It’s interesting how our vices lose strength when they are brought out into the open; they gain power ...

I am guilty of being narcissistic. I’m an artist, and I want people to see my work. I ...

Sometimes, I’m the victim of my own imagination. I let my thoughts run wild with desires for my ...

From time to time, humanity is dealt a hardship that is impossible to ignore. As the world currently ...

The pandemic of COVID-19 is causing havoc in more ways than we might imagine, such as for those who ...

As the world responds to the growing concern about the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as ...

Recently, there’s been quite a bit of fear in relation to the coronavirus. The media reports on it ...

I try to wake up every day and treat that day like a lifetime, like a microcosmic version ...

What does it mean to authentically love? The term “love” is often thrown at any object that provides ...

I recently saw Léon Bonnat’s painting “Job,” which powerfully represents the suffering and spirituality of Job. I decided ...

I recently came across Pompeo Batoni’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” and was immediately struck by the ...

The Italian painter Luca Giordano working in the late 17th century was misunderstood in his time.  Initially, he ...

In 1600, Caravaggio, an Italian Baroque painter of biblical scenes, was commissioned by Tiberio Cerasi to paint a ...

Hans Baldung’s painting “The Three Ages of Woman and Death” asks where outer beauty fits in our lives. ...

Around 1533, the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo produced a series of drawings that he gave to his close ...

In my social media feeds, I often see Picasso’s famous quotes: “Every child is an artist. The problem ...

Fuseli gave form to the horror of nightmares yet refused to provide a definitive interpretation of this painting.

Gustave Doré was a French Romantic artist known for illustrating some of the greatest books of known Western ...

We all deal with hardship. Irrespective of race, class, or gender, we all suffer. Suffering is a fact ...

"Gulliver's Travels" show that it's possible for us to rise above the ideologies that divide us.

What is the worst thing you’ve ever done? Take a moment to think about it. What is the ...

According to the ancients, our actions have consequences. The whole of the world expresses itself by way of ...

Have you ever wanted something you knew was not good for you? I think the answer for most ...

We seem to fashion our lives today by what we choose to indulge ourselves with. I like sushi ...

Between the years of 1647 and 1652, Gian Lorenzo Bernini produced what is considered his greatest sculpture: “Ecstasy ...

Caspar David Friedrich was a German Romantic painter. He is most well-known for his painting “Wanderer Above the ...

The allegorical painting of Italian 18th-century artist Pompeo Batoni reflects a much-needed understanding of the relationship between peace and war ...