Painting and sculpture
Articles, Films and practical Guides on painting and sculpture, part of Psyche’s coverage of creativity and the arts.
A lesson from the Son of Man’s manhood
Renaissance artists paid uncommon attention to Jesus’ nether regions. What does this breach in modesty reveal about art?
by Sam Dresser
To become more attuned to the world around you, try sketching outdoors
Video by The Museum of Modern Art
Born of memory and mystery – the otherworldly works of a self-taught, unhoused artist
Directed by Tal Amiran
Monet understood the elusive power of a place’s atmosphere
The gist of a scene or place can subtly alter our very sense of being, an affecting quality captured by Monet’s paintings
by Pablo Fernandez Velasco
An Aboriginal painter depicts scenes from her youth in this beautiful short
A film by Grace Kemarre Robinya and Jonathan Daw
This sculptor finds deep weirdness – not divinity – in the human form
Directed by Ben Berman
Circles possess a defiant beauty in the abstract works of Howardena Pindell
Directed by César Martínez Barba
Losing her eyesight, a painter’s art evolves with the way she sees the world
Directed by Liberty Smith
A minotaur shifts shapes and sexes in this ferociously original animation
A film by Chaerin Im
Works of urban graffiti are not vandalism, but public monuments
They might appear to have little in common with statues or obelisks, but graffiti images serve a vital public function
by Rafael Schacter
A rural Namibian artist reflects on authenticity in work and in life
Directed by Niklas von Klitzing and Leo Stolz
Toxic materials become sculptures of light and air in this artist’s hands
Directed by Anika Kan Grevstad
Why art seems more beautiful when you can see yourself in it
Research suggests that people find artworks more aesthetically pleasing when they’re personally relevant to them in some way
by Matt Huston
After leaving Damascus, Mohamad longs for a home that no longer exists
Directed by Jimmy Goldblum
The fantastical, wearable art of Nick Cave embodies a ‘spirituality of style’
Directed by Stephen J Grant and Stephan Knuesel