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Got Art???
The best discoveries occur accidentally. That statement rings true, considering how I came upon my “discovery”. I was trying to locate a class tutorial, and ended up walking into the University of Toronto Art Centre. Located at University College (on…
Mmmmm…books!
I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday! I did. The best thing about the break was that I finally had some spare time to read for pleasure. I love reading. I read all genres, whatever the book – as long as…
All Eyes on the Eyeball
“So what’s your major at U of T?” I get this question all the time, to which I quickly utter something along the likes of “fine arts”. Read my bio to find out why… Sometimes I cut out the “fine”…
Add some drama to your life
“What if life were like a musical?” I wondered while catching up on the latest episode of Glee. With the rise of shows and movies like Glee and High School Musical, U of T took note and hosted its very own…
Crumpled Paper Magazine: Looking for Submissions. Draw instead of Facebook!
Sometimes I want the professor to goad the pretentious commentators in my classes just so I can doodle. I can’t doodle at home. I can’t doodle when I concentrate. Then my brain goes “Hey. This looks pretty good. Let’s turn it into the…
Serendipitously Finding ‘Reflect 2009’
So, yesterday afternoon, as I was rushing to the UC Junior Common Room to buy some kind of lunch/dinner-for-later and worrying about what my soon-to-be-late blog post would be about… I wandered into an art show. Apparently, today was UC’s…
Arts Week, Next Week: uft haz artz o i didnt no
Have you been to 1 Spadina Crescent? I went once last year. On a random day. It looks ghostly from the outside, and I felt like an intruder (as it was particularly empty at the time). In first-year, part of…
Get your Beaver Tales at the Art Centre
Despite having lived for several years with a number of artists, I don’t feel at all like I’ve got a tangible grasp on the meaning behind much fine art. If spelled out for me, the conceptual foundations behind certain pieces…