Virtual Reality Art with Google’s Tilt Brush

I came across this piece from Time that I thought you all might find interesting. It has seven distinctly different artists use Google’s Tilt Brush to create works of art. It is really interesting to see the different types of art each of these artists made with the same tool. Also, hearing them explain their…

New Tina Fey Project, A.K.A. My Life is Complete

If you are a Tina Fey Fanatic, you might be as excited as I am that she has landed a new series with NBC. 30 Rock, Tina Fey’s creation, is, without any arguments, the best sitcom to have ever existed. Also, Tina’s run as head writer on SNL is easily my favorite few years of…

De’VIA Art: Art from and for the Deaf

De’VIA (short for Deaf View/Image Art) is an art form created by Deaf artists to showcase the Deaf experience and culture. I originally learned about it through my ASL classes, but I think the art is very interesting even for those how don’t know the culture. The art has a big focus on hands and…

Are Marvel Films a New Art Form?

With Disney+ increasing the Marvel empire into the realm of digital short-form content, I have been doing a lot of research into the happenings in the House of Mouse. One interesting debate that caught my eye is a wave of some of modern day cinematic auteurs bashing on Marvel films. From Scorsese’s comparison to “cinematic…

All White Paintings Are Not As Bad As I Thought

I will be the first to admit, I am one of “those” people. A person who views all white paintings as lesser art, or not art at all. I found this Vox video explaining the complexity of these pieces and some of their history. The lack of subjectivity, at least to me, always feels cheap,…

Beetlejuice: The Spookiest, Spookiest, Spookiest Musical for this Halloween Season

Over this fall break, I had the time to go up to New York and catch the perfect show for the Halloween season: Beetlejuice. If you are fan of brash comedy intermixed with the craziness of a Broadway musical, this show is right up your alley. Staring Alex Brightman as the titular Beetlejuice, the show…

Suburban Life Influenced by Neighborhood Design

While scrolling through YouTube, I came across this Vox video discussing why all Suburbs look the same. The racial and socioeconomic segregation reasons for something so ubiquitous today are a bit unnerving, but sadly not really shocking. The way suburbs were created with curves and cul de sac’s forces the necessity of cars for transportation,…

How Far is Tattoo Far? : The Quality Trash TV I Crave

One day on Snap Chat the line “You WILL NOT believe what she put on her chest” caught my eye. First off, I believe many things I probably shouldn’t. Second, put what?!?! Click bait had served its purpose, and I was watching MTV’s How Far is Tattoo Far (also known as Just Tattoo of Us)….

CAN You Believe the POPularity of this Design?: How the Aluminum Can is the Perfect Middle Ground of Function and Design

The ubiquity of the aluminum can is something all of us have an experience with. From supermarkets to gas stations, these beverage holders are everywhere in the U.S. They are so common, it can become hard to understand how and why we continue to use the design we have today. That is why I really…

Art at its Pettiest Petty: Why Everyone but Anish Kapoor Can Buy This Paint

Anish Kapoor is an artist known for his instillation and conceptual art, with works such as the Cloud Gate (a.k.a. Chicago’s “The Bean” if you are from the Midwest). However, he is also known as being the only person in the world who can use a material called Vantablack (a material that absorbs 99.96% of…