Ambiguity is his Game, Damian Hurst is his Name
Second day in London and a trip to the Tate Modern is necessary. Modern art being my favorite movement I am extremely excited to revisit this museum. Damian Hurst that artist known for his obsession with death and dots has a large exhibition of his works in several rooms ranging from his early work to present (2008, … Read more
The Difficulties of a Muse Illustrated at Tate Britain
I am going to London today to pick up a friend from Heathrow Airport, before we being our wild tour of Southern England. We intend to spend some time in London before we head off, including a visit to the Tate. I have been before before and was amazed by the vast collection of Pre-Raphalite … Read more
A Quick and Dirty Investigation: Are LOLCats and Internet Memes Art?
We’ve all seen and shared a few LOLCats and Internet Memes in our time, but is it possible that these images and videos are actually a new form of art? It may seem strange, but Rage Guys, Advice Dogs, Trollfaces, and Philosoraptors are ways for people around the globe to express their thoughts, feelings, and … Read more
Foam is Asking ‘What’s Next’ for Photography
I was referred to the website Foam more out of annoyance for responding to a tumblr post that veminantly attached the photography and character of the Spectacle-Photographer (by this I mean his fame as a photographer outweighs the quality of his prints as a professional photographer) Bryant Eslava. Student Photographer Dale Rothenberg who possesses a … Read more
Lukas Felzmann - Swarm
Reblogged from The PhotoBook: Photographs copyright Lukas Felzmann 2011 published by Lars Muller Publishers When first reading Lukas Felzmann’s recent photobook “Swarm”, my immediate recollection was a similar visual experience while in Rome. As the afternoon approached dusk, dense flocks of birds continue to create the most mesmerizing patterns overhead. From a distance, it appears as though there … Read more
Release Me, Release My Body
Release me is a new iPhone app that is absolutely fantastic for photographs (who hopefully have an iPhone or iPad!) Traditionally, release forms for photographs are on paper that are easy to tear, easy to misplace, easy to loose paper. Joey Lawrence and his friends have developed the app ‘Release M.’ an app that allows your subject … Read more
Hello Darkness My Old Friend: Facebook for $1B New Owner of Instagram
It is quite frightening to imagine how much Mark Zuckerber’s social media protegee, Facebook is embedded into our daily lives. The amount of data that we have willingly given and stored is insurmountable and past rumors that your private information could go public indicates how we are socially vulnerable to all of the information that have put into … Read more
My Personal Account of Post-Grad Moans and the Forever-Search for an Internship
The NYFA and Idealist websites over the past two months have become in my life a source of great aid in what feels like the ever lasting search for an internship. Bizarre, for I have almost developed an emotional connection with websites, inanimate and intangible objects. When I come across an internship that sparks my … Read more
Creative Arts Program in March: Learn to Write, Develop Social Skills, Manipulate Images and More
Reblogged from updownacross: In an ongoing effort to help Skillshare develop their growing Creative Arts Program some of teachers that taught in February are back this month to share their wise wisdoms on topics like art writing, networking, photoshopping, and managing grad school while working. In detail: This THURSDAY Kyle of artinfo will provide tips … Read more
ArtAround Washington D.C.
What appears to be a response for Google’s Art Project is ArtAround a website as well as iPhone and Droid app that has been coined the ‘inside-out museum’. This recently relaunched project is essentially a map of public art located within the D.C. area, where users can add works of art and provide information. The platform allows users to … Read more
