All Consuming

I recently finished my third watch-through of Attack on Titan, and I am thoroughly convinced that it is a show that should be dissected and studied on the same level as any Shakespearian play. While there are many metaphors and themes that can be extracted … Continue readingAll Consuming

Relational Art II

At times, art can be transactional: a family pays a photographer for portraits, a muse is paid to allow a class to paint her, a singer pays an engineer for studio and mixing time, a potter sells a couple of bowels at a trade show, … Continue readingRelational Art II

Relational Art

With age, art and life become one Georges Braque It is well documented that, at some point, every artist will go through a creative struggle. The poet can’t find the right words, the writer runs out of plot ideas, the painter can’t find the inspiration, … Continue readingRelational Art

Vanity of Vanities

I recently made a trip to Washington D.C. and during this trip, I made my customary visits to the various Smithsonian Museums. There is something about sitting in the shadows of those massive paintings and sculptures from the past. Some of these paintings and sculptures … Continue readingVanity of Vanities