Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallHistories of JusticeA Review of Shea Justice’s “History Is No Mystery” at Fountain Street Gallery, Boston6 min read·Jun 20, 2022----
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallA Decade, Post-MasteryA reflection on Lesley Art+Design’s MFA Program9 min read·Jan 11, 2022----
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallLiminal Headspaceor: Trying to Create While on the Threshold of… Something5 min read·Feb 12, 2020----
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallDrawing BlanksWhat of the artistic hiatus? Do we come back stronger for having taken time off? Does that depend on the nature of the hiatus?6 min read·Jan 7, 2020--1--1
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallArmchair Art Therapy: Purpose and MakingIn grad school, I developed my thesis around an evolved premise of faith and creating through a personal POV of painting. It delved into…4 min read·Dec 6, 2017--1--1
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallThe Difficult Nature of the Creative RebootOr: Inspiration Also Means Breathing5 min read·Nov 21, 2017--1--1
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallVisual Essay: Recontextualizing the MuseThe classical tradition involving the personification of the muse through the female figure secured its place in visual history as both a…3 min read·Oct 31, 2017----
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallSkilled Artists: “Traditional” & “Idiosyncratic”[This is a rather rambling response to the John Seed essay, “So These Three Artists Walk Into a Jeff Koons Show…” It doesn’t address all of…12 min read·Oct 13, 2017----
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallRepresentational Painting After Richter(first published in GlobalThek, 2013)*8 min read·Oct 13, 2017----
Rob Sullivan: The Crit WallincosgrrrlThe End of Art and What To Do About ItIn Pixar’s 2004 CG-animated blockbuster, The Incredibles, there is a scene early in the film in which a mother (Helen Parr) and son (Dash…8 min read·Oct 12, 2017----