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: 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: 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 ” — Henri-Frédéric Amiel Weaving Time: Indigenous Fiber Arts as Living Historical Documents Introduction: Textiles as Storytellers Read more…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: Whistling vessel Medium: Ceramic Date: 400–500 CE Source: The Met Collection “ You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf. ” — Jon Kabat-Zinn The Sculptor’s Pulse: How Contemporary Artists Carve with Sound Waves Introduction: Sculpting Beyond Sight and Touch In the 21st Read more…
Image title: Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià Medium: Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides Date: 16th century Source: The Met Collection “ In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. ” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Carving Ice in the Desert: Ephemeral Sculptures Around the Read more…