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…
Image title: Smith & Wesson .44 Double-Action Frontier Model Revolver decorated by Tiffany & Co. (serial no. 8401), with Case and Cleaning Rod Medium: Steel, silver, ivory, textile (chamois), wood (California laurel) Date: ca. 1893 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires Read more…
Image title: An Egyptian Peasant Woman and Her Child Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1869–70 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter Salt, Sand, and Sunlight: The Ephemeral Art of Desert Installations Introduction: The Desert Read more…
Image title: Joan of Arc Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1879 Source: The Met Collection “ What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ” — John Lubbock Algorithmic Curatorship: Who Decides What We See in Digital Museums? Introduction: The Invisible Curator In the age of Read more…
Image title: Mars and Venus United by Love Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1570s Source: The Met Collection “ Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity. ” — The Buddha Afterimages of War: Painting Trauma Across Cultures Read more…
Image title: The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1528 Source: The Met Collection “ Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live. ” — Dorothy Thompson Virtual Museology: What Happens When Masterpieces Live Only in Read more…
Image title: The Brioche Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1870 Source: The Met Collection “ All is flux; nothing stays still. ” — Heraclitus Paint What You Eat: Culinary Still Lifes from Uncolonized Perspectives Introduction: A New Appetite for Still Life Still life painting often evokes images of Read more…
Image title: Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1652–53 Source: The Met Collection “ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter ‘Land Art’ on Mars? Read more…
Image title: Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1891 Source: The Met Collection “ Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship. ” — Johann Kaspar Lavater Tattooed Icons: Body Read more…