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Meet Evangelia Artemis-Gomez and her superhero-focused path
Evangelia Artemis-Gomez has just finished her freshman year in Illustration. She works for a company that publishes superhero comics. She recently produced “Corrupt Colour,” a quirky and intriguing movie completed in cooperation with a recent grad from the SUNY Purchase film program. The film just won the also quirky but well established LA WebFest’s award…
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Deconstructing Knitwear into New Designs
What’s old can be cut up, re-stitched, and combined with other garments to create complex, fascinating designs – in other words, made new again. Students in Fashion Design Professor Tom Scott’s Intro to Knitwear class (FD357) were assigned to upcycle sweaters donated by C2/Contempo Group, a global sourcing and product development agency. “Every year, we…
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Collegial Art with Prof. Julia Jacquette
Energy, excitement, and emerging talent were apparent at the student critiques in Prof. Julia Jacquette’s Painting VI: Sources of Painted Imagery class last week. The class of 23 students was well along on their assignment: Identity and Cultural Influence, when Joan Endres, who oversees the School of Art and Design Instagram account, visited them in week…
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Victor Pickens captures lightning and pride
It was an evening of performances in praise of the artistry of drag, at Projekt 105 art gallery in Manhattan. It was also the opening of a portraiture series “Drag Queens” by famed photographer Martin Schoeller. With the gallery’s permission, Victor Pickens, (Photography ’23), created a series of his own based on the performances. “It…
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Don’t Blush! It’s Nicole Windram!
She’s the fashion director of Blush Magazine who can repurpose clothing as if performing magic tricks. The transformation of one look into a completely different one is a daily personal practice for Nicole Windram. She also applies these skills when styling the layouts for Blush Magazine, FIT’s student-run fashion and culture publication. We talked to…