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Scaffold - Controversial Art and it's Aftermath. Top Story - January 2024. Content Warning.
In May of 2017, The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN was just about to open it’s doors after renovations with Sam Durant’s sculpture “Scaffold” among them. But just days before the actual opening, Walker’s Curator Olga Viso put out a statement about her new found discovery that ‘Scaffold’ was offending many Dakota natives. Scaffold caused a controversy that brought up generational trauma in many Dakota natives as well as bringing light to an important question: should white artists be appropriating other races and culture’s pain in their art work?
By QuirkyMin3 years ago in Art
Behind the Curtains. Top Story - December 2023.
Today marked another chapter in the ongoing saga of auditions—an exhilarating yet nerve-wracking journey that we, actors, embark upon with both trepidation and excitement. The audition room, that sacred space where dreams either take flight or gently land, is a realm unto itself, holding the power to shape destinies in the span of a few minutes.
By Andy Kru3 years ago in Art
A Little Too Personal.... Top Story - November 2023.
One crisp October morning at the height of the very beginning of 2010s, Tumblr girls, skinny waists and drug habits, our high school psychology teacher dropped a ticking bomb on us by admitting that “I’m jealous of those of you that are of a 100% origin.”
By Paulina Pachel3 years ago in Art
Unspoken. Top Story - October 2023.
She didn’t know what to say to him, at that moment she didn’t want to burden him with her feelings. She looked over to find him smiling with the same smile that got them through her cancer last year. She reached for his hand with just her fingers and he slowly grasped her hand and fit it perfectly between his. Without looking over to check on her he smiled a little more and put both their hands in his lap. She let a single tear fall down her cheek and at that moment he put his other hand on top of hers and turned to face her with eyes saying that everything will be alright. He took his free hand and curessed the side of her face as she lay her warm cheeks in his calaced palm and as she nuzzled into the warm embrace she couldn’t help but let a couple more tears fall. The man heard the army bus start to turn that corner to proceed that long driveway to their house and stood up straight. His smile hasn’t completely left him but you could tell her was focused. Slowly pulling away his hand from hers, and from her cheek, he stood up and grabbed his cane safely resting on the side of the bench they had been sitting on, The woman stood up to watch as her husband made his way down those steps from their porch they both walked up for the first time over 30 years ago and prayed that it wouldn’t be the last. He got on the bus without once looking back and she watched him through the bus window as he went to take his seat. She stood there, still, without a tear to show, she knew in that moment, that it was her time to be strong now.
By K. Waters3 years ago in Art
How To Travel With an Octopus. Top Story - October 2023.
Abstract In this article, I promote science, art, and octopuses. Its purpose is to entertain, advertise, and tell (and also show) a story that one might find amusing or boring, thoughtful or light-minded, educational or utterly silly. See and decide for yourself.
By Andrei Z.3 years ago in Art
Gallery Hop-New York City. Top Story - September 2023.
Once or twice a year, with my husband or any art-loving friend I can coerce into going with me, I go to a few shows in New York City that I (or we) are interested in seeing.
By Natalie Wilkinson3 years ago in Art
The Hollywood Strike. Top Story - July 2023.
I'm in a lot of fan-pages on assorted social media, and something I've been seeing a lot of over the past few days is people complaining about delays to the next season of their favourite show, or the latest instalment of a film franchise.
By Natasja Rose3 years ago in Art
The Art of Love. Top Story - July 2023.
“The world is but a canvas to our imagination.” Henry David Thoreau I love art. In all forms. It has been a constant through painting, music, writing, and woodworking. Art, in all its forms, is how I express myself and process my own emotions. My house is full of paintings, wooden art, furniture, and tapestries. Some I have painted. I even have one my husband painted, probably the only painting he has ever done. In his words, he is not artistic.
By J. Delaney-Howe3 years ago in Art
Calliope & the Gargoyles. Top Story - July 2023.
Papá always promised me that one day, when I was old enough, I would come to understand my role in the heavens. Until then, he curbed my curiosity wisely - distracting me with fairytales of the worlds that existed far below our celestial kingdom.
By Gina C.3 years ago in Art
(Finding the Wings): Painted from Life. Finalist in 2023 Vocal Writing Awards - Romance Fiction. Top Story - June 2023. Content Warning.
DISCLAIMER: Contains violence, minors in compromising situations, some strong language. I have used experiences from my own boyhood to lend realism to the persona of the young hero, Cecco, but most events are drawn from historical fact.
By Rob Angeli3 years ago in Art
The Wailings. Top Story - June 2023.
“It’s not always the bird in the cage that flutters. Sometimes it is the wailings of the soul.” -Unknown Rei finished folding her 992nd origami crane, only to realize that the tip of its wing was dotted with blood. The girl frowned, before reasoning that the crane would probably still count – despite the stain.
By Bri Craig3 years ago in Art
My Daughter Is An Artist . Top Story - June 2023.
I always encourage my daughter’s creativity since she was fifteen months old. It started with playdo and work it up to drawing. They say art is good for a child’s fine motor skills. I try to preserve my daughter art works .
By Mariann Carroll3 years ago in Art