtCo

Gargoyles

Gargoyles are architectural stone statues depicting mythological winged creatures. They are typically viewed as grotesque...

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P

War, Peace, and Art History

When armed conflict occurs between political powers, it seems the only resolution is to declare...

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Names of Vietnam veterans at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. via Wikimedia Commons

Understanding Public Memorial Architecture and Design

When a large-scale tragedy or injustice occurs—such as war, pandemic, terrorism, natural disaster, civil unrest,...

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Woman with Unicorn, image is public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia

Unicorns in Art

Woman with Unicorn, image is public domain, courtesy of Wikimedia. The Naked Truth: Deconstructing Assumptions...

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Marc Chagall wedding

Weddings in Art History

Weddings are a cherished and timeless celebration of love and commitment. Within these joyous occasions,...

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The Battle of Amazon and Centaurs by Georgy Kurasov, 2013, image courtesy of GK studio

Art History Feuds: Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci

The battle between artistic gods and the legacy left behind The spectacle of great artistry...

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Image courtesy of ELEPHANT.art

Body Fluids in Art: Menstrual Blood

History of Menstrual Blood in Art Menstruation is a normal biological process and a vital...

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Zodiac symbols graphic courtesy of Guru Lex

Zodiac Signs as Buildings

Zodiac Signs as Famous Buildings Throughout History Architecture covers a wide array of aesthetics, purposes,...

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Chair

Gilbert Rohde

The Father of Midcentury Modern: The Lasting Impact of Gilbert Rohde There are few design...

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Starlinc NYC

Who is Starlinc? And What Are People Wearing in New York, Summer 2023?

Starlinc Asks, What Are People Wearing in New York, Summer 2023? Some say everything starts...

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Broken Eggs, 1756 https://www.myrecipes.com/extracrispy/important-eggs-art-history

Eggcellent Art: Egg Symbolism in Art History

Eggcellent Art: Egg Symbolism in Art History Have you ever looked at a painting, read...

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The Sea Maidens

Mermaids in Classical Art History

Mermaids are majestic, mysterious, and beautiful sea creatures that inhabit our oceans; for thousands of...

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Candyman

Paintings in Horror Films

Paintings in Horror Films Are you a lover of art? How about horror movies? Those...

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courtesy of Psychology Magazine

Art Therapy

Art Therapy: How Art Can Increase Happiness Therapy is one of the most valuable forms...

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Kodakchrome

The Evolution of Photography

The Evolution of Photography: the Camera Last December, at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, I...

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Color Wheel of Emotion, courtesy of Forbes

Moody Hues

Moody Hues: How Color Affects Emotions in Art Ever wondered how Picasso’s ‘blue’ period achieves...

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The Last Judgement

Art of the Desolate

Introduction One of the many consistencies present throughout mankind’s history is a fascination with endings....

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Twins, courtesy of Stone Sparrow

Art That Leaves Its Frame

Pushing boundaries is no new concept in the art world. From Duchamp to Pollock, artists...

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Memories of Geisha

Representation of Geishas in Art History

When we think of Japanese art, we typically associate it with Anime—hand-drawn and computer-generated animation...

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Sotheby's

The State of the Art Market

The art market runs on value. High-value pieces draw up enough hype about high-value artists...

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Thorne mini room

The Magic of the Thorne Miniature Rooms

 If you played with dolls as a child, you probably remember all their little doll-sized...

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Yoko Ono via MoMA

Performance Art and Performing Arts: An Analysis

Performance art and performing arts: two sides of the same conceptual coin It’s easy to...

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