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Ode to Jianrong Lin’s “Momentum” series
“I think human bodies look best when in motion,” says illustrator Jianrong Lin ’16, about his series “Momentum,” that shows athletes in the heat of competition. Lin’s illustrations are reminiscent of John Keats’ “Ode to a Grecian Urn,” a poem that depicts figures “in mad pursuit” on Greek vases. “I used different body forms to…
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Misery loves company in the Pomerantz Center
The world’s evils, appearing in 3D, are currently on display on the third floor of the Pomerantz Center. It was Pandora of Greek mythology who disobeyed Zeus by opening a box of evils. Prof. Dan Shefelman finds evil to be the perfect character design assignment for students in his Illustrating for Contemporary Media class. “It’s…