Artists

Cuban Artist Duo Los Carpinteros Presents New Works at Faena Arts Center, Buenos Aires

VernissageTV | Posted 05.21.2012

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The Faena Arts Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina currently presents a solo exhibition of the collective Los Carpinteros. Los Carpinteros (The Carpente...

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Poem: Celestial Seasonings

Hannah Stephenson | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Hannah Stephenson, Artists, Art, Joe Webb, Flight-of-the-Bumble-Bee, Celestial Seasonings, Poem, Poetry, The Storialist, Arts News
Hannah Stephenson

Image courtesy of Joe Webb Celestial Seasonings Flight of the bumblebee next door, the neighbor's kettle's voice through her screened window at t...

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A Conversation With Artist James Nares

Blue Carreon | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Male Artists, Art, Style, Art Fair, Action Painting, Durham Press, Coach-James-Nares, James Nares, Artists, Fashion, Style Intel, Coach Bags, Arts News
Blue Carreon

James Nares describes in vivid detail what a well-dressed woman is like and what Botox can do to your face.

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Audrey Flack's Goddesses at Gary Snyder Gallery

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.03.2012

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Regina Weinreich

If you are going to chat with New York based artist Audrey Flack, she might ask you about the color of your lipstick, particularly if it is a shade of classic red as worn by iconic women, say Marilyn Monroe.

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Lucas Kavner

Can The Internet Save This Lamb?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Peta, German Art, Artists, German Artists, Poll, Berlin University of the Arts, Video, Die Guillotine, Performance Art, Berlin Art, Guillotine, Culture News

Oh, art. That magical, enigmatic practice that allows you to do anything you want in its name. You could shoot yourself, give birth to a child or lose...

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What Artists Need to Know About Gallerists Staying Current

Mat Gleason | Posted 04.27.2012

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Mat Gleason

Studio visits? Where will the time come from? Artists should know that gallerists probably don't get out and stay current.

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LA's Chinatown Art Scene Springs Fresh and Forward

Gordy Grundy | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: La Art, Galleries, Sabina Lee, The Company Gallery, Gordy Grundy, Artists, Los Angeles, Cafe Via, Charlie James, LA Chinatown Art, Art, Pepin Moore, Coagula Projects, Mat Gleason, Coagula Art Journal, Anat Ebgi, Charlie James Gallery, Artillery Magazine, LA Art Scene, Slidepollajax, Arts News
Gordy Grundy

This season, Culver City may wear the tiara of the international art world, but if you want romance, golden lanterns and a nibble on your earlobe, I'd rather be in Chinatown.

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Shakin' It Up: Artify It Introduces a New Way to Experience Art

Eddie Fernandez | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Art, Artify It, Microsoft, Artists, Facebook, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Artify, La Art, Art Market, Buying Art, Sf Art, Renting Art, Startups, San Francisco Art, San Francisco News
Eddie Fernandez

Artify It's mix of technology and new business models provides a creative new spin for the industry. But is the art world ready for this transformation?

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The Best Artists In The West

2012-04-23-cahomedesign.jpg | Posted 04.25.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Home + Design. We asked the top art curators in the state to help us pick the 10 California artists...

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Unlocking the Secrets of Innovation: Thinking Different

John M. Eger | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Design, Creativity, Neuroscience, Education, Brain Science, Artists, Art, Right Brain, Arts News
John M. Eger

Learning to be creative opens the door to painting or performing or pursuing a new vocation or hobby. Unfortunately, we live in a left brained world and most people have forgotten how to exercise the right hemisphere.

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Thinking Different: Unlocking The Keys To Your Creativity

John M. Eger | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Creativity, Steve Jobs, Innovation, Artists, Neuroscience, Right Brain, Left Brain, Home News
John M. Eger

Drawing on both the right and the left logical side is more difficult in large part because we have not used the right side much. Most education aims at nurturing the left side so after a time the right side kind of atrophies.

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Astoria Characters: The Out-There Artist

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Astoria, Fred Gallery, Chris Bogia, Fire Island Artists Residency, Astoria Artists, NY Around Town, Chris Bogia Art, Artists, Chris Bogia Artist, New York News
Nancy Ruhling

Chris Bogia opens the door and cranks up '60s rock on the radio. He likes to listen to music when he works in his studio. The art he does -- gluing bits of yarn onto his paintings -- requires a steady hand,

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From Our Cold, Dead Hands!: Artists and their Apple Products

Jade Simmons | Posted 04.11.2012

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Jade Simmons

Just how does Apple get the average artist spouting praises that sound like they were hand-packaged by the Apple marketing team itself? They've tapped into the inner ego of the artist.

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Artists and the Culture of Conformity

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 04.03.2012

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Hayley Rose Horzepa

Most artists in this country are greatly underappreciated. When I refer to most artists, I am not talking about the musicians and actors who bring hom...

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Do People Who Heavily Self-Promote Not Feel Shame at the Tackiness of It or Do They Power Through It?

Quora | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Self-Promotion, Self Promotion, Writer, Artist, Art, Artists, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, Filmmaker, Studios, Arts News
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. By Marco North, Creative Director, Bittersweet Group There is a sort of defeatist position held by som...

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WATCH: Crochet Artist Olek Now Knitting Balloon Suits

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Ny Artists, Video, Olek Knitting, NY Culture, Olek Balloons, NY Around Town, Artists, Olek, Olek Artist, New York News

Crochet artist and knitting vigilante Olek, whose crochet shopping carts, Wall Street Bull or say, Astor Place cube you may have seen around town, is ...

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What Does Your Heart Have Time For?

Kalup Linzy | Posted 05.15.2012

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Kalup Linzy

Whenever you are trying to make those tough decisions in your life, stop and ask yourself -- what does my heart have time for? I did, and things were quickly put back into perspective.

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The Music in the Music Industry

Malik Yusef | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Music, Soul, Auto-Tune, What Is Beautiful Never Dies, Artists, Music Industry, Soul Music, What Is Beautiful Never Dies Project, Music Today, Music and Community, Entertainment News
Malik Yusef

Having a stove doesn't make you a chef. Having pro tools and auto-tune doesn't make you an artist. No matter the tools or utensils you have, only making "art" makes you an "artist."

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Why Artists Aren't Rock Stars

Kristen Hotham Carroll | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Celebrity Culture, Artists, Keith Haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Visual Art, Celebrities, Arts News
Kristen Hotham Carroll

Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, and Robert Mapplethorpe are all names I remember hearing as I was growing up. I would be hard pressed to find a 12-year-old who could name a living artist today.

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Calling for a Denver Art Caucus

Robert Schwab | Posted 04.28.2012

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Robert Schwab

I issue my call to all Colorado artists. It is a utopian invitation built around a new model for conducting the business of art: production of high quality work in an age when money rules the barriers of entry.

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Filmmaker Pays Tribute To Midwestern Punk Icon

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Video, Art, Hemophilia, Chris Snipes, Punk Rock, Lincoln Nebraska, Zines, Kickstarter, Documentary, Artists, Nebraska, Documentary Film, Documentary Filmmaker, Mott-Ly, Film, Arts News

Born in the face of obstacles that would bring a normal person to the point of giving up, Lee Tisdale, known affectionately as Mott-ly to friends, was...

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A Guide To Berlin Street Art

Off Track Planet | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Europe Culture, Germany, Graffiti, Berlin, Artists, Art, Street Art, Otp, Travel News
Off Track Planet

Graffiti in Berlin was first thrown up in the early '60s in response to the creation of the Berlin Wall. From there, it's only gotten more interesting.

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A Selection of Sexy Artists for You to Crush On

Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Miranda July, Crushes, Video, Artist Crush, Flavorwire, Laurel Nakadate, Artists, Female Artists, Sexy, Emerging Artists, Arts News

Quick, think of someone you physically admire, not just because they're pretty or handsome, but also because what they do is sexy. Admit it, artists a...

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Artists Envision Immigration Justice

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Ethnic Studies, Immigration Reform, Art, Youth, Favianna Rodriguez, Lalo-Alcaraz, DREAM Act, Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Immigration, Artists, Occupy Movement, Arts News
Michelle Chen

Among the recent protest actions that have flared up across the country in defense of immigrants' rights, some of the most inspiring statements have come from artists with a vision for justice.

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What Is Infinity? Artist's Eerie Answer to Key Scientific Question

Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: What Is Infinity, Infinity, Art, Video, Doug Wheeler, Physics, Science, Mathematics, Artists, Science News

By: Natalie Wolchover Published: 02/02/2012 01:57 PM EST on Lifes Little Mysteries As I stepped into the Infinity Environment on Wednesday morning (F...

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