If you’re just starting out, being part of an artist group is a wonderful place to be for many reasons. A group of likeminded or diverse individuals that practice a similar craft can be a powerhouse of creation, because of…
All artworks have a unique internal narrative to be interpreted and understood differently by each and everyone one of us. But the best works of art don’t just provide different people with a different experience — they offer an ever-changing…
Before we wander off into the ravines of crazy valley, what I mean by talking to a work of art is actually almost akin to the process of thinking. But unlike thinking about our next holiday or what we’re going…
We all have probably experienced that “click”, a moment when things suddenly fall into place and the big picture finally becomes clear. These “clicks” tend to happen randomly and it may seem like no real method is behind the convoluted…
Borrowed from the late Zig Ziglar, the title may ring true to anyone, not only artists and creators. But unlike accountants, bricklayers or welders, the scope of what our craft can be is immense and it’s much easier for us…
If you had asked me what I thought about art and creativity a few years ago, I would’ve replied with something like: “Art is a powerful and sacred phenomenon that can transform our very essence.” And while I still believe…
Regardless of how proficient a writer, painter, or sculptor becomes, no matter how much knowledge they gather up over the years, it will probably never really feel enough. The feeling of having to, but not exactly knowing how to be…
We all have probably encountered this scenario in our lives: After months of nothing you finally get an opportunity to work with a business or individual that needs some creative work done and after the first coffee you both really…
Continuing yesterday’s blog about morality and aesthetics in art, today I would like to introduce an interesting read (there’s also a nice movie about it, you can watch here) that can explain a bit of why contemporary art has become…
Our society has been transformed by the internet, Hollywood movie production and the idea that social media moves us to impress people we hate by buying stuff we don’t need with money we don’t have. But without wandering off into…