Although art programs are getting less and less attention in schools, no one is more insistent that it is one of the most important parts of the curriculum than Kevin Hsieh. Hsieh, who is from Taiwan, is an art education professor at Georgia State. He grew up around his mother making art, where he saidContinue reading “How Art Education Fits into the Modern School System: Kevin Hsieh”
Manet, Muniz & Coping with the Modern World
Artists Edouard Manet and Vik Muniz have proven themselves to be innovative time and time again, and their talent and skills shine in their ability to break from the convention in a modern fashion. This is shown in Edouard Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergere (1882) and in Vik Muniz’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergere,Continue reading “Manet, Muniz & Coping with the Modern World”
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Legacy of Petrus Christus in the Shadow of Jan van Eyck
For a time, art historians such as Panofsky thought that the work of Petrus Christus was a direct result of Jan van Eyck’s influence.[i] While it is probable that Christus was influenced by Van Eyck, an artist as talented as the former should not go down in history in the shadow of another artist, notContinue reading “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: The Legacy of Petrus Christus in the Shadow of Jan van Eyck”
Brooke Mason 