Art

Too Close to Criticize

A.O. Scott’s novel Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth contains some valuable insights on what the function of criticism is in today’s modern world, however while reading the novel one begins to doubt if Scott can truly criticise criticism.

Fish Out of Water

Imaging having absolutely no experience and very little interest in any type of exhibit, especially an art exhibit when you are not interested in art. Having to convince yourself going to one might be an exciting time is difficult when it sounds as fun as watching paint dry. If you have ever felt…

An Art… What?

When I first walked in, When I first walked in, it’s not what I expected at all. I thought I would be able to cut the silent tension with a knife. However, it was the exact opposite. People were laughing and drinking wine and passing out their congratulations. I was in a foreign place. There was no…

Sports versus Art=Fish out of Water

So, my preliminary idea for my Fish-out-of-Water commentary is to comment on an art exhibition that I went to and reported on for the Fort Lewis College The Independent. The 57th Fort Lewis College Student Juried Exhibition is an Art Exhibit that hosts any and all…

Fish-out-of-water

For my fish out of water I was thinking about visiting the powerhouse museum or a gallery downtown, Durango. I’m interested in seeing what kind of art is displayed in Durango as well as what they think is interesting. I’ve never really been to a museum that didn’t display Native American art or…

Sports versus Art = Out of Water

So, my preliminary idea for my Fish-out-of-Water commentary is to comment on an art exhibition that I went to and reported on for the Fort Lewis College The Independent. The 57th Fort Lewis College Student Juried Exhibition is an Art Exhibit that hosts any and all Fort Lewis College students’…

Fish-out-of-water

For my Fish-out-of-water assignment I had been thinking about going to an art exhibit downtown because I have never in my life thought about visiting an art exhibit. Art is something I have alwasy enjoyed looking at, but only from social media or if it came up in a discussion during class. I want…

Still Like with Old Shoe

Still Life with Old Shoe by celebrated Catalan artist Joan Miro, a Surrealist artist whose work has been described as the re-creation of the childlike and a sandbox for the subconscious mind, is a reflection of living in times of turmoil.

Still Life with Old Shoe is Roughly Comfortable (or Comfortably Rough?)

Joan Miró’s 1937 abstract oil painting, Still Life with Old Shoe, is a true encapsulation of beauty in rough times. The “old shoe” is on the same surface as food; the things you eat; the things that nourish…

Still Life With Old Shoe

The World Wars caused global devastation that affected all dimensions of life — economic, psychological, and political. The ruins of the war left societies all over the world in a state of rejection, not only of national policies, but also of the societies that generated them. Culture…