Ballerina paintings portray emotional aspect of dance
Zoe Tseng, Staff Writer
January 8, 2019
Filed under Arts, Visual Arts Reviews
The typical image that comes to mind at the word “ballerina” is a girl in a pink tutu holding an excruciating pose. Many paintings of dancers center on the beauty of this pose and the ballerina’s serene expression. Edgar Degas is especially known for these types of paintings, but a new exhi...
Review: M. C. Escher: Infinite Dimensions
Tina Little, Staff Writer
April 30, 2018
Filed under Arts, Showcase, Visual Arts Reviews
One of the most well-known “impossible” shapes is the Penrose Triangle, a shape seemingly visually possible, but physically impossible. Well, the inspiration for this triangle did not come from intense mathematics, but rather prints by Dutch graphic artist M. C. Escher. In the 1920s, Escher began crea...
Review: Presidential Portraits
Ella Kitterman, Co- Editor in Chief
April 7, 2018
Filed under Arts, Showcase, Visual Arts Reviews
Former President Barack Obama’s presidency was full of firsts. He was the first Black President of the United States. The first to legalize gay marriage during his term. The first to refuse campaign finance from the government. He took our country in a different direction and his final statement as he l...
Review: (un)expected families
Priya Karumanchi, Staff Writer
March 25, 2018
Filed under Arts, Visual Arts Reviews
Both color and black-and-white photographs fill the the gray room with dimmed lighting. The silvery-gray background helps to really showcase the bold images. Many photographs fill the exhibit all made with the same media, but all so different at the same time. From black and white photos from the 19th ...
Gallery Review: Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada
Nick Eddinger, Arts Writing Editor
December 18, 2017
Filed under Arts, News, Uncategorized, Visual Arts Reviews
Tucked away in the back hallways of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, “Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada,” contains an engaging and informative experience, comparing two brilliant woodblock print artists of the 1800s, Utagawa Kuniyoshi and Utagawa Kunisada. The grandeur of these two artists is well-ca...
Aryn Lee, Staff Writer
Michelle Obama – Women’s History Month
March 19, 2019
Katherine Johnson – Women’s History Month
March 11, 2019
Oprah Winfrey – Women’s History Month
March 11, 2019
