Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter Tattooed Saints and Painted Shamans: Body Art as Sacred Symbolism Across Cultures Introduction: The Canvas Read more…
Image title: Christ Healing the Blind Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1570 Source: The Met Collection “ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ” — Friedrich Nietzsche ‘Eyes Like Ours’: Self-Portraits by Blind Artists Through Tactile Media Introduction: Seeing Through Touch When we think of self-portraiture Read more…
Image title: The Annunciation Medium: Oil on panel, transferred to canvas Date: 1480–89 Source: The Met Collection “ Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement. ” — Alfred Adler From Lagos to London: The Neo-Afro-Surrealist Movement Changing Global Art Narratives Read more…
Image title: Portrait of a Woman Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1520 Source: The Met Collection “ With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ” — Oprah Winfrey ‘Viral Brushstrokes’: How Memes Are Shaping Contemporary Painting Introduction: When Read more…
Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection “ Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh. ” — Francis of Assisi When Sculptures Bleed: The Anatomy of Hyperrealism Read more…
Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection “ Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity. ” — The Buddha Stitches of Resistance: Embroidery as Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night. ” — William Blake The Painted Cosmos: Astronomical Imagery in Medieval Read more…
Image title: Erasmus of Rotterdam Medium: Oil on linden panel Date: ca. 1532 Source: The Met Collection “ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ” — Pablo Picasso The Algorithmic Muse: When AI Becomes the Artist Introduction: Creativity Read more…
Image title: Relief from the West Wall of a Chapel of Ramesses I Medium: Limestone Date: ca. 1295–1294 B.C. Source: The Met Collection “ Formula for success: under promise and over deliver. ” — Tom Peters ‘Decolonize This Frame’: Museum Wall Texts Under Scrutiny Introduction: The Quiet Power Read more…
Image title: Portrait of a Carthusian Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1446 Source: The Met Collection “ I can, therefore I am. ” — Simone Weil ‘I Paint Therefore I Am’: Descartes Reimagined Through Self-Portraiture Introduction: Brushstroke Meets Cogito What does it mean to exist? René Descartes famously Read more…