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This is an analysis of my art works that have something in common; the one-and-a-half-horned fawn-demon 22-year-old woman-thing that follows me around and occasionally makes my life a living hell. Her name is none other than Enzie Adair. I will … Continue reading →

René Magritte was born in November 21st 1898, in Lessines, Belgium. He died in August 15th 1967, in Brussels, Belgium. Another artist who lived to see the beginning and end of the Surrealist movement. Though Magritte was not as well known … Continue reading →

Released July 1979. Portable cassette player invented by Nobutoshi Kihara. Runs on batteries. Kihara studied at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. He was involved in miniaturization, a field that would make Japan the leading electronics maker in the future.. It was … Continue reading →

Contextual Studies: Today’s notes: The Bauhaus: The machines, the lines, the new History: Late 19th century – Victorian Architecture and Interior Design Russian Revolution – 1917 Take over victorian-style houses and sweeping away the old styles, wanting the new WW1 … Continue reading →

Today in class we discussed the concept of Abstraction and its influence on art throughout history. An artist that commonly came up in this discussion was Kazimir Malevich and his constant search, through art, for a Sublime Higher Power. Black … Continue reading →

Svanen (The Swan), No. 17, Group IX, Series SUW, October 1914-March 1915 Hilma af Klint was considered to be one of the first artists to associate with Abstraction. This piece is not representational or realistic; it is purely color. Abstraction … Continue reading →

Part One: Barbara Kruger: I Shop Therefore I Am Untitled (I shop therefore I am) by Barbara Kruger, 1987 111″ x 113″ photographic silkscreen/vinyl What well-known publication has Barbara Kruger imitated to make this image? This looks like Time Magazine, … Continue reading →

Can Art Help Us Fully Comprehend Our Subconscious? Surrealism Essay self-made draft

Fairly recently I went on a trip to two artistic venues during Hong Kong’s Creativity Week. These venues were only there for a limited time but my group and I managed to see both. We also planned to visit Art … Continue reading →