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What is your favourite form of ceramic art?

I'm doing a research paper for my Art History class and would love some public answers to this question.

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Vampire Temple Skyline

I see this view from the second floor windows at the EV building at Concordia university, facing Mackay Street. The view disturbs me and I'm not sure if it's because it is remarkable or un remarkable. It just bugs me. I find myself taking the same picture of it from different floors, as if I … Continue reading Vampire Temple Skyline

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Bauhaus High-rise

Thank's to the art history class I'm currently taking I discovered a little more about the history of architecture here in Montreal. I thought I knew a little about the Bauhaus architecture, but somehow I never realized just how much of our beautiful city was defined by it. I'm not sure who got the credit … Continue reading Bauhaus High-rise

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Imposing

I'm not sure I even care who this statue represents, it surprised me in one of those funny moments when we are walking around, completely lost in my own thoughts, and there it was. As if it jumped out of nowhere, right infant of me. When I looked up, it felt mike a slow-motion upward … Continue reading Imposing

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Very, Very Montreal

Montreal (Quebec, Canada) has some very interesting architecture, but almost every city in the world can say that with subjective ease. What makes the architecture of Montreal so interesting is how it is combined: the old and the new create layers of emotional design that open doors to the rich and often turbulent history of … Continue reading Very, Very Montreal

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Unfinished or Undone Cathedral

I couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing from this church. I didn't crop out the surrounding buildings I didn't take away surrounding trees. I only changed the sky. So, what was it that was missing from what I at first mislabelled as a cathedral? Well, perhaps it's that it isn't a cathedral anymore, … Continue reading Unfinished or Undone Cathedral

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Tough Life

Perhaps it's the broken nose and the big square jaw, but I get the feeling this guy is a fighter. There's a softness and sadness in his face that tells me he doesn't want this life, but despairs he has no choice. Something about it feels like Marlon Brando from On The Waterfront, after he … Continue reading Tough Life

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Satisfaction

Look up "content" or "satisfied" in the dictionary and you probably won't find this face, but maybe you will. I wasn't sure if the eyes would look like granny glasses or alien eyes, but I just had to have them extend past the sides of the face. I pushed a softer nose and smiling mouth, … Continue reading Satisfaction

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Pleasantly Unpleasant

This guy is outright objectionable. Just one of those faces you want to dislike. After doing the outlines, I was about to draw in the ears, but decided the feeling of being a jerk coming off this face would be enhanced with a lack of ears. To add to his undesirable qualities, he just doesn't … Continue reading Pleasantly Unpleasant

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Playing It Cool

The face betrays only the hint of nervousness, but enough to get a whisper of the inner dialogue going on in his head. He is about to confront something, or be noticed for something he desperately wants to avoid. What we hear is his inner mantra of "Play it cool! What do you see? See … Continue reading Playing It Cool