Sculpture by the Sea

Every year, there is a sculpture festival along the beaches of Sydney, Australia. When I was studying abroad there last year, I was able to see the festival in person. There were all sizes and types of sculptures, but my favorite one was one that used perspective to make random rods seem like a cube…

Mutter Museum

Visiting the Mutter Museum was the highlight of my week. I have wanted to go since freshman year and only now got around to crossing it off my Penn bucket list. The intersection between anatomy and art is something I have explored before and that I am really interested in, so this museum was perfect…

INSANO

INSANO is a Panamanian graffiti artist who went to my high school. His work is centered around Panamanian flora and fauna and he has become pretty famous in Latin America and the US, even having a piece (shown above) in the Wynwood graffiti walls next to Miami. Seeing someone I know actually make it in…

Modular Sonobe Units

Modular Sonobe units were created by Mitsunobu Sonobe. By varying the way the units are put together and the number of units, you can create many shapes from triangles to very complex polyhedrons. This is what I used to create the cubes in my project.

Music and Color

I went to the Ultra Music Festival in Miami this weekend. Although the main reason I was there was the music, what I actually ended up liking the most was the visual effects and the use of color that each artist used to accompany his or her set. The experience of sound for me is…

A Sea of Green on St. Patrick’s Day

I have always found it very interesting how people all over the world have completely adopted the St. Patrick’s Day holiday despite having no real connection to it and really knowing what it means. In either case, I find the sea of green that you can see in crowds that day very visually appealing, as people…

Tower Lights

Every hour, the Eiffel Tower sparkles for 5 minutes. The tower is lit all through the night but the star-like sparkles are not continuously on. When they are on, everyone who is close by stops what they are doing and looks at the tower. The ability of this light show to create a pause in…

Barça Views

The view from the top of the Carmel Bunkers in Barcelona is something I will never forget. Being able to appreciate Gaudi’s designs from above and see how they connect different areas of the city was something priceless and very unique.

Mardi Gras

I don’t think I have ever seen as many beads as I saw this weekend in New Orleans. Every shape, size, and color imaginable was represented in at least one bead necklace, and they were around people’s necks, hands, legs, as well as hung from balconies, trees, chairs and lamp posts. This tree was especially appealing…

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Well, not always, but this weekend it was. Seeing basically every man, woman and child in Philadelphia out in parks, walking around center city and wearing shorts was the highlight of my weekend, and it gave me the certainty that this spring is going to be warm and beautiful.

AC Lights

This weekend, I took a trip to Atlantic City with other Penn seniors. The lights and colors in the casinos made me wonder how casino designs are chosen. I researched  for a while and found that (as I suspected) the lights, colors and shapes in casino rooms are designed to encourage risk-taking, staying longer, and…

Bodies Revealed

I was doing some research for a psychology class and started questioning the intersection between biology and art. I came across and exhibit called Bodies Revealed that showcases real human bodies to teach people about anatomy and to explore the beautiful machines that our bodies are. My favorite image from the exhibit was this one,…