Have you ever been REALLY good at something but then you start to feel that you’ll slowly lose the ability to do it? That’s a common issue with most artists or really anyone who creates consistently. But the magic is that there may not be thousands of others who think the same as you do.Continue reading “Artistically Speaking: What Makes “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart” A Rift In The Wrong Direction?”
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Artist Spotlight: Caitlin Burks
Caitlin Burks is a Sequential Arts major at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia. She was born and raised in Denton, North Carolina. Every since she was little, Burks has always been drawn to art. She began considering art as a possible career when she was in middle school and learnedContinue reading “Artist Spotlight: Caitlin Burks”
Breaking Down Art History: Holy Hands and Feet
The Foreshortened Christ by Andrea Mantegna features exactly the title of the painting: a foreshortened Christ. Christ lays with a cloth draped over him with the holes in his hands and feet exposed as his mother and Saint John. The painting is enveloped with dread and sadness as we watch the Virgin Mary mourn theContinue reading “Breaking Down Art History: Holy Hands and Feet”
Breaking Down Art History: Michelangelo the Sculptor
Michelangelo Buonarroti is perhaps best-known for his paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but Michelangelo’s true passion was sculpture. One of his most iconic sculptures is his statue of David, but his David, while being a very beautiful piece of sculpture, does not amount to the sheer power and emotion of the Pieta.Continue reading “Breaking Down Art History: Michelangelo the Sculptor”
Breaking Down Art History: What’s that thing?
Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the leading artists of the Holy Roman Empire who painted The French Ambassadors using oil and tempera paint. The French Ambassadors depicts Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve standing on either side if a shelf with an array of many different objects, all with meaning behind them.Continue reading “Breaking Down Art History: What’s that thing?”
Breaking Down Art History: Three’s Great, But Four’s a Crowd
After the death of Marcus Aurelius’ son, Commodus (r. 180 – 192 CE), there was civil conflict, and a general named Septimius Severus became master of the Roman world. His family portrait was painted with tempera on wood and it features himself, his wife, Julia Domna, and his two sons, Geta and Caracalla. What makesContinue reading “Breaking Down Art History: Three’s Great, But Four’s a Crowd”
Artistically Speaking: The Importance of Originality with Nickelodeon All Star Brawl
A popular genre of video games are fighting games; They collect a specific fanbase unlike any other. (For better or worse…) Fighting games seem pretty simple: you put a couple of dudes together and make them punch/kick each other and sometimes wave a sword. I may be simplifying it but only for anyone unaware ofContinue reading “Artistically Speaking: The Importance of Originality with Nickelodeon All Star Brawl”
Artist Spotlight: Sasha Cline
Sasha Cline is a Greensboro College Art and Psychology major who lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. Originally from Russia, Sasha was adopted by her mother in 2001 and has lived in Greensboro since. Sasha has been working in art for as long as she can remember. She prefers working in watercolor and encaustic and usesContinue reading “Artist Spotlight: Sasha Cline”
Artist Spotlight: Jonathan Abney
The GC Art Column’s own Jonathan Abney was born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a Greensboro College junior majoring in Art. He enjoys video games, YouTube, animations, and art. “Since 2nd grade, [art has] been something I’ve always enjoyed doing.” Stated Abney. “It started as something I did on the side ofContinue reading “Artist Spotlight: Jonathan Abney”
Artist Spotlight: Hannah Hook
Hannah Hook is a local student artist who attends Randolph Community College in Asheboro, North Carolina. Originally from Virginia, Hannah and her family moved to North Carolina in 2003 and have been here ever since. Ever since she was a kid, Hannah loved art and loved making art. It wasn’t until High School when sheContinue reading “Artist Spotlight: Hannah Hook”
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