Tag Archives: art

OK Go and Multimedia Artistry (Friday Feature)

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

While I don’t tend to follow the actual Grammy awards, I do look for the nominations. This year’s list convinces me that I am increasingly incapable of saying I have any meaningful connection to pop music. Still, there are jewels … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged art, filmography, Grammy Award, music, music video, OK Go, video, videography | 2 Comments

Bandersnatch and Creative Collaboration by Diana Pavlac Glyer

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am a rapid writer, someone who works in fits and starts. I benefit from binges of work, closeted away to get down what’s been rolling around my chest for hours or days. It took a decade for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews | Tagged art, Bandersnatch, C.S. Lewis, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Humphrey Carpenter, intertextuality, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Michael Ward, Middle Earth, Narnia, subcreation, The Company They Keep, Walter Hooper, writing | 51 Comments

What Art is For: With C.S. Lewis and Dr. Charlie Starr

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I am pleased to be presenting a paper at the International Society for Religion, Literature and Culture in Glasgow, Scotland. This great adventure is mostly to present some of my doctoral research on C.S. Lewis, focussing on his An Experiment … Continue reading →

Posted in Memorable Quotes, Original Research | Tagged An Experiment in Criticism, art, C.S. Lewis, canon, Charlie Starr, fantasy, ISRLC, myth, mythopoiea, Reading, Taylor University | 35 Comments

Eve of Perelandra, by James Lewicki

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I have complained of the cover art of C.S. Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet in my blog, “Worst Book Description Ever.” While I like some of the crazy science fiction art of the period, this cover of Perelandra on the right … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links | Tagged Aphrodite, art, Botticelli, C.S. Lewis, mythology, opera, Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, Ransom Trilogy, Venus | 52 Comments

12 Reasons not to Write Lord of the Rings, or an Ode Against the Muses

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Brenton Dickieson

I’ve never understood images of the Muses as seducers. Perhaps I am not truly inspired, but I get the same cold, clammy response from the Muses as I did from girls when I was in Junior High School. Fortunately, I … Continue reading →