Last week, I walked through MICA’s The Narcissism of Minor Differences exhibit and was struck by not only its powerful images and overarching themes, but also its implicit message. Individually,...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Sol LeWitt's wall drawings changed my life. These pieces taught me that math can be beautiful, and that a work's scale was just as...
Legendary comics artist R. Crumb (above, with fan) spoke at the Prince Theater on Saturday as part of the Chestertown Book Festival. The talk was moderated by Robbi Behr (of Idiots' Books), and she...
Today would have been artist Larry Scott's 52nd birthday. Larry passed away in late 2007, leaving behind a sprawling body of work and many friends and admirers. He is missed.
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
Norman Rockwell: Artist and Illustrator by Thomas S Buechner. I became a visual artist because of this 13" x 17" x 2" opus that covers...
What piece of art changed your life? How did it affect you?
I saw How to Draw a Bunny, the documentary about Ray Johnson’s life. I had been familiar with Ray’s work, and I felt some sort of...
Brilliant cartoonist Lynda Barry will be at Johns Hopkins this evening, presenting a slide show of her work. Barry's talk and most recent book, What It Is, are based on the "Writing the Unthinkable...
What piece of art changed your life? And how did it affect you?
It was a drawing on canvas by Cy Twombly owned by the Museum of Modern Art in Vienna. I did not understand some curls and asked...
