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Posts published in “Artist Spotlight”

A more human medium

Having recently played a lot of GeoGuessr, I’ve become particularly interested in the “meta” of different geographic landscapes. Admittedly, my memory is poor for the varying telephone poles, foliage, and Google cars.

The terror of an isolated world

As spooky season approaches, I typically have the privilege of writing a Halloween-related article, which gets released with our themed issue.

A way out of creative drought

In recent weeks, I’ve been very pleased with the quality of the Artist Spotlight articles that I’ve been able to release.

Answers from the wooden box

Picture yourself as a hollow wooden box. If you had to fill yourself with objects and memories that best represent your character, what would you choose?

OSGEMEOS and the global language

Photo courtesy of Itai Geller

Last spring, I visited the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., a popular contemporary art collection and exhibit space that I’ve frequented.

Unlocking the Naive to unfold the unsettling

Is it wrong to be captivated by unsettling art? There’s a strangely invigorating energy associated with the chilling themes, styles, and compositions — elements that make unsettling art so compelling.

Excellence in darkness – Gustave Courbet

Over spring break, I had the opportunity to visit an array of art museums throughout the Washington D.C. area. One of my more memorable visits from my trip was the Phillips Collection, a unique exhibition space and growing collection of modern art pieces, accompanied by classical works and contemporary acquisitions.

Maurizio Cattelan, an anomaly in installation art

Nearly 13 years ago, I visited the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City with my family. At the time, I was seven years old, and it is still shocking to me that I have such a vivid recollection of this particular day and, more specifically, the exhibit we visited at the museum.

Every “Crayola” gets its “Line”

Courtesy of WikiArt

The Crayola Crayon. The place where we all started. Not your run-of-the-mill marker, these magnificent tubes of colored wax were our accomplices in mayhem.

Isamu Noguchi and modern art for the modern era

I have a very complicated relationship with modern art. Similarly to many others, I found modern art to be particularly challenging; I struggled to conceptualize the mixture of mediums and motivations that comprehensively represent this artistic movement.