Thoughts about Art
Category: Art
Polyptych of Kittens
Several weeks ago, I placed a work of art on The Unintended Curator gallery walls that can be best described as enigmatic. I describe this as a single work, though it is comprised of many […]
A Wrought Iron Meditation
Occasionally……. it helps to remember our humanness. It helps to recognize the fragile nature of our shared need to simply breathe. The healthy bluster of team spirit aside, it helps, at times, to lay down […]
The Problem with the Saint
Given the degree of focus required in building exhibitions during the school year, research into artworks not germane to the “art of the day” is often suspended due to lack of time. However, with activity […]
The Humble Woodbury Takes a Bow
Yesterday, while finishing the installation of our first exhibition since Covid-19, a small collection of French portraits printed in the woodburytype process, a student asked me if the images on the wall were “original.” As […]
Vernacular Photography and the Best Wedding Photograph Ever!
One of the most interesting and accessible portals to collecting art is Vernacular Photography. All it takes is an eye for well-composed images, a bit of luck, and a willingness to preserve quality work through […]
The Color of Snow
On the moonlit evening of August 5, 1851, Henry David Thoreau recorded despair over the contents of the current Annual of Scientific Discovery. Comparing an unnamed astronomer’s dry writing to a woodcutter protecting his eyes […]
Hear Now the Roll Call, Gold Star Men of Culver, World War One
When Leigh Gignilliat prepared to sail home from Europe in July 1919, any enthusiasm for the Allied victory he had participated in was most likely tempered by a growing awareness of the loss of so […]
Nathan James Little Wounded
There is a certain material honesty in the art of Nathan James Little Wounded, a rare quality often absent in galleries of contemporary art. His complete and confident understanding of the nature of wood, horn, […]
The Chess Paintings of Roman Golla
Naïve painter, Roman Golla was an avid chess player. One might even say his participation in the US Open Chess Tournaments in 1953, 1961, 1963 and 1968 would qualify him as a master. An immigrant […]
Lady Holding A Portfolio
Her eyes are a pale hazel, her hair a deep auburn, delicately framing a slightly smiling face in curls. She sits pink-cheeked, in a black dress among a background of sepia and Van Dyke brown, […]
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