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Parasite: Spatial Dynamics created through Architecture and Film
Lizzie Tjahja, Creative Director

An exploration of spatial dynamics created between architecture and film narratives. How do director Bong Joon Ho and production designer Lee Ha Jun craft the relationship between the Park family home and the characters of Parasite?

Apr. 2023

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Spring Is for Action
Denise “The Vamp DeVille” Zubizarreta, Creative Team Member

Spring is when we all come back to life after our long winter hibernation state and it’s just in time to help us recover from the daylight savings shift that nearly made it nearly impossible to defrost ourselves. It’s a time when art starts to feel sweeter and the colors engulf us in happiness and …

Mar. 2023

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Roadmap: What's next?
Jay Serrano, Editorial Director

Our Discord server got a makeover, we have the beginnings of some proper documentation, polls for Issue 07’s theme are live, and staff applications are open! But there’s lots more coming.

Feb. 2023

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We're Back! Issue 06 and moving forward
Jay Serrano, Editorial Director

First things first–go read Issue 06! It’s great and everyone worked really hard on it. But I wanted to use this chance to explain our unannounced hiatus, what we learned during it, and what’s next for CCM. (Spoiler, submissions will be opening for everyone!)

Nov. 2022

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Redecorate your Room! Find Your Inspo from 8 pieces of Interior Art
Diane Kim, Creative Team Member

The way a room is decorated can have everything to do with how you feel when you are in it. Blue painted walls might evoke feelings of tranquility and peace. For some, it might make them feel melancholy. Artists have been able to express the different types of beauty and feelings that are brought on …

Mar. 2022

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Astrology in Art
Gracie Neirynck, Publications Director

Astrology today is, I hate to say it, a bit of a joke. It makes you think of Buzzfeed and CO-Sign and while all that’s well and good, they don’t have any sizable impact on your livelihood (or at least I hope not).

Feb. 2022

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Disjointed Creative Communal Isolation: The Plight of the Quarantined Creative Community
Denise Zubizarreta, Creative Team Member

Art in isolation isn’t a new concept, many artists feel as though the isolation opens the creative mind allowing for a comprehensive connection to their work that supersedes the need for community.

Jan. 2022

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Gothic Influence in Horror Art
Gracie Neirynck, Publications Director

Gothic art may make you think of poorly painted Medieval friezes, but this spooky season, let’s think about another form of Gothic art. Art inspired by the themes of Gothic fiction, also known as Gothic Horror. Read more to see the work of 6 talented artists who evoke the Gothic themes of sadness, …

Oct. 2021

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I Guess We’ll Never Know: Ambiguous Endings in Horror
Anna Dunn, Managing Editor

The best horror movies have ambiguous endings. Endings that make you leave confused, in disbelief, and searching the internet for more details and answers. The movie remains in your head, and you’re stuck thinking, what happens next?

Oct. 2021

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On Healthy Escapism
Jay Serrano, Editorial Director

Escapism gets a bad rap, understandably so. It’s often perceived as someone running away from their feelings by refusing to engage with reality–an unhealthy coping mechanism. Conventional wisdom says that the Right Way™ to deal with negative emotions is to feel all of it and work through the …

Sep. 2021