Category: Canvas vs Canvas
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Rare but beautiful: The art of snow
Snowflakes seldom flutter through paintings, so I tip my hat to artists who deftly met the challenge. They turned fleeting moments of beauty into timeless works of art.
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Why look at paintings of Saint Joseph
Many young men today feel detached from traditional male role models. Could a father figure from the 1st century click with Gen Z? Joseph of Nazareth might just surprise you.
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Matisse and that cursed armchair
Matisse painted peaceful scenes to cope with his chronic anxiety. Did prioritizing emotional well-being over existential suffering hurt his reputation as a major artist?
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Sheeler, Rivera, and the art of industry
Charles Sheeler and Diego Rivera both depicted Henry Ford’s innovative River Rouge factory. Do their paintings exalt machine efficiency? Or warn us about living in a tech-driven society?
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George Bellows: Last stop, 59th Street
The lone tenement beneath New York’s Queensboro Bridge looks out of place. Is it real? Or is it an architectural ghost, haunting us with memories of homes that were demolished?
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Leonardo’s irrefutable feminism
During the Renaissance, women were portrayed as ideals, symbols, and allegories—even in their own portraits. Then Leonardo da Vinci and his muse said goodbye to all that.