Beyond the Canvas
An art blog with opinions
 

"Don’t be afraid of the clocks, they are our time, the time has been so generous to us. We imprinted time with the sweet taste of...

Small museums make me happy. Especially those in large cities. As a case in point, the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris is a delightful gem...

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou Just finished watching this amazing documentary made...

"The Shape of Things" at Pallant House explores a genre that has the ability to unlock the hidden beauty and expressive force of everyday...

I'm one day late due to work commitments, but I very much wanted to mark this occasion by showcasing a painting by Martin Wong...

Go early, go alone. This could be my motto for many things, but it becomes particularly fitting when I'm on my arty trips. And, for the...

“During the first two weeks of the war, I had the impression that art was only a dream, that I had only dreamed these twenty years of my...

" I want to open a space in people’s minds where they see that they can be active, intellectually and personally, rather than passive...

"Black women’s heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves, solar systems, moonscapes, volcanic interiors. The hair she paints has a mind...

Painting is a visual language where everything in the painting is meaningful, is important, is coded. But sometimes, because of the...

It's been 176 days since Breonna Taylor was killed. Breonna was 26-year-old, she worked as an emergency room technician and was on the...

"I think that most work that’s made by black artists is considered to be about blackness. [Laughs.] Unlike work that’s made by white...