Oct 1, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair
The very principle of photography is that the resulting image is not unique, but on the contrary infinitely reproducible. Thus, in twentieth‐century terms, photographs are records of things seen. -John Berger, Understanding a Photograph In John Berger’s book, About...
Sep 17, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair
Earlier today I spoke to my class about context, and how important it is to critique or engage a work of art in-situ, within the context of its own time and space and within the political framework of its era, as well as the expressed desires of its makers. I saw an...
Sep 10, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair
Quite regularly I walk by a small printed sign on a door in the art building. It may be on the woodshop door or another studio, but I remember the text of the sign quite distinctly: Go forward with curiosity not expectations. Artists and creatives tend to post...
Apr 30, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair
While I remember where and when I came to possess most of my books and other written and printed ephemera, there are some that I simply cannot recall the path by which they came to be on my shelf. Often, like in this moment, I look for a book that I know I have but...
Apr 23, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair
As spring began this past weekend I was burning off a part of my garden and, in a momentary lapse of focus, the flame from my asparagus patch bit me and quickly regained my attention. The scent of my own burnt hair stayed with me all day, reminding me how important it...
Apr 16, 2018 | Essay, From the Chair
Art, like life, is full of recurring themes, variations on historical models and thematic evolutions. Those moments that create iconic visual images or objects are the very stuff of ephemerality; they are gaussian and recurring, yes, however the dependability of when...
