June 30, 2011

NICOLA VERLATO (Adjunct MFA Faculty) - Artpulse

Adjunct instructor at the New York Academy of Art and recent Venice Biennale artist, Nicola Verlato writes about “The Strange Alliance between the Oldest and the Newest of all Media” in ARTPULSE Magazine.



History is always moving in unexpected ways. The paradox of the return of mural painting, the oldest of all media, in the era of the Internet and because of the Internet might well oblige us to change all of our parameters in reading art history. Is it possible that because of its exceptionality, painting is one of the most recognizable manifestations that you can find on the Net, and as such, is the only artistic medium around which it will be possible to create an audience?

Read the entire article: http://artpulsemagazine.com/how-many-of-you-saw-the-gorilla-or-the-return-of-mural-painting/