“It is pure joy that I offer you. Look at my sculptures until you see them.” – Constantin Brâncuşi
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Looking Within Shadows and Spaces – The Nature of Japanese Art, Part Two
Please see The Nature of Japanese Art, Part One (September 2019) for background information about the influence of Shintoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism on Japanese art. Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ Japanese artist Nikyoko Ikuta uses only two materials in her work: glass and light. “I am captivated by the […]
Marcel Duchamp Stripped Bare: A Journey through the Existential Process
(Marcel Duchamp with The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even. Photograph: Mark Kauffman/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Image) “The spectator
Unveiling the Work of a Master – Titian’s Portrait of Archbishop Archinto
Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ His contemporaries called him “the sun amidst small stars”, the
When Thousands of Hands Held a Secret for a Thousand Years – Porcelain, Part 1
Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ The most beautiful thing we can experience is the
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?* – Rodin’s The Call to Arms, Part Two
Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ In 1879, Auguste Rodin entered a competition to design a
Won’t you help to sing these songs of freedom?* – Rodin’s The Call to Arms, Part One
Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ (Above: Rue de Rivoli, Paris; 1871) What makes a
The Inevitably Acquiescent Volcano – Tiepolo’s Venus and Vulcan
Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ Vulcan thought his ex-wife was out of the picture.
A Perfect Indian is He – Sculptures of The Buddha
Images and text are best viewed on a wide screen. ◊ In 563 BCE, in foothills of the Himalayas, a
