Marilyn Cvitanic
Marilyn Cvitanic is an NYC based artist who began painting after completing a PHD in Policy Analysis. Art school wasn't on her radar, but by the time she reached her early 30s it became clear that she had to change paths and start painting.
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The Alternative Reality of Serbian Artist Ilija “Bosilj” Bašičević (opens the original)
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Halyna Sevruk – Beyond Propaganda – Creativity, Controversy and Recognition (At Last) (opens the original)
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After Six Days in the Dolomites, I Needed Nothing Short of a Masterpiece (opens the original)
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My brother Oliver and I had a short stop in Venice before returning to the US after a six-day hiking trip in the Dolomites. After such awesome beauty we found ourselves disorientated, wandering through the narrow Venetian back streets. With only a short amount of time on our hands we wondered which artwork(s) we should see. My brother had no strong opinions on the matter, so I decided on Titian’s Assumption of the Virgin (1515–1518), AKA the Frari Assumption, or the Assunta.I wanted to see a wor
Flowers that Grow Nowhere Else – The Otherworldly Art of Anna Zemánková (opens the original)
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Anna Zemánková’s (1908–86) art will stop you in your tracks. Her extraterrestrial flowers trigger primordial recognition, as though we’ve seen this all before, just not on this planet.Who was Anna Zemánková? Was she following a spiritual calling like Hilma af Klint or was she a botanical illustrator who went off the rails?This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid
What Does it Mean to Wear an American Flag? (opens the original)
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When is wearing the stars and stripes patriotic, and when is it subversive or in bad taste? The role of the American flag in fashion is complicated, but one thing is certain, the meaning of the flag depends on who, how and where the flag is worn.There are formal rules and norms for displaying the flag (U.S. Flag Code ), and then there’s the question of whether someone can pull off a look, regardless of the underlying motive. Some of the earliest examples of sartorial patriotism include this 1889
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