Category: The Shy Museumgoer
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Rare but beautiful: The art of snow
Snowflakes seldom flutter through paintings, so I tip my winter hat to the artists who deftly met the challenge. They turned fleeting moments of beauty into timeless works of art.
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Miriam Schapiro: Feminism in pieces
Inspired by the Women’s Movement, Miriam Schapiro invented “femmage”—a boundary-shattering combination of paint and fabric that elevates the intimate stories of women.
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Thiebaud’s love affair with paint
Wayne Thiebaud painted cakes and freeways—risky subjects because the art world takes itself very seriously. “There’s room for wit,” he said. “Humor gives us a sense of perspective.”
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Giotto reads the room
Step into a 700-year-old masterpiece where blue skies and raw emotion transformed art. Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes broke from the Byzantine style to usher in the Renaissance.
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Jean Dubuffet’s stranger things
After WWII, French artist Jean Dubuffet mixed paint with whatever he could scrounge up: string, gravel, shards of glass. “Art should make us laugh a little and fear a little,” he said.
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How Caillebotte saved Impressionism
The Impressionists were struggling. Their paintings weren’t selling, and Pissarro was fed up with Monet and Renoir. He was ready to quit the group when a mysterious letter arrived.
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Cupid in art: He’s not that innocent
In Ancient Rome, sexual desire was regarded as a normal yet volatile part of daily life. See how Cupid embodies this natural tension in classical mythology and Old Master paintings.
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Why look at paintings of Saint Joseph
Countless young men feel detached from traditional male role models. Could a father figure from the 1st century click with Gen Z? Joseph of Nazareth might surprise you.