Nairobi PHOTOS: Nairobi artist creating art with local high school students | Lewiston Sun Journalsunjournal.com - Daryn Slover
The Arts Agatha Gothe‑Snape: On art and educationartlink.com.au - Maria Bilske in conversation with Hannah Mathews and Alex Martinis Roe Eve Sullivan___How did you become the creative lead for the Kaldor Public Art Project Symposium on Art Education? What did this entail? Agatha …
Art Study reveals why we find some art more beautiful than othersLadders - CW Headley When contemplating the subjective nature of expression, everyone loves to cite Kipling’s The Conundrum of the Workshop, specifically the bit where …
Long-form Journalism When This German Artist Tried to Use His Work to Warn About Hitler, the World Ignored Him. It's Time to ListenTIME - Mary M. LaneWhen Adolf Hitler took charge of Germany 85 years ago this summer, he did not, contrary to popular belief, “seize power.” Rather, Germans elected him their Führer, or leader, in a referendum on Aug. 19,
100+ Creative Photography Ideas: Techniques, Compositions Mixed Media Approachesstudentartguide.com - Amiria Gale Students taking high school photography qualifications such as A Level Photography or NCEA Level 3 Photography often search the internet looking for …
How public art builds community – Student Reporting Labs | PBS NewsHour Extrapbs.org Editor’s note: Educators from across the country dove into the world of youth media-making in late July as part of PBS NewsHour Student Reporting …
Culture Driftwood Animals and Beach Homes by Kirsty Elson Give New Life to Elements From the Sea | Colossalthisiscolossal.com - Kate Sierzputowski Multi-media artist Kirsty Elson uses the bits of driftwood, shells, and other seaside scraps in her home in Cornwall, England to produce unique …
Art Contemporary Art Definition: What is Contemporary Art?My Modern Met - Kelly Richman-AbdouTo many people, coming up with a contemporary art definition can be a troublesome task. While its title is simplistic and straightforward, its modern-day meaning is not as clear-cut. Fortunately, understanding
Artists The History and Mystery of ‘Las Meninas’ by Diego VelázquezMy Modern Met - Jessica StewartFor over 350 years, art lovers have been fascinated by Las Meninas. This complex oil painting by Diego Velázquez is an incredibly nuanced depiction of life in the court of King Philip IV of Spain. Perhaps
NASA Enlists Andy Warhol, Annie Leibovitz, Norman Rockwell & 350 Other Artists to Visually Document America’s Space Programopenculture.com - by Ayun Halliday It’s hard to imagine that the space-crazed general public needed any help getting worked up about astronauts and NASA in the early 60s. Perhaps the …
A love letter to Italian design, in 26 household objectsFast Company - Katharine SchwabLeave it to the Italians to render simple items like soap, toothpaste, and notebooks impossibly beautiful. When you buy household necessities like shampoo, soap, and toothbrushes in the United States,
Art 6 of the Best Documentaries About Iconic Artists You’ll Want to WatchMy Modern Met - Emma TaggartBehind every great piece of art is an artist with a story to tell. And although their masterpieces often speak for themselves, learning about the lives of the artist helps viewers to have a deeper understanding
The Full English Alphabet Painted on Store Shutters in 26 Different Fonts by Ben Eine | Colossalthisiscolossal.com - Andrew LaSane Nearly a decade after completing the “Alphabet Street” project in East London, English artist Ben Eine has again painted all 26 letters from A to Z …
How to clean paintbrushes: the ultimate guide | Creative Bloqcreativebloq.com - Rob Lunn Learning how to clean paintbrushes properly is an important skill. Someone very wise once told me, 'If you look after your tools, your tools will …
Artificial Intelligence Machine vision can spot unknown links between classic artworksMIT Technology Review - Emerging Technology from the arXiv A new algorithm reveals a web of artistic connections by looking for humans posed similarly in different paintings. One of the important questions …
This video of kids playing on seesaws at the border is a reminder of our shared humanityFast Company - Katharine SchwabA new art installation at the border near El Paso, Texas, and Juárez, Mexico, helps connect people on either side, even if they can’t see each other. The border wall between Mexico and the United States
Shirin Neshat curates exhibition of all-women Iranian artists in New Yorktheartnewspaper.com - Gabriella Angeleti The Iranian photographer and film-maker Shirin Neshat is curating an exhibition in New York this autumn of Iranian women artists in collaboration …
Art History’s Iconic Depictions of Dreams, from the Renaissance to Surrealismartsy.net - Julia Wolkoff Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ, A Eunuch’s Dream, 1874. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art.“When we fall asleep, where do we go?” This was the question …
Tina Schwizgebel-Wang’s etchings are filled with detailed scenes of everyday lifeitsnicethat.com - Ayla Angelos Although still widely used today, some might view this method of printmaking as a dying form of artistry. But this Geneva-based artist’s works show …
Linear Thinking Series: Colored Pencil Illustrationsabduzeedo.com - François Hoang Lui Ferreyra's art really caught my eye today, Lui is a freelance artist based in Denver, CO, USA. I am featuring the first series of colored pencil …
Art stories of migrant childrennewsday.co.tt - Rachael Espinet For three days 12 refugee children and adolescents between 12 and 17 were invited to an art therapy workshop to express their feelings about being a …
The Arts Doctors couldn't diagnose my mental health problems. But then they saw my artThe Guardian - Lorna CollinsI was sectioned until painting changed my life. Now I want to help other people heal through embracing their artistic side I spent nearly 20 years of my life mentally unwell, detained in various psychiatric
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Art in a boxthehindu.com - YAMINI PATHAK The Gujarati artist Gulam Mohammed Sheikh used a story-telling and religious tradition called kaavad to bring his art to the world. A kaavad is a …
The women who invented collage – long before Picasso and co. | The SpectatorThe Spectator - Claudia MassieThe art-history books will tell you that sometime around 1912, Picasso invented collage, or, actually, perhaps it was Braque. What they mean is that sometime around 1912 a man of sufficient standing took
Jackson PollockA Quick Six Minute Journey Through Modern Art: How You Get from Manet’s 1862 Painting, “The Luncheon on the Grass,” to Jacksonopenculture.com - by Colin Marshall Even those not intimately familiar with Jackson Pollock's work know to file him under a category called "abstract expressionism," but somehow his …
How to Draw Portraitsartworkmag.com In his slim book from 1944 called How to Draw Portraits , Charles Wood offers practical tips on how to draw accurately. But he doesn't neglect the …
