Sexy cool junk art can happen anywhere. Just ask the Kenyan villagers who discovered a half ton of space trash in a farmer's field recently. Hey, found objects are the bedrock of sculpture. All those dead Dadaists were really onto something. Get some junk, make some art. Get satisfaction for life. Learn all about it all right here.
Read MoreFun Versus Misunderstood: How Abstract Art Is So Thrilling
Abstract art: fun versus misunderstood? And so thrilling to make, dammit.
Marla Olmstead and Julien Delagrange likely disagree. Delagrange, director of the Contemporary Art Issue (CAI) claims the key to successful abstract art is using uncommon materials in uncommon ways. At four years old Marla was selling her work for five figures and making it on her parents breakfast nook floor using tubes of Liquitex Basics acrylic paint.
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Kill Books, Shred Paper; Art is a Passion for Destruction
I’m a collage artist. Love anything from the postwar era. All my vintage texts have whole sections torn out, some are gutted. Going to hell for such ruination. And that’s okay.
The debate over whether or not to ruin books dates from Gutenberg (likely).
Author Susan Orlean authored The Library Book. Orleans confronted her adoration of the printed page by attempting to burn a book. “A book feels like a thing alive in this moment...they take on a kind of human vitality.”
Sheesh, I've been killing books for decades with no apparent karmic cost.
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You Don’t Need Art School, Coaches and Mentors Rock Success
What if you don’t need art school? It’s expensive (an MFA can cost as much as $70k/yr). It may not come with a big payoff but your loans could total as much as $65k. Could coaches and mentors suffice? I never went to art school for a degree so maybe ignore this whole post. Or maybe coaches and mentors rock success like nobody’s business-I’ll use my remaining years to find out.
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But Isn't It All About the Kids? I Absolutely Love Keith Haring
Keith Haring’s devotion to making children smile is apparent throughout the Walker Art Center’s current show. Yet something was missing. Irony abounds in this interaction between myself and the WAC’s staff. Read on for the full story.
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Me and the Wig
“Recognize the otherness of art., says Jerry Saltz in his book “How to Make Art.” He’s talking about the idea that inspiration and what we create comes from a cosmic force outside ourselves. Saltz adds, “...the work we create isn’t entirely a matter of conscious choice.”
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