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Visual Art

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Artists Andrea Brewster, Tara Esperanza zoom into neglected wonders of nature

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Mercury 20 Gallery’s dual solo show features the works of artists Andrea Brewster, titled “The Fragile Balance that Lies Beneath,” and Esperanza, titled “The Succulent Garden.”
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Visual Art

Saturday, October 30, 2021
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Jenny Phillips’ ‘Changes Underfoot’ is abstractionist beauty inspired by everyday life

After experiencing tumultuous changes during the pandemic, Phillips’s exhibition offers an ideal place to see changes of the past and envision hopes of the future.
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Columns

Monday, March 1, 2021

Chasing life in a lantern

Laminated ink

I dived into the unbounded archive of my mind, seeking something meaningful to paint and to show that I wasn’t an empty, echoic body.
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College Life

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
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Paint for self-care: A guide to getting started

Whether you’re creative or not, making art can help you cure boredom, wind down and potentially improve your mental health.
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Columns

Monday, July 13, 2020

Life imitates art

Making sense of the sublime

I’ve written about love in years worth of poetry, but I never considered painting it.
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College Life

Monday, December 16, 2019

The Clog’s guide to productive procrastination

In case you’ve run out of ways to avoid studying this week, we at the Clog have compiled a list of things you can do to procrastinate and feel somewhat productive at the same time!
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College Life

Monday, October 21, 2019

Why Bob Ross gave me gray hairs: A spiral into stressful finger painting

Recently, SUPERB held a Bob Ross painting night. Little did I know that following a simple video of a scene from nature would turn into stressfully and futilely trying to mix the right colors in order to try and get something that looked similar.
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Visual Art

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

What is painting? For these Mithila artists, ‘Painting Is My Everything’

When Dulari Devi says, “Painting is my everything,” she means it — the practice of art changed her life in a very real and tangible way.
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Voices

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

English artists James Randell, Helen Butler discuss ‘Living on the Moon,’ ambiguity in art

This time, “Voices” speaks in a British accent. James Randell and Helen Butler are two English artists from the University of Leeds, savoring the intimacy of their year abroad at UC Berkeley. After a year’s work, their craft has given its returns, and Berkeley is fortunate enough to have access
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Pop Culture

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

The Book Nook: possible backstory of ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’

The book:  “Girl with a Pearl Earring” by Tracy Chevalier Suggested for: Anyone who is a fan of the painting and would be interested in a fictional story of its inception. Or anyone who likes art history in general. Clog rating: There are a few paintings that almost anyone who
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