Blogging the Arts.

Andreas Amador: Sand Paintings

By lisala on 7/31/09 6:47pm
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Working feverishly against time and the arrival of tides, artist Andreas Amador ©Andreas Amador©Andreas Amadorcreates intricate designs on wide stretches of sandy beach. He first conceives the designs, based on intricate organic-seeming repeated patterns, in a notebook, then he transfers them to a computer where, after deciding which designs to re-create, he reverse engineers them to discover the steps necessary to transfer the designs to the beach.

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Art Journaling

By sarajean on 7/27/09 11:12pm
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Art journaling is the simple concept of keeping a regular journal or diary, but adding to it with any kind of art medium you like. Some art journals are heavy on the words with smatterings of art throughout, while others are the opposite. Others still are a mix-and-match of both, which is the kind that I’ve been keeping myself.

As artists, we are not limited to a single field; any Julia Cameron tome will explain how everyone is an artist, and how the painter can often write—and vice versa. Why limit your self-expression to a single form of art when you can weave in all sorts of the things you love?

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This is Not a Book Comes Out September 1!

By sarajean on 7/14/09 10:01pm
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wreckthiswreckthisAttention all Keri Smith fans, lovers of ripping pages up like cheap toilet paper, and backyard and/or urban adventurers—her new book arrives in less than two months!

This is Not a Book looks like a fun mixture between Wreck This Journal and How to Be an Explorer of the World to me, but nobody really knows for sure. From Keri’s sneak peak at her site, we know it’s got more “assignments” to bring out the creativity in anyone, from a professional graphic designer to a slug. Be sure to click on the book itself for more bits from the book!

If you are an artist who has yet to experience the wild wacky world of Keri Smith, this is your chance; but there are plenty other ways to get to know Kerri.

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Summer Creativity Challenge

By sarajean on 6/30/09 3:42am
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There have been a plethora of art challenges online lately. There was the National Poetry Month Challenge at AllPoetry.com and Karine’s April Drawing Challenge at LiveJournal—both of which were super fun and challenging.

I’ve also been following the GPP Street Team Monthly Creativity Crusade hosted by Michelle Ward and the awesome Inspire Me Thursday Challenge recently. And all artists should check out iHanna’s blog if they haven’t already—most notably, a recent posting of 100 ideas to spark creative action.

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Mona Lisa, Au Naturale?

By sarajean on 6/14/09 3:44pm
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Mona Lisa, you sly little minx, you. We always knew there was a good story behind that saucy smirk. Now we know: you posed nudie for Leonardo da Vinci!

Don’t bother to deny it. We know this finding, pulled from inside a wall where it was hidden for who knows how long like a dog-eared copy of Letters to Penthouse, is probably not your twin, your daughter, your mama or your great-aunt Kelly. It’s you!

Documents suggest that it’s probably the work of Leo himself, though perhaps on another yet-to-be-found painting (just how many did you pose for?). And we know he was totally into your pretty face, likely painting it in several different ways. But you in the buff, oh famous lady, is quite a site to see.

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Art Show at Emerald Spiral

By beatriz on 6/8/09 2:23pm
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"I consider art a journey. I am continually exploring the boundaries of art through trial and experiment." -JR Salter

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Photographs of Frida Kahlo to be Featured at Albright-Knox Gallery

By Anonymous on 4/15/09 2:27pm
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Frida KahloFrida Kahlo

Photographs of the legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo will be on display at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery From May 8 through July 5, 2009.

The photographs were taken by her lover Nikolas Muray, with whom she had a ten year affair off and on. 

Muray was born in Hungary in 1892, and spent most of his life working and living in New York City, where he had a 45 year long photography career.

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Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris: A Review

By dubayns on 2/11/09 10:21pm
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Monet\'s Grand Art at Musee l\'Orangerie

Owing its name to the fact that it used to be the location where Napoleon stored his nations freshest and best supply of oranges for royalty and dignitaries, Paris' most under-appreciated museum is an excellent place to visit if you're a fan of impressionism, especially Monet. The small, unassuming building on the south bank of the Seine looks like it could have been built a few years ago, when in fact it is well over two hundred years old.

 

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