Ansel Adams as Photography Teacher

The American artist Ansel Adams is one of the world’s best known landscape photographers. He was born in 1902 in San Franciso. He died just south of his place of birth, on the beautiful coast of Monterey, in 1984. He was the most celebrated American photographer of the twentieth century, whose photography spans over 60 […]

Photographer Cindy Sherman, 1 more week in MOMA, NYC

American artist photographer and film director Cindy Sherman (1954, –) is currently being celebrated at home. Let me clarify this : celebrated in the lead museum of New York, the MOMA. Till mid-June. Sherman, Contemporary Master of Socially Critical Photography Cindy Sherman is recognized as one of the most important and influential contemporary artist of […]

Ansel Adams Photographs :: Video Documentary PART 1

This post today could be considered a present to butting artists and lovers of the photos of Ansel Adams. It entails an Artist Documentary on Ansel Adams which was created in 1981, in his last final years.  This seven part documentary offers great insights in both the person and the photographer, called Ansel Adams, as […]

New Job 2011: Chairman at the Pratt Institute?

Yes, believe it or not, but the School of Art and Design at the Pratt Institute is looking for new chairmen or chairwomen for three of their departments: Art and Design Education Fashion Design Film/Video and Photography   All three departments are located on Pratt’s historic 25-acre campus in the culturally rich and diverse neighborhood […]

Andy Warhol Quotes

I’m not much for collecting quotes from famous people, but the quotes of pop artist Andy Warhol reveal who he was as an artist. They are so part and parcel of Andy Warhol’s public life and artist statement, that we’re making an exception here. Besides, some really make us laugh. Sure you can find you […]

Photography Scholarship

A National Geographic Assignment – For Life ~ WorldNomads.com announces 2008 Travel Photography Scholarship in conjunction with the National Geographic Channel. Making a living out of traveling the world is something many ‘world nomads’ aspire to, and we’re hoping to be able to help a few talented individuals make that their reality through our scholarship […]

no name for ART #2

This #2 edition of the no name for ART CARNIVAL is flavored with fine art photography ~ which I ** LOVE **. I hope you enjoy the interesting articles on photography also. Art Review eArtfair features the work byfine art photographer Barbara Kruger with her feminist and social commentary artwork. Barbara Kruger juxtaposes mass media […]

American Conceptual Artist Barbara Kruger Probes Your Views

Barbara Kruger juxtaposes mass media photographs with biting slogans. Her art both questions and condemns mass media’s ways of control self-identity, desire, and public opinion. In their trademark black letters against red background, her slogans are instantly recognizable. Much of her often razor-sharp text questions the viewer about feminism, classicism, consumerism, and individual autonomy and […]

History of Surreal Photography

Surrealism in photography was one of the major revolutionary changes in the evolution of photography. Rather than art, photography was reviewed as a copying effort. Surrealism is the introduction of the ‘more than real’ images to the art forms. Surrealism was a movement in the art and intellectual activities, emerged after World War I. Andre […]

How to Get Your Photography Noticed, Gain Recognition and Start Making Money

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. […]