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VAPERS » Blog Archive » Is it art? Or is it video art? — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:35:38 +0000

[...] Update: Interestingly enough, I only now realized that Art History professor Marjorie Och had embedded this video on her own blog last week, suggesting this space is feeding between professors and students in far richer ways than [...]

Comment on A new Van Gogh by maoch

maoch — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:28:26 +0000

The “new” van Gogh is an early work…and more like the Realism of mid-19th century painters.

Comment on Absinthe by maoch

maoch — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:27:06 +0000

But be careful…many great works were completed while being under the influence of life…without additives.

Comment on David Altmejd, Canadian Pavilion by James Greevy

James Greevy — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:06:59 +0000

I found the same one, Logan. It is unique, to say the least. I interpreted the works of his that I happened upon while trying to find artists that interested me most to be metaphorical rather than literal. They are metaphorical inasmuch as they reflect the clash between man’s human and animal instincts and actions, as Kimberly suggested.

Comment on Absinthe by Hunter Ray

Hunter Ray — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:17:11 +0000

I had no idea how popular absinthe was amongst the bohemian crowd…including Oscar Wilde, who compared it to a “sunset.” Now that is just wild, especially considering that it can cause hallucinations (which apparently might have been the reason why Van Gogh had cut off his ear). I thought it was an very interesting story about the drink, and how it is becoming more popular with it now being legal in some countries, including the US. I think it is interesting how many artists and authors have been under the influence while creating their masterpieces. The author Wilkie Collins claimed that when he wrote his great British Victorian masterpiece, The Moonstone, he was under the influence of liquid opium.

Comment on A new Van Gogh by Sarah Chiles Denby

Sarah Chiles Denby — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:37:56 +0000

When i first heard about the new Van Gogh painting, i was quite excited, because Van Gogh is my favorite artist and i love his work. “The Ox Cart” is less of what i expected from Van Gogh. Unlike his later pieces, this piece is darker than usual, and not as impressionistic ( ex: the exaggeration of the brush strokes) as his later pieces.

Comment on David Altmejd, Canadian Pavilion by Laura Heemer

Laura Heemer — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:29:15 +0000

I agree with Hunter, I think his art is refreshingly original and really unique. I was doing research on him for my paper and I found a statement talking about how his incorporation of the werewolf into his work can be seen as representative of the younger generations modern times in the age of cloning and genetic manipulation, which I found to be quite interesting.

Comment on Jenny Holzer: When Power Corrupts by Laura Heemer

Laura Heemer — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 04:24:46 +0000

I thought this was a really interesting way of making her point. I like that she used the trees as her canvas, it really is a great way of incorporating nature into art.

Comment on David Altmejd, Canadian Pavilion by Hunter Ray

Hunter Ray — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:22:13 +0000

I think Altmejd’s exhibition was refreshingly original, especially regarding his peculier and rather bizarre images. I think such fantastical images, which perhaps might disgust, activate the viewer’s imagination and generate an interesting dialogue of what exactly qualifies as art.

Comment on David Altmejd, Canadian Pavilion by Logan Metesh

Logan Metesh — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:40:01 +0000

I did some research on David when I was contemplating artists for my paper. He’s interesting, but his work just doesn’t do it for me. I did, however, find a funny image of a piece of his art that consisted of a human body in a suit with a chicken head on it. Very odd.