Entries from DCist tagged with 'flashpoint'
July 18, 2008
There is a strong correlation between math and art that is often forgotten. The golden ratio has been studied for centuries and has helped with aesthetics and composition in all aspects of art. Its use was widely adopted during the Renaissance period for those purposes and was also discovered in nature. Conspiracy theorists even ponder the layout of our fair city is due to one of the many formulas and geometric shapes that are......
Continue Reading "The Numbers Behind @ Flashpoint"June 3, 2008
The issue of self-identity is one that pervades the art of every immigrant community, especially second generation members of those communities. The question one asks is, "Am I American, or am I [insert ethnicity here]?" While the answer usually ends up occupying some space between the two, the revelation lies in the path the artist takes to find a resolution. The route Kathleen Gonzales follows to answer this question is central to The Bridge......
Continue Reading "The Bridge of Bodies @ Flashpoint"January 10, 2008
In According To Their Kind, Arizona-based artist Julie Comnick explores issues of selective breeding and its relationship to man’s influence on the evolution of animal species. The exhibit of twenty large-scale charcoal drawings will be at Flashpoint until February 9. According to Their Kind juxtaposes five groups of work to aid the narrative. Images of animals in forced breeding situations are seen alongside medical text describing modern human fertilization techniques and Biblical passages describing......
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