Paul G. Chandler
A VISUAL MEDITATION - "A Matter of the Heart"
By Paul G. Chandler - August 29, 2024 Leonardo da Vinci, The Last Supper , 1494-1498, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan, Italy / Wikipedia...
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ArtSpeaks
Reflections on art, culture and spirituality
by Paul G. Chandler
Paul G. Chandler
- Aug 25
- 8 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #9 – Saly, Senegal: "Art as Revolution”
-Exhibition: “RED CARD” by Khalifa Mané – hosted by Galerie Mémoires Africaines , Saly, Senegal “I am a revolutionary artist. I am an...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jul 30
- 9 min
A VISUAL MEDITATION - "A Rope of Hope"
By Paul G. Chandler - July 29, 2024 Ferdinand Bol, Angel Appearing to Elijah, 1642, Oil on canvas I have been struck by the number of...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Interview with Paul G. Chandler: Transforming the World Through Art
An Interview by DakArtNews DakArtNews in Dakar, Senegal interviewed me regarding my own journey of growing up immersed in Senegal’s...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jun 23
- 7 min
A VISUAL MEDITATION - "Hope for the cut down tree"
By Paul G. Chandler - June 23, 2024 My daughter, of whom I am inestimably proud, has devoted her life to assisting young people with...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jun 21
- 5 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #8 – Senegal: “X-raying Lostness"
-Exhibition: “The Lost World” by Soly Cissé – hosted by OH GALLERY, Dakar, Senegal Viewing Soly Cissé's Monde perdu # 5 , 2024, Pastel on...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jun 9
- 4 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #7 – Senegal: "It Takes a Family”
Painting - “ Large Senegalese Family 2” by Alioune Diagne, 2022, Acrylic on canvas, 297 x 207 cm (Museum of Black Civilizations, Dakar,...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jun 5
- 4 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #6 – Saint-Louis, Senegal: "Life's Divine Alchemy”
Today I came across the wisdom of a contemporary sage, Maria Popova, the founder of The Marginalian: "Everything is eventually...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jun 2
- 3 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #5 – Senegal: “Whose Faith is Your Art?”
Over the last months, unexpected events and other peoples’ agendas have led me to focus anew on spiritually delayering - allowing layers,...
Paul G. Chandler
- May 30
- 3 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #4 – Dakar & Saint-Louis, Senegal: “The Embrace of Mother Africa”
While preparing to travel to Senegal, a friend of mine, who is Nigerian, albeit based in Qatar, wrote me; “My best wishes as you...
Paul G. Chandler
- May 29
- 3 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #3 – Dakar, Senegal: “A Pilgrimage of Return”
Exhibition - “Pilgrimage” by Aliou Diack – hosted by OH Gallery at Maison Ousmane Sow "I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat...
Paul G. Chandler
- May 25
- 2 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #2 – Dakar, Senegal: "Hope Paves A Way Forward"
"African Renaissance Monument" There is a fresh wind of hope blowing throughout the country of Senegal following their recent...
Paul G. Chandler
- May 24
- 2 min
ArtSpeaks: Africa #1 – Dakar, Senegal: "The Paradox of Power."
Kehinde Wiley's "Maze of Power" exhibition It is deeply inspiring to be here in Dakar, Senegal…the Land of “Teranga,” meaning the Land of...
Paul G. Chandler
- May 17
- 5 min
A VISUAL MEDITATION - "The Coming Supper"
By Paul G. Chandler - May 18, 2024 Yasser Rostom, The Coming Supper, Ink and watercolor. This weekend the feast of Pentecost is being...
Paul G. Chandler
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Baba’s Art School – 101: #17
“You can’t begin too soon to encourage an appreciation of art! And each artwork has a story.” Baba showing his grandkids "The Tree" by...
Paul G. Chandler
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Baba’s Art School – 101: #16
“You can’t begin too soon to encourage an appreciation of art! And each artwork has a story.” Baba showing his grandkids "The Mystic" by...
Paul G. Chandler
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Baba’s Art School – 101: #15
“You can’t begin too soon to encourage an appreciation of art! And each artwork has a story.” Baba showing his grandkids Boutros Al Maari...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Baba’s Art School – 101: #14
“You can’t begin too soon to encourage an appreciation of art! And each artwork has a story.” Baba showing his grandkids Macha Smyrne's...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jan 26
- 3 min
Baba’s Art School – 101: #13
“You can’t begin too soon to encourage an appreciation of art! And each artwork has a story.” Baba showing his grandkids the...
Paul G. Chandler
- Jan 16
- 2 min
Baba’s Art School – 101: #12
“You can’t begin too soon to encourage an appreciation of art! And each artwork has a story.” Baba showing the grandkids "Fulani Sheep...
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