Demon Slayer is undoubtedly one of the most popular animes of our modern generation, with many often citing the visual animation aesthetics as one of the main contributors for its success. Unlike older animes like Death Note, Hunter x Hunter, and the Studio Ghibli franchise, that are all produced using Read more…
While scouring the course offerings during the Advanced Registration period last fall semester, I was intrigued by a class I came across in my major’s department that described exactly the type of work and academic theory that I’ve been wanting to explore since coming to Penn. COMM 390-301: Black: Joy, Read more…
In thinking about the presence of Queer artists whose work is so often pushed away from the mainstream attention of the art world, I like to draw on contemporary artist Felix D’eon’s work for inspiration. What I find most inspiring and liberating about D’eon’s art, is his disruption of respectability Read more…
Trigger Warning: Possibly disturbing imagery and subject matter. Kara Walker is a powerhouse contemporary artist to say the least. A MacArthur Fellow who produces artwork through a variety mediums such as painting, printmaking, and filmmaking to name a few, but arguably most notable for her silhouette series. Her dynamic collection Read more…
If you haven’t heard of the insanely talented artist out of Chicago, Theaster Gates, then you must be living under a rock. Gates is a jack of all trades, channeling his creative practice through mediums like ceramics, sculpting, assemblage and installations, performance art, and urban design and development. Since his Read more…