ART·10/05/2018ART IS PRICELESS AND VALUELESS AT THE SAME TIMEHow the Commercialization of Art Has Ruined It Price and value are wholly different categories when it comes to... Read More
ART·09/13/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – HUBERT ROBERT’S “VIEW OF RIPETTA”For this week’s installment, we take a look at Hubert Robert’s “View of Ripetta”. Many of his works convey a... Read More
ART·08/23/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – IVAN AIVAZOVSKY’S “BATTLE OF SINOP 1853”I’ve been wanting to feature Ivan Aivazovsky for quite some time. Finally, getting around to it now with his Battle... Read More
ART·08/02/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – JOHN FRENCH SLOAN’S “SUNSET, WEST TWENTY THIRD STREET”Today, we take a look at John French Sloan’s “Sunset, West Twenty-Third Street”. In the midst of a blazing... Read More
INFORMATIONAL·09/10/2018HOW I LOST MY APPRECIATION OF ART: WHEN THE ART WORLD KILLS YOUHOW THE ART WORLD KILLED ME Article by Jonathan Greene There was a time when my obsession with art consumed... Read More
ART·09/06/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – JOHN WILLIAM WATERHOUSE’S "ECHO AND NARCISSUS"With school back in session, John William Waterhouse’s “Echo and Narcissus” seemed to be the perfect selection for this week’s... Read More
ART·08/16/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – OHARA KOSON’S “FOX IN THE REEDS”Ohara Koson’s “Fox in the Reeds” is an impressive woodblock print in the style of Shin-hanga. I say impressive due... Read More
ART·07/26/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – NORMAN ROCKWELL’S “THE TATTOOIST”This week, I’d like to take a look at Norman Rockwell’s “The Tattooist.” The composition isn’t particularly symbolic, but what... Read More
ART·11/08/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – JULIAN ALDEN WEIR’S “FIRESIDE DREAMS”After Halloween, and with an advancing chill in the air, Julian Alden Weir‘s “Fireside Dreams” felt like just the thing.... Read More
ART·08/30/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – PETER PAUL RUBENS’ “THE FALL OF PHAETON”Peter Paul Rubens is quite the artist. “The Fall of Phaeton” which was completed in 1605 is almost baffling to consider... Read More
ART·08/09/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – JAMES TISSOT’S “THE LETTER”Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation about the general merits of photo-realist work. My friend and I were in agreement... Read More
ART·07/19/2015PAINTED: OLD ART, NEW SKIN – SALVADOR DALI “HERCULES LIFTS THE SKIN OF THE SEA AND STOPS VENUS FOR AN INSTANT FROM WAKING LOVE”This week I’d like to take a look at “Hercules Lifts the Skin of the Sea and Stops Venus for... Read More