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What Makes Famous Art Famous?

Lily Frye

What Makes Famous Art Famous?

Overnight sensations come and go. Viral dances, comedic sketches, short-lived romances—social media has become the hub for new creators and trends. But what makes a trend go viral? What makes...

Intersectional and Interdependent: the Interwoven History of Art and the Biological Sciences

Madelyn Kenney

Intersectional and Interdependent: the Interwov...

Humanity’s fascination with life entered the depths of the ocean in 1893 when the first underwater photograph was taken. The image included an early model for a scuba suit and...

Mariana Tower

Emma Segrest

Six Chicago Skyscrapers that Change the Archite...

Chicago is home to a wide array of unique and stunning architecture. Credited as the birthplace of the first modern-day skyscraper in 1885, Chicago has long been a breeding ground...

Untitled

Louise Irpino

The Impactful and Viral Staying Power of Felix ...

The installation is Felix Gonzalez-Torres’ 1991 work “Untitled” (Portrait of Ross in LA), and it’s much more than just a simple, “lazy” piece of object art for visitors to snag...

Physical Suffering for Art

Jesslyn Low

Physical Suffering for Art

Pain and suffering of the physical body have been topics explored by many artists.While pain is something that most of the world strives to avoid, there are some who embrace...

Picasso

Lily Frye

What Is Considered Art

We know there is a large spectrum to what we deem art is. One of the most extraordinary things about art is that it can be interpreted in many different...

Zodiac Signs as Art Movements

Emma Segrest

Zodiac Signs as Art Movements

Whether you’re an astrology truther or think it’s all fake, finding connections to art is something we can all appreciate. Here’s what art movement you are according to your zodiac...

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...

Hilma af Klint

Emma Livingston

Under the Radar, Ahead of Her Time: the Mysteri...

Af Klint was a future-thinking woman who created over 1,300 abstract artworks in 1906. This was well before “abstract” art was coined by Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich. Af Klint created...

The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger. Google Art Project

Taylor Hunt

Hans Holbein the Younger: More Than Just a Port...

Hans Holbein the Younger was taught the art of portraiture by his father, Hans Holbein the Elder. Hans Holbein the Younger became a member of the Basel artist guild in...