The transformation of dirt on a surface into a world of light, air, weight, space, movement — that’s art. That’s the beginning and the end. That’s not to be avoided. Georges Seurat, the Artist’s Mother, 1882-83, conté crayon on paper. Images in this article are included under the fair use exemption. This Seurat, Giacometti and […]

That’s where the poetry comes in…finding the right word…to allow the viewer their own interior narrative. Daniel Levine, Bristol, 2012 – 2013, oil on cotton, 12 x 11 3/4 inches. Image courtesy the artist. (Larger) Daniel Levine’s paintings speak (sometimes quietly, sometimes less so) about color, surface, material and light. But mostly his monochromes—which is […]

Instead, sending my eyes closer into the grip of the perceptual moment is what I’m after… Stuart Shils, The Residue of Giotto After Imaginary Battles, Acrylic on Archival Digital Photograph, 2014, 6×6″. Image courtesy the artist. What really matters most to me is filling my eyes with joy when riding my bicycle around Philadelphia (the […]

The more I understand the backstory of what I’m looking at, the more I know what’s significant and how to use visual language… This is the fourth installment in a Tilted Arc ongoing feature, Women in the Landscape—conversations between women photographers whose work focuses on the land. This conversation is with Karen Halverson, an artist […]

Paint is so mutable, the moment evanescent, the light flickers thru catching form and flotsam, revealing moments of specificity in almost near random ways, it will change in the next blink of the eye. Farrell Brickhouse, The Sparrows (Ship Of Fools Series), 2014. Oil on canvas, 22 x 28 in. © Farrell Brickhouse. Image courtesy […]