William Shakespeare's Sonnet 17 concludes the opening sequence of the "Procreation Sonnets" (Sonnets 1–17), in which the speaker repeatedly urges a beautiful young man to preserve his beauty through future generations. Yet this final sonnet shifts from persuasion to anxiety. Rather than arguing solely about aging or mortality, Shakespeare confronts a surprisingly modern problem: What … Continue reading “Beyond the Filter: Why Shakespeare’s Sonnet 17 Still Challenges Us to Believe in Greatness”
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #188 – Paper-Thin 09-007
Paper-Thin 09-007: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. Someone put the idea of contrast is better in my mind and I have been reaching for it for years. I could blame it on a book by De Chirico and the whole Chiaroscuro movement, but that would be exaggerating the point. I500 … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #188 – Paper-Thin 09-007
T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Dali
Dry pastel portraits rarely aim for optical fidelity; instead, they privilege surface, temperament, and the frictions between pigment and ground. “Dali” organizes these priorities around a head-and-shoulders likeness that feels at once recognizably “Dali” and deliberately unfinal—an image suspended between remembered portraiture and expressive invention. The work is inspired by many photographic portraits of artist, Salvador Dali, … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Dali
That’s An Orange of a Different Colour
Another visit to the Farmer’s Market and a huge bin full of these orange beauties. Almost pumpkins, but not quite. Textured like zucchini, but not quite. The size of the average butternut squash, but not quite. It’s orange, but the variations of hues and intensities on each squash make it… well, not quite orange either.That’s … Continue reading That’s An Orange of a Different Colour
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #187 – Paper-Thin 09-008
Paper-Thin 09-008: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. When you find your stride and let go of the outcomes, magic can happen! This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked… It was a great learning experience with various materials.500 … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #187 – Paper-Thin 09-008
T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Sawsan’s Elephant
“Sawsan’s Elephant” presents the viewer with a centrally framed, frontal presence: an elephant rendered less as a fully observed animal than as an image—compressed into face, trunk, and column-like legs—against a cool, airy ground. The work’s most immediate stylistic feature is its monochrome gravity. A limited palette of bluish greys and near-black forms emphasizes weight … Continue reading T.A.E.’s Art Reviews – Sawsan’s Elephant
Urban Manitou
He was meant to be an amalgam of Golem and some Japanese forest spirit hiding in the dark corners of my mind. The Manitou, as I understand it is an amazing transformation spirit animal. As this one is at least partly human, I felt the forest spirit had become an urban one. This one isUrban … Continue reading Urban Manitou
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #186 – Paper-Thin 09-009
Paper-Thin 09-009: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. This series was a challenge I gave myself to see how thin I could make the clay before it cracked… It was a great learning experience with various materials. How to slow-dry the clay, when to add engobes, how to handle it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #186 – Paper-Thin 09-009
Theatrical Madness
All charcoal sticks, almost… only a little blood Conte. Wonderfully messy and fun to do. Doing a reverse perspective drawing isn’t new to me, but I’ve often gotten lost in the process and scrapped it because I overcomplicated it. This little face seemed to loom out of the backstage of a nearly darkened theatre and I … Continue reading Theatrical Madness
500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #185 – Paper-Thin 09-010
Paper-Thin 09-010: The History: Share what you see and continue the story. Dissatisfaction and boredom can sometimes be great motivators for experimentation. I had purchased some low-firing red clay and it shouldn’t have worked in my usual Cone 6 firings, but I love doing what I’m not supposed to. I had no idea what it … Continue reading 500 Works of Art on the Road to Your Creativity #185 – Paper-Thin 09-010