Entries from January 2008

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Quick Coffee is Latte Art!!!

 
Photo sources:  http://thebogles.com/blog/2006/10/  http://www.dekay.org/blog/archives/how-to-make-latte-art  http://manufacturedenvironments.com/2005/12/
By Sarah
Art is said to be everywhere, and I believe that. I have now found it in the everyday necessity for the lovers of coffee. Yes, coffee. A style of art that is fairly new and recent to the world is Latte Art. I believe it was started in northern [...]

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Virtual Museum vs. “The Real Thing”

By Sarah
Due to growing technology today, our “virtual world” has expanded considerably. Virtual art museums have even been invented and are circulating on the web. These “museums” have 3D buildings that contain art from many collections all in one place. One of these includes: http://muva.elpais.com.uy/. There is underlying controversy however, about the lack of [...]

Monday, January 7th, 2008

Is art the black sheep of academics?

What is art? The dictionary says art is the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance. What purpose does it serve? Its purpose varies.  Some art is meant to be beautiful, some art is meant to be completely disturbing or shocking, and [...]