The Life of Color
Painter extraordinaire, David Katz, talks about the importance and life of color in painting.
Art
Covered in Paint and Filled with Smoke
An interview with painter extraordinaire, Victor Grasso
Casualties of Our Culture Wars
Where are the great artists, the noble buildings, the enlightened poets?
Here’s An Octopus for Your Ceiling
An interview with world-renowned chandelier maker and artist extraordinaire, Adam Wallacavage
Mostly “Yes” and a Little “No”
An interview with artist extraordinaire, Mandy Sloan
How an Architect Builds: The Art of Combining All Arts
An interview with architect extraordinaire, Stephen Howard.
Photographer, Painter, Woman, Dancer
An interview with artist extraordinaire, Kate Capato.
What Is An Un-Artistic Person Supposed to Do with Art?
When some people are born with artistic talent, and you’re not one of them… Joseph CunninghamJoseph is a featured Humane…
The Song Beneath the Sidewalks
What qualities make you want to stay in a place? Anne SnyderAnne Snyder is a member of the Humane Pursuits…
Happy Endings and Reality: The Purpose of Art
What is the difference between art and entertainment?
T.S. Eliot on Tradition and Talent
The poet said truly unique artists understand tradition…but what he meant by tradition might surprise you. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves…
Funding the Arts
How do we do it effectively in a democratic society? Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments, habits, and networks…
What is the Purpose of Art?
Novelist Susan Patron misses the answer.
In Defense of Popularity
Anyone who has paid attention to the Academy Awards over the past few decades knows that Hollywood prides itself on…
A Provisional Human Construct: Truth and Beauty in the Thought of C. S. Lewis
In my previous post, I hinted that there was significance to the way in which we design our art and…
The Enemy, He Is Us
A painful anecdote: I recently re-watched the 2006 German film “The Lives of Others,” and I was moved yet again…
Forgotten Music
Everyone knows that a lot of people these days tend to prefer texting to talking. College roommates converse via Gchat from five feet away. Fox News ran a story a few weeks ago of a girl who was so intent on her texting that she fell into an open manhole.