From a recent email: Dear Jason, Thank you for the great class. I wish I would have known these things when I was a gallery co-owner. There were 11 owners and we were not trained in selling, just learned by experience. I know there were times like you mentioned when […]
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Two Clever Ways to Take Inspiration from Other Artists Without Copying Them — Caryl Fine Art
If you’re an artist, I can guarantee that you take inspiration from other artists. Whether you’re inspired by the “late greats” like Van Gogh or Picasso or you’ve been greatly impacted by your art teachers (including me) or wonderful artists you’ve discovered on social media, your mind is filled with […]
Speaking with Miki Mu on BedStuy Walls Mural Festival
I recently had the opportunity to speak to BedStuy Walls Mural Festival founder and chief curator Miki Mu about the hugely successful community arts festival held earlier this month on Lexington Avenue and Do the Right Thing Way in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. This is all so wonderful. What was your […]
Medieval Wall Paintings of Gidófalva (Ghidfalău) Restored
About a decade ago, wall paintings were discovered in the church of Gidófalva (Ghidfalău, Romania), which lies in the eastern part of Transylvania, in historic Háromszék (present-day Covasna County). After careful research and a painstaking process of restoration, the restored state of the fragmentary fresco cycle was unveiled on September […]
How to Find Well-Reviewed, Awarded Tattoo Parlors in Green Bay
Look for a parlor with a lot of tattoos If you’re planning to get body art, you should carefully consider the ink artist you want to work with. Ink artists differ in style as seen here, so it’s important to find someone whose work you like. Ink artists love creative […]
Damien Hirst rebels against mortality
Renowned for creating artworks that explore the dilemmas of human existence, British artist Damien Hirst’s For the love of God, laugh rebels against mortality by transforming the human skull into a glittering object of desire. Coated with diamond dust, the print depicts Hirst’s sculptural work For the Love of God […]
SKI Curates Friends in “Won For All!” at Pop Gallery
This time of the year, many people become nostalgic, remembering earlier times that seemed simpler, bathed in sepia tones. Walking into the Pop International Gallery a couple of weekends ago – fresh from a Swoon talk with Jeffrey Deitch and on the way to the opening of Graffiti Kings at […]
Jingna Zhang vs Jeff Dieschburg: How’s how to destroy your art career
Painting (left) by Jeff Dieschburg vs original photo (right) by Jingna Zhang It was reported in June 2022 that Singaporean photographer Jingna Zhang had accused Luxembourg artist Jeff Dieschburg of copying her work. The photo was taken for the cover of Nov 2017 Harper’s Bazaar Vietnam. Jeff Dieschburg’s oil painting […]
Wide horizons: The art of Joe Furlonger
At art school in the 1970s, a young Joe Furlonger was ‘happy just to be painting’ — an activity enjoyedsince childhood and a counterpoint to his work on the family’s market garden farm and stints onfishing trawlers. Now on the cusp of turning 70, the Queensland artist’s urge to paint […]
5 ways to check the accuracy of your drawing to create realistic paintings – Veronica Winters Painting
5 ways to check the accuracy of your drawing to create realistic paintings If your goal is to create realist drawings and paintings, you must master the accuracy of your outline drawing. Never neglect it and strive to perfect the drawing every single day. If you paint, you rely on […]