Blog posts
Life in the city is full of small moments, sharp observations, and unexpected inspiration. Here’s where Mikey Yaw turns them into stories about style, movement, and self-expression.
When the World Burns, Art Speaks — Part 2: The American Story
In Part 1, we traced the arc of art made under pressure — from the Impressionists painting as Europe marched toward war, to Peggy Guggenheim shipping masterworks out of occupied...
When the World Burns, Art Speaks — Part 1: The European Story
There is a pattern that runs through the history of art that is impossible to ignore once you see it. Every time power tightens its grip, every time inequality deepens,...
The City That Sees You: How New York Made Me Mikey Yaw
I grew up in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is a genuinely great arts town, more culture than most people give it credit for, good people, easy life. I worked in my family's...
The Art That Breaks the Rules Is the Art That Lasts
There's a quote attributed to Pablo Picasso that has stayed with me: "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child." Read...
How Do You Choose Your Style for the Day?
Intentional. Yep. You heard that right. Choosing your fit for the day isn't something to leave to chance. It's a decision. A statement. A reflection of the energy you're bringing...
Sacred and Subversive: Religious Iconography as Protest Art - Then & Now
The history of religious art is not what most people think it is. It is not a clean record of devotion. It is not centuries of painters and sculptors faithfully...
Our World Is In Peril. It Always Was. We Just Didn't Listen.
Those were the first words of Captain Planet and the Planeteers. A cartoon. Saturday morning. Five kids with elemental rings summoning a blue superhero to fight polluters, deforesters, and the...
The People Behind Mikey Yaw
Not every origin story starts in a boardroom or with a business plan. This one starts in Ohio, in a high school field trip to the Cincinnati Art Museum, in...