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It Doesn’t Matter How the Paint is Put On

December 1, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Making art does not always involve the traditionally thought of materials such as a brush or canvas, sometimes it does not even involve paint. In fact, other methods are pretty common and span over a wide variety of methods and creative ideas and materials. Using the naked body as the

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Money, Power, and Exploitation

November 27, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

The line between cultural appropriation and appreciation is thin, but some things just can’t be argued. Cultural appropriation is a highly contested issue, and yet again we see another example of this with the Inuit people. The Inuit are a people living in the North, whose clothing consists of parkas,

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Bloody Hell

November 26, 2015February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

Recently, a Canadian art school student came under fire when a heart was found in a trash can near his house. This caused suspicion by local authorities, who jumped to the worst conclusion and concluded that this must be a human heart. The student didn’t respond with panic because the

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Canadian Response to Graffiti

April 27, 2013February 14, 2021 bgoeltzenleuchter

According to an article published in April, 2013 in The Globe and Mail, a Canadian newspaper, Canadians have found a new way to approach graffiti in their major cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Calgary. Graffiti became a problem in these cities because artists were illegally painting on buildings,

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