Monday, February 21, 2011

diverting devotion

Diverting Devotion is like a relationship roller coaster from hell. The inevitable heartbreak is excruciating. From beginning to end, the entire play was a train wreck of emotions, crashing at such an astonishing rate that once things start to turn sour it becomes a sucker punch to the face.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

the enveloping air

 Monet was a patron of the Impressionist movement, who seized upon the delicate, hazy, fleeting nuances in his paintings, which are so beautifully rendered into depictions of water and sky, mists and flowers.

i am for art


This article discusses both Claes Oldenburg and Allan Kaprow, both artistic pioneers for the Happenings (a series of sculptures, performances, and artistic installations). It begins with Oldenburg’s manifesto, a poem of sorts called “I am for Art”.

Monday, February 14, 2011

letters from paul cézanne

An endearing element of Paul Cezanne’s legacy is that while he paralleled his paintings with those of the classic Renaissance tradition of Western art, his innovative body of work created a break with the traditions of the twentieth century.

unh faculty series 2/8/11

As a BFA art student aspiring to make my own niche in the art world, I am ashamed that I am not as well acquainted with the musical and theatrical divisions as I am with the visual division of the art world.