The Art of Ekphrasis: 5 Novels that Deftly Describe Art
Describing works of art is an essential part of art history and even as a research method in itself. And yet, description is also often dismissed as...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 2 November 2020
Literature
Seven Books About Art for Holiday Chill
Holiday time but not sure if you can afford to travel? Or do you just need something to help forget about social distancing while relaxing somewhere...
Camilla de Laurentis 22 June 2020
Art Timeline: Paintings Inspired by Themes of the Film Orlando
Orlando (1992) is a British period drama based on the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name and is directed by Sally Potter. Orlando, played by...
Kateryna Martynova 2 June 2020
Tableaux Vivants: A Long History of Recreating Art
A fanciful costume, a theatrical pose, the right light… and for a few seconds the viewer is immersed in a “living picture.” You have probably...
Guest Profile 1 May 2020
Gerda Taro. The Girl with the Leica
Have you ever heard of the photographer Gerda Taro? You may know her as Robert Capa‘s girlfriend and muse, and I’m sure you have heard of...
Arianna Richetti 22 April 2020
Book Review: Sister Wendy’s 100 Best-loved Paintings
Late last year, the art world mourned the death of Sister Wendy Beckett (1930-2018), the quirky British nun who became a world-wide sensation as a...
Alexandra Kiely 9 November 2019
The Poetry in Painting — Turner’s Ovid in Exile
This petite (9.46 x 12.50 cm) oil on canvas by J.M.W. Turner contains big things: big landscapes, big stories and big skies. It is an imagined scene...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 26 August 2019
5 Best Art Books for 2019. My Inspirational Reading List
Every year, I create a new reading list that includes novels, non-fiction, and art books. Today, I am sharing with you my 2019 reading list of books...
Roma Piotrowska 7 February 2019
A Tribute to Sister Wendy Beckett – Art Historian, Nun, and TV Personality
Sister Wendy Beckett (1930-2018) was probably the world’s most unconventional art historian. She was a Carmelite nun who spent most of her life...
Alexandra Kiely 11 January 2019
Educating Through Art: What We Can Learn From Frederick Schiller’s Writings
Why Art? Any form of Art is devoted to (providing) joy, and there is not any higher and not any more serious duty than to make the human beings...
Jean-Marc Rakotolahy 3 May 2018
Let’s Sing Praises to Song Dynasty Genius Artist Ma Yuan
There’s more to the paintings of Ma Yuan than meets the eye. Ma Yuan, (1160-1225) was a Southern Song Dynasty, Chinese painter from an illustrious...
Barry Russell 18 April 2018
And it’s War! The Art Of The War Wounded
Being an English teacher, so much of what I look at is linked to the literary world. With the previous examination specification, we used to be...
Wendy Gray 27 February 2018
