As AI art spreads, old philosophical questions resurface. Drawing on Tolstoy and theories of form, this essay looks at why emotion, structure, and authorship still matter.

This basement art studio renovation stalled longer than expected—but leveling the concrete floor was essential. A quiet look at foundations, patience, and creative detours along the way.

Arguments about AI art often sound new, urgent, and absolute. But they aren’t.
More than a century ago, Leo Tolstoy wrestled with the same questions we’re debating today: What is art? Who decides its value? And does beauty matter more than meaning? By revisiting thinkers like Kant, Aristotle, Nietzsche, and Tolstoy, this essay explores why we’ve never agreed on art — and why AI simply continues a much older conversation.

In contemporary art, meaning often develops through sustained engagement rather than immediate interpretation. This post examines the distinction between illustrating ideas and working through practice, and how that difference shapes the way artworks are understood, collected, and sustained over time.

Collectors are often told to trust their instincts, but confidence grows through clarity. This guide offers a set of quiet questions to help collectors understand why certain works resonate, how they hold attention over time, and what makes art worth living with—online or in person.

Most artists learn how images are constructed through the elements of art and principles of design. Those frameworks explain composition, balance, and color—but they do not describe how entire practices are evaluated within museums and other institutional settings.

Curators and collecting institutions rely on a different set of criteria when assessing contemporary art. These criteria are rarely formalized, yet they consistently shape what is exhibited, collected, and sustained over time.

This post outlines that logic. It introduces the four overlapping lenses—time, attention, embodiment, and space—commonly used to read artistic practices within institutional contexts, and traces how those lenses operate across curatorial writing, museum studies, and contemporary art discourse.

As we move into 2026, my pricing is staying steady. This reflection explains why continuity matters in my practice, how my pricing system already reflects the pace of my work, and what collectors can expect moving forward — without urgency or surprise.

I read 20 books this year — mostly as audiobooks during walks and commutes — and kept studio time reserved for music and quiet. This post reflects on how reading shaped my thinking about creativity, structure, sustainability, and what collectors and curators often recognize as seriousness in an artist’s work.

Conversations about AI art often feel louder than illuminating. For collectors, the constant intensity can obscure what matters most: context, intention, and long-term resonance. This essay explores why AI art debates break down — and how collectors can stay grounded amid the noise.

Not all artists “see” their work before making it — and that’s not a flaw, it’s a feature of creative diversity. This article explores how imagination varies across a spectrum, from aphantasia to hyperphantasia, and how tools — including AI — support different artistic processes. For collectors, understanding these variations sharpens discernment and deepens appreciation of creative intent.