Art History 750: African Greco-Roman “Representations of Negro peoples appear in every major period of classical art. Yet very few illustrations of blacks are included in handbooks and histories of Greek and Roman art; and when they are, the same small group of examples is chosen. Such a practice creates the impression that the Negro […]
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Covered Buildings and Spaces Since 2011, Ibrahim Mahama, Ghana, has produced evocative narratives about society’s relationship with industry with his ongoing series, Occupations. These narratives manifest in colossal, blanket-like installations that envelope building structures and urban spaces. With these constructs, produced almost exclusively with combined jute fiber sacks, Mahama critiques the place and value of
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Drawn together with Marie Cecile Aptel and Jean Pierre Bourquin Any working relationship, regardless of its duration or scale, requires compatible partners. Compatible partners include people who disagree or have opposing feelings. In fact, I have found that working cooperatively is most satisfying when my collaborators are unlike me in distinctive ways. Compatibility and differences
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Our impact on the world around us is questioned in Akron Soul Train’s exhibition, Woven: The Human x Nature Relationship, on view from September 8th through October 23rd, 2021. The exhibition features Ron Shelton and Nicole Condon-Shih. Both artists completed a residency program through the gallery with their use of plastic, tying the two bodies of work together.
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A Look at Plastic Packaging in the Circular Economy Take just a moment to think about the plastic found in your home, then go a step further and calculate your plastic footprint by doing a plastic waste audit. You will soon discover that a majority of the plastic found in your home is used for
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“Get out of your skull” is a collaborative art project with the participation of an international group of 64 artists from 20 countries. Last year when much of the world shut down galleries, artists were dealt a serious blow when it came to their practices. The arts are integral to the social, civic, and economic
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Amit Ganjoo, India: Aavaran Artist Amit Ganjoo is currently Director of the School of Fine Arts, IPS Academy, and Indore India. This collection of small terracotta works he calls, “Aavaran,” which means envelope or cover. The forms range from 16 to 18 inches in height, including the pedestal. In May 2017 this collection was exhibited
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Chris Taylor talks doodle Doodles became interesting to me a few years ago, when I coauthored a paper on a large number of them made by Samuel Beckett in the manuscript of his play, “Endgame.” Most of those doodles we’re not especially exciting, but there were a handful that were intriguing for a variety of
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Break Free From Plastic: part 1 of 3 High Art Fridays has joined a population of concerned citizens to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. Countries worldwide are beginning to roll out new restrictions, taxes, and other measures to help reduce plastic pollution. Many states are working to pass producer responsibility Bills. American
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HAF special feature: Bouvy Enkobo, Kinshasa, DRC. “Hommage Annee, 2013, is a tribute I reflect on mothers in my community, which is a remote area and very poor. Portraits of these mothers with this pain and suffering and hoping to feed, educated their children. Cladding their families by doing field work with such concern that their
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For the past few years, Ron Shelton has devoted himself as curator/publisher at High Art Fridays, an online arts publication bringing artists from all over the world together under the auspices of a typical disregard for conventional aesthetics and production outside the domain of mainstream culture. In the midst of this, he has broadened his
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The relationship between the elements and the body of this work is an interesting one. In this exhibition, the weaving together of tradition, nontraditional materials, and ideas are precise; the aesthetics of object/subject are implicit, playful, and lively. The Ardent Thread, curated by Cleveland fiber
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