"An award-winning journalist obsessed with obsession, Bianca Bosker's existence was upended when she wandered into the art world-and couldn't look away. Intrigued by artists who hyperventilate around their favorite colors and art fiends who max out credit cards to show hunks of metal they think can change the world, Bosker grew fixated on understanding why art matters and how she-or any of us-could engage with it more deeply. Bosker throws herself...

The work of T. C. Steele, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark, and Richard Gruelle, known collectively as the Hoosier Group, established plein air ("in the open air") painting as a major art form in Indiana. The vitality of this style is represented in Painting Indiana III: Heritage of Place which includes 100 juried works by current Indiana plein air artists, along with paintings by the Hoosier Group, all featuring notable Indiana landmarks....

In this study, mathematical substructure of works of Dutch graphic artistM.C.Escher is examined. Mathematical effects in Escher's works can be classified in certain topics. Most important of them can be put in order as regular division of the plane, visual paradoxes and fictions on structure of perspective and geometrical topology. For each of these topics, it can be said that Escher is influenced by some certain names as well. Most important of...

Siblings, Kate, and Jack Hill, lose everything when the family Wall Street business collapses in corruption and their father's suicide seals their fate. Starting anew without the accustomed wealth, Jack finds a new life in a small midwestern town and rescues the business that supports the township of Shadow Leaf. He uncovers his real father and unknowingly falls in love with his half-brother as a new verdant world unfurls. Kate, a budding clairvoyant...

Tracey Warr's art texts have been developed as an 'embedded' writer, writing with rather than about artists. Throughout her various modes of art writing, she argues against binaries and focuses on the stream of consciousness, the more than human, and remoteness.Her essays tangle with punk art, art and ecology, endurance art, performance art, site-specific art, and women's art. Warr's writing engages with the making processes of contemporary artists,...

Short loops of Brakhage's hand-scratched and painted films strips were re-photographed, illuminated and edited by Phil Solomon. Each running from 2-5 seconds, the loops were repeated in various configurations until appropriate sequences were built to invoke a seasonal cycle, beginning in “summer” and ending in “spring.” —Phil Solomon

"Embark on a riveting journey into the mystical realms of Hindu mythology with 'Kal Bhairav: A Fierce Manifestation of Shiva.' Unveil the untold tales of this formidable deity, exploring the cosmic dance of destruction and creation. As ancient prophecies unfold, a gripping narrative weaves through the sacred landscapes, delving into the profound significance of Kal Bhairav. Brace yourself for an immersive odyssey where divine power clashes with mortal...

Get the Summary of Olivia Laing's The Lonely City in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Lonely City" by Olivia Laing is a profound exploration of loneliness in urban environments, particularly New York City. Laing, feeling isolated after a breakup, examines her own loneliness alongside the experiences of artists like Edward Hopper, Andy Warhol, Henry Darger, and David Wojnarowicz. She finds resonance in Hopper's...

"(...) La belleza del ajedrez se asemeja a la de la poesía. Las figuras del ajedrez son un alfabeto que da forma a los pensamientos, y estos pensamientos se expresan abstractamente a través del diseño visual que ocurre en el tablero de ajedrez, al igual que en la poesía... Después de años de cercanía con jugadores de ajedrez y artistas, puedo decir honestamente que no todos los jugadores de ajedrez son artistas, mientras que no todos los artistas...

How does South Africa deal with public art from its years of colonialism and apartheid? How do new monuments address fraught histories and commemorate heroes of the struggle? Across South Africa, statues commemorating figures such as Cecil Rhodes have provoked heated protests, while new works commemorating icons of the liberation struggle have also sometimes proved contentious. In this lively volume, Kim Miller, Brenda Schmahmann and an international...