Fons Americanus is a 13-metre tall working fountain inspired by the Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Created by artist Kara Walker for the 2019 Hyundai Commission, it is one of the most ambitious installations in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall to date. Rather than a celebration of the British Empire, Walker’s fountain explores…
Street Photography
I have always felt that when people pose for pictures, they frame an idealized portrait of themselves that often differs from reality. While I understand the desire to look better than reality, just viewing these photos on social media and otherwise gives a very unrealistic picture of the world. This has contributed to depression among…
Camp Christmas
In light of the holiday season (and Project 4), information about Camp Christmas caught my eye this week. Camp Christmas is an indoor immersive art installation in Aurora, CO that really exemplifies the holiday spirit. With mesmerizing displays of decorations that shift time and reality mashed together in a massive 10,000-square-foot wonderland, it’s any Christmas…
Knives Out
An Agatha Christie-inspired Whodunnit movie came out this last weekend and as an avid mystery fan I went to watch it. It’s rare to find a movie this classic yet with fresh twists. I won’t spoil too much (go watch it!), but one thing I love about it is how up-to-date the script is. It’s…
Manifesto film
Manifesto is a 2015 film that I first saw at the Hirschhorn Museum of Modern Art in DC this past summer as a film installation. This film is incredibly unique. Cate Blanchett takes on 13 different role in 13 different stories; each manifesto draws upon a different art movement. The movie is available to watch…
Red Bull Illume 2019
I have always been captivated by action photography. While I have no experience with the vast majority of extreme activities depicted in these images, I always feel a visceral secondhand sense of adventure by looking at them. Every year, Red Bull hosts the Red Bull Illume international adventure and action sports photography contest that aims…
Don’t Judge a Book By its Cover
Next semester, I plan on taking DSGN 245, which is Book Publication & Design. When I was thinking about the course it got me thinking on the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover.” Even though the saying may be deep and all, and mostly considering more important things such as personality vs. looks…
Wearable: Denim Jacket by Levi + Google
Since we just designed our own wearables and integrated tech/data, I thought it was very interesting to share that Levi and Google worked to create a wearable jacket (jackets are wearable but you know what I mean :P). The jackets has sensors and motors that allow you to interact with it, receive notifications with a…
Redbubble Copyright
I always hate how it is the best and most time-taking art that gets taken down. Although I sort of feel for the artist that take the recreated art down, theres also a part of me that ones to keep it up. I feel like most Redbubble customers know that the art there is not…
Recursion in Music
This video from music theory YouTuber Adam Neely deals with the idea of “musical fractals”—melodies whose individual pitches are made up of the greater melody itself. It’s a bit hard to describe, but it is super interesting to see how music can essentially be made of smaller versions of itself with the help of just…
ADDC 401 Fall 2019 