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Vol. 26 Issue 2, Now, focuses on the current issues and “trends”. All of us are just trying to find the good in this messed up world and a way to do that is through art. As creatives, we attack, disagree, and fight the injustice through our art and that is what makes us unique. In today’s world, art is closer to politics and activism which gives it a social and political function. Freedom of speech and expression is the foundation of the art world and that’s what we wanted to represent through this issue. With the growing popularity of social media, art found a different way to live. It made a world on it’s own on the World Wide Web and now it’s thriving. All of us found a way to express through this world, and that’s what the design focuses on. This issue is to give people a platform.
Signing off for now, With all the love, Srishti Dass #editor_in_chief Aline Rubin #head_designer Ori Haiblum #managing_editor Cheryl Okonkwo #editor_in_chief_intern Haze Hyejin Ryu #design_intern Calvin Sheely #managing_editor_intern
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Serena Wang
BFA photography_and_video 2020
serena.whz It’s hot in the summer, yes it’s hot. California is hot, Jump into lake still hot. you are hot. Therefore love is hot. Burst into flames. #summerromance
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Alyssa Freitas
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memesinthemoma The piece is a part of a photo series called “Clickbait” that
explores the circular language within attempts to be attention-grabbing that often saturate online spaces. #clickbait #photography #sculpture #internetculture #void
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Eonnam Kim
BFA photography_and_video 2023
marrrrrkim By shooting these still life again, I reconstructed the unrelated items into new objects. Give them new life. #stilllife #reconstructed #marrrrrkim
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Shelly Milul
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sea_shell32 Being a dog lover I had to make a piece about dogs. This artwork represents the #dogstagram
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kevin.murrugarra Scenes at the NYC climate strike as protesters make their
actions speak louder than words to address politicians about the climate crisis. #climatechange
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Mona Monahan
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monalisa_smile13 The African American Way. Inspired by the famous Great
Depression photo The American Way, this political cartoon criticizes police brutality and the mass incarceration of African Americans today. #racism #blacklivesmatter #politicalcartoon #politicalart
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Rebecca Steighner
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becca_beetle That Which Holds the Spear, Severs the Head is a piece heavily tied to the tonal qualities present in the photographic work of Gregory Crewdson. The image offers an eerie toned scene and allows the audience to come to its own conclusion about the narrative portrayed. In a Crewdson-esque manner, remnants of a broken family exist among the landscape depicted, singled out by mystifying pools of light. I invite you to discover your own connections and form your own interpretations about the figures and the world in which they live. #family #emotion #reflection
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Emily Crawford
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ceblood Hit Too Hard illustrates the overwhelming, mind-boggling hysteria induced by
anxiety, usually as a response to the seemingly smallest inconveniences of everyday life. #mentalillness #anxiety
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Susan Cheyenne Morschl-villa
BFA photography_and_video 2020
shehasbabycheeks “This is how my mother taught me to sit.” #DressLikeAWoman
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serena.whz It’s hot in the summer, yes it’s hot. California is hot, Jump into lake still hot. you are hot. Therefore love is hot. Burst into flames. #summerromance
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Brian Carter
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eggos_esper My piece is called “Sinking into Inaction” which glaringly shows how
people can be addicted to trivial things rather than the pressing issue of climate change. #climatechange #flooding #inaction #environment
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Mona Monahan
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monalisa_smile13 Beach Cleanup. The housewife’s job is endless and feels futile.
Women of the past and present feel trapped in the role society had chosen for them. #feminism #womensrights #digitalart #politicalart
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Lucy Mcdonald
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This photo is a piece of my project “Bored,at Home” about suburban troupes. I wanted to capture a sweet moment between two brides. #love #lword #2brides
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Serena Wang
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serena.whz It’s hot in the summer, yes it’s hot. California is hot, Jump into lake still hot. you are hot. Therefore love is hot. Burst into flames. #summerromance
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Oliver Perry Rauch
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oliverperryrauch Give your climate tender loving care. #climatetlc #climatechange #deforestation #protest #changetheworld
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Olivia Olsen
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oliviaannphoto The human experience is an aspect of life that is simultaneously
completely unique, yet universally shared. Often we go through life only experiencing the world through our own eyes, yet through art, and the medium of photography, we can momentarily view the world through someone else’s lens. Here we catch a glimpse of a beach resort kitchen in the height of tourist season, heat sweltering and orders coming in a constant stream. #OnTheFly #BlockIsland #WorkHardPlayHarder
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Edward Gia
BFA photography_and_video 2020
edward.gia My ongoing project that I have titled, (dis) connected, focuses on the
relationship with my family and my own sexuality through the use of portraiture and capturing the domestic interior. There is a sense of care and importance within my work that is emphasized through our values, history and nostalgia.
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Colin Bliven
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colinbliven Catching the Light with you #identity #love #representation #light #individual
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Srishti Dass Editor in Chief Aline Rubin Head Designer Ori Haiblum Managing Editor Cheryl Okonkwo Editor in Chief Intern Haze Hyejin Ryu Design Intern Calvin Sheely Managing Editor Intern Maria Rovira-McCune Staff Advisor
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