COLLECTING MEMORIES: Memorabilia and Collective Memory in Dennis Scholl’s “A Day of Four Sunets”
By Coralie Claeysen-Gleyzon, The Dr. James Cottrell & Mr. Joseph Lovett Chief Curator, Orlando Museum of Art, March 2026 “The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons,” observed […]
How NASA Imagery and Space Art Inspires Artists
There’s a physical reaction that just about all of us experience when we see a photograph of Earth from space. Maybe you’ve felt it when you first saw the classic […]
Supporting Local Artists: Why It Matters and How to Start
When you walk into your first museum exhibition, you’re expecting to stay for maybe ten minutes. You’re not sure what you’re supposed to do, or if you’re even allowed to […]
Building the Picture: Sets, Sculpture, and the Theater of Photography
A large-scale photograph is more than just an image; it’s an immersive experience utilizing surface, sheen, backdrop, or gesture. In constructed photography, images are deliberately crafted through planning, fabrication, lighting, […]
Photograph or Performance? When Images Become Events
The recognizable shape of Doja Cat in a striking orange dress, frozen in mid-gesture, one hand on her forehead, next to a dark wheeled horse sculpture. Dramatic arches glowing with […]
The World According to LaChapelle
By: Coralie Claeysen-GleyzonThe Dr. James Cottrell & Mr. Joseph Lovett Chief Curator, Orlando Museum of Art David LaChapelle’s images breathe, pulse, and exult with an unexplainable élan; an infusion of […]
Understanding Watercolor: Why Transparency Makes All the Difference in Fine Art
Watercolor is experiencing a renaissance as artists redefine what they bring to this timeless medium. Its immediacy and intimate aspects teach us to appreciate its spontaneous qualities. Transformative watercolor layering […]