Philosophy – The Art Treehouse

COMING FULL CIRCLE FOR ARTISTS

Globally we are coming full circle, returning to biobased materials. In fact, many early artist materials were based on natural

Can a culture develop an identity around certain colors? In the case of Indian Yellow, it appears to be the

According to the Chemical Abstract Service, there are now over 50 million chemicals listed in their catalogues. New chemicals are

The image of a messy workbench often comes to mind when people think of an artist’s working space. Perhaps the

According to legend, Giotto was the ugliest artist in town, but he was also the greatest illusionist. As a boy,

This idea of interaction with art is in contrast to the idea we sometimes have that great works of art

ART AND ANXIETY – “Sometimes I wonder how all those who do not write, compose or paint can manage to

In the 1930s, over 15,000 artists were commissioned by the federal government to create art for public places, including libraries,

It used to be called the Wal-Mart effect, where large-scale merchandising techniques and international manufacturing made consumer goods so much

Most Americans are used to visiting museums and galleries where there is one work of art hung in each horizontal