NEW YORK — There’s a reason the terms “romantic” and “romanticism” are so often preceded by the adjective “hopeless.” Romantics want to lose their identity in something bigger and deeper. But identity ...
Anselm Kiefer, "Der Rhein" (2024), emulsion, oil, acrylic, shellac, gold leaf, and sediment of electrolysis on canvas (all photos Eileen G'Sell/Hyperallergic) “Spirit is Life. It flows thru the death ...
Walter Stuempfig is a stoop-shouldered Philadelphian with an unruly little mustache and a worried look. He has less to worry about than most artists, for at 35 Stuempfig is a solid critical and ...
Artists like Van Gogh, Picasso, and Dalí express the complexity of our modern world. In the 1800s, the Industrial Revolution spawned new artistic styles: idealized Romanticism, light-chasing ...