August 31, 2013

Creative Personality: An Interview With Artist Malorie Shmyr

After just one visit to malorieshmyr.com it is obvious that this talented creative director, fine artist and 3D modeler is something special.

The last couple of years have brought a world of success for this Edmonton, Alberta-based talent whose whimsical view of the world has been translated in movies, on the runway, on canvas, in print, and in photographs. I have had the honour of knowing Malorie for many years now and have had the pleasure of interviewing her to get some insight into the life and mind of a working artist.

March 30, 2013

The Readymade World of Marcel Duchamp

by Lindsay Shapka in Art, Art History, Artists

When I was studying Art History, the most fascinating artists to me were the ones that made an effort to do something entirely different — the men and women that stuck their tongue out at the norm and refused to make the highbrow art world happy.

February 5, 2013

Sagrada Familia: The World's Most Visited Construction Site

by Lindsay Shapka in Art, Art History, Artists, Travel

When the Sagrada Familia is finished it will have 18 towers!

Combining Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms, the Templo Expiatori de la Sagrada Familia aka the Expiatory Temple of the Sacred Family aka the Sagrada Familia is a Roman Catholic Church — and UNESCO World Heritage Site — in the heart of Barcelona, Spain.

January 16, 2013

Your Guide to The Hamburger Bahnhof Museum of Contemporary Art

by Lindsay Shapka in Artists, Art, Art History, Travel

After a reconstruction by architect Josef Paul Kleihues, the Hamburger Bahnhof reopened in 1996 as the Hamburger Bahnhof: Museum für Gegenwart — Museum for Contemporary Art — one of the first state museums in Berlin devoted to "living art."