Introduction Satire: the art which “afflicts the comfortable and comforts the afflicted.” H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) (Roukes, 1997,...
Can Satire be a Means to Visual Literacy? A Studio Thesis with Group Discussion.
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2013 Sketchbook
I think that the best way to exercise one’s drawing skills is always the quick live sketch of anything available around. More sketches one does, better skills one has. I enjoy a lot to draw people in a move. It is not an easy task, but it develops a sense of...
Traditional Versus Digital: How Do We Preserve the Teaching of Drawing in the Digital Age?
The project, I was pursuing, had an objective to confirm my theory that the traditional curriculum of teaching drawing skills can be adopted to digital tablets. In my opinion, the traditional methods used to instruct sketching can help students to acquire faster...
Art School Confidential: Satirical Reflection on the Studio Art Education Methods in America.
Art School Confidential: Satirical Reflection on the Studio Art Education Methods in America. Art School Confidential was at first a four-page black-and-white alternative comic created by Daniel Clowes. It originally appeared in issue number seven of Clowes's...
The Google Experience
“The Google Experience.” At the mid of June 2012, I received an invitation to participate in an open competition for a mural project for the new Google office, in Montreal. The proposal sparked my curiosity and I responded...
Reflections on the Art of Caricature
I. Introduction. How does satirical art foster knowledge and visual literacy and why should it be taught? I would like to respond to this question by creating a series of satirical artworks through intrinsic content which I...