Image title: Virgin and Child in Majesty Medium: Walnut with paint, tin relief on a lead white ground, and linen Date: ca. 1175–1200 Source: The Met Collection “ Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten. ” — Aesop Undersea Icons: The Forgotten Art of Coral-Crafted Sculptures Introduction: Sunken Read more…
Image title: The Birth of the Virgin Medium: Tempera and oil on wood Date: 1467 Source: The Met Collection “ Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. ” — Seneca the Younger Punk Baroque: When 17th-Century Excess Meets DIY Rebellion Introduction: Kindred Spirits Across Centuries At first Read more…
Image title: Dogū (Clay Figurine) Medium: Earthenware with cord-marked and incised decoration (Tōhoku region) Date: 1000–300 BC Source: The Met Collection “ Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ” Read more…
Image title: The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1874 Source: The Met Collection “ The meaning I picked, the one that changed my life: Overcome fear, behold wonder. ” — Richard Bach ‘Palettes Behind Bars’: Prison Art Movements That Changed National Narratives Read more…
Image title: Siren Medium: Bronze Date: ca. 1600 Source: The Met Collection “ In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. ” — François de La Rochefoucauld ‘More Than Skin Deep’: Tattooing as Portable Sculpture Across Cultures Introduction: Rethinking the Read more…
Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ Dreams pass into the reality of action. From the actions stems the dream again; and this interdependence produces the highest form of living. ” — Anaïs Nin ‘Sonification’ as Sculpture: Turning Read more…
Image title: Mars and Venus United by Love Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1570s Source: The Met Collection “ Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ” — Kahlil Gibran Venus on Mars: Rewriting Feminine Beauty Through Sci-Fi Aesthetics Introduction: Beyond the Read more…
Image title: Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun Medium: Oil on canvas Date: 1658 Source: The Met Collection “ All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ” — Pablo Picasso Data-Driven Deities: AI Artists Reimagine Mythology for the Algorithm Read more…
Image title: Miniature tabard Medium: Cotton, camelid hair, silk, metal Date: 1600–1700 Source: The Met Collection “ If you have a harem of 40 women, you never get to know any of them very well. ” — Warren Buffett Knots, Threads, and Resistance: The Radical Textiles of Latin American Read more…
Image title: The Adoration of the Magi Medium: Distemper on canvas Date: 1472–74 Source: The Met Collection “ Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty. ” — Cicero ‘Third Eye’ Draftsmanship: Drawing Practices Inspired by Mysticism Introduction: Drawing as a Portal Throughout history, artists Read more…