Finding the Story in Art
My next few posts are going to be about looking at art works and finding the stories they tell. Some of the stories are easy to find and some take a little digging, ...
My next few posts are going to be about looking at art works and finding the stories they tell. Some of the stories are easy to find and some take a little digging, ...
A while back I had the chance to photograph an old steel bridge that spanned the Erie canal. It had been declared unsafe for traffic and was blocked off for a couple years ...
A few posts back we talked about the idea that some artists get stuck in a rut creating similar works over and over again throughout their career. And then there are the artists ...
If you look closely at Moses in this image of a circa 1621 painting by Giovanni Lanfranco you can see that the painter has stuck a couple of horns on his head. What's ...
Have you ever tried swinging a big scythe like this one? It ain't easy believe me.
I grew up on a small farm that had a barn built by ...
I was reading an article on the Art Blart blog about an exhibition at the Tate Modern titled "Shape of Light: 100 years of photography and abstract art". The idea of the show ...
I've started an Instagram account for my photography. You can check me out at: rattus.in.silvam
After a couple three weeks of using it, I have mixed feelings - I ...
Mark Whitney Photography and Art