Education Place: Art Appreciation: Internet Resources
This site provides links to a wide variety of sites that act as primers in understanding art and how to talk and write about it. These resources can enhance your experience of the works included in this section.
Links to Comic and Graphic Novel Sites
Provides links to a wide variety of sites about comics and graphic novels, which can be useful in better understanding the genre of Grant Morrison and John Muth’s The Mystery Play.
Comic Creator: John J. Muth
This entry in the “comicopedia” provides further information on the illustrator of The Mystery Play. It also provides links to information about other graphic-novel artists.
Mikel Glass
This site provides not only a gallery of Glass’s works, but also an intriguing set of writings by the artist—his mission statement, diatribes, and more. It can be useful in better understanding his painting, I Once Was Lost, included in this section of The Conscious Reader.
WebMuseum: Albrecht Dürer
This site provides a discussion of the life, times, and work of this Renaissance artist. It also provides a substantial gallery of images and links for further research.
Futurism and the Futurists
Ernesto Thayaht’s work is influenced by his connections to the futurist movement. This site provides an overview of futurism’s main tenets and examples of the art in this style.
Jeffry Aaronson: Roundabout Route to Photography
This site provides background and biographical details about Aaronson as well as information about the artist’s Subconscious City exhibit, of which the image included in this section was part. You can use the information and other works on the site to gain a wider perspective on the piece and the artist’s thoughts and goals.
The Waichulis Studio
This site provides an overview of the artist’s works as well as a substantial gallery of images, both of which will help you better contextualize the style of Orchestrating the Drama, included in this section of The Conscious Reader.
Damien Hirst
This site provides a biographical sketch, artist’s statement, and a bibliography of further resources for study of the creator of Autopsy with Brain, included in this section of The Conscious Reader.
The Life and Art of Artemisia Gentileschi
This site provides not only details of Gentileschi’s life, but a chronological tour of her works that is carefully linked to biographical and cultural contexts. It is quite useful for further study of her works and provides a deeper understanding of the piece Judith and Her Maidservant included in The Conscious Reader.
