Cubism is a very important artistic style, and one of the most impactful art movements of the early twentieth century. Its unique visual style and abstract ideas inspired a plethora of future art movements such as Constructivism, Dadaism, De Stijl, Futurism, and many more. De Stijl artists in particular drew from Cubism’s adoption of pure abstraction, removal of any and all identifiable subject matter, and its mysticism about ideal geometric shapes. Continue reading →
Yuko Shimizu is an acclaimed Japanese-American illustrator who finds inspiration from both comic books and traditional Japanese woodblock prints in the creation of her own unique style. She is both a successful modern artist as well as a successful business women thanks to over three decades of hard work and dedication.
Before becoming the talented illustrator she is today, Shimizu worked in personal relations for a large Japanese corporation for over a decade. She eventually became sick of the mundane corporate atmosphere and also began to feel trapped without much upward mobility in her position. Combined with her growing fear that she would regret not trying to do something more with her life, Shimizu quit her PR job to move halfway across the world to follow her dream of becoming an illustrator. Continue reading →
Artificial Intelligence is an emerging medium in the contemporary art world. Only recently has technology improved enough to allow the creation of algorithms capable of preforming complex tasks like generating an original image. AI art is pivotal within the history of contemporary art because it gives artists a new medium by which to create unique works, and a new framework through which they can explore and extrapolate upon on the role of the artist in the creation of a work. The Bauhaus idea of the artist as an engineer is invoked, as to code AI one must be intensely familiar with computer science and coding. It also allows artists to further explore ideas of randomness, iteration, and artistic authorship that the Abstract Expressionists and Surrealists experimented with before them. Continue reading →
James Turrell’s Into the Light exhibition at MASS MoCA is a must-see exhibition. The artwork on display is jaw-dropping both visually and intellectually. James Turrell doesn’t just deconstruct light, but the very nature of seeing. While slightly hindered by the labyrinth-like venue, the mind-numbing wait to see certain works, and the lack of educational value, Into the Light is an extraordinary exhibition that must not be missed. Continue reading →
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