Art

The Retrospect of Fight Club
A movie that identified a looming problem, echoing even decades later. Materialism, status, the struggle to grasp self identity and fulfillment is evident in today’s society. A way of escape is still a struggle, trying to navigate against social pressure. Self-destruction is perhaps a predestined liberator of our species.
By TJ Decena2 years ago in Critique
The Mona Lisa Effect
Long wait. Overcrowded room. Zig-zagging like the airport line. Chattering anticipation. Phone camera poised. Bated breath for your turn.
By Joe O’Connor2 years ago in Critique
Big Trouble in Little China Critique
Maybe didn't age the best. But Kurt Russel as confused side kick in a Hong Kong inspired action comedy from the mind behind The Thing!? Yes please!
By Alexander McEvoy2 years ago in Critique
When Two Of The World's Most Colourful Artists Collide, All Hue Ceases To Exist
In a striking way to portray one of history's most colourful musical icons, Warhol strips Elvis's blazing persona and presents him in raw, insolent black and white.
By Ellen "Jelly" McRae2 years ago in Critique
Trout Mask Replica
That ain't no trout, they say. It's a carp he got fast and bulbous on that one. Well, that was a disappointment, as was learnin' how he made them noises with a group starved, ordered to make his noise, and waitin' on Zappa.
By Kendall Defoe 2 years ago in Critique
That Awkward Moment...Featuring American Gothic
Art teaches us many things. American Gothic? No different. It just taught me several: Even a painting of a simple man and his wife can be controversial. People debated on if it supported or mocked Midwesterners. Gothic is a style of architecture.
By R. A. Lee2 years ago in Critique
Charlatan
When they get online, they look to see what they can find. Was their creativity ever there? Is it in decline? Writing isn’t hard. It comes with ease. It takes no more effort than to blow a breeze. Now we question all you’ve created. Was it yours, or just imitated?
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
Copycat
Dear Copycat, Thank you for the compliment. I really needed that. But could you try something on your own? It’s Wilde to see my work imitated. I’m not the greatest. But I really hate this when I see it. Please be more creative.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
Challenging Yourself to Overcome Writer's Block
A critique challenge? Just 50 words? Not sure about this. Seems interesting but hard. Fifty one words! Gotta cut something. That was fun. Another day. Too many positive ones. Should probably balance it with something else. Let me take it to the extreme, and see how many I can write?
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
National Geographic
What do you do when you don’t have the money to travel? You get a window, that's what you do. Sometimes you buy the window. But when you can't, you borrow it from the library. That’s what National Geographic was for me as a child. The window of my dreams.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
Andy Warhol's Campbell Soup Can
Perhaps I am ignorant of how modern art works. Or just perhaps not interpreting the work of Andy Warhol correctly. But I have never understood why his painting of soup cans was so significant. And I am sure the person that created the designs for Campbells was no more impressed.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique
No Shelter by Rage Against the Machine
Did Rage Against the Machine own a time machine in the 1990s? I’m not saying they did, but it’s sometimes too hard to listen to their 1998 single, No Shelter, and wonder if they hadn’t just arrived back from the 2020s. Prolific lyrics or time travel. Guess we’ll never know.
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Critique