Church art is not always art.
Art that happens to be placed in church, is art in the church,
But not Church art.
Church art that is shown in museums, remains church art in museums.
Art for the Church is not always regarded as art by the Church.
The Church does not always want art.
Art is art without the Church.
Great Church art is art in the church and for the church.- Heinz MackQuoted in Sir Christopher Frayling, "Art and Religion in the Modern West: Some Perspectives", The Tanner Lectures on Human Values Delivered...
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Self Portrait, 1986, The Modern Museum of Fort Worth
Looking back at my post from the Warhol exhibit opening last year at the Rose Art Museum, I was surprised to see how little of the show I captured. Although due in part to my unfamiliarity with the artist, I think the real reason I refused to delve into Warhol's work was because I couldn't see anything more than surface matter. I never liked Warhol, no matter how much I was faced with his work....
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
As I have continued my work in research and writing post-graduation, it has become more and more apparent to me just how difficult it is to be original. All it takes to research a topic is one Google search, and one had likely yielded hundreds of thousands, if not millions of materials with which to work.
In the museum field, I find myself asking why the research I yield has to be penned by me, when I can just cite my sources. Even worse,...
Thursday, September 19, 2013
This fall marks the one-year anniversary of Chris Bedford's position as director of the museum, and also marks my first full year at Brandeis. Though I have only witnessed three seasons of exhibitions, I am amazed by how much has changed at this museum haunted by the not-so-long-ago drama of its past.
On Tuesday, students, faculty, and the public flocked to the Rose Art Museum to celebrate the opening of the fall exhibitions, five...
Friday, August 23, 2013
I had the pleasure this summer of spending time at the Zimmerman House in Manchester, New Hampshire, as a part of my internship at the Currier Museum of Art. Working with the incredibly dedicated house docents, we worked on improving improvisational methods during tours. I went on several tours of the house with different docents. Each visit was an entirely different experience. I am finally beginning to understand why Frank Lloyd Wright has such...
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Drips, spattering, globs of paint smeared over larger-than-life canvases. Joan Mitchell is a powerhouse.
Mitchell is known for her abstract, streaky works that manage to convey sometimes incredibly powerful, provocative emotions.
Ladybug (1957)
Museum of Modern Art
During
the period between 1960 and 1964, Mitchell moved away from the all-over style
and bright colors of her earlier compositions to concentrate on sombre hues and
dense...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
According to the National Endowment for the Arts, a study completed between 1990 and 2005 showed that the art world remains largely male-dominated. Disheartening news for a young female professional.
Some interesting numbers:
1990: 50.7% of all visual artists were female, and women held 53.1% of art degrees. Okay.... But 80% of art faculty were males, and male artists received 73% of all art grants or fellowships.
2004: ...
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