Art

Polk County has a long and illustrious tradition as a creative hub. The artistic seed planted by Native American travelers bloomed with the arts…

The raw power behind the primitive images and pieces created by folk art practitioners often evokes a highly emotional response in the viewer. Southern…

Making art has always had its subversive side, a deliberate attempt to manipulate perception and emotion. The most figurative of artists still fiddle with…

Although Susan Stanton creates what her galleries consider fine art photography, she doesn’t perceive herself a photographer at all. “I was taught by a…

Cleopatra, the notoriously beautiful Queen of Egypt, may have been the world’s first mail art aficionado. The Empress had herself wrapped inside a carpet…

Simone Wilson thinks plain old junk is beautiful: rusted oil cans, ancient tin ceiling tiles, broken pieces of antique furniture, barn doors, bed springs,…

Asheville artist Sylvie Rosenthal had two favorite places when she was five years old. One was in the basement of her house where, during…

Since the magazine’s launch five years ago, Bold Life has profiled a local artist in nearly every issue. As George Alexsovich, director of the…

“It’s about the singing of the soul,” says David Hutto, Dean of Technology and Development at Blue Ridge Community College, referring to his latest…