Fused Faces

An artist I’ve recently come across, whose work I enjoy greatly, is Loribelle Spirovski. She is an Australian artist whose work fuses portraiture with abstract oil paint. The result is a fascinating set of portraits with incomplete facial features. Spirovski explains that as the child of immigrants, she uses her art to explore the question…

Fabulous Fashion in the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Philadelphia Museum of Art now exhibits a wide collection of garments starting from Christian Dior’s New Look to the contemporary. The exhibition mainly includes feminine looks and ball dresses. The collection incorporates 1972 Chanel suit, as well as 1947 Christian Dior’s New Look. The Fabulous Fashion exhibition also shows works of Pierre Cardin, Cristóbal Balenciaga,…

Newcomer James Mackel Shines Directing “Guns N Butter”

With so many established names in the music video scene, it comes as a surprise that A$AP Rocky would tap James Mackel for the visuals for “Guns N Butter” off his recent project TESTING. Mackel has few videos under his belt, but his credits include another AWGE production, “New Choppa” by Playboi Carti feat. A$AP Rocky….

$66,000 for a Pair of Scissors (That Don’t Work)?

Just last week, the Art Basil Miami was held showcasing works of top artists from all over the world. Among all the works, a few definitely stood out. One such work was “Running Scissors” by Sigmar Polke. On closer inspection, it becomes clear that the blades of the scissor resemble a women’s legs wearing fishnet…

A homage to African Art

Just two days ago, the Museum of Black Civilization (MCN) was opened in the capital city of Dakar in Senegal. This $30 million dollar Chinese funded project, marks a significant new start that aims to understand and appreciate Africa’s rich past. However, the problem lies in the fact that almost 90% of African art is…

Ventilation Sculpture

The Dia Art Foundation announced that it acquired 155 sculptural pieces by Minimalist artist Charlotte Posenske. Her art is unique for being produced through democratic means. She sells them to the art market at the piece’s material cost. Art that replicates her own work is authorized as to be known as the same piece rather…

Pulse: Yet another example of data visualization

Over Thanksgiving break, I went home to Washington DC and visited the Hirshhorn, where I saw an interesting exhibit called “Pulse” by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. Pulse was highly interactive and fused together biology, data science, and art. At the center of the exhibit was the theme of identity, with the idea of the heartbeat being…

Alex Da Corte’s Rubber Pencil Devil

This weekend, I visited Pittsburgh and had an opportunity to visit the Carnegie Museum of Art. The Museum had a plethora of installation-based works, but in particular, Alex Da Corte’s work captured my interest. Having seen his work in New York-the Karma exhibition, I think Alex Da Corte’s works are playful and in that sense…

Cry Closet

The best public art instillations not only point out the problems in a community, but also address them. Through evincing practicality, humor, and making a statement, University of Utah Senior art student, Nemo Miller, built a cry closet.   This cry closet was designed during finals week last April (2018) and placed in one of…

Biscayne Green Development

In my hometown of Miami, FL, there was a public intervention art that took place in which a part of town was replaced with greenery and activities. This art project was set up for one week and attracted a lot of tourist and local residents. The project was seen as a huge success due to…