Nashville Remembers a Legendary Art Director
“Bill Johnson knew all facets of art. In particular, he had a great sense of type, of type design. Bill and I first met when he was working with Rolling Stone in the
International artist Maximilian Wiedemann recently flew into town with partner, muse, and Nashville native Olivia Steele. The power couple held a well-received show in the magnificent Steele home (featured on page 45 for a peak inside). Though Wiedemann and Steele…
Never in a million years did I ever think that one day I would be sitting in Tony Bennett’s studio overlooking New York’s Central Park. Unbelievably, here I am. The view is nothing short of spectacular. The park is covered…
The decades following World War II were stimulating times for American art. Working in New York, California, the South and abroad, abstract artists created compositions that addressed contemporary social concerns as well as personal history. By the late 1950s,…
There exists in most people’s minds that unfortunate stereotype of the quiet, tortured artist struggling to create. Jamison is not that man. Full of gusto, always ready to laugh, he is above all a communicator. For him, each painting…
Andrew Saftel’s words are still hanging in the air as the drum roll begins. Standing in front of How Did We Get Here, a 2005 watercolor collage inspired by the evolution vs. intelligent-design debate, Saftel mentions that this is as…
As recently as the mid twentieth century, women with a talent for art were thought of as dilettantes; the idea of women selling their artwork to make a living was simply out of the question. Thankfully, times have changed.
It is tempting to believe that only those with brush in hand are in the business of making art. But history is filled with examples of dynamic and important patrons. Where would Michelangelo have been without Pope Julius II? Rubens…
In a paint-spattered studio in a garage behind a yellow Victorian Sylvan Park house is where you’ll most likely find Cindy Wunsch, busily doing what she does best: creating canvases full of whimsy, poetry, and emotion. Entering her world is…
Under the harsh yoke of slavery one of the most powerful American folk traditions was born. From the dense cotton fields of the South rose up a mighty song. The Negro spiritual gave expression and hope to many a captive…
