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‘Eyes Like Ours’: Self-Portraits by Blind Artists Through Tactile Media

Image title: Christ Healing the Blind Medium: Oil on canvas Date: ca. 1570 Source: The Met Collection   “ Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes. ” — Friedrich Nietzsche ‘Eyes Like Ours’: Self-Portraits by Blind Artists Through Tactile Media   Introduction: Seeing Through Touch When we think of self-portraiture Read more…

By arthistory101, 1 month ago
Contemporary Art

From Lagos to London: The Neo-Afro-Surrealist Movement Changing Global Art Narratives

Image title: The Annunciation Medium: Oil on panel, transferred to canvas Date: 1480–89 Source: The Met Collection   “ Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, not of words. Trust movement. ” — Alfred Adler From Lagos to London: The Neo-Afro-Surrealist Movement Changing Global Art Narratives   Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
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‘Viral Brushstrokes’: How Memes Are Shaping Contemporary Painting

Image title: Portrait of a Woman Medium: Oil on wood Date: ca. 1520 Source: The Met Collection   “ With every experience, you alone are painting your own canvas, thought by thought, choice by choice. ” — Oprah Winfrey ‘Viral Brushstrokes’: How Memes Are Shaping Contemporary Painting   Introduction: When Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
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When Sculptures Bleed: The Anatomy of Hyperrealism in Flesh and Stone

Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection   “ Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh. ” — Francis of Assisi When Sculptures Bleed: The Anatomy of Hyperrealism Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
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Stitches of Resistance: Embroidery as Political Commentary Across Cultures

Image title: Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560) Medium: Oil and gold on oak Date: 1532 Source: The Met Collection   “ Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity. ” — The Buddha Stitches of Resistance: Embroidery as Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
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The Algorithmic Muse: When AI Becomes the Artist

Image title: Erasmus of Rotterdam Medium: Oil on linden panel Date: ca. 1532 Source: The Met Collection   “ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ” — Pablo Picasso The Algorithmic Muse: When AI Becomes the Artist   Introduction: Creativity Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
Contemporary Art

‘Decolonize This Frame’: Museum Wall Texts Under Scrutiny

Image title: Relief from the West Wall of a Chapel of Ramesses I Medium: Limestone Date: ca. 1295–1294 B.C. Source: The Met Collection   “ Formula for success: under promise and over deliver. ” — Tom Peters ‘Decolonize This Frame’: Museum Wall Texts Under Scrutiny   Introduction: The Quiet Power Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
Contemporary Art

‘I Paint Therefore I Am’: Descartes Reimagined Through Self-Portraiture

Image title: Portrait of a Carthusian Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1446 Source: The Met Collection   “ I can, therefore I am. ” — Simone Weil ‘I Paint Therefore I Am’: Descartes Reimagined Through Self-Portraiture   Introduction: Brushstroke Meets Cogito What does it mean to exist? René Descartes famously Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
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‘Melted Gods’: Climate Change Through the Lens of Contemporary Sculpture

Image title: The Harvesters Medium: Oil on wood Date: 1565 Source: The Met Collection   “ The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order. ” — Alfred North Whitehead ‘Melted Gods’: Climate Change Through the Lens of Contemporary Sculpture   Introduction: The Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago
Contemporary Art

Tactile Protest: Textile Art in Global Resistance Movements

Image title: Headdress ornament Medium: Gold Date: 100 BCE–700 CE Source: The Met Collection   “ To fly, we have to have resistance. ” — Maya Lin Tactile Protest: Textile Art in Global Resistance Movements   Introduction: When Threads Speak Louder Than Words Throughout history, textile art has quietly stitched Read more…

By arthistory101, 2 months ago

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