Resources for online research
- Alvin Ailey
- Art History Resources on the Web
- Classical Music Link
- Culture NOW
- Image Collections and Online Art
- Met Museum online resources
- Metropolitan Opera
- New York Times – Arts
- SmART History
- The WWW Virtual Library: History of Art
- Thirteen – Sunday Arts
- UC Berkeley – Art History Resources
- Voices of the Shuttle
- WNYC – Arts and Ideas
Author Archives: Maria Bea Almendrala
David Ellis: the artist who makes his paintings sing, dance, and come alive.
David Ellis: The artist who makes his paintings sing, dance, and come live. He was a regular guy: he wore a shirt, jeans, apologized for smoking, and spoke with a Southern accent. David Ellis was as unassuming as his art … Continue reading
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Art is Us; Science is the Rest of the World
Art is Us; Science is the Rest of the World When I think of science, I think of evolution, the Big Bang theory, the periodic table, and an interesting thing called DNA. Whenever I think of those things, I think … Continue reading
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When There’s No Such Thing as Still Life: Dancing in the Museum
Dance performances most commonly took place in expensive and ornamental theaters. The popular dances presented were ballet, contemporary and modern, and were for the aristocracy and wealthier individuals. Recently, many dance companies have been presenting their productions at very unconventional … Continue reading
I found an interesting (to say the least) video on YouTube that addresses a lot of the issues we have about art and museums. Enjoy!
We love museums .. do museums love us back?
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Scattered Light: Welcomed Warmth in the Winter Months
Scattered Light: Welcomed Warmth in the Winter Months One quivering cold night, Madison Square Park was empty, save for the hardy fans of the Shake Shack waiting for their burgers. The Empire State Building was decked out in blue and … Continue reading
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Art: Agreeing to Disagree with it’s Truth
Art: Agreeing to Disagree it’s Truth Truth is a funny little thing when related to art, in my opinion. There are many aspects to it: truth as seen by the artist in his subject and his vision, truth in the … Continue reading
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11/10 Assignment, Beauty and such
11/10 Assignment: Beauty and such. Who gets to decide what or who is beautiful? Is it a product of our collective unconscious described by Jung? We might all think that we each have our own idea of beauty and what … Continue reading
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Final Group Project
Our final project will be a video about how museums are beginning to showcase live performances like dances (ex. Works and Process at the Guggenheim) within the museum space itself. We want to investigate what brought about this change of … Continue reading
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Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism Abstract expressionism, also known as the New York School, was a movement that began in New York and the surrounding areas in the 1940s. Large-scale works using big canvases, spontaneity, improvisation, and the importance of the process of … Continue reading
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10/13 Assignment, Rotating Images
10/13 Assignment Rotating images Daniel P. and I were given a short write-up about a method of rotating an image to reveal another image. I believe what this technique tries to achieve is to figure out how the mind understands … Continue reading
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