“I think it’s best if we erase it,” says the interviewer to a man offscreen. In 1969, at the end of a European tour, Thelonious Monk made a final stop in France and filmed a special with French State Television. Though the station shot extensively, the footage never aired. In […]
Painting Appraisal
Artist Interview – Christelle Bilodeau
Who are you and what do you do? My name is Christelle Bilodeau and I’m a portrait artist based in Quebec, Canada. I specialize in pencil portraits. Why do you do what you do? Drawing is my biggest passion. It is visceral, I have to draw. I miss it […]
“The Land of Promises” by Photographer Youqine Lefèvre
Photographer Youqine Lefèvre was one of six Chinese girls adopted to Belgian families in 1994. Born in Hunan Province and adopted at the age of eight months, Lefèvre’s relationship to China’s birth control and one-child policies is personal. In her recent photobook, “The Land of Promises,” published by The Eriskay […]
How to Create Prints of Your Artwork
As a painter, sometimes the market for your work can be limited. That’s particularly true if you work on a large scale or attach a high price to your art. One way to expand your market is to create prints of your artwork. In fact, art reproductions are the fastest-growing […]
Trails of Light Illuminate Sculptural Bonsai Trees in Vitor Schietti’s Long-Exposure Photographs — Colossal
Photography #Bonsai #light #light painting #nature #trees #Vitor Schietti December 8, 2022 Kate Mothes All images © Vitor Schietti, shared with permission Cultivated for centuries in Japan, bonsai originated in China at least 4,000 years ago, treasured as symbols of balance and harmony and admired for their aesthetic beauty. […]
Your Life is a Work of Art: Writing Your Annual Review
It starts with personal stuff like happiness, travel, and hobbies. Next I want you to think about the work you did in the studio and how it changed. Dig deep into your creative output and I’m certain you’ll have a few aha moments. Then, because it’s vital to keep learning […]
The Age of Social Media is Ending
For any artist who is active on the internet and/or social media and/or thinks they ought to be, I have a recommendation for an article which I think is a “must read”. The Age of Social Media Is Ending is by Ian Bogost and it’s the first article that I’ve read which makes […]
BSA Film Friday: 12.09.22 | Brooklyn Street Art
Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening: 1. The Artist Who Paints Folks on the Street, Faces of Santa Ana 2. Meet the Artists Changing the face of New Brighton 3. Banksy – Rage, Flower Thrower NFT…but for free (2022) […]
Ways of Seeing, According to Roberto Gil de Montes
Temporada de lluvias is Roberto Gil de Montes’s first solo show at Kurimanzutto gallery in Mexico City. His serene figurative paintings explore how the effects of the rainy season in La Peñita, a small fishing town in Nayarit, Mexico, can radically alter how we see water, figuration, a flat surface, […]
Episode 5 of Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (Series 9)
This is a review of Episode 5 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2022 (series 9) The artists are lined to to hear the outcome of the Judges deliberations and which three are selected for the shortlist. I’m still very frustrated by the NOW TV app which refuses to […]