Image title: Miniature tabard Medium: Cotton, camelid hair, silk, metal Date: 1600–1700 Source: The Met Collection “ Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. ” — Albert Einstein Beyond Pigment: The Radical Alchemy of Natural Dyes in African Textile Arts Introduction: Color as Code Across the Read more…
Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection “ With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts. ” — Eleanor Roosevelt Posthuman Portraits: AI-Generated Art as the New Self-Portraiture Introduction: Identity in the Age Read more…
Image title: Monumental vase Medium: Russian malachite, composite filling material; gilt-bronze mounts; bronze pedestal Date: lapidary work: early 19th century; pedestal and mounts: 1819 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter The Sculpted State: Monumental Art Read more…
Image title: Snuff tray Medium: Wood, fiber, copper alloy Date: 500–1000 CE Source: The Met Collection “ So long as a person is capable of self-renewal they are a living being. ” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel Weaving Time: Indigenous Fiber Arts as Living Historical Documents Introduction: Textiles as Storytellers Read more…
Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter The Algorithm Curates You: How Data Shapes Art in the Digital Age Introduction: Art Meets Algorithm In an Read more…
Image title: The Head of the Virgin in Three-Quarter View Facing Right Medium: Black chalk, charcoal, and red chalk, with some traces of white chalk (?); some remains of framing lines in pen and brown ink at upper right (not by Leonardo) Date: 1510–13 Source: The Met Collection “ Read more…
Image title: Paris Medium: Bronze, partially fire-gilt, silver inlay Date: ca. 1518–1524 Source: The Met Collection “ The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while. ” — Albert Einstein The Bronze Dilemma: Why Ancient Sculptures Rarely Survive Read more…
Image title: The Jabach Family Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1660 Source: The Met Collection “ It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. ” — Tony Robbins The Celestial Brush: How Astronomy Shaped Sacred Indian Miniatures Introduction: A Universe on Canvas In Read more…
Image title: Whistling vessel Medium: Ceramic Date: 400–500 CE Source: The Met Collection “ You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. ” — Jon Kabat-Zinn The Sculptor’s Pulse: How Contemporary Artists Carve with Sound Waves Introduction: Sculpting Beyond Sight and Touch In the 21st Read more…
Image title: The Musicians Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1597 Source: The Met Collection “ The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. ” — Thomas Paine ‘Oil is My Weapon’: Caravaggio’s Guerrilla Realism Explained Introduction: The Rebel with Read more…