Spiritual Art Liberates its Creators
One might assume that spiritual art evaporated centuries ago and if present then only in nativist, tribal artistic practice. Yet, most of what we understand to be contemporary art is […]
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Greek street art in Athens is rising in time of austerity
When you hear about Greece these days the echo beats the Greeks protesting against the austere measures imposed by its heavily indebted Government or the cries of the refugees swimming […]
Art beyond the aesthetic: why we need art in this seismic, disrupted time with trust eroded
Art is the journalism of the past century. In the public interest some artists took role in activism. Through their unique individual lens as well as together in the often […]
Buenos Aires: a trip-worth expression of Latin America’s street art
Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina is where a metropolis meets an affluent heritage contrasted by its harsh current life. The epitome of untamed politics of the South American continent, […]
San Miguel d'Allende: where time stops, art flourishes
San Miguel d’Allende, the artsy, calm, colonial town nested in the El Baijo lowlands about a three-hour drive from Mexico City, can be best defined by its warm colors. The […]
Inner Calm: Learning the Art of Chinese Calligraphy with a Master in Beijing
Learning the art of Chinese calligraphy with a master of the craft was on my wish list for a few years. I only wanted to study with someone truly eager […]
Arles: soul penetrating light that charmed Van Gogh and now fires up the contemporary art world
Art feeds mythology, and mythology stirs art. For half a century, the world’s best photographers descended each summer upon Arles, but not in 2020 as like most group gatherings in […]
Art in Napa Valley
Art in Napa Valley thrives. In their excellent book The Art & Science of Wine James Halliday & Hugh Johnson, renowned Masters of Wine, propagate winemaking as an art form. […]
Gertrude Stein: life of the greatest woman in art of the 20th century
Gertrude Stein was a muse of the most intriguing men and women of the first half of the 20th century. Either declared or behind the scenes string puller, those she […]
Lucas Carton: Art Nouveau classic peppered up by modern culinary art
Formerly Lucas-Carton and now Senderens, the restaurant’s Art Nouveau carved wooden walls mix up with modern glass and light features, creating a unique old-meets-new comfortable ambiance…