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Allegory of Music, by Antiveduto Grammatica

“Grammatica: A Brief History”, by Mason River

The 16^th and 17^th century Italian painter Antiveduto Grammatica was a highly talented artist of strong repute during the Baroque period of art. His birth was predicted by his father, who had premonitions that his child would be born while he was on a journey, caught between Sienna (his hometown) and Rome. When his son was born just as he had expected, he named him Antiveduto, which means foreseen. Continue Reading

Memory of Time No. 6 , 2007 by Tian Taiquan

Till I was nine years old, I like that oily, thick smell of the newspapers. I don’t like it anymore. Maybe it’s not so much the smell of the newspapers that I dislike, I guess it’s the smell of the news that bothers me and makes me anxious. It is the same smell, thick and heavy. Continue Reading

I was attracted to this painting the moment I saw it in a Shanghai Gallery. Don’t worry too much about the title which seems like a literal translation from the Chinese language. Concentrate on the wonderful depth of vision instead. Truth and beauty are in the eyes of those that see them. It’s not necessary for everything to be absolute and tied off neatly. Hear what the artist says about his own work. Continue Reading