anytime, anywhere: kanye west's relentless enthusiasm

“Yo Taylor, I’m really happy for you, I’mma let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. One of the best videos of all time!” –Kanye West

It goes without saying that Kanye West is either loved or hated: hardly anyone dabbles in the in-between.

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.

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”.

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.

criticizing art, chapter one

Chapter one of Criticizing Art was the overture to art criticism and critics of various districts of art. The chapter brought a number of insightful briefs about the point of view of the critics, that they’re the kind of people who point out the flaws of an artist’s work for better or for worse. They make an artist stop dead in his or her tacks by making them see their own work in the most unflattering light, guiding them to meet a different harbinger of their artistic inadequacies. 

the 21st century portraiture

In portraiture the theme is always the face. In fact the word "portrait" means "a pictorial likeness or photograph of a face”. It is also a recording of an individual’s appearance and personality, whether obtained through the lens of a camera, molded by the hands of a sculptor, or captured by a painter’s brush. Exhibited at the Portsmouth Museum of Art, the recent exhibit called iIMAGE: The Uncommon Portrait stretches the bounds of the familiar traditional portraiture and morphs into unexpected interpretations of an unusual breed of portraiture created by new age techniques – including the use of 21^st century technology.