In the age of artificial intelligence, there is no greater currency than the ability to draw people’s attention. With the endless amount of AI slop in the form of automated texts and images filling our personal and professional spaces, how does the artist thrive amidst a sea of crap? Well first of all, the artist should not be too hard on themselves because historically what draws the attention of the masses rarely turns out to be great art. Being able to click-bait mass atte

Everyone knows the Marylin Manson song Rock is Dead , right? Well, the idea for the title of this article derives from Manson’s song, but I do not believe rock is literally dead…however, painting certainly is. This article serves to inform our readers, Volume 14 of the Hardcover Catalogue is the final volume which contains articles about paintings. We do not regret writing about all the painters we have written about over the years, we have just evolved. No doubt, many of the

artwork by Amelia Bisbardis Illusory and perceptive qualities in contemporary art can come in many forms. Sometimes just cropping an...

artwork by Peter Horvath The age old debate of figurative versus non-figurative comes down to a question of aesthetics and concepts. Some...

artwork by Paige Young Historically - fantasy, ethereal, and enchanted qualities in art have been regulated as kitsch or illustration....

artwork by Richard Gibson Action and reaction in contemporary art does not always need to be literal. If one were to read many...