http://artstuff.net.au Visual Arts, Artists, Students, Teachers, techniques, strategies and options. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:48:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Silvia Damiano... Dear Readers, I want to share with you a venture I am undertaking with my daughter Relmi (photographer and graphic designer), who is 21 years of age. We are putting together the "First Annual Brain Art Exhibition & Unconference" at Global Gallery in Paddington march 2011. There will be a ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=785 The Lady Who Moved Away From Her Art Sales An Art Marketing Message from B. Eric Rhoads "My business is dismal, Eric. I haven't sold a painting in two years. What am I doing wrong?" said this distressed artist who wanted to blame all her problems on the economy. I have a series ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=782 Postcard art is not new, far from it and many Artists love to create works postcard size. They can be mailed, hung and you can create a lot of them quickly in a limited edition if you want. In thinking about postcards as a medium my mind turned to cards, ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=779 Get updates when new things are added to the site. Take this link to the Feed Burner site and you will get email updates… a great way to keep up with new ideas and info on Visual Art. and NO I don't put new things up here all the time ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=777 Lets try and create some starting points about who buys art and why... I'm not saying this is a definitive list by the way, but a way of understanding the buyers basic motivations. There will be much more to this and for the artist wanting to sell their work they ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=772 Here are some video links to Contemporary Artists at work. Generally I aim for short sharp videos, which are easy to watch and not just selling you on their website etc. Come back from time to time, I hope to add more. Del Kathryn Barton - Painter Diane Savona - Textile Artist http://artstuff.net.au/?p=769 Culture, generally refers to "Patterns of human activity and the devices, which give such activities significance and importance." With this definition in mind Artists might find themselves saying, "So when am I not exploring culture..." Great point, and while you are pondering that let me get on with some other bits... ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=382 Today I watched a doco on the 1000 Journals Project and the massive impact it has had. I then thought... Wow what a great way for students to get ideas for ways to approach a visual diary. Then it went further as I began pondering the possibilities, as the doco explored how ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=745 As a student I was told to buy a dictionary of art terms and flip through it from time to time, look up points I did not know and generally have it as a resource. That was a good idea, but only some of the info stayed with me. I was ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=736 Dear Teachers... (Hey students, don't wait for teachers to set this up, create your own!) Often one of the tricky areas in art education is getting students to be involved in looking at artworks and providing some form of analysis of artworks, even in a fairly formal sense. The probem seems ... http://artstuff.net.au/?p=723