When you are first taking in one of Kent Monkman’s paintings, a thousand things race through your mind. The Cree-Irish artist, hailing from Manitoba, tackles a plethora of themes and smoothly blends them, creating a rather polarizing image. This oftentimes leaves the viewer feeling both overwhelmed and impacted, inevitably craving more of his work. The sentiment expressed by onlookers was […]
An extensive study of British artists and writers revealed that highly creative people often suffer from a mood disorder. The data confirmed what letters, diaries and biographical accounts of well-known poets, artists and composers reveal — creative people tend to experience extremes of mood, which in turn, fuels the creative process. Little remains of the creative products of melancholia: that […]
We are nearing the release of The Birth of a Nation into theatres, a Sundance Festival smash that is somehow proving more controversial than the 1915 cinematic love letter to the KKK that shares its namesake. Despite initial warm reactions from press screenings, the film has become bogged down in the public eye because of director Nate Parker’s previous accusations […]
Come September 2016, Wilfrid Laurier University will be opening the Robert Langen Art Gallery on the first floor of the Library as part of an initiative to support local artists and provide Laurier’s community with engaging programming. The gallery, which was previously located outside of the entrance into the music building, will now span across 1400 square feet. Used as […]
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