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What we have seen endlessly in the arts pages of the press for years is a celebration of failure. For something like 30 years now the art world has been subverted by those who believed that progress in art was made by by-passing or suppressing previous conventions of making art. That they haven¹t succeeded entirely in this is a result of figurative art being a fundamental of human nature. They seem to have succeeded in art colleges though, by turning them into a sort of advanced level play school. Now, having left no barrel bottom unscraped, lo, they discover drawing and painting again. The only trouble is that their graduates look as if the last art lesson they had was in the 5th or 6th form... which was probably the case. But do we admit to failure? Do turkeys vote for Christmas?
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You Too Can Draw Caricatures |
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by Laurie Ayers
You’ve seen them at amusement parks, corporate trade shows and even wedding receptions - the caricature artists who sketch a lovely rendition of your pronounced chin or schnoozola. These freelancers aren’t just drawing cartoons. It takes some talent and skill to draw caricatures. Whether or not you’ve always aspired to become a caricature artist or are just now, for the first time entertaining the idea, once you understand a few of the basic keys, you too can draw caricatures. Then maybe you can spend your summers in amusement parts earning money for your renditions of extra large foreheads and Dumbo ears on the vacationers.
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Don't Know Much About Art...Find What You Like! |
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by Robert Maddison
Contemporary art is forever making the headlines, which shouldn't be surprising as everyone has an opinion about what art is and what they think that it should be. Art is one of those subjects that people say that they know nothing about, and then spend the next ten minutes pontificating on. Most of the public look at contemporary art, as seen for example at events like the Turner Prize, and believe that the up and coming artist deliberately looks for controversy and sensationalism.
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Writing The Artist Statement |
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We Face It With Fear One of the most difficult things, as an artist, that I've had to do, is write an artist statement. Why is that so difficult? you ask. Considering the fact that I only needed a few lines of text written to tell someone who I am, what my art is all about, and why I created it, should have been quite simple. After all, who would know better than I, the artist, the answers to all those questions! However, artists seem to be the last who can put into words what their art is all about. We tend to run and hide at the mention of "an artist statement" or we get very "grandiose" and come across as sounding pretentious. |
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The Business Side of Being an Artist |
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It is essential for any professional artist these days to have a computer with a database package and fast internet access. The best digital camera you can afford is also a good investment. Retaining good quality photographs of all your artwork is essential. You should set some time aside each week for keeping records; if this is done efficiently and regularly it doesn’t take too long. |
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