Posted by Bob Martin in Art, Artist Awards, Creativity, Events, Exhibits, Film, Movies, Writers on 07 31st, 2008 | No Comments
“First Person Impressions” Competitions
One of the fun things about our new media art, the internet, is that everyone gets a chance to participate. Some of the work has been criticized as amateurish, childish etc. These views miss their mark in my opinion. I think the goal always is to play, otherwise you don’t create projects like First...
Posted by Christy in Art on 07 30th, 2008 | No Comments
The Artist Within
I discovered about a decade ago that I had a knack for designing jewelry. Before then, I considered myself a typical packrat who refused to throw away any jewelry items ….even those single earrings from sets that I really liked. I kept those because I hoped that one day I would possibly find the...
A Conversation with Roberta Hancock
Roberta was one of the first artists I met in Arizona and what impressed me about her was her affirmative and knowing way of speaking. “Do you know so and so, have you met them, well then we have to get you to meet them, this is what we are going to do”. Spoken in a rapid fire manner that...
19th Century Landscapes * Newark Museum
“Paths to Impressionism: French and American Landscape Paintings”
The Newark Museum, New Jersey, will present, from September 17 to January 4, 2009, examples of 19th Century landscapes by some of the painters that focused on the colors and beauties of nature.
This exhibit will include work by:
George...
“Nelson Mandela: Man of the People”
Mr. Mandela, born 7/18/18, turned 90 this year. Celebrated around the world in places like South Africa and Britain, the birthday best wishes now move to NYC at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture thru August 31, 3008.
On display will be photos spanning 50 years in the life of this supreme...
Posted by Cybel in Art, Artist, Culture, Exhibits, Galleries, Museums on 07 25th, 2008 | No Comments
Keith Haring All Over Again
(Reprint from Auntie Carrie’s Speak Easy blog)
Why I Love NYC (For Art’s Sake)
Walking through NYC today was much like wading through a bowl of luke warm, New England clam chowder. Nasty. Still, I left the comforts of AC, inspired by my friend, Michelle Haimoff’s mention of a Keith...
Beads!
Newark Museum hosts “Glass Beads of Ghana” thru June 15, 2009
The making and the use of decorative beads has been a tradition in Africa for over 400 years. The same styles have been maintained and updated in the west African country of Ghana.
To explore this art form, the exhibit uses video and...
Vilhelm Hammershoi: Whose feeling is it anyway?
Came across a review in Times Online where the critic goes on about Hammershois repetitiveness of gray and somber tones in all of his paintings, like, where is the color, why so depressing etc.
Back in 1998, the NYC Guggenheim Museum had a showing of Hammershois work and I remembered liking them....
Hip Hop Art: Tells a Story-Rennie Harris Puremovement
Going back to those days of hanging out in caves, wall paintings and banging on rocks just looking to tell a good story. A story about ourselves, what we wanted and what we could use a little less of. We also told story in dance, except we didn’t call it dance, it was just talking with our feet.
He...
Chipped Glass
I’m asked “Why did you give a certain name to a painting” and I don’t know. Sometimes it just shows up in my head. Nothing deep or heavy, it just sounds right.
This painting was done this morning, mostly with a pallet knife and some glazes. The edges reminded me of glass. That...
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