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Decomissioned Shoe

Rosella Parra

Shoes in Contemporary Art

Anything is possible with the right shoes. But have you ever wondered what kind of impact shoes make in the world of art apart from fashion? How are artists utilizing...

Moses by legendary sculptor Michelangelo pictured close up.

Taylor Hunt

Hyperrealism in Sculpture

Hyperrealistic sculpture is a breathtaking glance into the human condition. By perfecting each detail of human anatomy with striking realism, these artists can execute social commentary about the state of...

The Founders of the Cummer Museum

Rosella Parra

The Founders of the Cummer Museum

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens is the only historical art museum in Jacksonville, Florida. For the last sixty-one years, the Cummer Museum has brought in many visitors for...

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Taylor Hunt

Chloé Autumn-Winter 2023: Modern Renaissance

Our age of immense social change has sparred numerous conversations about what our culture seeks within fashion. Among this discourse, eco-consciousness, size inclusivity, racial inclusivity, and gender equality have all...

The Birth of Venus

Janine Mae Dela Cueva

Ladies on the Canvas

The entire month of March is Women's History Month and during this month, we spotlight women’s contributions in history and their stories. Instead of featuring female artists, I figured that...

Iconic stylist and designer Law Roach

Gigi Penn

Law Roach Retirement feat. Zendaya

On March 14, first-ever Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awarded celebrity stylist Law Roach announced his retirement on Instagram.

Oscar Wilde, Green Carnations

Janine Mae Dela Cueva

Queer Representation in Visual Arts

Past struggles and harsh realities of the queer lifestyle can be seen through a plethora of artistic works from previous generations that are still being uncovered today. Looking back, it’s...

The maze of booths at the Miami convention center. Photo by Samantha Fencil.

Mia Stern

What’s in a Fair?

Art fairs are portrayed as glamorous reunions, filled with A-listers, money, and high fashion—all of this is true. If we dissipate the art world aura though, they are also very...

Pat as the Madonna for Thierry Mugler FW 1984

Gigi Penn

Mugler’s Muses: One Night Only with Pat Clevela...

Pat Cleveland met Thierry Mugler in the 1970s in Paris at the discotheque run by Régine. You couldn’t miss him. Amidst the brooding “dark and sober colored” chic-ness of pursed-lipped...

The book cover of Edward Said's "Orientalism" in 1978 (photo from pocolit.com). The book gives insight on Said's research of what Orientalism is.

Rosella Parra

Asian Women and Culture in Orientalism

During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Orientalism was a popular trend in art where Western artists painted representations of Asian and Middle Eastern cultures within their work. For the art...