Creating Saturday Night Live: Film Unit

I watched this video over the summer and found it so inspiring. I never realized how much has to be done to create Saturday Night Live’s taped video shorts. I can’t imagine something more stressful, exciting, and rewarding!

Guaxuma by Nara Normande

This short film by Nara Normande is incredibly beautiful. I turned on English subtitles to follow the narrative, and dove into a story about a girl and her childhood best friend. The stop motion and animation with remind me of pieces we have watched in class, but I really think Normande brought the concept to…

The Tree – Animation Short Film 2018

I loved this short film about a man collecting water in the desert. It had a similar dystopian feel and artistic style as the short animation we watched in class in the wind blowing society. The plot line although simple, makes a big statement about the potential impacts of climate change.

Into The Flame – A Hue&Cry Film

“Into the Flame” is a short five minute film about “a despairing man’s life changes when a moth burrows into his ear, setting off a series of visions that drive him forward into the adventure of his life. I was so impressed by the artistic techniques; they remind me of those that can be done…

Lucid Motion by Daito Manabe x Rhizomatiks Research at Artechouse

Artechhouse, with a mission to amplify the exploration of art and technology through experiential discourse, will exhibit Lucid Motion by globally renowned Japanese artist collective Daito Manabe x Rhizomatiks Research until December 1st. The exhibit takes visitors on a journey throughout the mechanics of human motion. Visitors will engage with artistic representations, advanced technology, as well…

Mattress Factory: Art And…With Patte Loper & Andrew Renaudo

When I come home to Pittsburgh, my favorite thing to do is go straight to the Mattress Factory, a contemporary art museum and experimental lab that features installations from artists in residence from around the world. With Halloween approaching, they will be hosting Patti Loper and Andrew Renaudo in their Art And… series, in which…

Carmen Argote: As Above, So Below

This weekend, I visited the New Museum in New York City and had the opportunity to experience Carmen Agote’s “As Above, So Below”. As a Los Angeles-based artist from Guadalajara, Mexico, Agote explores the familiar materials used in Mexican agriculture and architecture to create texture in her pieces. She incorporates native plants, natural pigments, and…

ARTECHOUSE’s Newest Exhibit: Lucid Motion by Daito Manabe

ARTECHOUSE’s newest exhibition is entitled Lucid Motion, by globally renowned Japanese artist collective Daito Manabe x Rhizomatiks Research. Set to open in D.C. on September 28th, Lucid Motion examines human motion, which, as a dancer, excites me. Visitors are able to “engage with dance performances themed on human motion, lights and shades as they experience these…

New York City Ballet Performs ‘Jewels’

One of my favorite ballets is currently being performed in New York City Ballet’s fall season. Jewels is a three-act ballet choreographed by George Balanchine in 1967. The ballet consists of three movements: Emeralds, Rubies, and Diamonds. It is considered to be the first full-length abstract ballet, and I felt that the abstract quality of…

Middle East Think-Tank Opens Art Gallery in Washington, DC

This weekend, The Middle East Institute (MEI) in Washington, DC, a non-partisan think-tank, launched a new art gallery showing works of contemporary Middle Eastern artists. The gallery will hold five exhibitions per year, showing contemporary and Modern Middle Eastern Art. Its objective is to create a space for U.S.-Middle Eastern dialogue with pieces that tackle…