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When we look to the now–iconic image of HOPE from the 2008 Obama campaign, it’s hard to believe we can trace it all back to a single artist—Shepard Fairey. Or at least that's how we've credited it. Fairey was entangled in a lawsuit with the Associated Press (AP) after using one of the corporation’s photographs as a source image for his poster. In the wake of this dramatic lawsuit, we are left with the shattered remains of the legendary street artist’s reputation.
As you make your sprint from the Wawa on Spruce to your 9 a.m. class on Locust, cutting through that little courtyard behind McNeil becomes more of a desperate coffee–juggling act than a scenic detour. Believe it or not, a small sculptural piece titled “Homage to Georgia O’Keefe” by Thom Kooney Crawford has been a witness to your acrobatics every morning. Though cast in bronze, the sculpture barely dissociates itself from the foliage, depicting a female silhouette that imitates the slender trunk of a young tree. Her left arm crosses her chest, and a serpent winds its away around the base of her form. Like Crawford’s other works, “Homage to Georgia O’Keefe” plays with negative space in its delicate contours and creates a dialogue with the natural environment within which it is presented. As for the “Homage,” Georgia O’Keefe is best known for her large–scale oil paintings of flowers that resemble the female form. That’s right—vaginas. It seems that in a similar fashion, Crawford emblematizes the original female, a biblical Eve entwined by a serpent, by rooting her in nature, both literally and aesthetically.
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You’ll need: glitter, cardstock (or thick paper), glitter, a small paintbrush, glitter, scissors, glue (and/or glitter glue) and did we mention glitter?
Halloween is over, and all you have left to console yourself are now–useless costumes and the remnants of your dignity. Don’t fret, Halloweener, Arts has your back! Here are some fun and easy ways to repurpose your costumes.
In the second to last room of PMA’s Visions of Arcadia exhibit, Robert Delaunay’s City of Paris occupies an entire wall. Here we see the height of modern Arcadia, the beginning of a new beginning. Rectangular planes of color interrupt, and yet construct simultaneously an image of modern Paris. On the right of the canvas, the Eiffel tower rises in bold red contours; nondescript houses loom in the background. These are cluttered and still somewhat uniform — reminiscent of city life. In the scene’s center, the elegant figures of the mythological Three Graces emerge from jarring color fields, which distract us from the erotic details of femininity. These Graces are strikingly distorted, striking beauties lodged in a deliberate placement of color and form. This is a paradise of ideals, of modernity.
We're sick of instagram. That's a lie. But but digital cameras still exist and somewhere, there are printers. Keep track of your Summer. It's going to be a hot one.
Hop on the Market–Frankford line and check out Project Basho, a gallery solely dedicated to the creation and display of photography. Project Basho’s 14–foot ceiling creates a unique studio space conducive to the exhibition of this versatile medium. In addition to displaying works of photography, Basho offers classes, darkroom rentals and even critiques, encouraging beginners and veterans alike to utilize photography as an expressive outlet. Black and white darkrooms, color darkrooms and digital workstations are available for rent at hourly rates for ridiculously cheap prices that . Even the gallery space is available for rental, offering a sound system, wireless internet and spacious square footage — the perfect venue for a midday–rave photo shoot.
We know, Mommy and Daddy have warned you about the perils of West Philly. Well, VIX Emporium and its number of visitors beg to differ. Sporting West Philly pride in everything from badass sweatshirts to the works of local artisans, this gift/craft/body care store fails to confine itself to a single category.
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Textile Art: A Lifelong Collection Art on the Avenue 3808 Lancaster Ave. Feb. 10, 5–8 p.m.
When it comes to Occupy Philly, there aren’t many statements that are truly safe to make. As a journalist, that’s not particularly comforting. Perhaps what troubled me was the countless students that rejected my interview requests, or the disgruntled comments that littered the DP’s website. Whatever the case, I was soon convinced that criticism would always accompany discussion of Occupy.
Don’t Miss: Duett: Matt Giel and Alanna Lawley Grizzly Grizzly 319 N. 11th St., 2nd Floor
Still recovering from that post–midterm freak–out? Throwing a Halloween party? Unfortunately, the terrifying state of your living room does not count as holiday decor, but Arts has you covered. For under $10, this easy–to–make stick wreath can spice up your party… and cover up that dubious stain on your wall.
Add/drop is over, and the prospect of Drawing I lowering your GPA scared you out of a studio art class, again. Arts knows how you feel, and we got your back with some top–notch creative outlets outside of Penn. Drop some summer–savings dollaz, grab a bus downtown and spare a few hours each week to take one of these workshops located within 15 minutes of campus. All materials are included, and final projects serve as fantastic gifts or dorm room decor. You can’t blame Penn InTouch for missing these deadlines — sign up now for six weeks of Arts–endorsed artistry.
Oh the perils of visiting the Vox Populi Gallery. Perhaps it was the questionable location on the corner of Carleton Street, a garbage filled alleyway deemed worthy of its own street name. Or maybe it was just that unidentifiable odor (a mixture of paint and urine) stubbornly lingering all the way up three flights of stairs to the gallery entrance. Whatever the case, something about this building felt much more like a when–will–they–find–my–body scenario than a mixed media installation featuring five avant–garde artists.
As Gould prepares to leave Philly to direct The Jewish Museum in New York City, Street collaborates with the curator’s colleagues: Ingrid Schaffner, Robert Chaney, Kathryn Kraczon and Rachel Pastan. Sifting through 12 years of awesome, we've picked out the director’s five most influential contributions since gracing the ICA in 1999.
Here and Now” reflects the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s continuous effort to encourage and support a thriving artistic environment right here in the City of Brotherly Love. As a groundbreaking Rembrandt exhibit continues upstairs (the first complete showing of his series of paintings, “The Face of Jesus,” since 1656), a press table sits in the lobby of the museum welcoming journalists, bloggers and anxious Street editors to the opening of an exhibition featuring the best and brightest of Philadelphia’s art scene.
Sandwiched next to the Metropolitan Bakery on Walnut, the Slought Foundation Gallery looks like a building under renovation. The shut door and screened–off windows create a less than welcoming appearance, leaving no indication of the world–renowned artist exhibitions that the gallery so modestly hosts.
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