“Recovery” Featured Artist Denise Bossarte
Synkroniciti is thrilled to welcome back polymath Denise Bossarte of Houston, Texas, with a series of photographs exploring the realm of self and body image. Denise does this in thought-provokingly …
Featured Artist: Norola Morgan
Welcome the first of our Featured Artists for our March 1st issue, Norola Morgan of MoonYoonits Studios! Norola combines found items and imaginative new creation to make striking art dolls. …
The Hidden Feminine: Examining the Female Image in Yemeni Art
Muslim women are frequently shortchanged by stereotypes. How do artists help to change minds and destroy prejudice? I have selected the work of two female photographers, Boushra Almutawakel and Yumna …
Comfortable in Her Own Skin: Tradition, Modernity and the Dancing of Irina Akulenko
The society we live in shapes our understanding of body image and self. How does dance influence that understanding? Video via WorldDance NewYork. Irina Akulenko plays the blindfolded character of …
Images of Humanity: Storytelling and the Doll
Dolls are frequently dismissed as children’s toys. Might there be deeper significance behind them than we are willing to entertain? When I was a kid, my father traveled several times …
Quote for Today: Eula Biss
British researchers recently found that girls between the ages of seven and eleven harbor surprisingly strong feelings of dislike for their Barbie dolls, with no other toy or brand name …