“ Think as a wise man but communicate in the language of the people. ” — William Butler Yeats ‘Emoji Hieroglyphics’: Digital Symbols as Neo-Ancient Visual Language Introduction: The Second Coming of Visual Language Have you ever sent a text message that relied entirely on emojis to communicate a Read more…
“ The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art. ” — John Lasseter Sculpting Soundscapes: When Music Inspires Marble and Metal Introduction: When Melodies Take Form Throughout history, art forms have crossed boundaries—painting may echo poetry, dance translates into sculpture, and, notably, music inspires visual form. Read more…
“ The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. ” — Sun Tzu The Art of Absence: Negative Space as Narrative Force from Japan to Minimalism Introduction: The Silent Language of Emptiness To the untrained eye, the blank spaces of an artwork can seem like Read more…
“ Formula for success: under promise and over deliver. ” — Tom Peters Ink Under Ice: Indigenous Tattoo Traditions as Living Sculpture Introduction: Inked Histories Etched in Ice Across the northern reaches of our planet—from the icy fjords of Greenland to the windswept Siberian tundra—indigenous communities have long adorned Read more…
“ Love is a friendship set to music. ” — Joseph Campbell Soundscapes on Canvas: How Visual Artists Capture Music Introduction: The Art of Seeing Sound Across epochs and cultures, artists have been fascinated by the ability of music to stir emotions, provoke thoughts, and transcend boundaries. What happens, Read more…
“ Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error. ” — Thomas Jefferson Painted Protests: Street Murals as Global Political Agents Introduction: Walls That Speak Across streets and boulevards, from Cape Town’s vibrant neighborhoods to the bustling avenues of Santiago, art erupts on city walls in Read more…
“ Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story. ” — Casey Stengel Walls That Speak: The Global Story of Murals as Protest Introduction: The Wall as a Canvas for Change Throughout history, art has not only adorned private galleries but has Read more…
“ And when the world is created, it is created in such a way that those eternal objects of God’s loving wisdom become actualities – interacting with one another, relating to God in the finite realm. ” — Rowan Williams Fragments of Exile: Artifacts Created in Refugee Diasporas Introduction: Read more…
“ You can’t choose up sides on a round world. ” — Wayne Dyer ‘Cold War Brushes’: Artistic Espionage on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain Introduction: Paintings as Political Arsenal When we think of the Cold War, images of missile silos, coded messages, and clandestine meetings often come Read more…
“ Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. ” — Franklin D. Roosevelt Carved in Code: The Emergence of Generative 3D Sculpture Introduction: Sculpting in a Digital Age For millennia, sculpture has been defined Read more…