Tag: Google Doodle

• Artist a Day: Karen Collins

  

  It’s February 1, and I’m back at it again! Last year I continued to pivot away from the blog to pursue more freelance/paid work, which meant that my Artist a Day and Culture Shock Art posts had to rest on the back burner for a bit. Oh, and I also relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina…

  cultureshockart

  February 1, 2020

  Art, Art in Los Angeles, Art/Culture, Black Artists, black history, Los Angeles, Uncategorized

  Artist a Day, Black History Month, folk art, Google Doodle, Greensboro, Karen Collins

• Today’s Google Doodle: February 1, 2015

  Today is Langston Hughes’ 113 birthday, and Google has posted a beautiful doodle in tribute to the writer.  I am smitten with the animation by doodler Katy Wu and how the illustration captures the vibrancy of the jazz age and the beautiful message in his poetry.  Hughes deftly recognized our stark, painful realities while artistically transcending the pain…

  cultureshockart

  February 1, 2015

  Art, Art/Culture, black history, illustration, poetry, writing

  animation, Black History Month, Civil Rights, Equality, Google, Google Doodle, Harlem Renaissance, illustration, Jazz, Langston Hughes, poetry

• Blogging Blues

  So, I’ve been neglecting my beloved blog and it makes me sad.  There are too many excuses to count, but to sum it up, I’ve been trying to get fit; I’m cycling, taking kick boxing classes and working my way through P90X.  I’ve completely cut cupcakes out of my diet (a major accomplishment), cut back…

  cultureshockart

  July 21, 2011

  Contemporary Art, Street Art

  Alexander Calder, Blog Block, DTLA, Gallery Row, Google, Google Doodle, Os Gemeos