Tuesday, September 27 2011
The ‘Ruins’ at the ‘End of the World’: Atmospheric Ambience and Dream Space
Ruins exudes a sense not just of a mystical dream setting but also a private one.
Friday, July 1 2011
Art and the American Evolution: The Arts of the Americas Wing at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
In America, art tells the story of an early predominance of classical European ideals, the emergence of a national identity amidst civil war, and the melting-pot existentialism that dominated a media-obsessed 20th century.
Monday, July 26 2010
Almost Lifelike: Drawing Out Reality in Comics Art
While leaving out details that we often associate with 'reality', the drawings of comics artists will often evoke a sense of place more effectively than the photos from which those images may be drawn.
Wednesday, May 12 2010
Stephin Merritt Won’t Be Making Reggaeton Records Any Time Soon
No, he may never make a reggaeton record, but that’s because the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt is too busy soldiering on down his own path, as illustrated in this chat with PopMatters.
Wednesday, January 21 2009
Linden Frederick and the Magic of Realism
There is a love in Linden Frederick's paintings – a love for, in the broadest sense, civilization and, in the narrowest sense, for the virtues of merely hanging in there.
Wednesday, November 1 2006
Steril: Realism
Apparently, the folks in Steril would prefer to forget their last couple albums ever existed.
