Articles

THE CURATOR who HUMANIZED MICHELANGELO, 'IL DIVINO'

An exclusive interview with Carmen Bambach at The Met

She brought Michelangelo to the center stage of arts and culture
for 91 days...

THE UNBROKEN LINE: OLD and NEW MASTERS

An exhibition like no other at Robert Simon Fine Art

An exquisite conversation has started between the past and the present...

A
RESURGENCE
of ART

Ateliers lead the art world toward exalting excellence in beauty

There’s a group of artists who most of the general public has yet to know exist...

‘Traditional Versus Contemporary Perspectives in the Art World’

A panel discussion at the Salmagundi Art Club

Artists, Jacob Collins, Alex Kanevsky, and Alyssa Monks, moderated by editor-in-chief of Fine Art Connoisseur, Peter Trippi.

Celebrating
the Philosopher
of Beauty

Princeton University honors Sir Roger Scruton

“Roger has written pretty much about everything that matters..."
– Alicja Gescinska, philosopher

Affirming
the Art in Architecture

Richard Cameron shares his journey towards classicism

“The things that endure had an artistic intent and an artistic value to them because architects where always trained as fine artists.”
–Richard Cameron

American Masters Exhibition Revives a Historic Oasis for Art Lovers

10th anniversary exhibition at Salmagundi

Just one glance across an airport waiting room set the course for putting a historical art organization
back on the map.

The Next Step
in
‘A Soldier’s Journey’

Sculptor Sabin Howard’s World War I national monument

Featuring the groundbreaking ceremony of a monumbental work currently in progress.

The Grand
Gateway
in Waiting

Envisioning the New-Old Penn Station

“You get some sense of the created order of the universe that is just really comforting.” –Richard Cameron

Valentin de Boulogne Unfolds the Unrelenting Drama of Life

The Met’s tour de force exhibition on a forgotten master

The paintings spew such emotive force that they can knock you about into sensory overload and then leave you in a state of intrigue.

Self-Portraits: Meeting
the Artist
Eye-to-Eye

Eleventh Street Arts features 28 artists’ self-portraits

The viewing of a self-portrait is an intimate meeting of gazes of the artist and viewer, separated in time and place.

The Divine
Creative Process
of
Michelangelo

Tour de force drawings exhibition at The Met

“The towering genius of Michelangelo can remind us that art is timeless and larger than ourselves. It nourishes the spirit. Art can provide solace in grief and instill a sense of hope in humanity.” –Carmen Bambach, curator

Florence Academy of Art
Bridges Old and New in the US

After FAA students complete the program, it’s up to them to decide what they want to say and how to develop their own vision, Sokol said. “That’s a search that can go on for your whole life.”

Iconic
Andrew Wyeth
Stirs Deep Emotions in New Retrospective

“I do more painting when I am not painting. … I begin to see an emotion building up before I even put it down on the panel.” – Andrew Wyeth

Cultivating Mastery at
The Barnes Atelier of Art

The intense concentration, coupled with the peaceful atmosphere in the quaint atelier, forges diamonds—a wonderful environment for painters to emerge within the classical realist tradition.

Profiles & Interviews

These articles feature some of the most admirable artists I have come across—designers, painters, sculptors, draftsmen, architects, photographers, filmmakers, conservators, musicians, etc. They are admirable not only because of the amazing and beautiful works they create, but more so because they are good people. Within the struggles of daily living they strive to be even better. The creative process is a humbling process that constantly reminds them of how they are serving as conduits for the inexplicably transcendent.