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Loading the Canon #14: “Is There Really A Market For That?”
Loading the Canon #14 by Helena-Anne Hittel “Is There Really A Market For That?” Well, Drunken Odysseans, it’s almost here! I never thought I’d be saying this, but its tomorrow! 120 or so credit hours later, I’m finally going to experience it. That wonderful day of the semester degree-seekers cherish as much as a birthday… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #13: I Was a Greek Goddess
Loading the Canon #13 by Helena-Anne Hittel I Was a Greek Goddess You’ve noticed it. It’s impossible to ignore. The magazines, the TV commercials-it’s everywhere. Skinny women and guys with rippling pectorals. We’re made to believe that this is what we should aspire to be. THIS is what you want. Well, not way back when, it… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #12: Ars Moriendi
Loading the Canon #12 by Helena-Anne Hittel Ars Moriendi: The Art of Dying Happy Halloween, Drunken Odysseans! Loading the Canon is taking a deathly turn today, as I examine all things… well, slightly morbid, actually. People have been making offerings to the dead since time began. They can be things as small as a few… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #11: Return of Third Thursdays
Loading the Canon #11 by Helena-Anne Hittel Return of Third Thursdays: By Design Thursday’s offering at the Gallery at Avalon Island is both aesthetically pleasing and architecturally sound. October 17th was the Downtown Arts District’s monthly gallery hop, Third Thursdays. If you didn’t attend this one, you’ve missed out. The Gallery at Avalon Island’s Patrick… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #10: Wrapping it Up
Loading the Canon #10 by Helena-Anne Hittel Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Wrapping it Up When you wrap things in fabric, they sometimes look more interesting. The essential shape of the object is more visible. Look at things this way. If you were to wrap a rock face in fabric, you’d see so much more. You could… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #9: Professors Make Art, Too
Loading the Canon #9 by Helena-Anne Hittel Professors Make Art, Too Today at 6:00, the UCF Art Gallery will open its annual Faculty Exhibit. Now that the professors have passed their BFAs, MFAs, and maybe even received their Doctorates, they can relax and do what they’d like. This is the ultimate dream for an artist… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #8: The Marine Corps War Memorial
Loading the Canon #8 by Helena-Anne Hittel The Marine Corps War Memorial By the time all of you fellow Drunken Odysseans read this, I will be in Parris Island, South Carolina. My little brother, Jeffrey Hittel, reported here for boot camp on July 8th, 2013. 12 grueling weeks later, on October 4, 2013, he graduates… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon#7: A Blast from the Past at Avalon Island
Loading the Canon#7 by Helena-Anne Hittel A Blast from the Past at Avalon Island I recently attended Third Thursdays, an art walk and gallery hop taking place every third Thursday of the month in Downtown Orlando. This is a great opportunity for local artists to showcase their works. I met the curator of one such… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #6: Jamali
Loading the Canon #6 by Helena Anne-Hittel Jamali He’s brilliant, with an MFA from the University of Florida in painting and sculpture, an MA in Advanced Economics, and Faculties of Science in Chemistry and physics. He’s a visionary, contributing to the art world with his mystical expressionism. Best of all, he lives in your backyard–if… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #5: Sensing the Artist
Loading the Canon #5 by Helena-Anne Hittel Sensing the Artist I’m an art historian. I study art. I am expected to know what the work is called, what it is made of, who made it, when they made it, and (depending on the professor) maybe even the dimensions of said work. In short, if it… Continue reading
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