Art

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Bankrolling beauty: the money men of the 15th century

Sarah Phelps Smith | 01 November 2011 |

tags: art, banking, beauty, Renaissance

With one eye on the next life, the Medici used their wealth to fund timeless works of art.

Captain America: The First Avenger

Ronan Wright | 12 August 2011 |

tags: art, film reviews

The latest instalment in Hollywood's obsession with Marvel Comics is trash, but, thankfully, rollicking good fun trash.

Conversation, an elusive ideal

John Armstrong | 30 June 2011 |

tags: art, civility, conversation

An invitation to a big, sustained conversation about art.

The atheist and his art

Steven Jacks | 29 May 2011 |

tags: art, atheism, Tasmania

Hobart, the capital of the clean and green state of Tasmania, is an unlikely place for a temple of atheist art.

Why my 50,000 videogames are the art form of the future

Paco Ruiz | 05 March 2010 |

tags: art, Avatar, video games

Far from endangering the soul, immersion in the world of avatars can give us a glimpse of lost innocence.

Attacking the Bible: an artist’s false bravado

Brian Lilley | 08 August 2009 |

tags: art, Chrstianity, Islam

A Scottish art gallery attacks the Bible, goes easy on the Koran. Should we be surprised?

The sublime message of Christmas

John Armstrong | 27 December 2007 |

tags: art, Christmas

The central idea of Christmas -- that God became man -- has had an enormous impact upon Western art.