Category: Art
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What Mitski Tells Us About Capitalism and Art
Read more: What Mitski Tells Us About Capitalism and ArtI cry at the start of every Mitski song / I guess cause I wish I was making things too. Yeah, I know, very meta of me to almost quote the beginning of the song, but that line never ceases to amaze me. Mitski is describing the thought most artists have: the realization that you…
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Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #3: The Ember Knight Show
Read more: Shine on (you) Crazy Diamond #3: The Ember Knight ShowShine on (you) crazy diamond, other than being a not so subtle reference to the magnificent music of Pink Floyd, is also the title for this series of articles hellbent on making you discover underrated artworks that have nothing but passion and a heaping amount of psychedelics in them. With that out of the way,…
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Expectations and Confrontations: On Taking Risks in Art
Read more: Expectations and Confrontations: On Taking Risks in Art“No artist desires to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved. No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style. No artist is ever morbid. The artist can express everything.” Oscar Wilde 1. FREEDOM Lately I’ve been considering the merits of taking risks in…
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An Ode To Paint
Read more: An Ode To PaintThere are two types of art I wholeheartedly admire: the art of writing and the art of painting. I love how artists practicing these two disciplines fill blank canvasses with diverse forms of emotional creativity. Of course, there are other artists such as dancers and singers who actively use their bodies to convey art, which…
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Hyperrealism in Rotterdam
Read more: Hyperrealism in RotterdamIn 2016 robot Sophia[2] made her first public appearance. The uncanny humanoid robot can detect and mimic a large range of emotions and expressions. After her first appearance she made many others, making her a popular robot around the globe. A lot of people are happy about her creation, seeing her as a helpful addition…
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