On the afternoon of January 6th, 2021, I was laying on the couch in my living room in a half-asleep daze after having my wisdom teeth removed that morning. Also on that day, a group of right-wing conspiracy theorists stormed the U.S. capital in opposition to the 2020 election, in
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All you need to say is “Never Forget” and every American knows what you are talking about. It has now been 20 years since the United States underwent the most tragic terrorist attack in its history and the crimes committed will not be forgotten. We tell each other to not
Six months ago, an extremely small number of people even knew what a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) was. Last month, OpenSea, the leading NFT marketplace, recorded $3.4 billion in transaction volume for the month of August. It’s obvious that NFTs have captured the interest of many, but unfortunately some of their
This summer, Christian arts and crafts store corporation Hobby Lobby was ordered to give up a rare Sumerian cuneiform tablet to the U.S. government. This is not the first time Hobby Lobby has been in hot water for acquiring ancient artifacts illegally. In 2016, homeland security officials found evidence of
TikTok is an app that’s been creating much hubbub in the news and even more issues in the last year than almost any other social media app in the past. This is an app that allows users to make videos up to one minute long and use either original sounds
What qualifies as Art? A definition too narrow, and Great Works of history and today become excluded. A definition too broad, however, can begin to define everything as Art. Even with the right definition though, what is Art and what it is not is subject to what society as a
Driving to a destination requires that the driver be alert and looking for signs indicating where they are headed. Anyone who drives is familiar with the road signs along the freeway or highway telling travelers that there is a McDonald’s and an Arco gas station and an Olive Garden somewhere
When looking at the history of art and art ownership, it is evident that art has commonly been created by artists from lower classes specifically for the use of society’s wealthy, powerful figures. Although an artist would create their art and be compensated for it, the message of the art
Purple Jesus. Beavis and Butt-Head. A Pegasus flying through the night sky. You would be hard-pressed to find a common denominator between the three, but the answer lies in San Francisco, California. All of those transcending images are on display as blotter art at Mark McCloud’s “Blotter Barn”, an expansive
Where and how artwork is displayed can oftentimes have just as much effect on the viewer’s experience as the artwork itself. A piece can be meant to be admired from afar, or from as close as possible – this can be pre-determined by the artist themselves or be a happenstance