New York Times Arts- One for the Ages: Sonia Delaunay’s Wearable Abstractions
- Arlene Shechet’s ‘Girl Group’ Nudges the Heavy Metal Men at Storm King
- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Seeks New Ways to Engage Visitors
- From D.C. to the Venice Biennale: Liz Collins Finds New Recognition
- Upgraded Museums Add New Value at Colleges and Universities
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Mexican Art gives face to victims
Mexicans artist gives faces to victims lost to violent crimes such as murder, drug violence, and human rights abuse. The creators of the projected wanted to place a face on to statistic normally presented, they wanted to create a more … Continue reading
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Announcement: FINAL EXAM notes and TERMINOLOGY
Reminder, the FINAL EXAM is on Wednesday, May 23rd at 11:30 AM. Please be on time, arrive early! Thank you for a semester of stimulating discussion, in class, and on the blog. Below is a review of the exam format. … Continue reading
Discussion Topic: Street Art and Photography
In 2011, the French street artist JR launched a global art project called Inside Out Project that uses photographic images to address issues of social identity. Everyone is invited to participate. Individuals or groups send in their black and white photographic portraits … Continue reading
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Civil War Photography…
This article is a direct relation to what we previously discussed in class on Civil war photography…It goes in depth on the impact these images have in todays modern time…the article shapes how viewers look at war and the public perception…Carte … Continue reading
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Hasselblad Camera in Space
The Hasselblad camera was made very popular during the Apollo Space Programs when man landed on the moon. Even though it is not commonly seen nowadays, it is still being used by most professional and very serious amateur photographers. NASA … Continue reading
Tintype Photographs in 20 Minutes
Photobooth is a gallery where visitors can have their portrait taken and printed on tintype using the collodion process in 20 minutes. The shop is located in the Mission District in San Francisco, California and is run by Michael Shindler. … Continue reading
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Marilyn & Me–Lawrence Schiller Exhibit 5/31-6/30/12
Marilyn & Me–Lawrence Schiller Exhibit at Chelsea’s Steven Kasher Gallery Photojournalist, Pulitzer Prize/Emmy/Oscar-winner Lawrence Schiller will be on display at the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea this upcoming June. His intimate (and beautiful) photographs of Marilyn Monroe will be exhibited–many … Continue reading
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Astronaut Photography
The link below displays some really cool pictures photographed by NASA astronauts at a space station. I just wish the article included what kind of camera was used to take these gorgeous pictures with such detail and precision. Photo #9 … Continue reading
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New camera prototype produces a description of the photo, rather than an image
this is an interesting article i came across. This new camera produces words instead of the actual picture!they say a picture is worth a thousand words but in this case they will only be a few. this could possibly turn … Continue reading
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Instragram: Most popular photo-trend
About 2 months ago, I started seeing more and more beautiful photos with all kind of effects and contrast on my friends’ facebook posts that appeared on my new-feeds. At first, I inferred that they were using photoshop or a … Continue reading
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