Bookshelf: Wild Textiles by Alice Fox
I went to a quilt and craft show last weekend. Held in an aging hall, I raided sale baskets for fat quarters, voted in the quilt exhibit...
What was Futurism in Visual Art?
When Italian poet and editor Filippo Tommaso Marinetti coined the term Futurism in a manifesto published in a Paris newspaper in 1909, he...
Hand of Life - The Air and Wind in Visual Art
The breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind - Kahlil Gibran In art, invisible phenomena like time, thoughts...
Irises in Art History- a (Belated) Milestone Celebration
Ok, I knew I was forgetting something. Amongst the settling of spring, hay fever spikes, crabapple blossoms and magpie turf wars, I've...
Revealing Worlds: The Meeting of Photography and Science
There is extensive overlap between photographic and scientific disciplines. With both fields embracing technology to discover, analyse,...
In the Stars: Art and the Western Astrological Zodiac
East of the Greek harbour of Analipsi, at a site known as Tallaras, lies the remains of a bathhouse dating from the late 4th century AD....
Airport Photography - How to Photograph Aircraft at an Airport
Aircraft are one of my favourite subjects to photograph. There's something about the nature of mechanical flight and the feat of airborne...
In 500 Words: The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
When Austrian Symbolist Gustav Klimt made a trip to Italy in 1903, he visited Ravenna in the north and witnessed the Byzantine mosaics of...
The Benefits of Photography to Mental Health and Well-Being
A growing number of studies have shown that taking part in creative work can benefit mental health and well-being. When mental illness...
Rest and Unrest: the Sleeping Body in Visual Art
Sleep is a profound and puzzling phenomenon. Though nearly all of Earth's creatures sleep in some form, its precise mechanism is still...
Salon des Refusés - The Exhibition of Rejects
Defining the success of an artwork through the strict classification of subject matter has always been fraught. With an endless diversity...
Self-Expression in Photography
In visual art, self-expression involves conveying the personal perspectives and experiences of an artist through creative means. For...