By tonight Bilal’s back will be tattooed with the names of Iraqi cities, 5,000 red dots representing dead American soldiers and 100,000 dots in invisible ink representing the official death toll for Iraqis. The dots representing the Iraqi death toll ...Read More
Father Guido Sarducci use to be a regular on Saturday Night Live. If you've never seen him explain what a sweet gig it is being an artist, here's your chance, Need we say more? Read More
Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in that gap between the two.)
-- Robert Rauschenberg, 1959
from the New York Times
Robert Rauschenberg, the irrepressibly prolific American artist who time and again reshaped art ...Read More
Mixed media artist Mark Bradford was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2009. The Fellowship is a $500,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.
Don't miss his Philagraphika contribution at:
PAFA ...Read More
starring lauren weedman and john krynick
We follow John Krynick on twitter. Not exactly sure how it happened but that is one of the joys of twitter. Must have been something he said. That lead us to his blog and then ...Read More
Me At The Center Of The Earth
Exhibition
January 10 - May 30, 2010
Found this wonderful presentation and conversation with Nick Cave at added it to our artLIFE channel. It includes a lecture presentation by Nick Cave about his signature Soundsuits and ...Read More
You still have time to see the show. One of the most compelling painters. Dump all you know from your brain and see the work in a new light. This is a nifty little trailer that the Whitney put ...Read More
Our good friend Peter Fraterdeus shared this link to this video of Women's Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY. producing 3000 photographs (-ish) prints and 35 handmade books, made over 2 month.
Every aspect of handwork is a joy to watch.
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Women's ...Read More
A video visit to William Kentridge's studio. You know about his work right?
This interview is a bit about his process. Understanding a bit of why he makes these animated films.
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Ann Koivunen, Philadelphia Open Studio Tours explains about POST.
A great overview for a decade of art across Philadelphia.
The largest annual tour of visual artist studios in Philadelphia, POST brings you right to the source of our city's impressive art scene. ...Read More
stills:
Colorfield paintings have always been a favorite. This is a wonderful conversation with Thorton Willis. His paintings as fresh today as when he began.
from the artist:
To describe 21st Century spatial concepts (in painting) is to try and depict the basic ...Read More
A wonderful film about the discovery of things. Working, and making without the constraints of the establishment - a new cultural movement began. We see the results of this movement everywhere we look as artists are designers, designers are artists, ...Read More
Just found out about this installation from a tweet today. Wandered on over to YouTube to watch the video. Playing an object isn't a new idea, it's been done before. The addition to this installation is the transparent interface and ...Read More