Arts
Artist Profile: Shakeil Greeley
Year: 2015 Hometown: Portland, OR / Philadelphia, PA Major: Visual Studies Website: shakeil.com Street: How did you first get into visual art? Shakeil Greeley: I’ve been drawing since before I could even hold a pencil.
Campus Gem: The Print Studio
The Morgan Fine Arts Building is not a place you end up by accident.
Review: Michael Snow's "Photo-Centric," Philadelphia Museum of Art
On Wednesday I took advantage of the Pay–What–You–Wish evening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art (a.k.a.
The Penn Architectural Bucket List
1) Streak across the Kirshna P.
Architectural (Dis)Order: Penn's Campus
Penn’s campus provides us with the best of both worlds: old yet new, historic yet modern, elegant yet hip.
DIY: Beer Cap Candle
You’ll Need: Bottle caps Crayons Pre–waxed string Empty soda can Scissors Lighter
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on Polychromatism
It’s not uncommon for a Penn student to snap a selfie against the bleariness of the post–winter break Locust Walk setting, add a filter, and voila!
#Popular Hashtags
Click on the chart to put some swag in your hashtag.
Opening Night at the Barnes: ‘Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders’
[media-credit name="The Barnes Foundation" align="alignright" width="181"][/media-credit] As I lined up to pick up my tickets for the opening of ‘Yinka Shonibare MBE: Magic Ladders’ at the Barnes Foundation, I found myself surrounded by fur coats, “authentic” prints and thick–rimmed glasses with lenses measuring roughly one and a half to two inches in diameter.
How To: Improve your Insta-Game and Upgrade your Filters
[caption id="attachment_49965" align="alignright" width="225"][media-credit id=6898 align="alignright" width="225"][/media-credit] Street tests out the filters and effects of VSCO Cam on some old covers.[/caption] Welcome to the undergrounds of Instagram, the virtual equivalent of developed film.
Artist Profile: LT Verrastro
Name & year: LT Verrastro, SAS ’14 Hometown: Scranton, PA Major: English Street: Can you tell us a bit about your artistic involvement on and off campus? LT Verrastro: Most of the stuff I do is not Penn related.
DIY: Shirt Makeover
You’ll Need: Old Shirt (preferably one that has sat in your closet unworn for a while) Studs Scissors Ruler Chalk/Charcoal
Architectural (Re)Assessment: McDonald's Terrace
This article was originally published as part of the joke issue on 12.5.2013 Burnt–red tiles deck the rectangular space in the front of the McDonald’s building at 40th and Walnut streets.
Campus Gems: "40th and Walnut" By McDonald's
This under–appreciated installation features a mixed–media collage of linoleum, stale fries and service with a smile.
DIY: McFriendship Bracelets
Bond with your late–night burger pals with these trendy accessories.
Contrapposto: Taking a Stance on the McDonald's Wall
This article was originally published as part of the joke issue on 12.5.2013 Like any reputable community eatery, the 40th Street McDonald’s has its share of kindly decorative flourishes: the quaint community gathering place, a terrace; the entertainment, a television; and the art, a series of digital prints lining the brightly tiled walls. The seven pieces—digital photographs printed on plastic, roughly 16” by 16”—heavily feature the photographic technique of bokeh. You probably remember bokeh from your Windows 2001 default desktop wallpapers: points of light are blurred or intentionally unfocused.
Review: "Rails" at the Rotunda
What do a conductor’s hat, a broom, and a set of bowling pins all have in common? They make up half of the cast of “Rails,” a puppet pulp melodrama and the latest production of Philadelphia’s very own Transmissions Theatre. The company kicked off its 14-day tour of this dark comedy last weekend with two performances at the Rotunda.
