May 2009
52 posts
Archives of American Art: More Than Words:... →
Often the expression of joy or affection, illustrated letters represent an irrepressible urge to picture language. They are evidence of the writer’s use of words and images to amplify the form and…
Alva Noe, You are not your brain | Salon →
“…the view that the self and consciousness can be explained in terms of the brain, that the real us is found inside our skulls, isn’t just misleading and wrong, it’s ugly. In that view, each of us…
Optical by Carrie Marill @ BAMart's 5th Annual... →
This amazing painting is was donated to BAMart’s Fifth Annual Silent Auction by Carrie Marill. As anyone who’s seen and coveted it can attest (there are lots of you) it’s lovely in person. .jpgs of paintings so rarely convey the specialness of the original. This particularly piece is beautifully presented in a chunky white frame. The stretched paper is an unusual medium — I...
