Archive of 2006 March

Gum

March 06, 2006  :  On Art and Artists      
This story from the BBC made me laugh: Boy sticks gum on $1.5m painting. So I wonder, is he a trouble-maker or art critic? Or possibly a budding post-modern collaborator? Maybe a performance artist, dabbling in the chewing arts? A student of Dada? Any ... Read More

Balance

March 20, 2006  :  Being an Artist, Business of making art      
Things are definitely getting busy around here! As I mentioned before, one way I make a living from my art is by creating ketubot (a ketubah is a fine art wedding contract) which combine my photography and ... Read More

The manufactured vs authentic artist

March 24, 2006  :  Being an Artist, On Art and Artists      
Seth Godin has written an interesting essay on the difference between "manufactured" and "authentic", which nicely illustrates a decision I had to face as a professional artist. I worked for many many years as a graphic designer, and even worked alongside Seth for a ... Read More

New press for Modern Ketubah

March 28, 2006  :  Business of making art      
My ketubah business, Modern Ketubah, recently got a couple nice mentions in the press. The first is a post called Ketubahs with Love in the blog Fresh Bride. This blog is ... Read More

Lem

March 28, 2006  :  On Art and Artists      
Stanislaw Lem died yesterday. His writing has had a great influence on me and how I see the world. His stories combined a clarity of thought and vision with a sense of awe and wonder. The universe is not a simple place, easily ... Read More

Emotion of shapes

March 28, 2006  :  On Art and Artists      
The Cognitive Daily has another interesting post, talking about how we assign emotions to graphic shapes based on how they are arranged. For example, a triangle that is sitting on its base appears to be "strong", while a triangle that is tilting on ... Read More