A little more than ten years ago, a particularly—shall we say—interesting painting restoration went viral, spawning memes and earning the piece the cringeworthy nickname “Monkey Christ.” The work, known as [...]
At the start of a new short film, a young boy is gifted a present of a stuffed wolf at a family dinner—an animal he’s afraid of. We’re soon transported [...]
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In “Rio Tigre,” thick globs of fire consume a shoreline forest, while smoke clouds the skies and melts the landscape from top to bottom. Despite this catastrophic setting, there’s also [...]
The Tunicate salp, commonly referred to as a salp, looks a bit like an elongated jellyfish—minus the tentacles. These barrel-shaped creatures fall into a category of marine animals called sea [...]
While studying art history as a Princeton undergrad, Field Kallop was tasked with an assignment that continues to shape her artistic practice today. The prompt was to consider the relationship [...]
With the flip of a switch, the enchanting scenes by Hari & Deepti awaken with a soft, yellow light. The husband-and-wife duo have been working with white paper since 2010, [...]
One of the most recognizable artifacts of ancient Greece is the amphora, a vessel resembling a bulbous vase with two handles at the top. Used for centuries, these objects could [...]
Ready to take your practice and creativity to new heights? The School of Visual Arts, Division of Continuing Education (SVACE) has the resources and expertise to help you go to [...]
When we see a painting, we don’t generally ask ourselves, “Is this art?” A work on canvas is almost always inherently seen as such, but what about mediums like ceramics, [...]