On Art and Artists
on seeing art, making art, thinking about art, etc.
Mark Graf found some videos of Ira Glass of This American Life giving advice to people who want to create stories. He's good some very down-to-earth advice that I think applies to all creative people and artists. One idea he stresses is that you ...
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In my last post, I ranted a bit about how artists are expected to be "deep", while musicians are allowed to just play. Zak commented that he thought this could be because of a key difference between visual art and music:
"...music takes place over ...
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Why are visual artists always expected to have a deep pyschological or political meaning behind their art, while musicians are allowed to just play and enjoy the act of making music?
Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons & Dragons, has passed away. I know that a lot of people dismiss D&D as a joke, something that geeks should be embarrassed about. ...
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In his blog today, Mark Graf was wondering "why a completely random leaf pile can be so peaceful" in real life, yet feel chaotic when photographed. I've experienced this as well. When I go for a walk, my gaze is constantly moving, absorbing ...
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Autumn is here. In my opinion, the best time of the year. The weather was perched on the edge for a long time, unsure if summer was over, but it finally ...
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Joseph Tripi made a series of photographs called All America City that create a wonderful portrait of our mutual hometown of Buffalo, New York. It's a misunderstood place, usually only thought of as a forgotten land of ...
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One more time! Thank you to Andrea of Anything Indie for posting about my art. She said "...I really love a great bit of photography with images that represent life at its best.. Images in photographs that make you feel good just by looking ...
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I just wanted to send out a thank you to the always-fun art and design blog Another Shade of Grey for ...
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While reading last week's NY Times Book Review, I found a great essay by the novelist Haruki Murakami ...
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