Image title: Bronze figure of a boy in Eastern dress Medium: Bronze Date: mid-late 1st century BCE Source: The Met Collection “ In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is Read more…
Image title: Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children Medium: Marble Date: ca. 1616–17 Source: The Met Collection “ ” — ‘We Are All Curators Now’: How TikTok Is Redefining What Makes Art ‘Important’ Introduction: The Digital Renaissance In the hushed halls of traditional museums, curators have long held Read more…
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 ” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel Weaving Time: Indigenous Fiber Arts as Living Historical Documents Introduction: Textiles as Storytellers Read more…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…