Gemma Kauffman has recently joined Rise Art, bringing her expressive abstract paintings to the platform. Gemma has an individual approach to painting; she meditates to dive deep within her consciousness, channeling spontaneous expression. Unhindered by the intellect her work expresses the beauty of the natural world as experienced through the […]
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Adjaye Associates, MVRDV Toshiko Mori Among The Finalists For Portland Museum Of Art’s Expansion — Portland Museum of Art
This article appears in World Architecture. Nov 29, 2022 The Portland Museum of Art has announced the four finalists for its campus unification and expansion in Portland, Maine, United States. The four finalists are Adjaye Associates, Lever Architecture, MVRDV and Toshiko Mori Architect + Johnston Marklee + Preston Scott Cohen. […]
Greg Smith connects physical art and digital assets to grab in his show Absent Word Double
New York based artist Greg Smith currently exhibits Absent Word Double, a body of work inspired by the BiP39 language, at Susan Inglett Gallery in Chelsea, NY, from March 18-April 23, 2022. If you own a crypto wallet you have received a group of words serving as a back up to […]
Dogma Whistle – Maniscalco Gallery
I get it. Our experience as Christians is so transformative and profound, we want to share it with others. But when we cross the line into forcing others or coercing them into complying with our dogma, the teachings of Jesus as we understand it, we’re doing more harm than good. […]
SWOON Weaves “The Red Skein”
As we prepare to celebrate 15 years of daily publishing stories and insights about street artists from around the world here on BSA, you’ll know that there are some whose work has merited hours of writing and photography much more than others – perhaps because we first knew her work […]
The Ten SolarScape Artworks | The Unfathomable Artist
“Alien Leaves Analysis SolarScape” [20th November 2022] by Matt The Unfathomable Artist, original [edited] photograph, digital image 2592 x 1944 pixels. The setting for my SolarScapes upon this blog page is to imagine an Alien is viewing our planet to understand its healthfulness and active sustainability for life. Perhaps said […]
Shape Castles in Paint, Chalk and Oil Pastel Inspired by Paul Klee and Mary Blair
Recently I shared that my students were doing Shape Stations (or centers) in the art room. I did this after the success of both our Dot Day and Line Study stations. I’m loving the exploration the kids are able to do and the kids are loving it…for the same reasons. […]
3 Tips for Reframing “Mistakes” and “Blunders” as Feedback — Caryl Fine Art
“Perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be your best. Perfectionism is the belief that if we live perfect, look perfect, and act perfect, we can minimize or avoid the pain of blame, judgement, and shame. It’s a shield. It’s a twenty-ton shield that we lug around thinking […]
Artist Interview – Whitney Parker
Who are you and what do you do? Hi! My name is Whitney and I create sewn abstract art. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area with my husband and our almost 4-year-old daughter. My background is rooted in fashion design with a focus on bridal. After graduating from […]
M. Stephen Doherty has died
I’m always brought up short when a name which has been very familiar to me for the last two decades of the online art world suddenly comes up on Facebook for all the wrong reasons. Steve Doherty (known formally as M. Stephen Doherty) died of a heart attack on Saturday 12th […]