How to Get Your Photography Noticed, Gain Recognition and Start Making Money
April 30, 2008
From time to time we post articles that are written with the artists in mind. Usually, we choose articles that offer a glimpse behind the scene for art collectors and art market observers, to gain understanding of the input that goes into art making. I hope this is an educational art article in that sense. eArtfair.com By Larry M. Lynch The Questions When a reader wrote, “Recently I have taken an interest in photography and am taking a photography class at a local community college.” She then asked, “How do I get my artwork noticed by someone who can do something about it?” She added... Read more »
Robert Rauschenberg - video
April 28, 2008
This video is an excerpt of Robert Rauschenberg’s orginal footage ‘Linoleum’ It is part of his 1966 art ‘Happening’. Black/white, silent film. Read More →
How Is A Bronze Sculpture Made?
April 23, 2008
I’m sure I can safely assume you’re not wondering how one carves or molds a sculpture. Although the carving and modeling methods require great skill, the techniques used are fairly simple- you basically use tools and your bare hands to “add” or “subtract” material until you get your desired product. Once you have carved away from a stone or other hard surface, you can sand it and polish it. If you were carving from clay the last step would be to fire it in a kiln or heat it in an oven. But how are bronze and other cast sculptures made? It’s not like there’s... Read more »
Klimt: video on ‘The Kiss’ & his love for Women
April 19, 2008
This is a short informational video lecture about the classic impressionist painting ‘The Kiss’ by Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862 – 1918). The video pulls together strands of his background, his passion, his travels, and shows you how these inputs translate into his painting. It comes as no surprise that Klimt’s favorite subject to paint was women. As a prominent member of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement, Gustav Klimt made major artistic contributions in paintings, murals, sketches and objects d’art. Many of his works can be found in the Vienna Secession... Read more »
Art Education @ Art Schools in the US
April 17, 2008
I’m often asked what in my opinion the best art schools are in the United States. So, I researched the topic before making my careful selection. Of course, some schools are better for film and others for fine art/paintings, and others again for art history. And this list is no more than my opinion after research. All rankings are subjective, and there is more to selecting the university that is best for you, beyond its general ranking. Art Education Stimulates Exploration of New Media It is important to know that art school is to push your artistic abilities and interests further. So,... Read more »
Graffiti Art Lingo & Artwork Type
April 15, 2008
In his article ‘Types of Graffiti Art’, Benedict Hunter links graffiti to modern culture, and by doing so explains the various types of graffiti artworks. “Modern day Graffiti art is closely associated with the Hip Hop Culture. It started out with names like TAKI 183 and JULIO 204 who wrote their tag names all over New York to more accomplished artists that have shown their work in respected art galleries. But, for those loyal to the art of graffiti, it is the pieces found on the streets and public walls that remain as the purest form of the art. Street Graffiti have various... Read more »
Communication through Visual Art
April 13, 2008
In his article ‘Visual Arts as Communication’, Quentin Engles explains how images give people food for thought. Fine art hold messages in its own language. Art says something to us and helps us see things in different ways. “Most of us are used to regular conversational words that we may use in day-to-day life. We may even take for granted some of the things we say or hear when we have those conversations. With this there are many more sources of information that may be found from another kind of language. The language of images is all around us. In the changing of the seasons,... Read more »
National Gallery Vision 2100
April 7, 2008
For today’s audiences, 20th-century art is old and 19th-century art - ancient. Can galleries overcome this challenge? questioned Michael Archer in ‘How modern art became history’, an article published in The Guardian on March 28. He applauds the policy of Nicholas Penny, the newly appointed director of the National Gallery in London, UK, to move towards ‘less attention to blockbuster temporary exhibitions and more emphasis on presenting the collection sympathetically’. Blockbusters are perhaps not where it’s at. However, temporary exhibits can be used to relate... Read more »
Vincent Van Gogh - A Depth of Passion Transformed - II
April 3, 2008
By John Keaton Continuation of part I of his article: Arles : A New Hope Turns Tragic Arriving in Arles on February 20, 1888, Vincent had most certainly hoped that the light of provence would inspire his work and raise his artistic abilities to a new, creative plateau. By this point, the plein-air painting he had explored along with the influence of impressionism and the japonaisse elements he utilized were fused and became, certainly without his own realization, the style that would become distinctly “Vincent “ The Sower, painted in June of 1888, displays a return to one of Van Gogh’s favorite... Read more »
Vincent Van Gogh - A Depth of Passion Transformed - I
April 1, 2008
By John Keaton “And my aim in my life is to make pictures and drawings, as many and as well as I can; then, at the end of my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love and tender regret, and thinking, ‘Oh, the pictures I might have made!’” -Vincent Van Gogh, Letter 338, 9 November 1883 In the annals of art history, there is no comparison to the enduringly tragic and passionate life of Vincent Van Gogh. His works have been embraced and are treasured by a world which once scarcely understood or accepted this tragic and tortured genius. The beauty of his remarkably... Read more »
