To exhibit demands a bold and exhaustive effort, far away from the security of the studio. An artist must work harder, more aggressively and creatively than the gallery to market and publicize properly. At the end of the exhibition, it is your show and yours alone.
I decided to pick Bennet Cobliner's brain about the evolution of the "medium" used to convey images and how that and other factors have impacted the image-maker's techniques as well as the pictures themselves. These were my takeaways from that discussion.
Today marks the birthday of one of the art world's most beloved Marcs, Marc Chagall. The painter reached the hearts and imaginations of people worldwi...
A one-off painting might come from any old idea; many of their origins would be dull to describe. But a series of paintings, as in the case of the Blue Leahs, often has an interesting genesis.
April's top painting posts reflect an interest among contemporary artists in a broader narrative of painting.
Happy Birthday to one of our favorite surrealists, Max Ernst. Ernst's attitude towards authority was affected early on by his strict, religious father...
Many artists display rock and roll, but for reasons I'll explain, it's tough to see if you don't study the work in person -- and I've had the good fortune to study the work of all three of these painters in person.
Without the influence of Pablo Picasso, there would be no Francis Bacon, no Henry Moore, no David Hockney. The great Spanish modernist's influence can...
David Park: A Painter's Life is the first full biography of a postwar California artist. Boas' book also seems to signal an increasing enthusiasm for American postwar representational art. It's about time.
Artist Alfredo de Batuc always felt at home in the water, but he never knew it would come to represent his freedom after a debilitating disease would ...
In July of 2011, the art world lost Lucian Freud, a brilliant mind and a world renown artist who was known for his striking, uncomfortable depictions ...
While never having the intention of substituting drawing for writing, Lisa Ferber found that when her elderly mother became terminally ill, the lifelong playwright, lyricist and story author couldn't put words to paper.
Creativity shouldn't be piloted; it shouldn't be channeled. It needs to simply flow. That's the true beauty of childhood, seeing as we spend the rest of our lives following rules and instructions.
In New York, in February 2011, the diverse possibilities of painting are alive and filling the galleries and museums.
If we're on Earth for anything, it's to perfect our selves and to give shape to what's in us. Certainly, that's the entire idea for artists.
Hibrawi's ability to translate the rich meanings of Arabic script though her contemporary calligraphy surrounded by bright and vivid paint is exquisite.
There are very few rules in art, but artists (like everyone else) want to know that terms are understood in the same way by everyone. Take, for example, the term "plein air."
When we think of violence and visual art, often what comes to mind are scenes documenting brutality and its aftermath in a linear fashion - a sh...
WHO: Alexandra Grant WHAT: 'Bodies' WHEN: September 18 - October 23, 2010; Opening Reception September 23, 2010 WHERE: Honor Fraser 2622 La Cienega...
WHO: Melissa Manfull WHAT: Pattern Constraints WHEN: September 18 - October 23, 2010 WHERE: Taylor De Cordoba 2660 S. La Cienega Blvd Los Angeles,...
ABOUT JOACHIM SEINFELD:Joachim Seinfeld works with painting, gelatin prints, and photography - an impressive feat on its own. Born in Paris, educated ...
