I was relieved that my article Pandora's Box Part III was published in the Free Radical (magazine and online) in 2002, while this Scruton publication was released in November 2009.
Before Everything There Was Visual Art
Icarus: How Visual Artists Such as Myself and Bryan Larsen Steal, Borrow, and Originate
Icarus: How Visual Artists Such as Myself and Bryan Larsen Steal, Borrow, and Originate
Review of Slipper by Peter Cresswell
Slipper is one of my favourites by artist Michael Newberry, who like all great literary and visual artists has the ability to conceive and create scenes of total originality that – just like the great myths and legends that had the dramatic power to last thousands of years in the retelling -- once seen (or read) the world is inconceivable without them. In the simplest terms, such artists (and such myths) portray great and original scenes that so perfectly animate their theme the world was almost waiting for the artist to create them.
Schipperheyn’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The nude in art is one of the greatest means of expressing individuality. It bypasses the status of clothes and symbols and drives the focus towards character through body and facial expression. The nude asks the viewer to share their deeper, more personal thoughts about how they feel about who they are, their dreams, and their deepest beliefs.
Future of Art by Rick Barker, featuring the work of Michael Newberry
This was lecture by Rick hosted through the ICC Speaker Series on the Future of Art as he saw it and featured the work of Artist Michael Newberry. This was taped at the beautiful Creekstone Inn in Idyllwild, California, January 14th, 2016
Update on my WIP Model in the Studio
Today’s update on Model in the Studio, wip, oil on linen, 42x56” It is very interesting that there is a war going on now in the humanities, arts, and in politics. Essentially it’s reason, perception, truth, science, human values, benevolence, resolution, sense, and evolution vs. misinterpretation, manipulation, lies, opinion, ignorance, snark, malevolence, arbitrary, senseless, and devolution. I could not be happier and I chose wisely. Everything in this painting is in the first group, the 2nd group is post modern crap. Hard work and flourishing or bitter rage? Apparently for many people it’s not an easy choice.
Ep. 8 Tanya Ragir’s Hard Wisdom Newberry Aesthetic Evolution 11/18/2019
Ep. 8 Tanya Ragir Hard Wisdom Review Newberry Aesthetic Evolution "One of the best shows I have seen!"
Ep. 3 Phallic Shapes in Painting Part 2, Aesthetic Evolution
A visit to well known NY gallery of an artist's solo show of still lifes. I was surprised he didn't get the connotations of his visual language. It was like talking to someone who didn't get that they were making a double entendre.
Michael Newberry 