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Seeing Red: The Maturity of Artistic Impulses

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.08.2013 | Arts
Gordy Grundy

I've got a horse but I still think of him as a pony. He certainly acts like it. Red, named for his sorrel color, is no longer young and he's far from old. That's part of the problem. He's getting too old to train, but he's too young to saddle.

A Portrait of the Artist at 83

Chris Delyani | Posted 05.07.2013 | Gay Voices
Chris Delyani

"Getting old is wonderful," my neighbor Robert Akeley told me with a smile, his blue eyes lighting up, when I asked him for the single most important message he'd like to pass on to Huffington Post readers.

88 Keys to Past and Future

Camille Zamora | Posted 05.02.2013 | Arts
Camille Zamora

Each year, Sing for Hope enlists the help of visual artists. Together they paint, sculpt, dƩcoupage and gesso a gift for our city: 88 unique piano artworks (representing the 88 keys on a keyboard) that are placed throughout the public spaces of the 5 boroughs, for anyone and everyone to play.

You Are Not Your Talent

Adria Firestone | Posted 04.29.2013 | Arts
Adria Firestone

You have the power to create your life as you want. Use your precious energy to build yourself and your skills, not tear others down. Use your power of choice every moment of every day to make your life a magnificent work of art. Your life is the most important work of art you will ever create.

The World Is Divided Into Two Types of Humans; Artists and Everyone Else

Vicky Tiel | Posted 04.24.2013 | Style
Vicky Tiel

An artist has to create something; a play, a performance, an opera, a dress, a car, a painting, a garden, a great soup, an invention. It's as simple as that. The act of creation (being like God), is the end all and the be all for an artist.

Ed Harris: Alexandria, Virginia, April 2007

Robert G. Zuckerman | Posted 04.22.2013 | Healthy Living
Robert G. Zuckerman

To be on set with this highly-regarded actor was an opportunity I relished. His steely gaze and focus were intense -- his gestures and phrases carried power and precision that naturally commanded respect.

The Hour That Will Change Your Life: Six Things Artists Should Do for 10 Minutes a Day

Hilary Harkness | Posted 04.15.2013 | Arts
Hilary Harkness

Every artist struggles with productivity -- how can you create more work, and how do you know where you should be spending your time? I recently spoke with Dorie Clark, strategy consultant and author of the book Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future.

Girls Still Just Wanna Have Fun: At 30, Cyndi Lauper's Feminist Anthem Endures

Sheila Moeschen | Posted 04.11.2013 | Women
Sheila Moeschen

Cyndi danced, whirled and crooned a song that was not about boys at all (not primarily at least), but about a girl's right to celebrate her Self. Suddenly, I didn't feel like such a disaster.

Life is a Gift

Sue Shanahan | Posted 04.11.2013 | Arts
Sue Shanahan

The gift is always wrapped in risk. It takes courage to open it and dive in. From cradle to grave we've been indoctrinated to dedicate ourselves to safety. Which doesn't seem like such a bad thing, until you consider all you're likely to miss.

East Meets West as Art Fairs Continue to Take Over in Asia

Hope Gainer | Posted 04.10.2013 | Arts
Hope Gainer

The art world is taking the world by storm, and art fairs are becoming the new hotspots to hang out at! I first discovered this cultural phenomenon d...

Listening as an Act of 'Positive Disruption': What I Learned From 2013 TEDxChange

Lisa Russell | Posted 04.08.2013 | Impact
Lisa Russell

I don't know what it is about Melinda Gates, but I have always been intrigued by her. Truthfully, I have not really ever known why.Ā  Maybe it's the ...

A Junkie for Art: Finding a Fix

Gordy Grundy | Posted 04.05.2013 | Arts
Gordy Grundy

In this artist's life, I have endured hardships and made many sacrifices to experience the sensual and revelatory pleasures of making art. All artists have. And now I must make a few more. I shudder, for I fear the stakes are graver than ever before.

Artists for Artists

Agnes Gund | Posted 04.02.2013 | New York
Agnes Gund

Fifty years. Nine hundred artists. Two thousand grants. At its most succinct, this is the story of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts (FCA), the unique and timeless organization established by Jasper Johns and John Cage in 1963.

Photo Challenge: Young Artists

Brittany Binowski | Posted 03.22.2013 | Arts

This week's featured image in our photo challenge comes from photographer Kendall Bouchlas, an 18-year-old high school senior who plans to major in ph...

Is Drawing a Natural Talent?

Quora | Posted 05.19.2013 | Arts
Quora

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Deniz Ates, Gym Manager No. I have gone from drawing stick men to drawing photographic portr...

Introducing the ImageBlog

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.19.2013 | Arts
Kimberly Brooks

I'm thrilled today to unveil and launch the ImageBlog, a communal platform for artists from all over the world to share and engage. Featured artists submit images of their work -- in whole, in detail, or in progress -- with a caption of any length, but unlike a blog, the image is paramount.

Collecting Women Making Waves -- Bringing Art to the Indian Masses

Kisa Lala | Posted 05.19.2013 | Arts
Kisa Lala

While women remained vulnerable on the streets, in contrast, many wielded great power in art, politics and the media -- albeit within the cocoon of the educated classes. 2013-03-19-kisalalapull.jpg

A Conversation With Artist Jeremiah Goodman

Blue Carreon | Posted 05.12.2013 | Arts
Blue Carreon

To be in the company of Jeremiah Goodman is to be in the palm of a living legend. You become enthralled by the rich and glorious life he's lived, the fascinating figures he's met and worked with, and for a brief moment, your life somehow becomes part of his stunning and colorful work.

The Ethnic Cleansing of Judaism in Medieval and Renaissance Art

Bernard Starr | Posted 05.06.2013 | Arts
Bernard Starr

In every gallery I was surrounded by paintings that featured a cast of characters and lavish settings that bore no resemblance to the world that Jesus and his followers inhabited. Every wall greeted me with blond, fair-skinned European figures.

Doggone It! Author of Dog Term Lexicon Is Dogged by The Ones That Got Away

Donald Friedman | Posted 05.05.2013 | Books
Donald Friedman

Long persuaded that the world contains an endless supply of writer-artists, I'm now equally convinced that the world has a large cache of dog terms just waiting to be revealed.

The Return of the Exiles

Harry Boyte | Posted 05.01.2013 | Arts
Harry Boyte

In recent years, debates about the meaning and future of America have been dominated by a bellicose right wing, on the one hand, and a progressive intellectual and political establishment disengaged from -- even scornful of -- American identity.

Of Music and Destiny-Making: Matt Sucich Gets Real

Laura Cococcia | Posted 04.17.2013 | Arts
Laura Cococcia

I wonder how much time on average artists spend trying to be good at something else other than what they are destined to do? Matt Sucich is one of the exceptions who stays true to his talent and his desire to make great music.

J-Pop Printmaking With Mesa Arts Center's David Manje

La Carmina | Posted 04.15.2013 | Arts
La Carmina

Printmaking has come a long way since Hokusai's "Great Wave." At Mesa Arts Center (MAC) in Arizona, I rolled acid paint onto stencils and cranked out anime-pop prints.

Love Triangle: A Man, His Dog, and His Art

BJ Gallagher | Posted 04.15.2013 | Books
BJ Gallagher

When I learned that David Gerbstadt's canine companion is a three-legged dog named Noel, I decided to learn more about this unusual artist and his unusual dog. Since his is a love story, I thought that Valentine's Day would be the perfect time to share it.

The Department of Quality

Brian D. Cohen | Posted 04.13.2013 | Arts
Brian D. Cohen

A few months ago I endured a prolonged orientation for a new job at a very large mental hospital. We newbies were introduced to the many moving parts...