Category: Art
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Damayanthie Eluwawalage, Albright College – Aviator Fashion
Pilots have a dress code today, but it wasn’t always that way. Damayanthie Eluwawalage, assistant professor of fashion design at Albright College, looks back at early flying fashion. Damayanthie Eluwawalage, PhD, MPHA, researcher/author/historian/Private Pilot/designer, earned her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Design and History from Edith Cowan University in Australia. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts…
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Jurgen Kornmeier, University of Freiburg – Is The Mona Lisa Smiling?
We can all picture the Mona Lisa smile. Jürgen Kornmeier, senior researcher at the University of Freiburg, looks into whether she’s smiling after all. Is The Mona Lisa Smiling? Leonardo da Vinci’s famous portrait of Mona Lisa has been the most discussed artwork ever. Particular interest has been given to Mona Lisa’s enigmatic expression:…
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Damayanthie Eluwawalage, Albright College – An Alteration on Fashion History
Have we been studying fashion incorrectly? Damayanthie Eluwawalage, assistant professor of fashion design at Albright College, lays out the reasons to give fashion history an alteration. Damayanthie Eluwawalage serves as assistant professor of fashion design at Albright College. Damayanthie earned her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in design and costume history at Edith Cowan University in Australia. She…
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Kishwar Rizvi, Yale University – Iran and Global Exchange in the Early Modern Period
What if art was seen as a more important part of our culture? Kishwar Rizvi, associate professor in the history of art at Yale University, delves into when art was seen as an important commodity among kings and queens. Kishwar Rizvi is Associate Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at Yale University. She is…
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Aris Karagiorgakis, Black Hills State University – Coloring Books and Art as Therapy
Stressed out? Try a coloring book. Aris Karagiorgakis, Associate Professor of Psychology at Black Hills State University, examines the adult coloring book fad. Dr. Aris Karagiorgakis is an Associate Professor of Psychology at Black Hills State University who conducts research in two areas: art as therapy and the effectiveness of art intervention programs. His current…
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Jessica Pabon, SUNY New Paltz – Graffiti Grrlz
How do girls stand out in a male dominated art form? Jessica Pabon, Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY New Paltz, examines the underground culture of graffiti from a feminist perspective. Dr. Jessica N. Pabón is Assistant Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at SUNY New Paltz. As an interdisciplinary…
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Vanessa Brown, Nottingham Trent University – Why Fashion Models Don’t Smile
Why don’t fashion models smile? Vanessa Brown, senior lecturer in the school of art & design at Nottingham Trent University, explores this question. Vanessa’s research is focused around visual culture and the relationships between identity and the potential meanings of everyday designed objects within modernity. For example, femininity, feminism and the image of the ideal…
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Kerry Dean Carso, SUNY New Paltz – Gothic Revival
Gothic novels and architecture have always had an appeal in the United States. Kerry Dean Carso, associate professor of art history at the State University of New York at New Paltz, examines this artform and what makes the mysterious exciting. Kerry Dean Carso is chair and associate professor of art history at the State University…
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Justin Dressel, Chapman University – Grainy Digital Photographs
Why are your digital pictures so grainy? Justin Dressel, Assistant Professor of Physics at Chapman University, explains how quantum physics has a lot to do with what shows up on your screen. Dr. Dressel researches the foundations of quantum physics, which is a natural intersection point between physics, mathematics, and computer science. His recent research…
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Ann Collier, Northern Arizona State University – Art as Therapy
Making textiles provides a therapeutic benefit. Today on the Academic Minute, Dr. Ann Collier, assistant professor of Clinical Psychology at Northern Arizona University, describes the merits of creating something to escape stress. Dr. Ann Collier is a clinical psychologist with specialties in both health psychology and cross-cultural psychology. For her cross-cultural work, Dr. Collier uses…