by Emily Pulfer-Terino
Writing, I compose myself. To learn what’s on my mind, I write. My self is made of questions and reflections, poses and expressions. Words, tones and pitches. Gestures of paint. Continue reading “Both Sides Now”
Both Sides Now
After the Art — Issue 16 — June 2022
Welcome to After the Art’s sixteenth issue.
We hope you enjoy these three essays:
“The Mechanics of Quilting” by Melissa J. Elbaum
“Interiors” by Kimmo Rosenthal
“Day 3 Madrid” by Adam Berlin
We’ve also started a Facebook page, which you can follow for posts about future issues as well as exhibits, articles, books, essays, and sites that might be of interest. Continue reading “After the Art — Issue 16 — June 2022”
The Mechanics of Quilting
by Melissa J. Elbaum
My beloved grandmother was a prolific quilter. In her one-hundred-eight-and-a-half years, she quilted thirty masterpieces. Her quilts mirror the full color spectrum, fashioning measurements of energy into intricate geometrical patterns. If the material is examined carefully, hints of her life appear. Continue reading “The Mechanics of Quilting”
Interiors
by Kimmo Rosenthal
In the silence we are seized with the sensation of something deep, vast, and boundless.
The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. Continue reading “Interiors”
Day 3 Madrid
by Adam Berlin
In the Thyssen Museum, portraits of the patrons 3-life-sizes big, Senor and Senora, Spanish Os and As, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, we walk 1 floor together (3 of us) then it’s impossible so Katherine goes first while I carry him Continue reading “Day 3 Madrid”
After the Art — Issue 15 — March 2022
Welcome to After the Art’s fifteenth issue.
We hope you enjoy these four essays:
“Unpredictable and Inevitable” by Dian Parker
“Scenes of Ourselves” by Beth Cleary
“The Art of Being” by Tayna Mykhaylychenko
“The Veiled Lady” by Brooke White
We’ve also started a Facebook page, which you can follow for posts about future issues as well as exhibits, articles, books, essays, and sites that might be of interest. Continue reading “After the Art — Issue 15 — March 2022”
Unpredictable and Inevitable
by Dian Parker
In the 1400s the artist Piero della Francesca moved from town to town in Italy dodging the bubonic plague. And yet, he still kept painting. So who am I to rant about COVID and its variants restricting my travel plans? Continue reading “Unpredictable and Inevitable”
Scenes of Ourselves
by Beth Cleary
In the painting, old men gather in a dim room. They are close, but look past each other. Continue reading “Scenes of Ourselves”
The Art of Being
by Tanya Mykhaylychenko
I discovered Hakuin Ekaku’s poem “The Monkey is Reaching” in a thin Zen Koan book I picked up at The Word bookstore in Montreal, shortly before leaving the city. Continue reading “The Art of Being”
The Veiled Lady
by Brooke White
The distracted camera blurs the scene then focuses on the bust of Darcy, who has been watching as we take a turn about the room. Continue reading “The Veiled Lady”
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