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Experiencing ‘The Upset: Young Contemporary Art’
Book Review: Experiencing ‘The Upset: Young Contemporary Art’ By Lorette C. Luzajic “Curating is more about keeping artists out than it is about inviting them in,” reads the introduction to The Upset:...
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Reading ‘Basquiat’ (Book Review)
Reading Basquiat by Lorette C. Luzajic Most people either love his work or hate it. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s strange and primitive medleys are either repulsive or compulsively compelling. I think he is...
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Meet Lord Byron and Other Authors in Fascinating Writers: twenty-five unusual...
Idea Fountain creator Lorette C. Luzajic‘s new book Fascinating Writers: twenty-five unusual lives dives into the lives of famed authors, via brief narratives which showcase Luzajic’s trademark...
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Painters Eleven: a Brief Lesson in Canadian Art History
Book Review – Painters Eleven: a Brief Lesson in Canadian Art History by Lorette C. Luzajic There is vivid, exciting art culture in Canada beyond our stunning natural landscape and the Group of Seven,...
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Article: Art and the Beauty Myth Myth
Art and the Beauty Myth Myth By Lorette C. Luzajic Without a doubt, there are idiots with a narrow view of what is beautiful, but the vast majority of men I meet see far more nuances than they are...
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Book Review: Contemporary Art in Eastern Europe
Contemporary Art in Eastern Europe – An Important Addition to Every Art and History Library By Lorette C. Luzajic One of the best ways to learn about history, geography and culture is through art. The...
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A Painter’s Ode to Autumn
A Painter’s Ode to Autumn By Lorette C. Luzajic All around me, collective sighs sound a sad farewell to summer. But the second that the inferno-tinged air turns crisp under the sunlight, I come alive....
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Talking With Lorette C. Luzajic About New Poetry Book “Solace”
Talking with guest columnist Lorette C. Luzajic about her new poetry book, Solace. Your first poetry collection was The Astronaut’s Wife: Poems of Eros and Thanatos. Are the themes in Solace a...
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General Idea’s Retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ontario
General Idea’s Retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ontario By Lorette C. Luzajic The Art Gallery of Ontario really outdid itself this time, devoting two of its four floors of prime cultural real estate...
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Lewis Blackwell’s “Photo Wisdom” Book Review
Lewis Blackwell’s Photo Wisdom: Master Photographers on Their Art By Lorette C. Luzajic What strikes me first is the colour, a brilliant turquoise offset by a wide arc of pale and feathery purple and...
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Cutting Edges: A Few Reflections on Contemporary Collage
Book Review: Cutting Edges: A Few Reflections on Contemporary Collage By Lorette C. Luzajic (Cutting Edges, Gestalten Books, 2011, ed. by James Gallagher et al.) “Nothing is original,” said Jim...
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Article: The Speed of Life at the Speed of Light
The Speed of Life at the Speed of Light By Lorette C. Luzajic Where has the year gone? Today is already the tenth of January, the week already a blur. I was hoping “focus” would magically come a little...
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“A History of Women Photographers” Book Review
A Great Book About Women Photographers by Lorette C. Luzajic Photography is a way of seeing with a third eye, of looking at that which is not before you. Who has not spent a part of their youth,...
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Confessions of an Accidental Photographer
Confessions of an Accidental Photographer by Lorette C. Luzajic My photography is full of mistakes. And I use the most basic, generic of cameras. I don’t know how to use Photoshop. I do use some...
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Reflecting on Abstract Art
Abstract art isn’t about the same levels of drawing, perspective, practice, control. It is about pushing these boundaries and standards… by Lorette C. Luzajic It’s a question that has vexed me for...
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Station Point: Robert Bourdeau’s Unwitting Ode
Robert Bourdeau’s Unwitting Ode by Lorette C. Luzajic Station Point by Ann Thomas et al. Magenta Publishing for the Arts Canadians love their landscapes. Canadian photographer Robert Bourdeau earned...
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Kilodney Does Shakespeare, and other stories
Idea Fountain Books presents ‘Kilodney Does Shakespeare, and other stories’, a new book by Lorette C. Luzajic, about Canadian cult writer Crad Kilodney. Kilodney Does Shakespeare, and other stories,...
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The Man Who Was Really a Camera: America’s Great Walker Evans (Part One)
The Man Who Was Really a Camera: America’s Great Walker Evans (Part One) by Lorette C. Luzajic “I stare and stare at people, shamelessly,” the great American photographer Walker Evans confessed in his...
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The Man Who Was Really a Camera: America’s Great Walker Evans (Part Two)
Last week we brought you Part One of The Man Who Was Really a Camera: America’s Great Walker Evans, an in-depth look into one of the great American photographers. Here is Part Two: by Lorette C....
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What Makes Us Choose One Product or Brand Over Another?
Product Choice and Why Logos Really Don’t Matter (On Their Own) There is a question we’ve been asking ourselves since the dawn of advertising. There have been books written about it. TV shows...
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