Word: visual
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...good company. The exhibit showcases a wide variety of types of art copied including religious pictures, maps, texts and chiaroscuoro woodcuts. Pon, in her manner of hanging and through textual supplements, subtly illustrates that, "copying isn't necessarily a bad thing, it was integral to the [Renaissance] visual culture." Here copies exist as veritable pieces of art, not mere imitations...
...least come to see the Barbari "Bird's Eye View of Venice" and "The Submersion of Pharoah's Army in the Red Sea" next to each other, if nothing else. Acquiring the Barbari from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts was Pon's great curating acheivement and, as the visual centerpiece of the entire exhibit, it was well worth the effort. Then again, all of Pon's efforts here, if noticed, are fruitful. Pon has provided all of the clues to understanding and appreciating prints and privileges in the Renaissance--all you have to do is look for them...
Pleasantville charms; on the visual level, it dazzles. Half comedy, half fable, it flips the premise of The Truman Show, presenting, instead of a man trapped in a TV world he thinks is real but discovers to be a colossal fake, a TV world made up of potential Trumans who need an outsider to help transform the fake into reality. What distinguishes Pleasantville, however, is the device used to show the transformation: the slow-ripple change from black-and-white film to color. It's one of the most ingenious visual devices ever conceived for a mainstream movie, and certainly...
...these are mere quibbles next to the two things Pleasantville gets absolutely, stunningly right. The first is the visual effects. To describe them further, much as I'd like to, would diminish the surprise and sheer pleasure of watching then unfold; it suffices to say that this is without a doubt one of the most visually entrancing movies you'll see all year...
Students say a multi-media approach to visual art is uncommon in the VES department's offerings this year. Reichek, a New York City-based artist, requires students to find their own materials and allots each a budget of $250 to purchase them. For a recent "Trash as Art" project, Reichek showed slides and spoke about what contemporary artists have done in terms of turning refuse into art. She equipped students with reading selections and questions about the meaning of 'trash,' then sent them off to work on projects of their...