The glow of neon lights and bright signs illuminate a loft apartment that could have been pulled straight out of iCarly. The walls are covered with Brassai portraits, album covers andt original works of...
In the Chicago Urban Sketchers group, hundreds of people are recreating scenes of the Chicagoland area in pencil, ink and watercolor.
Urban sketching is the practice of drawing the scene in front of...
As a child, DePaul alumna Janessa Rivera would roam her grandmother’s house admiring her decorations, the painting job and small detailed accents. Ever since, an artistic fire to create purposeful art...
Hallie Long, Contributing Writer
• December 18, 2021
We all express ourselves in various ways, the music we listen to, clothes we wear, piercings, and, of course, tattoos.
College is the time in a young adult’s life where they decide to book an appointment...
Jana Kunz, Contributing Writer
• November 12, 2021
A short walk from the Damen Blue Line stop, past Milwaukee Avenue and the 606, is a new Chicago attraction called the Chicago Makers Pop Up Shop that opened its doors as of Oct. 6, 2021.
The store is...
Lily Lowndes, Social Media Editor
• November 8, 2021
While his true identity remains a mystery, the graffiti artist known only by the mononym Banksy has risen to international acclaim.
Little is known about the artist save for speculation surrounding...
Jocelyn Diaz, La DePaulia Multimedia Assistant Editor
• November 7, 2021
Beneath the Fullerton CTA station lies a piece of DePaul University’s history. “The Little School Under the ‘L’ Under the ‘L’” are a series of murals under the Fullerton CTA station. Each...
Erika Pérez, La DePaulia Managing Editor
• September 19, 2021
This was translated from Spanish, version en Espanol.
Green, red and white fill the streets of Chicago. Central American flags wave in the air. Chicago’s skyline serves as the backdrop as Latinos...
A tribute to a beloved artist, and one of the most popular exhibits today, Chicago opened its doors to the Immersive Van Gogh experience back in February 2021.
Despite the pandemic and its restrictions,...
More than a year after its closure due to Covid-19, DePaul Art Museum reopened its doors for in-person viewings on May 14. Two exhibitions — “LatinXAmerican” and “Claudia Peña Salinas: Quetzalli”...
In 1959, French artist Yves Klein sold the world’s first NFT, or non-fungible token. Well, not really, but the central idea was there. Klein was an early advocate of immaterial art. He believed a piece...
If there must be one word to describe Claude Monet’s work, that word inevitably is light. The light in its all nuances is the main force that consciously or subconsciously catches the eye and takes it...
