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a life-long journey of exploring and loving art

Viela Hu

Feb 19, 2023

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! LOVE IN ART

Happy Valentine’s Day! At the mention of this holiday, we conjure images of pink and red roses along with piles of chocolate and gifts...

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HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2023: THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT

Viela Hu

Jan 22, 2023

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2023: THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT

新年快乐! Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! 2023 is the Year of the Rabbit in Chinese zodiac! To celebrate, let’s take a look at some traditional...

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A MUNDANE LIFE, AN UNCONTROLLABLE LIFE, A NEW LIFE: AKI SASAMOTO

Viela Hu

Jan 12, 2023

A MUNDANE LIFE, AN UNCONTROLLABLE LIFE, A NEW LIFE: AKI SASAMOTO

The New Year marks a new beginning: new outfit styles, new artworks, new routine plans, yet we always find ourselves end up somewhere...

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Viela Hu

Jan 1, 2023

HAPPY 2023 NEW YEAR’S DAY!

Happy 2023 New Year’s Day! 元旦快乐！元旦 is the Chinese word for the first day of new year, the mark of a new beginning. To celebrate, let’s...

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THE JOLLY MAN IN RED: A VISUAL HISTORY OF SANTA CLAUS

Viela Hu

Dec 26, 2022

THE JOLLY MAN IN RED: A VISUAL HISTORY OF SANTA CLAUS

Merry Christmas! Wishing everyone a very wonderful holiday season and a prosperous New Year! I grew up listening to tales of Santa...

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THE ORDINARY AND THE PECULIAR: STELLA ZHANG

Viela Hu

Nov 1, 2022

THE ORDINARY AND THE PECULIAR: STELLA ZHANG

In the last blog, I discussed the serene, eternal beauty in Masao Yamamoto’s photography. Today, let us take a look at a similar,...

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Viela Hu

Oct 9, 2022

A TRANQUIL WORLD: MASAO YAMAMOTO

Amongst the chaos of urban life floats a nude woman, flies a lone bird, and flows a constant serenity unknown to contemporary life yet...

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Viela Hu

Sep 25, 2022

WOMAN, FLOWER, AND ELEPHANT: SANYU

I am deeply interested in the wonder of the human body and its role in art. Many of the artists I talked about in my last blogs were...

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Viela Hu

Sep 19, 2022

NOISE OR MUSIC: MARCEL DUCHAMP

I was at the MoMA, again, and there was a work that deeply enraptured me. When I think of Marcel Duchamp, immediately I conjure an image...

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Viela Hu

Aug 21, 2022

THE SPIRITUAL IN ART: VASILY KANDINSKY

I was at the Guggenheim’s Vasily Kadinsky: Around the Circle the other day and wanted to share a few works from the exhibition. Frank...

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Viela Hu

Aug 7, 2022

BODY, SPACE, NATURE: TOYO ITO

In the last two blogs, I discussed the relationship between body and space through painting. Today, let’s take a look at the relationship...

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PILGRIMAGE IN PAINT: THE PENITENCE OF SAINT JEROME IN THE MET

Viela Hu

Jul 24, 2022

PILGRIMAGE IN PAINT: THE PENITENCE OF SAINT JEROME IN THE MET

It has been a while since I updated a museum blog. I was at the Met the other day, and I wanted to share a piece that has caught my eye:...

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Viela Hu

Jul 3, 2022

THE PAINTED BODY: GUGLIELMO CASTELLI

Body in art does not have to be a direct use of the real, physical body itself: it can also be painted. Guglielmo Castelli is an Italian...

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PLAYLISTS FOR ART MAKING: THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ART

Viela Hu

Jun 26, 2022

PLAYLISTS FOR ART MAKING: THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ART

I wanted to try something different and add in a few fun blogs in between introductions of various artists, so here is a blog on some of...

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VISIBLE ART AND INVISIBLE IDEA: REGINA JOSÉ GALINDO

Viela Hu

Jun 19, 2022

VISIBLE ART AND INVISIBLE IDEA: REGINA JOSÉ GALINDO

In the last blog, I wrote about how Maisie Wisconsin uses body as part of her photography art. In this blog, let’s take a look at another...

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EVERYTHING PRETTY, ICKY, AND SEXY: MAISIE COUSINS' PHOTOGRAPHY

Viela Hu

Jun 5, 2022

EVERYTHING PRETTY, ICKY, AND SEXY: MAISIE COUSINS' PHOTOGRAPHY

People often think of flowers as all nice and pretty, but what if they were all rotten and sticky? Artist Maisie Cousins employs spoiled...

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Viela Hu

May 25, 2022

FLOWERS AND FEMININITY: TIFFANIE TURNER

It has been a long time since I have written a blog, but here it is :) Last blog, I talked about Kubota’s work on feminism. To continue...

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Viela Hu

Mar 13, 2022

TRIP TO MOMA: SHIGEKO KUBOTA

on the mother of video art “Shigeko Kubota: Liquid Reality.” The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA, 2021, www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/5324...

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Viela Hu

Feb 20, 2022

BEHIND THE SCENES: FLYING SOLO NYFW

DESIGN = ART? My trip to New York makes me wonder more about the two fields. Last week, I went to NYC for New York Fashion Week Flying...

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Viela Hu

Feb 2, 2022

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

新年快乐！Happy New Year! To celebrate Year of Tiger, 虎年, I want to show a few Guo Hua 国画, by Zhang Daqian (张大千)'s brother Zhang Shanzi （张善子)....

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