For the curious observer of art and culture, a study of religious icons is both a visual and intellectual feast. […]
Archive for ‘Visual Arts’
For the Love of Photography: Bill Bryan’s Legacy
The pilgrimage through the sacred landscape is a journey in the world and in the mind. The point of arrival […]
Italia, ti amiamo (Italy, we love you)
Italy, we love you! Your extraordinary wealth of art and architecture dazzles our senses and ignites even our most […]
Medellin’s Comuna 13–Violent Barrio Turned Tourist Mecca
Many Americans still ask if it’s safe to travel to Colombia. Their vision of this visually stunning and culturally rich […]
Ancient Venus Figurines–Origins and Significance
Venus Figures are small bone, ceramic or stone carvings which exhibit exaggerated female breasts and hips. The term ‘Venus figure’ […]
Celebrating Berlin’s East Side Gallery
This week Berliners have been celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. This concrete barrier, which split the city […]
Mosaics of the Byzantine Empire
My journey to learn the secrets of mosaics began while I was working in Los Angeles in 1990. At the […]
Amazing Bogotá Street Art #2
As I wrote in The Amazing Street Art Scene in Bogotá, Colombia’s sprawling, high-altitude capital is a veritable feast for […]
North Carolina’s Fresco Trail
The story of North Carolina’s Fresco Trail began in 1973 with the serendipitous meeting of a newly minted Episcopal priest, […]
Oswaldo Guayasamín: Ecuadorian Painter, Sculptor and Humanitarian
Oswaldo Guayasamín is an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor whose work tells the story of prejudice, abuse and the suffering of […]
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