Painting in the Age of
Electronic Communication
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This essay steals its title from Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. But rather then take on Benjamin per se this piece reviews our current culture with regard to technology and particularly its effect on time. Within this milieu the author attempts to locate the important of painting’s place within it.
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Deconstructing Andy
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Just what is it about Andy Warhol that the author finds so annoying? A reconsidered look at the legacy of Warhol with regard to contemporary painting from a more mellow and mature perspective plus a critical look at Pop Art in general.
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The Naked Truth
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The story of a Man, a boy and the Naked Truth about being a painter in contemporary society. What does it mean to balance the pressures of everyday life with the passion to create art? How does this affect an artist’s identify? What does a studio mean to an artist? This essay offers an intimate and personal account that addresses those questions and more.
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The Beauty of Failure
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How is there any beauty in failure? These piece examines the question and the conclusion is that not only is beauty found but failure is a pre-requisite for making art.
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The New York Myth
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The ‘New York Myth’ is looked at to find out just what it is about New York that draws artists from all over the world. The history of how the myth was built is also examined as well as its place in the contemporary culture.
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A Conversation
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This essay presents a strange conversation overheard late one night between Art, Science and Theology. By all accounts it was some late night cable talk show that was maybe real or maybe a dream.
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Art World
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This essay describes what ArtWorld is and how to get there. According to the travel Brochure: Spend many a languid hour on our beautiful beaches along the edge of the Sea of Hues....
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Geek Art
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This essay takes a personal look at Conceptual Art and examines its relationship to visual esthetics. The ultimate contemporary Conceptual Artists are also revealed.
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What Price Artistic Freedom?
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This essay examines the complications and tensions involved between the freedom of creative expression and trying to earn a living.
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From John the Baptist
to Robert Frost
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This essay includes a plea for attention to visual art in our media-mad culture with a message as to why and how it is as important today as ever.
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