Take yourself on a cross-country road trip and your excursion is sure to encounter many roadside attractions. The biggest things, maybe the smallest things, or maybe some things that are just plain weird (for better or...
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Sarah Simonovich
Petroleum Product of the Week: Acrylic Paint
Color my life with the chaos of trouble. Or, you know, paint works, too. Humans have been making art for a really long time—and that’s no exaggeration. Actually, if you tried to guess the oldest known creation of...
Plastics Before Synthetics and the Transformation of the Visual Arts
“Every work of art creates its own universe. And whoever speaks of a universe speaks of a whole built up on a space-time net-work.” -Etienne Souriau The development of plastics from the mid-19th century to the present...
The Art of Oil: Turning Petroleum into a New Medium
Oil Paintings What comes to mind when you hear of or think of oil paintings? Da Vinci? Rembrandt? Van Gogh? It’s doubtful that you actually think of oil, as in motor oil. Because oil paintings are done with a different...
Art Meets Aviation: The 747 Project
The annual Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada is a haven for some of the most creative individuals in the world. The gathering brings together music, art, and other creative endeavors from across all walks...
Matthew Blockus