Art Links
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Week 1: Objects in Disguise
Not everything is always as it seems, especially when artists make one material look like another. Look closely at how objects were made to find this week’s connections!


How the artist’s unorthodox techniques fool and delight the eye
Week 2: Iconic!
Icons and symbols have a long and storied history, especially when used to communicate ideas, words, and emotions in art. Can the emojis we use today also be used to view artworks in a new light?


Artist in Residence Peter Hristoff meditates on the use of symbols in art as a means of communicating information about the artist, culture, time period, and even ourselves.
Week 3: Harlem As Muse
Harlem, New York is a neighborhood immortalized and made internationally famous by the cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. The artists featured this week looked to Harlem as a subject and source of inspiration.


Week 4: Art x Tech
The history of art is a history of technological innovation. Artists have constantly sought new formulas, techniques, and tools to produce art, and in turn have contributed to technological advancement at large.

