Visual Journalism

The New York Times has been publishing various stories on the opioid crisis, and the two links below are some examples of theese articles. The Class of 2000 ‘Could Have Been Anything’ (December 2nd, 2019): https://nyti.ms/2DAdSLN Heroin Addiction Explained: A Visual Journey Through Addiction (December 18th, 2018): https://nyti.ms/2Gtt6qc Both articles demonstrate how news publications are…

Michael Bierut

Michael Bierut is a graphic designer at Pentagram that I admire. Bierut spearheaded the Hillary for America design campaign, created the logo and brand image of Slack, and rebranded the logo of Mastercard. All these designs are not only creative but also successful in effectively communicating the brand persona. Check out the Hillary campaign to…

The Irishman and Marvel

Two days ago, Martin Scorsese published an opinion article on New York Times commenting on his own comment about Marvel films. His comment that brought about huge controversy amongst the film fan community was that Marvel movies are “not cinema”. The opinion article further explains and defends his perspective that franchise movies and corporate productions…

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox is an incredibly detailed and refined stop-motion film by Wes Anderson. Like Anderson’s other feature films, Fantastic Mr. Fox has a consistent color scheme of warm brown tones and thoughtfully constructed, generally symmetrical compositions. This would be great reference for our animation project, especially in terms of how to create movements and…

New Museum

The New Museum in the Lower East Side of Manhattan is my go-to place whenever I visit New York. The exhibitions there are explorative of wide-ranging concepts and dedicated to contemporary art. The unconventional facade and the view from the top floor are just a few more perks that make the New Museum such an…

Marina Abramović

I never really understood performance art until I came across this artist, Marina Abramović. I had a habit of categorizing art into different labels like “two-dimensional” or “still drawing”, but performance art never belonged to a single category. Performance art has the potential to become both two and three-dimensional, or even four-dimensional if it includes…

Fuerza Bruta

Fuerza Bruta is a contemporary theatre performance that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I attended their concert this summer when they visited Seoul and was absolutely inspired by the energy, movement, unconventional use of space, and texture. The spontaneity and vibrance of the performance reminded of Jackson Pollock and his live paintings. In both the…

Solipsist

Solipsist is a short film about the interaction between visual and auditory elements of art. The 10-minutes long film explores a simple narrative with a festive use of color, texture, and movement (connects very well to what we did last class!). Unlike most shorts that depend on verbal communication to deliver a message, Solipsist captivates…