Bringing art to life
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... More
Archives: Art History
Ribbons of Light
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... More
The art of negotiation
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... More
Deconstructed house
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... More
The Lost Spider
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... More
Student Critique – Balancing Act
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... More
Mystery ship inhabited by homeless pirates
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... More
FYSM students critique Ottawa arts scene
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... More
Art and Culture – Senate Medalists
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... More