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Can Satire be a Means to Visual Literacy? A Studio Thesis with Group Discussion.
Introduction   Satire: the art which “afflicts the comfortable and comforts the afflicted.” H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) (Roukes, 1997,...
Traditional Versus Digital: How Do We Preserve the Teaching of Drawing in the Digital Age?
The project, I was pursuing, had an objective to confirm my theory that the traditional curriculum of teaching drawing skills can be adopted to digital tablets. In my opinion, the traditional methods used to instruct sketching can help students to acquire faster...
Art School Confidential: Satirical Reflection on the Studio Art Education Methods in America.
Art School Confidential: Satirical Reflection on the Studio Art Education Methods in America.   Art School Confidential was at first a four-page black-and-white alternative comic created by Daniel Clowes. It originally appeared in issue number seven of Clowes's...
Camera Bianca: Relational Me

Camera Bianca: Relational Me

The concept: Camera Bianca: Relational Me was born as a composite of various inspirations of which the leading force was the Marcel Duchamp’s final farewell artwork titled Étant donnés (1946-1966). Duchamp was working on this...

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Mona Lisa – the most intriguing painting

Mona Lisa – the most intriguing painting

Mona Lisa,1 the portrait of a beautiful Florentine woman is probably one of the most known feminine images in the world, painted by the greatest artist of The Italian Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci. Since 500 years its magnifying power has been inspiring unsolved...

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Van Dongen: A Fauve in the City.

Van Dongen: A Fauve in the City.

The reputation of Paris as a leading center of important economic, socio-political and cultural changes was already well established in European social circles at the beginning of the twentieth century. The artists from around the world were crossing each other on the streets of Paris, pursuing their dreams for a success and recognition of their talent.

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