Art doesn’t just capture the thrill of life … sometimes it is that thrill
Julian Barnes writes about his love for art and art museums in The Guardian. One point he makes, one which I agree with, is that you can go your own way but you must come to…
Category: Art Museums
Excellent survey of the modern art museum
Excellent article about the sate of the modern art museum. The author, Jerry Saltz, hits many of the points I've written about. Of course, it doesn't take special insight to notice the immense changes taking place…
In the studio 4/25/15
This is a pretty good photo of the unfinished Heated Discussion. It's at the 'get it finished any day now' stage. I enjoy working on details but sometimes I give them too much attention. The stuff…
Mountain Retreat
The beautiful painting Clouds Visiting a Mountain Retreat is currently on view at the Cleveland Art Museum. The museum regularly rotates its vast Asian collection, and new works (new to me) are frequently to be…
Ladies Celebrating Diwali
What are they doing? What's happening in this dark and mysterious scene? The full moon broods over several women holding lights or sparklers over their heads, much as revelers in the U.S. do on the 4th of…
A visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Asian collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art recently rotated its vast Asian collection, which I happily discovered during Friday's visit. After a Caesar salad in the Atrium cafeteria--'extra anchovies, please'--I started my weekly ramble in the galleries…
Robert Koepnick, sculptor
When I was in high school, my regular habit was to take the bus downtown from my suburban home outside Dayton, Ohio. After rambling about, I always went to the library to read and study.…
Review: The Art of Slowing Down in a Museum
In her recent New York Times article, The Art of Slowing Down in a Museum, Stephanie Rosenbloom admonishes us to slow down when we visit museums. 20 minutes, she says, in front of a single work of…