Image title: The Abduction of the Sabine Women Medium: Oil on canvas Date: probably 1633–34 Source: The Met Collection “ The problem with Google is you have 360 degrees of omnidirectional information on a linear basis, but the algorithms for irony and ambiguity are not there. And those are Read more…
Image title: The Card Players Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1890–92 Source: The Met Collection “ A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers. ” — Plato Mushrooms on Canvas: Mycology’s Strange Influence on Modern Aesthetics Introduction: The Hidden Kingdom Beneath the Brush From their Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ Things are as they are. Looking out into it the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly Read more…
Image title: The Return from the Hunt Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: ca. 1494–1500 Source: The Met Collection “ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ” Read more…
Image title: The Golden Age Medium: Oil on copper Date: 1605 Source: The Met Collection “ Pitching is the art of instilling fear. ” — Sandy Koufax Art After Mars: Speculative Painting in the Age of Space Colonization 1. From Cave Walls to Cosmic Vistas The story of Read more…
Image title: The Birth of the Virgin Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: 1467 Source: The Met Collection “ To lead people walk behind them. ” — Laozi Optical Illusions in Oil: The Science Behind Baroque Perspective Tricks Introduction: When Art Met the Eye In the grand Read more…
Image title: Hercules and Achelous Medium: Ivory Date: probably mid-17th century Source: The Met Collection “ A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. ” — Albert Einstein The Politics of Restoration: Who Decides What Art Should Look Like? Introduction: The Read more…
Image title: Cihuateotl Medium: Volcanic stone (porphyritic andesite), pigment Date: 15th–early 16th century Source: The Met Collection “ The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next. ” — Abraham Lincoln Mesoamerican Maps of the Soul: Reading Aztec Codices as Read more…
Image title: Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1891 Source: The Met Collection “ The smaller the mind the greater the conceit. ” — Aesop The Painter’s Algorithm: How AI Reimagines Abstract Expressionism Introduction: A Dialogue Between Canvas and Code For centuries, artists have Read more…
Image title: Spinario (boy pulling a thorn from his foot) Medium: Bronze, partially gilt (hair) and silvered (eyes) Date: probably modeled: 1496, cast: ca. 1501 Source: The Met Collection “ Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others. ” — Plato Bronze Futures: How Ancient Read more…