Giotto's weeping angels started my love affair with art history. Seattle, WA based.
Billie Bond’s Kintsugi: The Crack Is Where the Light Gets in
Kintsugi (金継ぎ translates as “gold joinery”) is a Japanese art form and philosophy of repairing broken or cracked pottery with gold...
Nadine Waldmann 5 December 2024
Finding Hitler’s Horses: Book Review of Arthur Brand’s True Story
When the year has come to an end it’s always fun to look back at the books that inspired and impacted us. For me, easily the most fascinating...
Nadine Waldmann 2 December 2024
Practical, Erotic and Magical: The Miniature World of Netsuke
Originating in 17th-century Japan during the Edo Period, Netsuke (pronounced nets-keh) are toggles that attach pouches to the traditional robes,...
Nadine Waldmann 27 November 2024
Masterpiece Story: Molecule Man by Jonathan Borofsky
Jonathan Borofsky’s monumental aluminum sculpture, Molecule Man, towers over the Berlin skyline at 30 meters (100 feet). Standing in a region once...
Nadine Waldmann 24 November 2024
Turquoise: Art, Culture, and Myth of a Gemstone
The bright blue-green Turquoise has been valued and revered for centuries by all the cultures around the world that had access to it. Several...
Nadine Waldmann 21 November 2024
The Egyptian Icon in Berlin: The Bust of Queen Nefertiti
The bust of Queen Nefertiti housed in Berlin’s Neues Museum is one of Ancient Egypt’s most famous works of art. A prime example of ancient...
Nadine Waldmann 18 October 2024
Not All There—The Enigmatic Sculptures of Bruno Catalano
Celebrating Marseille’s designation as the European Capital of Culture in 2013, Bruno Catalano crafted 10 life-size bronze sculptures installed...
Nadine Waldmann 3 October 2024
Masterpiece Story: The Princesses Monument by Johann Gottfried Schadow
An unassuming and charming statue group, The Princesses Monument (Prinzessinnen-Denkmal) or Princesses Group (Prinzessinnengruppe) made by Johann...
Nadine Waldmann 11 September 2024
Eerie, Haunting and Below the Sea: DeCaires Taylor’s Underwater Museums
In 2006, British artist Jason deCaires Taylor installed the first undersea sculpture park in the Caribbean. Since that time he has created...
Nadine Waldmann 2 September 2024
The Eyes Have It: The Moai of Easter Island
The monolithic moai statues on Easter Island have long been shrouded in mystery. Almost a thousand years since their creation, they still fascinate...
Nadine Waldmann 22 May 2024
