We carved pumpkins as a family for the first time in years! It used to be a family tradition, for the 13 years we lived on a cul-de-sac and got over 400 trick-or-treaters every year. But then we moved and now we don’t even get one visitor on Halloween night. […]
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Marria Pratts: Melted with U
Marria Pratts: Melted with UDecember 9 – 21, 2022The Boiler / ELM Foundation191 N. 14th St.BrooklynNY 11249 Enfant-terrible of Spanish creation, Marria Pratts, exhibits for the first time in New York with LA BIBI Gallery, after receiving institutional recognition in her hometown, Barcelona. Her ghosts, neon signs, burnt canvases, will […]
The Ultimate Geek Bucket List: 50 Things to Do Before You Die
Part to-do list, part flight of fancy, but 100% geek-approved, here are 50 things any true geek should do, see, or experience in their lifetime. OK, so you are a self-proclaimed geek and want to make the most of your life before you shuffle off this mortal coil and onto […]
Gurney Journey: Five Rules for Painting
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You’ll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Contact You can write me at:James GurneyPO Box 693Rhinebeck, […]
In memoriam Ernő Marosi (1940–2021)
Ernő Marosi in 2017 Ernő Marosi (1940–2021), professor emeritus at the Institute of Art History of ELTE and a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, died on July 9, 2021, at the age of 81. With his death, we lost one of the most important Hungarian art historians […]
Art Process over Product — Caryl Fine Art
The Damage of “Practice Makes Perfect” From childhood onward, we’re constantly told that “practice makes perfect.” These three simple words cause us to strive for perfection as a final product. We repeat this mantra to ourselves, hoping that someday, after hours and hours of work, we’ll reach that pinnacle and […]
Caitlin MacBride Explores the Politics of Dye
For her latest series, New York painter Caitlin MacBride took inspiration from 19th-century dye recipe books held at the Cooper Hewitt museum in Manhattan. The five new paintings that comprise Dyeing Notes, on view at Deanna Evans Projects, recreate these weathered swatches, rendering colorful patterns, handwritten notes, and frayed threads […]
Croatia and Hungary. 800 Years of Common Heritage
Chest of Saint Simeon in Zadar, 1377-1380 The coronation of King Koloman as King of Croatia in 1102, an act which established the Hungarian-Croatian personal union, was one of the formative events of the Middle Ages for the region. Starting from this point, the two countries were ruled by the […]
A Graffiti Story” Spotlights the Journeys of Five Artists
Tracing the emergence of graffiti from an underground subculture into a legitimate profession, Duality: A Graffiti Story — directed by Ryan Dowling — focuses on the struggles and successes of five noted graffiti artists. In the Buffalo 8 documentary feature film, legendary writers Meres One, Dual, Sloke, Jaber and Never1959 […]
Diane C.Frost and Aurélie Fréoua : A natural collaboration
Aurélie Fréoua (left) and Diane C.Frost (right) Diane C.Frost and Aurélie Fréoua are two London based artists working in different medium and styles. Diane C.Frost is a printmaker working with ink and paper to express herself, being also a linguist and writer. Aurélie Fréoua dives in color in abstract expressionists […]