Archive of 2006 April

 

Digital is easy

April 07, 2006  :  Photography   :  Views 485  :  Add your Comment   
In his blog, The Online Photographer, Mike Johnston commented that only a small percentage of auction house sales of contemporary prints were made digitally. In response, someone called Photo-essayist snarkily said: "If manipulation is intended, then we recognize the craftsmanship required in a darkroom approach. ... Read More

Feynman on the beauty of a flower

April 12, 2006  :  On Art and Artists   :  Views 414  :  Add your Comment   
This video clip shows Richard Feynman, the famous physicist, recalling a conversation he had with an artist about appreciating the beauty of a flower. His friend had a typically narrow view of science, claiming that Richard's scientifically-trained mind could not truly appreciate the beauty ... Read More

Art and Patience

April 13, 2006  :  On Art and Artists   :  Views 366  :  Add your Comment   
I love this quote from Art and Fear, a book by David Bayles and Ted Orland: The function of the overwhelming majority of your artwork is simply to teach you how to make the small fraction of your artwork that soars. I have a formula stickied ... Read More

Creativity and Fear

April 21, 2006  :  On Art and Artists   :  Views 885  :  5 Comments   
A quote from Seth Godin: The enemy of creativity is fear... In the long run, the enemy of fear is creativity. I'm sure of it. I disagree. The relationship between the two is much more symbiotic. Fear is a natural part of creativity because the act ... Read More