A Closer Look at Famous Paintings – Part 2

Please visit The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel to watch my newest web series – A Closer Look at Famous Paintings, Part 2! Every Tuesday in May, a new video was published examining a few of my favorite paintings. In Part 2 of this series, I focused on paintings that are discussed in my online […]

“Destino”

Did you know that Salvador Dali collaborated with a variety of fellow artists and creatives including Walt Disney? Together they planned “Destino,” a Fantasia-inspired animated short film without dialogue and set to music. While the project was begun in 1946, it was Roy Disney who finally oversaw the film’s completion in 2003. This short film […]

“Forbidden Literature” by Rene Magritte

Please visit the ArtScene Press blog to read my article on the Magritte & Dali exhibit currently on view at The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL! Here is a brief excerpt… Theatrically curated, the artwork is hung on red walls, with each of the galleries delineated by lush red velvet curtains. Except for a […]

“Time Transfixed”

When I am thinking about researching and producing new lectures and classes, I try to be organic, for lack of a better word. I think about the things I like to study. I ask people who attend my events what interests them. I pay attention to what is happening in the art world and what […]

Readymades

THANK YOU to everyone participating in my current lecture series, “Modern Art Madness!” Saturday we discussed Marcel Duchamp’s astounding influence on the art world and Dada’s impact on how we view/perceive/appreciate ART. We had some deep theoretical conversations, but we also made time to play! Be sure to register for the last lecture in this […]

Please Disturb

ART should be challenging. ART should be disturbing. ART is not safe nor should it always be comforting. ART should be asking YOU, the viewer, difficult questions that may result in surprising answers. Take the plunge into Modern Art with me on Saturday, March 10th at SoBo Gallery. “Modern Art Madness!” hosted by the Winter […]

Dali/Duchamp

The Dali/Duchamp exhibit at The Dali Museum is exceptional! I will admit that I had no idea that Dali and Duchamp were lifelong friends and artistic cohorts. I knew that they moved in the same creative circles, but always viewed the two artists as polar opposites. This exhibition does a masterful job at explaining how two artists […]

Modern Art

I am currently working on a brand new, three-part lecture series that explores Marcel Duchamp, Dada and Modern Art. I have always loved Modern Art, but there were two key events that inspired me to produce a lecture series that delves a bit deeper into the motives and theories held by Modern artists. The first […]