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Wednesday, February 7, 2007
By Nicole Findlay Random objects – a pair of scissors, a tin can, a cell phone, a plastic Buddha, and a spatula are juxtaposed with the perennial Carleton query “what is a Gee Gee?” on a work in progress currently underway at CUAG. The objects are all nailed to a sheet of plywood in... More
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Hana Bajric is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. The students identify... More
Friday, November 24, 2006
By Nicole Findlay Fledgling curators hover around a table, plucking tiny images from a nearby pile and placing each on a giant floor plan. Like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, the colourful chips are arranged and rearranged until a picture begins to emerge. Only this picture is the conceptualization of an art exhibit that... More
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Elizabeth Purchase is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. What students define... More
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Aleesha Mullen is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. Deconstructed House is... More
Wednesday, November 1, 2006
Claire Cowling is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. The Lost Spider... More
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Simon Robinson is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a set of criteria they discuss in the classroom. Balancing act is... More
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Mystery ship inhabited by homeless pirates: bad public art in Ottawa Tiffany Douglas is a first-year student and is participating in Maureen Korp’s FYSM Special Studies in Art History – Visual Literacy. Throughout the term, students will seek out Ottawa’s arts scene and critique the good, the bad and the ugly according to a... More
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
By Nicole Findlay Banished are the days when students of art history settled in dark lecture halls illuminated by flickering slides projecting the works of long-dead masters. This fall, students entering Maureen Korp’s First-Year Seminar will have direct exposure to Ottawa-based artists. They will learn by looking at works created by... More
Friday, July 21, 2006
Meredith Inksetter obtained her BA Honours in art history. Inksetter entered the program to gain a comprehensive view of history through an examination of the “visual culture of the past.” During the course of her studies, Inksetter gained a perspective on the political, social, religious and cultural themes humans, throughout history, have... More
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