by Shaleea Do you need something to do on October 5th before you make your way up Tate Street to the art and musical festival? Well, aren’t you in luck. Also on October 5th, Westerwood Art & Sole will be offering an art studio tour from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM absolutely free! During thisContinue reading “Art & Sole”
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Tate Street Festival!
by Shaleea Are you a music lover and looking for something fun to do on October 5th? Well, mark your calendars because on Tate St., the Tate Street Music Festival is coming filled with live music, local vendors, and an unforgettable community atmosphere. The festival will kick off at 1:00 PM and run until 7:00Continue reading “Tate Street Festival!”
Student Work Throwback
3D Foundations: Micro Installation Project Starting with an image of a landscape as inspiration, students used their imaginations to find suitable materials and recreate the impression of this landscape within the confines of a tiny souvenir viewfinder. 3D Foundations is offered every spring semester at Greensboro College.
My Favorite Painting
If I had to choose my favorite painting, I would choose the impressionist paintings, Water Lilies, by French painter Claude Monet. Claude Monet is one of my favorite artists so of course I’m going to love his work. His Water Lilies series contain over two hundred pieces. These paintings portray Monet’s flower gardens at hisContinue reading “My Favorite Painting”
Claude Monet: My favorite artist
If someone were to ask me what my favorite artist was, I would undoubtadly say impressionist artist Claude Monet. Now some may say, “that’s a basic answer, everybody likes Monet,” and yeah many people like Monet but for me, I have always ben inspired by his work. His impressionist style, technique, and subject matter areContinue reading “Claude Monet: My favorite artist”
Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit
Recently I was given a wonderful opportunity to see the immersive Van Gogh exhibit with my boyfriend in Charlotte, North Carolina. In my opinion, the exhibit was fantastic, and would recommend anyone to go and experience it! Not only did they have the virtual reality part of the exhibit, but they included other things asContinue reading “Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit”
Impressionism
Impressionism is an art movement distinguished by relatively small thin brushstrokes, open configuration, emphasis on accurate representation of light and its changing qualities, everyday subject matter, and the involvement of movement which is an important element of human perception and experience. Impressionism emerged from a group of Paris based artists who faced severe opposition fromContinue reading “Impressionism”
Cubism art. And why I dislike it.
Cubism is a style and art movement in which the perspective with a single viewpoint was deserted and the use of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and collages were brought into play. Cubism has been considered one of the most influential art movements of the 20th century. A few artists that are associated with thisContinue reading “Cubism art. And why I dislike it.”
Hidden Murals Uncovered
Imagine you and your significant other buy a building and uncover centuries-old murals hidden within the walls. Sounds like a once in a lifetime find that not many people would get to see. But for one couple, this was a reality. At the end of 2021, couple Lisa and Nick Timm decided to purchase aContinue reading “Hidden Murals Uncovered”
Artistically Speaking: So This Is Essentially Epithet Erased
Back in late 2019 and early 2020, things in life weren’t going so great for lil’ old me. However, one saving grace was a short but sweet Youtube series called “Epithet Erased”. It was a show that came from Brendan Blaber, or better known under his Youtube name “JelloApocalypse”, who created the famous “So ThisContinue reading “Artistically Speaking: So This Is Essentially Epithet Erased”