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Slowly, everyone that I know has been turning to Depop to sell clothing that they infrequently wear. I have bought/sold clothes on StockX and Ebay before, but I am just starting to see Depop take over. Depop isn’t a public company yet, but I predict that they will be huge Read more…

Stephen Wiltshire is hands down my favorite artist of all time. He is an autistic savant born in London with a photographic memory. He is known for taking helicopter rides over city skylines and drawing them perfectly from memory over the following days. If you have a chance, and you Read more…

The Bank of England unveiled the design for its new £50 banknote last week and it was interesting to see that the new design heavily features the legendary codebreaker, Alan Turing. The design of the banknote includes various puzzles which you can see and try solving here before the bill Read more…

Last week Thursday in my way to Commons I found a glove on the floor. It’s layout was too cool to be a mistake and so I couldn’t help but wonder if it was placed there intentionally. If it just happened to fall like that, ai guess my next question Read more…

After Lesedi’s Presentation, I thought of this game that I used to play all the time, the Logo Game. To proceed to a new level, you have to type at least 90% of logo names in that level presented with only their pictures. Remembering the game also made me consider Read more…

As we look forward to our Intervention Projects, I thought it would be interesting to share this TEDx Talk by Jeffreen M. Hayes, who is a trained art historian and curator. Hayes shares her childhood experience learning to find her voice through watercolors. Hayes is inspired by the work of Read more…

Here I attach the iconic happiness monologue from the hit tv show, Mad Men, in relation to our conversation on consumerism, advertising, and art.  As expressed by the protagonist in this clip, much of advertising aims to give the public peace of mind over their decisions. I think here we Read more…

When scrolling through TikTok recently, I came across a post about color theory and how an underlying tone of gray can be used to create a cohesive visual language throughout a piece of art/design. This reminded me of the readings we did about color in visual language and communication, and Read more…

Based on our conversation on what can be considered art, I share with you all the film, Superstar: the Karen Carpenter Story (43 min), directed by Todd Haynes. This 1987 experimental, biographical film depicts the singer Karen Carpenter’s life, as she struggled with anorexia. Very avant-garde, this film uses Barbie Read more…

MicroUtopias kind of talks about how the definition of art has expanded over time, and that is also something we have talked about in class. I would say that Japanese woodworking brings art to what could have alternatively been simple architecture. It is so satisfying to see being assembled, and Read more…