Visual Art  (tagged articles)

Félix González-Torres's Portrait of Ross: Beyond Form and Content

Julianne Miao - Félix González-Torres’s Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) [1991] uses its unconventional medium and presentation to reveal holes in the limited language of the traditional art historical narrative. Composed of a pile of metallic-wrapped candy,... Keep Reading »

Communicating Meaning in BioArt: The Temporal Strength of Living Media and the Impact of Longevity

Alex J. Maben - BioArt is a modern art-form born from the marriage of biotechnology and human inspiration. I argue that the longevity of the art pieces, referred to as BioArtworks, plays an essential role in communicating meaning. As living, breathing creatures, humans are designed... Keep Reading »
Photo: Copyright Eric Pickersgill

The Loneliness of Digital Devices: Examining "Removed" (Photo Series) by Eric Pickersgill

Nicole Litvan - The 2015 photo series “Removed,” shot by Eric Pickersgill, contains twenty-eight black and white photographs showing different individuals of all ages staged in various settings looking down at their palms as if scrolling through their cellphones. However... Keep Reading »
Photo: Rashid Johnson/Nathan Keay

The Medicalization of Blackness: Rashid Johnson and the Diseased Connotations of Race

Danielle Wu - "Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks" was a solo exhibition on view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum from September 20, 2013 to January 6, 2014. The gestural painting Antibiotic (pictured below) differed from neighboring works because of its massive size,... Keep Reading »

On Understanding Abstract Portraits: Applying Cognitive Semiotics and Psychophysiological Symbolism

William E. Wenger - Expression through artwork, representation, and interpretation are significant aspects of our human experience and key elements of the discipline of Aesthetics. Rarely do these concepts integrate a social science perspective into their approach. This is the goal of... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Visual Art is tagged in the following 8 articles.

Contemporary Art
2020, Vol. 12 No. 11
Félix González-Torres's Portrait of Ross: Beyond Form and Content
By Julianne Miao
Félix González-Torres’s Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.) [1991] uses its unconventional medium and presentation to reveal holes in the limited language of the traditional art historical narrative. Composed of a pile of metallic... Read Article »
Contemporary Art Visual Art Queer Studies Performative Art
Bioart
2017, Vol. 9 No. 01
Communicating Meaning in BioArt: The Temporal Strength of Living Media and the Impact of Longevity
By Alex J. Maben
BioArt is a modern art-form born from the marriage of biotechnology and human inspiration. I argue that the longevity of the art pieces, referred to as BioArtworks, plays an essential role in communicating meaning. As living, breathing creatures... Read Article »
Bioart Bioethics Modern Art Expression Ontology Aesthetics Visual Art
Photography
2016, Vol. 8 No. 03
The Loneliness of Digital Devices: Examining "Removed" (Photo Series) by Eric Pickersgill
By Nicole Litvan
The 2015 photo series “Removed,” shot by Eric Pickersgill, contains twenty-eight black and white photographs showing different individuals of all ages staged in various settings looking down at their palms as if scrolling through their... Read Article »
Cellphones Technology Devices Photography Loneliness Family Life Intimacy Social Media Visual Art
Contemporary Art
2015, Vol. 7 No. 04
The Medicalization of Blackness: Rashid Johnson and the Diseased Connotations of Race
By Danielle Wu
"Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks" was a solo exhibition on view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum from September 20, 2013 to January 6, 2014. The gestural painting Antibiotic (pictured below) differed from neighboring works because of... Read Article »
Rashid Johnson Contemporary Art Visual Art Modern Art Race Post-racialism
Aesthetics
2014, Vol. 6 No. 11
On Understanding Abstract Portraits: Applying Cognitive Semiotics and Psychophysiological Symbolism
By William E. Wenger
Expression through artwork, representation, and interpretation are significant aspects of our human experience and key elements of the discipline of Aesthetics. Rarely do these concepts integrate a social science perspective into their approach.... Read Article »
Aesthetics Social Psychology Abstract Art Semiotics Visual Art
Political Art
2014, Vol. 8 No. 1
A Beautiful Mess: The Evolution of Political Graffiti in the Contemporary City
By Madeleynn Green
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In the late 1990's the spray-painted name "Banksy" began accompanying stenciled images throughout the cities of London and Bristol, England. Taking inspiration from the anarchic messages of punk music and hip-hop graffiti popularized by New York... Read Article »
Street Art Graffiti Political Art Visual Art Banksy Public Space
Contemporary Art
2013, Vol. 5 No. 10
The Visual Vocabulary of Chitra Ganesh: Femininity, Sexuality, and Abjection in Ganesh's Visual Art
By Tausif Noor
Whence does the definitive understanding of the human body as a site of power, pleasure, and horror come? Is there at all a definitive notion of the extent of the body’s capabilities in the first place? The body, long established as an inspirational... Read Article »
Contemporary Art Chitra Ganesh Femininity Sexuality Abjection Visual Art
Photography
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Making Contact: The Photographer's Interface with the World
By Kia M. Carbone
Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), a key twentieth-century cultural theorist, has been influential in various fields, including art and literary criticism. He wrote “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” in 1935 to examine... Read Article »
Photography Digital Photography Technology Visual Art Popular Culture

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