Matthew Reinhart: 3D World Pops Off the Page
Matthew creates paper art that comes to life on the page: Transformers; Star Wars; DC Super Heroes; Game of Thrones; Encyclopedia Prehistori...
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Bohemian Crossroads
About 17 million years ago, the land of the Monterey Peninsula was located where southern California is today. Since then, the Peninsula has...
It's Hip to Be Blair: Walt Disney artist—Mary Blair
Bold. Confident. Visionary. These three words spring to the surface when contemplating mid-century conceptual artist and illustrator, Mary B...
Lena Rushing Explores the Power of Female Identity
Throughout the long history of art, fashion, and popular culture, most representations of women depict the female form as an object of desir...
As Big As A Bear: Sarah Maycock's Minimal Marks
This is the story of how Sarah Maycock, the art student , painted herself into her future and became Sarah Maycock, the artist . For her fin...
Casting Shadows: Auguste Rodin
Free, audio book excerpt from Casting Shadows, Auguste Rodin by Ted Wells. Auguste Rodin wanted to fully engage viewers and intended his scu...
Exquisite Corpse: When It's Love At First Sight, It's A Surreal Romance
Audio file of an article written by Jenny Ashley. There's something naively beautiful about letting yourself fall in love—the emotiona...
Women Designing Lives of Their Own
To elevate the decorative arts in the early 20th century, women were encouraged to participate in the creation of beautiful and useful objec...
Nature's Manuscript: Art that Radiates Permanence, Harmony, and Meaning
Nature is the primary theme in her work, and Cui Fei creates art that radiates permanence, harmony, and meaning—a panacea for the coll...
Pigments, Vibrations, and Seismographic Bebop: Kandinsky
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul," wrote Vasily Kandinsky, the Russian painter and theorist credited with creating the f...
Picture Perfect: Architecture Goes Abstract on Instagram
If you've never explored the charms of Instagram, the world's most popular photo-sharing application, your initial visit might leave you wit...
Harwell Hamilton Harris: California By Nature
The California of Harris' youth was a very different place than it is today: It was a verdant oasis of orange groves spreading scent for mil...