The Most Awesome Thing I’ve Discovered In A Long Time
Posted by Deanna on April 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I’ll admit, I get excited — I’m probably the definition of “easily amused” — but when I was told about Project ETHOS, I was giddy with excitement.
Project ETHOS merges fashion, music, and art in one event, at once creating a unique avenue for both participants (artists) and attendees. It’s not your usual “incubator,” shielding and [...]
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Hey, Me, Get Out Of My Travel Photos (Not!)
Posted by Deanna on February 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
There are just about as many reasons for taking photos as there are people who take them, so it would be foolish for me to try to encompass them all in one itty-bitty blog post. But I do feel I need to respond to this blog post about travel photos by Natalia Forrest. [...]
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Is Focusing Your Creativity Important?
Posted by Deanna on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
At first glance, this cartoon by Emily Flake (originally published in The New Yorker) provides amusing, yet sage, advice:
Maybe if your creativity had fewer outlets, it would come out of you with more force.
But when I think about it, I don’t find such sentiments amusing or wise…
Many people, following the old adage of “practice makes [...]
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“Instead Of ‘It Sucks’ You Could Say, ‘It Doesn’t Speak To Me.’”
I found this cartoon by Mike Twohy inside the January 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping, and it reminded me that now is as good a time as any to address the issue of aesthetics and “artistic response.”
Art experts and educators such as Sally Hagaman have rather specific definitions of aesthetics:
There still is confusion between understanding [...]
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Seeing Around With Edward Tufte
Posted by Deanna on December 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
I received a promotional mailing from Edward Tufte about the first major museum exhibition of his sculpture. I can’t say much about the actual exhibition (Seeing Around, on view at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum) as I haven’t been there. (Yet?) But I do have a few thoughts on the promo pieces.
First of all, [...]
Filed under Fairs & Shows, Museums, Sculpture · Tagged with abstract art, animals, contemporary art, Edward Tufte, enjoying art, landscape sculpture, nature
