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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 #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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Loading the Canon #4: Marcel Dzama
Loading the Canon #4 by Helena-Anne Hittel Marcel Dzama “Marcel Dzama’s work is characterized by an immediately recognizable visual language that draws from a diverse range of references and artistic influences, including Dada and Marcel Duchamp.” Oh man. The moment you give me Marcel Duchamp, I kinda want to scream (although, if we looked at… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #3: Hell is a Studio
Loading the Canon #3 by Helena-Anne Hittel Hell is in a Studio Art gets serious once you get into the universities. That’s because this is the major you’ve chosen to pursue, and your school determined to produce artists finer than those at other schools BECAUSE UCF IS MORE ARTISTIC THAN ALL OF YOU SIMPLE PLEBES.… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #2: Untitled
Loading the Canon by Helena-Anne Hittel Untitled It isn’t always required of an artist to have a title for a piece. This is one of the art world’s many liberties. Art without a title can leave a lot to the imagination. It doesn’t mean that an artist has given up. People look at pieces differently… Continue reading
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Loading the Canon #1: Museum Glass
Loading the Canon #1 by Helena-Anne Hittel Museum Glass I don’t like art. I LOVE it. People look at me like I’m crazy when I tell them I go through museums or galleries in hours, maybe even days depending on the exhibit. I read every single label or bit of information presented and try to… Continue reading
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