Tag Archives: Art

Portraits of Obamas are game changers

Posted on February 13, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

Hats off to artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde Wiley for their ground-breaking portraits of, respectively, Michelle and Barack Obama, unveiled this week and added to the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery. These inspiring works will forever change how … Continue reading →

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Connecting with an ancient artform

Posted on January 28, 2018 by editor, facilitator, decider

One of the most important unifying threads in art, in any art, is that of connection. It is that momentary removal of time and distance between observer and creator, when they become of one mind. Intent is key here, and … Continue reading →

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The kid stays in the picture – Met declines to censor 1938 painting

Posted on December 6, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

Given recent cultural shockwaves around the eternally fraught subject of sexual politics, no one should be terribly surprised that a painting which appears to depict a suggestively posed prepubescent girl is now in the spotlight, and in the cross-hairs. Those … Continue reading →

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This Van Gogh has been hiding a secret

Posted on November 8, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

Call it a hazard of painting plein air (or maybe call it, “stilled life”). Vincent Van Gogh, mostly known for his sweetly tragic tenure, is nearly as celebrated for his extraordinary oil-painting technique and masterful interpretation of nature. Like the … Continue reading →

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The process

Posted on October 29, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

‘ It’s rainy and cool here in Deconstruction Central; seasons are changing and the wheel of the year is looping back to its wintry starting point. It is a time of adjustments. And how we adjust, the process of adjusting, … Continue reading →

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A tale of two Renoirs

Posted on October 22, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

Let’s begin with what we know: Pierre-August Renoir completed “Two Sisters (On the Terrace)” in 1881. He made no copies. We know that, in the present day, two separate entities claim they own this original Renoir masterpiece. One is the … Continue reading →

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Too sexy for the Louvre – censorship in 2017

Posted on October 8, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

It’s hard to say wherein lies the headline here: Is it that a 40-foot tall architectural sculpture can be so unexpectedly suggestive? Or that any sculpture can be suggestive enough to be banned by the Louvre? Domestikator by the Dutch … Continue reading →

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The gift of movement

Posted on August 13, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

My city, Akron, boasts a myriad of ways to deliver art and culture to we, her lucky citizens. Our local arts scene is thriving beyond all proportion to our size, geography, and, I’d guess, our reputation. Much of that is … Continue reading →

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Send me art

Posted on July 16, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

You already know what a sizable percentage of humanity’s wit, wisdom and culture is readily beam-downable to that device you keep in your pocket (and that might not be the safest place to keep it, by the way). But what … Continue reading →

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Patronage made easy

Posted on June 18, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

One of the best bumper stickers I’ve seen lately is also one of the most succinct: Buy Art. . . . And so you should. But does it cost Medici money to enter the rarefied world of art patronage? Oh … Continue reading →

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Virtual exhibitions bring art to us all

Posted on May 21, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

Hopefully there’s an art museum, gallery, studio, or exhibition space within easy traveling distance from wherever you’re sitting right now. And hopefully it beckons you, and you grace it with your patronage just as often as you possibly can. But…we … Continue reading →

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Who owns an atrocity?

Posted on March 26, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

The brutal murder of 14 year-old Emmett Till in 1955 was both a singular atrocity and a bellwether for change. It didn’t spark the civil rights movement—countless other indignities not to mention the sweep of history did that. But it … Continue reading →

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Letting in the elements in

Posted on January 7, 2017 by editor, facilitator, decider

.This is the time of year that most of us are trying to keep the elements out. Safe and warm cocoons are just a single door-seal removed from the bluster and bullshit raging out there, and all around. But I’m … Continue reading →

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You should certainly make art books

Posted on December 16, 2016 by editor, facilitator, decider

But do give a shout out to the original author

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Paradise Lost: the 8-bit dance mix

Posted on July 11, 2016 by editor, facilitator, decider

Plenty of attempts have been made down through the centuries to recast John Milton’s 1660s epic poem, Paradise Lost, in some or another multi-media format. Artists ranging from William Blake to Salvador Dali have taken their turns at providing the … Continue reading →

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