Visual Arts

The Jesuit Journal – Fall 2023 Issue

Last December, the school art magazine released its Fall 2023 issue. The cover featured freshman Jonathan Shu's '27 striking watercolor. Entrants in the fall art contest submitted work created during the 2023 calendar year. The winners were Wil Carroll '24, for...

Jesuit Dallas Museum Opens New Exhibition of “Without a Face” by Johannes Boekhoudt

  Since 1986, the Jesuit Dallas Museum has hosted many impressive works of art and exhibits. Most recently, Dutch artist Johannes Boekhoudt, kindly gave a series of 10 paintings from his new Without a Face series. Each painting depicts children...

Mr. Berry’s Bow Ties: A Week in Review

  Introduction Since everybody knows that Mr. Berry has the most delectable neckwear on campus, I've decided to take up the wondrous task of reviewing his ties from Monday October 9, 2023 to Friday October 13, 2023. This is my collection...

Jesuit Dallas Museum Director on Acquisitions and Top Museums

Jesuit Dallas has a wide variety of art pieces to offer in its museum around the campus. From the Color Rhythm piece facing the stairs in the Terry Center to the Lightning Field piece at the entrance of the...

Why You Should Watch “Better Call Saul”

INTRO With stunning cinematography, complex character development, and themes of moral ambiguity, Better Call Saul, the spin-off prequel to the popular TV show Breaking Bad, has been hailed as a masterpiece in its own right. The show follows Jimmy McGill, masterfully...

Arie Van Selm’s Majestic Crow

With the introduction of new artistic productions by Arie Van Selm, previously containing four major pieces, the Jesuit Dallas museum has only grown in size. Featuring a new piece, Van Selm displayed a majestic crow. Whilst in Dallas, the...

The Super Mario Movie: Compendium and Review

IN DEPTH SUMMARY The Super Mario Brothers create their own plumbing company in Queens, New York after quitting their old job. They create a very detailed and light-hearted commercial to boost their call-ins so that they may finally be something...

Top Gun: Maverick Revisited

INTRO The 95th Academy Awards just aired on screens all around the world. Despite not garnering many awards, Top Gun: Maverick continues to make a mark on Hollywood history. Even though the film was nominated for several awards, it won only...

A Photo I Like – Part 2 “Boat on the Roof in Thera”

We again have another photo using a piece of vintage camera equipment. I found this photo when my dad told me he had an old camera in the garage. The camera was an old Nikon FM2. In my curiosity,...