We began our brainstorm by throwing ideas around. We didn’t restrict or tie down our ideas to any logic. But that is how it should be to encourage creativity. We mentioned ideas such as language, light and dark contrast, … Continue reading
Mariana Gurevich Professor Wollman IDC 1001H EMWCH November 2013 Where True Beauty Lies Imagine a world where models are not stick thin; instead, clothing and products are advertised using people of all different ages, skin colors and sizes. The … Continue reading
Anime Asylum: An Inconspicuous Experience That Might Change Your Life Every Thursday, Baruch College students spending their time on the twelfth floor of the Newman Vertical Campus building would notice a strange cluster of their schoolmates gathering in a … Continue reading
Spider-man, Ironman, Captain America, are all super heroes that we have come to know and love whit, resolve and for their emphasis of the American way. But have you ever thought of a Marvel super hero wearing a hijab? Imagine … Continue reading
In The Blood: Here and Now In The Blood by Suzan Lori Parks, a riff on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s acclaimed novel The Scarlet Letter tells the depressing story of Hester La Negrita, a homeless black woman living in … Continue reading
Paying Artists for Advertisement Design: Is It Art or Is It Business? In New York City we are surrounded by all different varieties of art. We cross paths with street performers (wearing varying amounts of clothing) … Continue reading
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Banksy! How can a single unknown artist captivate a city known as the arts capital of the world? Is it through the expression of intricate ideals via an archaic medium in a public … Continue reading
Edward Mordechay Professor Sheehan-Saldaña IDC: Featured Article 11 November 2013 “The Wind is Rising! We Must Try to Live it” After nearly six decades, animator, manga artist, producer and screenwriter, Hayao Miyazaki is retiring with his last feature film, … Continue reading
The swift movement of multiple presses shake the room. Screen frames bounce on drying racks and send shockwaves of vibration across the floor. The space is warm and smells like a mixture of emulsion and ink. Squeegees squeak as they … Continue reading
Moving towards a bright oil canvas encased in a gold gilded, rectangular frame, you marvel at the texture made from antiquated brush strokes and the elaborate gradient of colors. Finding another piece, you repeat the process. Slowly, but surely, you … Continue reading
