The Art Assignment
A Video Game about Art?
When we heard there was a video game about art and curating, we had to give it a try. Watch us play Occupy White Walls and build and curate an art gallery of our dreams (well, almost).
The Art Assignment
Construct a landscape. | Paula McCartney | The Art Assignment
This week’s assignment comes from artist Paula McCartney, whose work explores the boundaries between the natural and unnatural. Her assignment asks you to reexamine what those terms even mean by constructing an image of the so-called...
The Art Assignment
Why Is This Woman in the Jungle?
Artist Henri Rousseau painted The Dream in 1910, and it's imagery of a woman lounging on a sofa in the middle of a jungle was as surreal then as it is today. What is it about this artwork that captivated audiences then and now?
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Henri Rousseau - War, or the Ride of Discord
""War; she passes terrifyingly, leaving despair, tears, ruin all around"": Rousseau's lyrical vision of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 and the Siege of Paris in 1871.