Picturing Wildness: The Beasts of Henri Rousseau
Artists are often told to work from experience, to relate what we know. There is more to knowledge and experience than physical reality, however. When it comes to inspiration, the …
Quote for Today: G.K. Chesterton
There is at the back of every artist’s mind something like a pattern and a type of architecture. The original quality in any man of imagination is imagery. It is …
Quote for Today: John O’Donohue
Listen carefully to yourself. Listen to what you dislike, and you will find most of the imagery is what you have received and registered from other people. We ingest labels …
Underwater Visions: Water and the Human Form
Underwater landscapes provide interesting places to explore dreamlike images and archetypes. What range of imagery and emotion are artists creating? I would like to introduce you to three stunning artists making …
Through the Dream of a Child: Brent Bonacorso’s West of the Moon
There is pain and struggle in life that is universal. How can art help us to approach these things differently? Brent Bonacorso has directed videos for Elton John (Home Again) and Katy Perry …