Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty. ” — Cicero ‘Third Eye’ Draftsmanship: Drawing Practices Inspired by Mysticism Introduction: Drawing as a Portal Throughout history, artists Read more…
Image title: The Forest in Winter at Sunset Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1846–67 Source: The Met Collection “ To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do. ” — Kahlil Gibran ‘What Read more…
Image title: Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1891 Source: The Met Collection “ We lost because we told ourselves we lost. ” — Leo Tolstoy Velvet Brushstrokes and Silicon Dreams: How AI Revives Lost Painting Techniques Introduction: The Intersection of Code and Canvas Read more…
Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection “ Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world. ” — Arthur Schopenhauer The Marble Algorithm: What Sculpture Teaches Us Read more…
Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection “ I’m not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You’re as old as you feel. ” — Elizabeth Arden Who Owns Your Face?: Portraiture Read more…
Image title: Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1887–88 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter Post-Soviet Pixels: How Digital Art Reimagined Eastern Europe’s Visual Identity Introduction: Art After the Empire Read more…
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…