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This week I’m exploring the evolution of art from selfless to selfies, sharing the world’s smallest social network, and announcing the launch of On Connection—a Casa Cinco podcast on the art and science of meaningful connection. WHO’S WITH ME?! 🙋‍♀️

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FROM SELFLESS TO SELFIES

The only time I seriously questioned my finance major at school was during the spring semester of my senior year when I took an Art History class as a filler for my schedule. I absolutely loved it.

I’ve also now forgotten 99% of it.

The 1% I still recall is the striking shift from the Byzantine’s flat, religious paintings to the Renaissance’s rich, beautiful depictions of mortals. Artistically, I perceived it as a major aesthetic upgrade. Intellectually, I accepted it as a visual representation of individuals becoming increasingly obsessed with themselves. Out with Christ, in with Albrecht Dürer.

Notice the hand in both paintings? Not a coincidence.