A Look Into Synesthesia, Creativity, and Visual Artistry
Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sense (for example, hearing) leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sense (such as…
Category: Visual Arts
Atlanta Botanical Garden: A Year Round Destination
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30-acre oasis in the heart of the city. With more than 50,000 plants, it is one of the largest botanical gardens in …
Notes from Underground: Keith Haring
American artist Keith Haring, who rose from rapidly-rendered chalk sketches in NYC’s subway tunnels to become an international figure, was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on…
Willem de Kooning: AbEx Master
Dutch-American abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands on this day in 1904. After the Second World War, de Kooning was at…
Elizabeth Vigee-Le Brun: Empowering Portraitist
Born on this day in 1755 in Paris, renowned portrait painter Élisabeth Vigee Le Brun received her first instruction in her craft from her artist…
Vivienne Westwood: Punk Fashion’s Beginnings
Born on this day in 1941, Vivienne Westwood DBE was largely responsible — initially with her then-boyfriend Malcolm McLaren — for creating (or appropriating) what…
Portland’s Pearl District, The Rose City’s Creative Hub
Portland’s Pearl District, once a desolate collection of neglected warehouses and railways, is now the very picture of creative community restoration. Once lined with neglected…
What Does Haint Blue Mean to the South
If you don’t live in the American south, chances are that hearing the term “haint blue” does little more for you than elicit a “huh?”…
Paint by Numbers: The Popular Foray into the Oldest Art Medium
The first patent for the paint by numbers technique was filed in 1923. But the famous crafters’ take on painting didn’t become a marketable product…
