Stuart Greenbaum’s Piano Music Inspired by M.C. Escher’s Art Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898–1972), better known by his initials as M.C. Escher, was a Dutch graphic artist who used mathematics and logic to create unforgettable images that puzzle the viewer. His

Inspirations Behind Gerard Schurmann’s 6 Studies of Francis Bacon The Irish-born British artist Francis Bacon (1909–1992) painted the human figure, but often in disquieting images. Many of his subjects, including crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of friends, were

Inspirations Behind Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Melancholia After the death of his father, Edvard Munch (1863–1944) made a vow in his diary: “There should be no more pictures of interiors, of people reading and women knitting. / There would be pictures of

Inspirations Behind Kaija Saariaho: D’OM LE VRAI SENS The six Unicorn tapestries held at the Cluny Museum in Paris are an allegory of the five senses, through a meditation on earthly pleasures and courtly culture. Framed around the idea of

Inspirations Behind Barry Guy: After the Rain German artist Max Ernst (1891–1976) created two major pieces entitled Europe After the Rain. The first, in 1933, is a collage of oil and wood, refiguring the map of Europe. Although many believe

Inspirations Behind Simon Holt: Nigredo The German painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) creates his art around the themes of German history and the Holocaust. Many of his works incorporate multiple material types. The catalogue for his work Nigredo

Helen Grime: 3 Whistler Miniatures Called a ‘millionaire Bohemienne’ by a Boston reporter, the wealthy Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840– 1924) founded a museum that can be seen as the ultimate goal of any 19th-century traveller. After the death of her

Inspirations Behind John Luther Adams: Among Red Mountains At the Seattle Tacoma Airport (Sea-Tac), there’s an art collection that cannot help but catch your eye. The Port of Seattle is in charge of the art collection, which began in 1968;