2001

Since photography’s earliest inception in the 1800s, the questions of modern life in the city have been addressed. The first known photograph including a person was taken by Louis Daguerre (the inventor of the Daguerreotype), on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris circa 1839. In that photograph, the figure on the open promenade appears to be a tiny thing in the midst … +

What makes a good work of art? Balance, composition, use of light, how the artist moves a viewer’s eye throughout the piece – any of these could strike a chord with enough people to create a general consensus of a piece’s distinction. To Harvey Oxenberg the most stirring aspect of art is its storytelling component, how art can – besides pleasing the … +