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aesthetic

Emma Livingston

The Pursuit of the Perfect Aesthetic: Are We Al...

There is a myriad of aesthetics currently taking over TikTok and Instagram, and people are obsessed. Aesthetics are just another way for humans to fit in, and, at the end...

Sad paintings

Jesslyn Low

Ten Paintings That'll Make You Cry

When words fail us, art can become the beacon of light that recognizes some of the more painful emotions that come with the experiences of being human. Here are ten...

What is an art curator

Emma Livingston

A Look at Curation from a ‘Non-curator’

It might be refreshing to hear a point of view from someone simply observing, which I might add, is the fundamental concept of curating in and of itself: to observe,...

The Scream

Rebekah Turner

Mental Health Social Commentary

The pressure to look a certain way, think a certain way, and to be a certain way. As far as time is recorded, there are those who are ‘different’ or...

Entrance to The Greats virtual gallery

Madelyn Kenney

Rewriting Art History: Wolfgang and Helene Belt...

Wolfgang Beltracchi was working and needed more zinc to create white pigments for his paintings. After obtaining some from a supplier in the Netherlands, he continued to work on "Red...

Keith Haring The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing book cover

Rebecca Levenson

Kay Haring

Kay A. Haring is a dedicated mother, wife, and writer, as well as the younger sister of the late artist Keith Haring. Since Keith’s tragic passing in 1990, Kay’s time...

European Fashion Depicted in Neoclassical Art

Lily Frye

European Fashion Depicted in Neoclassical Art

Dating back to the mid-1500s, European fashion has been carefully conserved thanks to a few men who knew how to work a paintbrush.

Master of the Embroidered Foliage Virgin and Child in a Landscape

Taylor Hunt

Anonymity in Art

When studying art history, the names of artists hold a special significance in identifying personal styles. For example, one can easily identify an abstract, fragmented Cubist work as being that...

Baroness von Freytag-Loringhoven. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Emma Livingston

Recognizing Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhov...

Some see the Baroness as the true Dada mastermind, largely according to a series of letters and poems exchanged between the two, while others are outraged at the mention of...

Suzy Bishop (played by Kara Hayward) in Moonrise Kingdom. Image from IMDB.

Janine Mae Dela Cueva

Why are Wes Anderson Films So Captivating?

Sometimes when we look at a painting, we immediately recognize the artist without even needing to confirm. This not only occurs with paintings but with all artistic mediums, especially film....