Growing up, I was lucky enough to attend a school where I took weekly art classes. Every single week from kindergarten to eighth grade, I marched in a neat line to the art classroom and worked on whatever project my incredible teacher, Ms. Rohlin, dreamed up for us that day. My classmates and I also took weekly V.A.P.A, or Visual and Performing Arts classes, where we banged … [Read more...] about Letter From the Editor
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Art Is Everything: Artists Define Art
Art comes in many forms. Whether it’s a stroke of a brush, a choreographed dance, a moment captured or a strum of a string — art serves as an outlet for many, students said. Despite the different mediums art takes, the purpose of it remains the same: It is a means of expression — a vessel of vulnerability and heart. Members of the Pepperdine community said … [Read more...] about Art Is Everything: Artists Define Art
Student Mia Earls Desires to Pursue Art, Business, Galleries Around the Globe
Senior Art major Mia Earls shows off some of her paintings in an art studio on campus. Earls said she is also interested in the business of art as she pursues a minor in Entrepreneurship. Photo by Mary Elisabeth Mia Earls, senior Art major and Entrepreneurship minor said she focuses on hyperrealism, color, street style and renaissance in her sometimes 4-foot oil, acrylic or … [Read more...] about Student Mia Earls Desires to Pursue Art, Business, Galleries Around the Globe
‘Portable Paradise’: Art Professor Uses Connection, Spirituality to Paint Her Way Through Life
Pepperdine Art Professor Yvette Gellis takes a break in an on-campus art studio. Gellis said art has been a lifelong passion of hers. Photo by Mary Elisabeth Art Professor Yvette Gellis was born and raised in Chicago and born and raised with art. During her childhood, she said she went on constant trips with her mother who was also an art teacher, to see “Paris Street; Rainy … [Read more...] about ‘Portable Paradise’: Art Professor Uses Connection, Spirituality to Paint Her Way Through Life
‘At an Explosive Rate’: A.I. Brings Changes to Art
When opening Twitter — now X— TikTok or Instagram Reels, one can see videos like "SpongeBob" characters singing "I Want it That Way," or the Taylor Swift-inspired images created with Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., becoming more prevalent. While A.I. art has existed for years, new technology has made its art more realistic than ever, according to Wired. A.I. art has become … [Read more...] about ‘At an Explosive Rate’: A.I. Brings Changes to Art
