Art
An Extension of the Self: Frida Kahlo and Identity
Over half of Frida Kahlo’s oeuvre are self-portraits. She famously stated, “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the
September 8, 2020
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Coaster Girls Comics: Finding a niche in the comic world
While starting off, it is hard to find a footing amidst the boundless sea of artistic talent around you. You soon start to discover that
September 7, 2020
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Christian Thomson: Aboriginal Hybridity
Christian Thomson is a photographic and performance artist from the central Queensland Bidjara heritage in Australia. His work plays with themes of aboriginal identity in
September 6, 2020
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Self Portraits Against a Colonial Reality
A look into the Iconic Self Portraits of Amrita Sher-Gil and Maharaja Ram Singh
September 1, 2020
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Political and Social Landscapes of the East India Company
William Hodges’s The Marmalong Bridge and James Baillie Fraser’s A view of Government House provides a commentary on how compositional elements contributed to the political and social landscape of the East India Company’s (EIC) presence in India
September 1, 2020
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Visions of Novelty in the British Landscape
Interpretations of Avebury by Paul Nash and John Piper The works of Paul Nash and John Piper provide a stark comparison of individual style, interpretation
September 1, 2020
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The Avant-Garde and Commercialism
Commercial companies saw the potential of new forms of visual communication to reach out to a growing consumer market. A focus on utility and the rise of modernist artistic practice allowed artists with their newly found corporate patronage, to visually communicate a society in the machine age.
September 1, 2020
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Artistic Practice in a Post Great Depression England
Although bridging the gap between art and industry was a natural consequence of dealing with the economic crisis, it resulted in the lowering of status and prestige of modern art. As modern art became more concerned with commercial patronage, aesthetic value became secondary concern
September 1, 2020
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Transcending Practice, Culture and Location: Connect, BTS
2020 has so far shown our capability to connect and communicate on an increasingly global scale. In the art world, this is apparent through the
August 29, 2020