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...
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...