At the beginning of March, I had the incredible opportunity to help with the installation of Daniela Rivera’s show, The Andes Inverted, at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Andes Inverted is a response to Chile’s copper mine, Chuquicamata. The mine has been worked since before Columbus arrived in the Americas, and is now […]Read Post ›
Julia Makivic is a Boston-based artist and web designer. She creates web-based interactive narratives that aim to fully immerse readers in the story. Julia also has a background in illustration and have experimented with data art, printmaking and 3D modeling. You can view her work here: http://cargocollective.com/juliamakivic
Dahlia Al-Habieli is a scenic designer, visual designer and instructor currently based in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Born and raised in Abu-Dhabi, Dahlia has credited the city for fostering her love of storytelling and focused her work on building connections between languages, cultures and genders. She has won numerous awards for her work including the Independent […]Read Post ›
Without inspiration, there is no art. But inspiration can be sporadic and mysterious. One never knows when it’s going to hit or what is going to cause it. Some say it’s sent from God, others say it’s spiritual openness that allows one to embrace each idea. I’ve even heard an artist refer to themselves reaching […]Read Post ›
Here is the second part with Tiffany and Claire’s questions for me and my answers on what it is like to be an artist and the creative process. If you missed it, here is part one. Again, I cannot speak for all artists, but I hope you find my answers on what being an artist […]Read Post ›
Since I am the artist on the team, Tiffany and Claire posed some interesting questions for me on what it is like to be an artist. There are many ways to be an artist, and my answers to these questions are based solely on my experience. Other artist’s answers will be different based on their […]Read Post ›
Did you know that Michelangelo had a female pupil? Did you know that she gave painting lessons to the Spanish queen? This week’s Female Artist Spotlight is dedicated to Sofonisba Anguissola. Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1532-1625) has always stood out to me as an interesting figure in art history, not in the least because of […]Read Post ›
(This was originally written as a justification of a purchase for an object collected by the Davis Museum. The full text may be found by viewing the object file. This is part of a Monthly Series of focusing on Female Artists by Claire Milldrum.) In the 18th century, women faced particularly difficult challenges to build […]Read Post ›
(This is an edited version of a justification of an acquisition at the Davis Museum. The original can be found in the object file for 2014.127.1-.7. The works were on display at the Davis from Sept 16 to Dec 13 2015 and are part of a book edited by Dr. Claire Whitner.) Käthe Kollwitz (born 1867 in […]Read Post ›
A Joshua Reynolds painting at the Davis Museum recently had a symposium on its research. Here’s a bit of back story of the preliminary research.
