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This article discusses the relationships between interactive installations and ethics by describing a perspective that emphasizes the function of an artwork rather than its medium or genre. The text proposes that aesthetic judgements... more
During the years at Brighton University's School of Fine Art, I engaged heavily in the theory of the gesture as being some divine entity. The theory intrigue gravitated around one artist, namely: Cy Twombly of the Black Mountain college.
"Belgian artist James Ensor was one of extreme individualism. His work was both deeply personal, and socially radical, and he employed biting humor and satire to create overtly anti-establishmentarian imagery. While he explored a vast... more
Written for the Haystack Mountain School of Craft monograph series, this strategic meander sorts through various examples that affirm and defy the categories we use to organize art, craft, and design. Underlying concerns include the scope... more
For over fifty years, this poet/artist has written but never published his poetry. After much hesitation, he now brings forth this first selection, a fifth of the corpus. It reflects a multicultural heritage, and the richness that... more
This paper takes Patrick Heron’s assertion as to the abstract nature of painting as a starting point for a phenomenological investigation into the way in which abstract works comport themselves. How do abstract paintings attain... more
Following the thread of the Feminist New Materialists, in “I Live in this Dress” the author, a visual art performer, examines the workings of materiality and identity within her own practice. The process of three recent works, Point Out,... more
Interview to the artist on the occasion of his exhibition at the Bardini Museum in Florence, Italy.
განხილულია სხვადასხვა პერიოდის სკოლები - ვენის სკოლა, ვარბურგის მოღვაწეობა და ბოლოს ჰაინრიხ ვიოლფინის ფორმალისტური თეორია.
My new book from Thames & Hudson. Published in early 2019. Currently translated into Korean, Chinese, Turkish, and Russian..... 'Seven Keys to Modern Art' is intended for anyone interested in modern and contemporary art. This means it... more
The paper deals with the concepts of fragmentation and reconstruction in the field of portraiture. Taking a portrait as a large fragment of information, we look into ways in which it can be optimised and reduced such that it remains valid... more
Ritenuta una delle opere più alte mai collocate su un altare romagnolo nel Cinquecento, la pala di Lugo di Girolamo Marchesi eseguita nel 1528 per la chiesa dei padri conventuali di San Francesco, sarà elemento centrale dell’incontro... more
*See Archaeopress website for download. This is due to copyright restrictions on one of the illustrations. Errata sheet uploaded on Academia for consultation with volume (updated on an ongoing basis). * In this article, we explore the... more
Undergraduate thesis discussing Swedish folklore, Swedish folk art, and the author's relationship to those in creating artwork, with a focus on gender, disability, and otherness. Paper created for the purpose of an art degree and focuses... more
Edición crítica del ensayo sobre la belleza publicado por Luis Juan Guerrero en 1954, seguido de las conferencias "Escenas de la vida estética" (1949), "Torso de la vida estética actual" (1949) y "Panorama de la estética clásico-romántica... more
This book is a collection of one hundred and twenty-three statements and thoughts from across twenty-one years. In them the author reflects on aspects of his artistic journey, offering a personal account of the importance of memory,... more
Students sometimes enter higher education unprepared. This guide presents actionable strategies for reading, writing, studying, building relationships, and meeting instructors' expectations so that students are able to avoid the pitfalls... more
ABSTRAK Visual Thief merupakan sebuah artbook (disebut Art Book) kumpulan kolase karya Resatio Adi Putra, hanya dicetak sejumlah 200 eksemplar. Beberapa karya didalamnya pernah diikutsertakan dalam pameran, serta terlibat dalam beberapa... more
In 2017, I was invited by ASCUS Art & Science, a public- access research laboratory for artists and scientists based in Edinburgh, to become artist-in-residence at the Society for Applied Microbiology (SfAM) Annual Conference at BALTIC... more
An autobiographical essay on typography. The text is progressively set in each typeface it discusses, as it explains the typefaces I have used throughout my life leading up to the production of a set of print works about the anecdotal... more
Len Shelley, 1964 to 2010 was an artist who lived and worked in Hastings in the South of England. He created three dimensional artistic masterpieces out of dead animals and rubbish, mostly found on Hastings Beach. His style was completely... more
Who Goes There? by Fotis Kapetopoulos shows us that arts audiences want to see more diversity, including diversity in who they are sitting next to at performances. It follows a survey of audiences at three key Australian arts companies:... more
Mid-20th Century American artist Oscar Howe’s (1915-1983)art paradoxically contains 21st Century insights due to his anomalistic legacy in painted symbolic scenes based on his Native American cultural mythology. The myth he followed most... more
Text: Cours Elementaire- Unseen Influence: Romain-Julien and 19th C. Drawing Pedagogy By: E. Daniel Fogel ©2014 Illustration: “Cours Elementaire Profile Study, copy after Romain-Julien” Charcoal on paper 18" x 24” By: E. Daniel... more
The Original techniques and processes of Kerala Mural Art Painting as Explained by KK Warrier. The original techniques are detailed in an ancient text called "Chitrasutram" which is part of 'Vishnudharmottara Puranam'. These original... more
Knitting as process and product are significant parts of my fine art practice. For this research proposal I aim to find out how and why I can use knitting as a research method as part of a practice-based methodology. I’ve identified... more
An analysis of the persistent funding imbalance of the Arts & Culture sector with a focus on cultural divisions and inequalities.
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TO READ THE PREVIEW SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE PREVIEW SCROLL DOWN A great American psychologist summarizes one of the most difficult of subjects--the nature of dreaming--after decades of lifting matters out of the morass of Freudianism.... more
Everyone asks the same two questions: ‘Have you actually met Banksy?’ and ‘Does he know you are writing this book?’ Answer to the first: ‘Possibly; but how would I know?’ Answer to the second: ‘Probably, but why do you think it’s... more
Brian Christopher DuPree - How to Paint with Watercolor? In general, how to paint with watercolor is quite a striking subject, something that many would like to try (especially after seeing the beautiful works that many great... more
This essay argues that art performs a critical role in our society. It follows a thread of history to show the relationship of art to social change and politics. It identifies two opposing philosophical perspectives on expression of... more
Salvador Dali’s work is particularly useful for the application of psychoanalytical theories because ‘It was only after the writings of Freud revealed to him the symbolic world of the unconscious as a buried reality did he give full rein... more
This Art, Design and Communication in Higher Education Journal Editorial offers a fantastic over view of the papers in the latest edition of this journal
Though much is known about historical bottegas, the studios of the Old Masters which employed select, talented artists as studio assistants under mentorship, contemporary concepts of the artist's studio have expanded immensely. As the... more
The late Antique mosaic of Orpheus decorated a small room, approximately 18 m2 in area, connected with two even smaller ones, in 4 m2 and the other 2 m2 in area, belonging most likely to a small funerary chapel (or tomb) discovered in the... more