Tom W. HartungThe Prophetic Vision of Piet Mondrian, Part 2: Cubism, Cézanne, and the Plastic MeansThere are two kinds of art: mimetic and cathartic. The difference between them is the way and the extent to which the artist uses the…20 min read·Jun 30, 2021----
Tom W. HartungWhy the MBTI Is Like the Fox News of Personality AssessmentsHi, my name is Tom Hartung and my mission in life is to help people see past the surface by drawing images of personalities.6 min read·Jun 2, 2020----
Tom W. HartungThe Top Five Big Five “OCEAN” Free Online QuestionnairesRecently I completed about ten online questionnaires that test for the Big Five set of personality traits. The acronym “OCEAN” provides an…9 min read·Jun 1, 2020----
Tom W. HartungPiet Mondrian’s Optimism — Book ExcerptThis article contains an excerpt from the Preface to my new book, Visualizing Politicians’ Personalities: 2019 Incumbents and Candidates…4 min read·Sep 28, 2019----
Tom W. HartungThe Prophetic Vision of Piet Mondrian, Part 1: Equilibrium in Art and LifeThis is the first part in an series of occasional articles about why Piet Mondrian went from painting representational images to painting…10 min read·Dec 19, 2017----
Tom W. HartungMusic, Meaning, and Modern Art: Part 1 of 3This is part one of a three part series of articles written for people who love music but do not understand abstract art.7 min read·Nov 23, 2017----
Tom W. HartungMusic, Meaning, and Modern Art: Part 2 of 3This is part two of a three part series of articles written for people who love music but do not understand abstract art.9 min read·Nov 23, 2017----
Tom W. HartungMusic, Meaning, and Modern Art: Part 3 of 3This is part three of a three part series of articles written for people who love music but do not understand abstract art.10 min read·Nov 23, 2017----
Tom W. HartungConcerning Kandinsky’s Concerning the Spiritual in ArtConcerning the Spiritual in Art, written by Wassily Kandinsky and first published in 1912, is one of my favorite books. True confession…6 min read·Aug 13, 2017----