Burke on The Sublime from my Upcoming Book, Evolution Through Art
TOMBS 5: A Pile of Crap at The Venice Biennale
Those Who Destroy Art: Mary Richardson
Finished Chapter 2 Part Two The Nude
TOMBS 2 — Harvard Visual Arts
Facing Oblivion by Michael Newberry
Progress on Evolution Through Art, I Began Part Two
Update on Evolution Through Art
The early artist would have been shifting valuable efforts away from life-sustaining work towards the abstract pursuit of art. All animals engage in life-sustaining action, but it would appear as if the artist was rejecting this. Visual art, then as now, has no utilitarian purpose, none whatsoever. Art could not mend things, carve arrows, and build fires. It was not a tool. It did not give warmth, shelter, food, or security. In practical terms it was useless. Diverting resources for such an senseless art adventure would be perceived as a psychosis, the artist having a partial or total break with reality.
Did Thutmose Sculpt the Mask of Tutankhamen?
I was struck by the similarities of this sculpture of Tutankhamen's grandfather, Amenhotep III and the famous Gold Mask of Tutankhamen. But I am wondering if the portrait study is not Amenhotep III but a life study of Tutankhamen?
Michael Newberry 