by Yuri Vanetik | Aug 31, 2016 | Art |
We all know the names of the world’s greatest artists–the ones who were famous for breaking new ground, delving into new realms and forcing the eyes and the mind of the art fanatic to bend, twist and reshape with them. Their names come to mind easily and roll off of...
by Yuri Vanetik | Jul 21, 2016 | Art |
The question has resonated with people of all ages, races and demographics for centuries. Scholars that have devoted their lives to studying the subject wrestle with this question while, across the world, an 8 year old visiting a gallery will be thinking the exact...
by Yuri Vanetik | Jun 21, 2016 | Art |
It doesn’t take an ingenious mind, critical thinking skills or any classical training to appreciate art for what it is. Art, like beauty, is truly in the eye of the beholder. Each piece can have vastly different meanings and impacts, evoke different emotions...
by Yuri Vanetik | Jun 7, 2016 | Art |
If you can think back to 2005, you may or may not remember a particularly large splash that was made among video game–and to a lesser degree art–fanatics when critic Roger Ebert claimed that video games “can never be art.” It was a statement that, for...
by Yuri Vanetik | May 11, 2016 | Art |
Tom Sachs has an obsession with sound. Or rather, where sound comes from— literally. Since his youth, Sachs has been making boomboxes. They started out as cabinets to hold the devices that blasted the soundtrack of hip-hop culture. Describing the origins of his work...
by Yuri Vanetik | Feb 22, 2016 | Art |
If you have a passion for art, there is a lot to be excited about this year. There are a number of new exhibits that will be hitting museums across the world in 2016 that are already creating some buzz. Here are five exhibits that I am most excited about this year....