Famous Beach Artworks Throughout Art History
How Can We Engage? Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus (c.1486) This well-known piece by the Florentine maestro from the 15th century has been widely cited, imitated, and parodied innumerable times. The legendary Venus by Botticelli, born of the sea, is the non-Christian Renaissance painting’s…
Frida Kahlo – A Feminist Icon
Frida Kahlo is probably the most well-known female artist in history. She strayed from the conventional depiction of female beauty in art to represent real-life situations and her own raw experiences. Frida spent her entire life in excruciating pain after a near-fatal bus accident when…
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD)
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (or MCASD) is an art museum in San Diego, California, dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting art from 1950 to the present. MCASD was founded in 1941 as The Art Center in La Jolla, and has grown…
The Rise of Pop Art Movement
“The Pop artists did images that anybody walking down Broadway could recognize in a split second – comics, picnic tables, men’s trousers, celebrities, shower curtains, refrigerators, Coke bottles – all the great modern things that the Abstract Expressionists tried so hard not to notice at…
What to watch this weekend #8
Boardwalk Empire Tv Show Genre: Crime, Drama, History Rating: 8.6 IMDB Streaming on: Amazon, Hulu, HBO Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don’t apply. And the man who runs things, legally and otherwise, is the town’s treasurer, Enoch…
Gut Health 101: How the Brain and the Gut are Connected
Have you ever had a “gut-wrenching” experience? Do certain situations make you “feel nauseous”? Have you ever felt “butterflies” in your stomach? We use these expressions for a reason. The gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion. Anger, anxiety, sadness, elation — all of these feelings…
Must-Visit Parks Around the World
It would be unimaginable to picture a life in a city without parks. Parks are intrinsic components of any city. They contribute to the shape and feel of a community and its neighborhoods. Since it is essential for people to interact with nature, we all…
The 5 Stop Motion Animation Videos We Adore Even Today
We are huge fans of stop-motion music videos. Many directors use them as a creative yard. Making these short films makes it possible for experimental work, which results in some stunning visuals and imaginative filmmaking. Stop-motion animation is not new, of course. It has a…
LGBTQ Month: San Diego LGBTQ Community
*Check out the bonus article at the bottom – about best bars and clubs in SD In San Diego, the month of July is traditionally reserved and well-known as LGBTQ month. As a result, as time passes, the expectation grows. Not only will we celebrate…
What to watch this weekend #7
The Office Tv Show Genre: Comedy Rating: 9.0 IMDB Streaming on: Netflix, Amazon Prime This mockumentary follows the everyday lives of the manager and the employees he “manages.” The crew follows the employees around 24/7 and captures their quite humorous and bizarre encounters as they…