srunkowski, Author at That Elusive Image

The cult of spontaneity

In a world oversaturated with amateur performance, audiences are craving something real, something lasting.

Paul Cadmus didn’t just paint people. He painted the truth.

Decisions about whose work gets shown, sold, and celebrated are still largely made by men.

Great art doesn’t blend into the background. It reframes the everyday.

Instagram no longer works for artists—and what to do about it.

Contemporary art still makes powerful statements—just not in the same voice.

Why every great work of art builds a new reality.