DSGN 264-403 Fall 2021 Blog
Virgil Abloh’s impact on the fashion industry, particularly as a Black creative, fashion designer, and entrepreneur has been incomparable in the last decade. From an architecture student in college to being Kanye West’s head designer and the creative director of Louis Vuitton, his story and his work for the community Read more…
Paula Abdul is a legendary pop icon who rose to fame in the late 80s and the early 90s. She is known as a triple threat until today being phenomenal at singing, dancing and at acting. But not everything came naturally to Paula. As a baby she was born with Read more…
Chris Burden was an American artist most notably known for his performance art. He passed away in 2015. Similar to Marina Abromović, Chris Burden liked to push the body to its limits in his work. Trans-Fixed and Shoot are two such works that push Burden’s own body to physical limits. Read more…
Web development has always been an interest of mine, but I never actually got into it until college applications rolled around. I needed a website that would not only be able to showcase my musical background, but also portray my eye for design and ability to code. Though I had Read more…
The film La La Land starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling tells the touching tale of true love built through a shared love of music, art, and culture. Yet the most significant part of the movie is how the director manipulated his audience to evoke mood through the use of color psychology.
I first learned about Marina Abromović from another student in my group for the Intervention in Public Space project. Out of all her performances/pieces, Rhythm 0 is the one that shocked me the most. I would assume that many others also find Rhythm 0 to be her most shocking performance. Read more…
Demna Gvasalia’s status in the fashion industry was cemented when it was announced in October 2015 that he would be taking over as artistic director of Balenciaga. His Spring/Summer 2022 collection called “Clones” was a groundbreaking and visually and sonically experimental event in the fashion world. “We see our world Read more…
If you don’t want the hassle of owning a piece of art, it’s still possible to invest in artwork without taking possession of the physical asset. MasterWorks is an art fund that is structured much like other investment funds; It allows investors to partially own pieces of art by acquiring Read more…
While searching about what to write, I wanted to write about UI/UX design. However, I was having a hard time to find something that could be interesting for the class. I found this blog post by Francesca Valentini-Marletta. I will write about my favorite top 5 games. Hope you like Read more…
This past Thursday, The Baltimore Museum of Art named Jessica Bell Brown as their new Head of Contemporary Art in the department. Jessica Bell Brown was promoting from her original position of art historian and had previously served as associate curator or art since joining the institution in 2019. With Read more…