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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...

Yigal Ozeri, Diner Americana

Lily Frye

Photorealism: Paintings That Look Like Photographs

Hyperrealism paintings elevate intricacy to new heights. Seemingly microscopic dots illustrate pores and paper-thin hair strokes to construct the illusion of a photograph. This technique is known as photorealism.

Writing, by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Louise Irpino

The Search for Lost, Stolen, and Destroyed Art

Art can be priceless in a monetary sense, but it is most certainly priceless in a cultural sense. And if it’s lost, someone will be out there to find it.

The art of destruction courtesy of Christie's

Taylor Hunt

Art of Destruction

Destroying a work of art is a powerful and controversial statement, both to the artist and the world at large. Art offers profound cultural and emotional connections that cannot be...

PAUL SIGNAC, PORTRAIT OF FÉLIX FÉNÉON, 1890.

Emma Segrest

What’s the Point of Pointillism?

Pointillism is a painting style where dots of color are layered on a surface. When viewed from a distance, the dots create a blend of colors and shading that make...

Orin at work on the subway, Image courtesy of Artnet News and Christiane Paul Krenkler.jpg

Emma Livingston

The Subway Surfers: Strangers, Art, and Public ...

Perhaps artists sketching strangers on public transportation has been an established practice. However, in recent years, social media pushed this phenomenon to the spotlight, rendering it a viral sensation.

Mischief

Madelyn Kenney and Taylor Hunt

From Predator Claws to Manicured Paws: Victoria...

We can walk our way backward in history in this timeline of artistic and technological innovation as a way to appreciate the early age of photography as an art form...

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...

Faith Ringgold

Madelyn Kenney

Against the Norm: History of Art and Countercul...

Bold stances on war, civil rights, and environmentalism were matched with bright colors and curvy, abstract shapes and fonts. The opposition to these movements tended to remove the color from...

Gothic architecture

Madelyn Kenney and Jesslyn Low

Gothic Architecture

Today, the word ‘Gothic’ is used to describe all things dark and moody, but its inception and purpose in mid-12th century architecture were meant to bring in more light to...