Tag: art
-
Fan Art Fridays: Katniss Everdeen
This is it, guys—the last movie of The Hunger Games trilogy was released today, marking the end of what many millennials found to be one of the most inspiring film franchises of the decade. Katniss Everdeen is more than just the gorgeous girl you see depicted in the books and movies. She’s confident, strong, and symbolizes…
-
Gallery Mondays: Burnett’s Paris Scene
I was at my friend’s house the other day when I noticed her parents have a Burnett painting on the wall over the staircase. It’s an oil on canvas painting of a Paris scene with the Panthéon in the backdrop. After much research, I discovered that there are tons of Burnett paintings of Paris scenes…
-
Fan Art Fridays: Shia LaBeouf at #ALLMYMOVIES
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few days, you’ll already know that Shia LaBeouf watched all his movies in reverse chronological order from November 10th to November 12th at the Angelika Film Center as part of his latest performance art project called #ALLMYMOVIES. Admission was free, so you can imagine how…
-
Fan Art Fridays: Grace Helbig and Chester See (Grester)
In honor of #NaNoWriMo, every Fan Art Fridays post for November will have a fan fiction story to go along with it. Coincidentally, the cover of the fan fiction is almost the same as this week’s fan art! YouTube fans cannot stop gushing over Grester. I figured that I would find some pretty good fan fiction…
-
Gallery Mondays: Jasmine Worth’s “Wounded”
With Halloween coming up this weekend, I just had to revisit a piece of art I found while perusing Last Rites Gallery in Midtown a few months ago. This piece is called “Wounded” is by California-based artist Jasmine Worth. Several things about this piece remind me of the day we all play dress up and…
-
Gallery Mondays: Allen Ruppersberg’s ‘Too Many Books’ @ Printed Matter
Printed Matter opened their new location on 11th Avenue last week, so I went to check it out with two of my friends before heading to dinner in Little Italy. The book store is filled with tons of art books by artists, as well as artwork for sale, and an exhibit which is currently Paper Rad:…
-
Fan Art Fridays: James Bond
Yesterday I started seeing the posters for the new James Bond movie, Spectre, popping up everywhere in the city. I started to think I was going crazy when I saw that Day of the Dead skeleton in the background of the poster art, but by the third poster I came across I was convinced that this was…
-
Gallery Mondays: Béatrice Coron’s “Kind” at 104 Street Station
Happy Columbus Day! The 104 Street station on the A line was completely renovated a few months ago, which brought some lovely artwork by Béatrice Coron to the platform. Coron specializes in cut-out art. 104th Street station features her collection On the Right Track, which is a beautiful installation of human-like figures representing different characteristics such as…
-
Fan Art Fridays: League of Legends’ Caitlyn
Comic Con has arrived in New York City! I was a bit confused yesterday when I saw people dressed up in costume because Halloween is still a few weeks away but then I remembered Comic Con is this weekend. I’ve never actually been to a Comic Con event, but I always love seeing the costumes…
