Tales

Symbols Of Calling In Art And Directional Meaning

When An Image Pulls The Eye Somewhere Symbols of calling in art and directional meaning begin with the sensation that an image does not simply sit still. It seems to...

Symbols Of Invitation In Art And Opening To Pos...

When An Image Seems To Say Come Closer Symbols of invitation in art and opening to possibility begin with the feeling that an image is not closed against the viewer....

Symbols Of Comfort In Art And Visual Feelings O...

When An Image Feels Like Shelter Symbols of comfort in art and visual feelings of safety begin with the quiet question of why some images make us feel held. Not...

Protective Symbols In Folk Ornament And Cultura...

When Ornament Becomes A Guard Protective symbols in folk ornament and cultural imagery begin with the idea that decoration can do more than beautify a surface. A border, eye, hand,...

Weird Artwork and the Rebellion Against Predict...

When Strangeness Becomes A Refusal Weird artwork and the rebellion against predictability begins with the refusal to make an image immediately comfortable. A strange face, an impossible body, an acidic...

Spiral Forms in Folk and Abstract Art

When A Shape Refuses To Stay Still Spiral forms in folk and abstract art begin with movement. A spiral is not only a circle, because it turns, expands and guides...