Fine Art Art begins with an idea, a concept, a creative process. The outcome and essence of the created object or image communicates. It attracts and appeals to our sensibilities. The original work contains a message or story, something that can make connections with viewers, generating emotional responses. After the artwork is produced, additional work
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New Methods Now that conceptual, reimagining, and reinvention are major themes, all popular features driving the leading groups of the art world. It is becoming more difficult for new original works of art to gain exposure, find an audience, including much needed new collectors. Currently, originality presuppose a big risk for gallery directors, museums and
THE SCRATCHES & WRITINGS ON THE WALLS Protests & Political Leanings In some quarters of the visual art worlds, there are outcries relating to the lack of art focussing and addressing the current crisis in politics and political leadership, all over the world. Some say, “it appears as if professional politicians of all hues, have
PHOTOGRAPHY – PRINTMAKING – PAINTING By any medium or means, the image remains one and the same, an object, a mirror, a window, etc, etc. Photo Arts The created image is important to the extent that it is the evidence, and means in which to engage an audience. My starting point in photography was the
Creativity Creating and making work is always an enjoyable daily event, the apparent difficulties are the narratives of the subject matter, how it matches or marry with the created object, in the process to be accepted as a work of art. In the journey of creating and making, ideas and intentions are noted, but major
The World Leaders In Art Heritage & Legacy As Industry. Visual Cultures in its present form as something to be seen in galleries as a popular past-time, archived in museums as heritage, supported by an assortment of institutions and individual scholars, purchased by patrons, collectors and commercial conglomerates, sold at auctions, and reproduced through mass-media
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Experiential Living I have no expectations that anyone will agree with what I write. However, wrong or right in the reader’s mind, I try my best to be totally honest and truthful as I understand it. In the attempt to address the title of this blog ‘Art & Identity’, I will focus on myself as
ABSTRACTION Abstract Art is a modern creative discipline, introduced in the early 20th century, and promoted intensely through the activities of painters in America during the 1940s – 50s. Attempts were being made to break away from the stifling strict traditional modes, and out-dated styles of art making in Europe. American creative artists needed a
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ARTIST MENTALITY To mention the great Pablo Picasso, he explained carefully, the greatest work a real artist can do, is the work done on yourself. It is continuous throughout the life of the artist, to the very end. Artists are unique individual human beings, the personal vision visualised is most sacred, a mantra