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    Master Monday: A New Live Stream Event with Joshua Jacobo


    Joshua began the new weekly live stream event called "Master Monday" by analyzing Michelangelo's iconic drawing, a seated male nude twisting around.
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  • Artist Profile  / Featured  / Interviews

    Interview with Iliya Mirochnik on Art and Russian Academic Drawing


    “I strive to tell personal stories and to allow the style and medium to work towards that goal, not the other way around.“
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Inspiration  / Interviews
Tortured in Chinese Prison to International Art Leader: The Story of Kunlun Zhang

December 16, 2020

Professor Kunlun Zhang is one of China’s most accomplished sculptors. Zhang was detained in China four times, beaten, and tortured for practicing the peaceful Buddhist meditation practice Falun Gong. Now, he is a voice for justice through the power of art.


Art History
The Philosophy behind Raphael’s “School of Athens”

December 9, 2020

What artists can learn from the discourse of Plato and Aristotle in "The school of Athens."


Inspiration  / Interviews  / Uncategorized
Interview with Juliette Aristides: Beauty and Meaning in Art

November 25, 2020

“The search for beauty in art was a path I started early in life and never left, it has led me not only to meaning but to every other good thing in my life.”  NMA instructor Juliette Aristides is a pioneer in […]


Art History
‘The Annunciation’ in Art: A Story about Inspiration

November 18, 2020

Artists and viewers alike recognize that this beautiful story from antiquity tells us something about the creative process itself.


Art History
The Golden Age of American Illustration

November 9, 2020

Why was the craftsmanship so strong that it is considered now the Golden Age of Illustration and how did it all begin?


Artist Profile  / Inspiration
Florian Satzinger: Of Mice and Ducks

October 28, 2020

Florian Satzinger has drawn iconic animated characters throughout his career. He shared his story in this interview.

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