Two years ago, Ye-lim Kim transformed Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” from a simple pop ballad into a stunning masterpiece on ice. Viewers became captivated by the gentle movements and clean transitions that fans will recognize only when the skater has total control, yet the mood was warm and familiar. That blend of control and […]
Luo Li Rong is a Chinese artist who creates life-size, extremely realistic bronze sculptures of women inspired by Baroque and Renaissance techniques. The statues typically are of people in motion, letting her capture dresses in the breeze. Her attention to detail ensures that no details look out of place, making for some amazingly lifelike pieces
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón, or as she is better known, Frida Kahlo, holds the honor of being one of the most influential Mexican artists of all time. Her works, which often displayed Frida herself and her struggles throughout her life, are celebrated as feminist masterpieces. Frida wasn’t just a painter, though. Her life
Light has always fascinated humanity, especially how it can be manipulated to produce illusions and pictures. Long before film or digital cameras, there was a much simpler way to reproduce an image, albeit only with light–the camera obscura. This optical device, which means “dark chamber” in Latin, has been around for centuries, dating back to
Throughout history, there have been many art movements that sought to challenge the status quo and defy the traditional conventions of art. Fluxus was one such movement that emerged in the 1960s. Rooted in the Latin word “flux,” meaning flow or change, Fluxus sought to redefine the very essence of what art was. It dismantled