Image title: Hagar in the Wilderness Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1835 Source: The Met Collection “ The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ” — Mark Twain The Mathematics of Beauty: Geometry’s Secret Role in Renaissance Composition Introduction: The Hidden Language of Harmony The Renaissance was Read more…
Image title: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment Medium: Oil on canvas, transferred from wood Date: ca. 1436–38 Source: The Met Collection “ In all chaos there is a cosmos, in all disorder a secret order. ” — Carl Jung From Cosmos to Canvas: Astronomical Themes in Islamic Geometric Design Read more…
Image title: Triton and Nereid Medium: Bronze Date: after 1532–before ca. 1550 Source: The Met Collection “ When you see a man of worth, think of how you may emulate him. When you see one who is unworthy, examine yourself. ” — Confucius When Sculptors Drew Breath: The Sensual Read more…
Image title: Oedipus and the Sphinx Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1864 Source: The Met Collection “ With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ” — Oprah Winfrey Painting Smog: Environmental Anxiety on the Contemporary Canvas 1. The Industrial Read more…
Image title: The Death of Socrates Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1787 Source: The Met Collection “ When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt. ” — Honoré de Balzac Subversive Shadows: The Political Power of Caravaggio’s Lighting Chapter I: The Birth of Light and Read more…
Image title: Book of the Gospels Medium: Parchment (vellum), acacia wood, tempera, ink Date: late 14th–early 15th century Source: The Met Collection “ Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ” — Aesop The Forgotten Women of Islamic Miniature Painting Introduction – Unearthing the Hidden Brushstrokes Across the Read more…
Image title: Young Ladies of the Village Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1851–52 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 the algorithms Read more…
Image title: Miniature tabard Medium: Cotton, camelid hair, silk, metal Date: 1600–1700 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter Coded Stitches: Textile Art as Data Visualization in Indigenous Cultures Introduction: Threads That Speak In the Read more…
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…