Arts

WHILE it might be a cinch for some, folding a fitted sheet is alchemy to most of us. My attempts would never earn me a…

DESTINED to achieve international celebrity, Mucha’s early life was steeped in poverty and instability; early experiences that shaped his creative journey. Mucha’s artistic break came…

PARIS in 1895 was a thriving metropolis characterised by a certain nonchalance and ‘joie de vivre’. It was a carefree time for many. The respite…

PERHAPS one of the most distinguishing features of Rome is the abundance of cool clear water issuing from the fonts and fountains of the Eternal…

COUNCIL has zeroed in on two options for the mural proposed for the side of the Wiss Emporium in Kalbar. The shortlisted mural artists are…

RELIGION and politics are fiery bedfellows, as history records. Growing up in Ireland as I did, asking someone about their religion was considered rude, if…

THERE is beauty in broken things. I was casting one of my horse head sculptures from a multiple part mould for exhibition at the Clydesdale…

IN the pre-electronic era, the contributions of many of our artists are lost to Time. Records are scant and researchers rely on newspaper articles, war…

HEAVY HORSES are widely represented in art. Every country that can lay some claim to this most magnificent heavy horse breed, has works by famous…

CARAVAGGIO was a violent man who lived in violent times. He was streetsmart, argumentative, and brutal. He was also an exceptional painter whose works were…

ART MOVEMENTS are recognisable in retrospect, usually only when they have gained some respect, when the movement’s general intention is more widely understood and accepted.…

BRISBANE can be proud of her public artworks. From the architectural embellishments carved into the soft sandstone of the late 19th century and early 20th…