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Philosophy

Art Business Philosophy 

Art, the Amazon Effect, and Fast Clothing

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1772 Views

It used to be called the Wal-Mart effect, where large-scale merchandising techniques and international manufacturing made consumer goods so much less expensive that the big box stores put the mom-and-pops

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History Philosophy 

BRING BACK SALON-STYLE ART GALLERIES!

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2184 Views

Most Americans are used to visiting museums and galleries where there is one work of art hung in each horizontal slot, with a descriptive plaque listing the artist, date and

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Biobased Philosophy 

REVOLUTION IN ART MATERIALS

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1812 Views

Globally, many people are working to replace petrochemicals with biobased alternatives.  The art materials introduced in the coming years will be a small part of this larger revolution.  The use

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History Philosophy 

THE DESTRUCTION OF GANDHARAN ART

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2155 Views

The art from at least nineteen archaeological sites including four Buddhist monasteries, several Buddhist reliquary towers known as stupas, and a Zoroastrian fire temple will soon be destroyed by open

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History Philosophy 

REALIST ART OR ABSTRACT SPIRITUALITY?

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1756 Views

There is a long established connection between abstract art and spirituality, highlighted by Vassily Kandinsky’s well-known book, Concerning the Spiritual in Art.  This connection seems to be derived, at least

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Materials Philosophy Product Info Technique 

PAINTING WITH SPIKE LAVENDER – MARK PATNODE’S RECIPE

September 23, 2018May 21, 2019 editor 3402 ViewsHeadline

When Mark was young, he would come home from school to find his mother working on a painting in one room while preparing her latest dinner creation in the kitchen.

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History Materials Philosophy 

The Artist, the Monk, and the Color Beyond the Sea

September 22, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1934 Views

The teacher of Raphael was a highly regarded artist named Perugino. Perugino was one of the first Italian artists to try oil painting, and he often painted religious frescos in

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History Philosophy 

HOW TO STORE A GIANT PAINTING

September 22, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1825 Views

Many artists have collections of their own work, stored for the future. But, what happens when the art measures 14′ x 23′?  One of the largest paintings in the US

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Art Business History Philosophy 

FEATURED ARTIST: KIMBERLY BROOKS

September 22, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2135 Views

Kimberly Brooks is an amazing contemporary artist whose work has been showcased in the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, California Institute of the Arts, the

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Art Business Philosophy Safety 

KATHRYN NOSKA – DEEPER MEANINGS

September 19, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2577 ViewsHeadline

My motto, “Take Time to Find the Unseen” is realized through Symbolism, the language of my art.  I explore the deeper meanings of things which I bring to light by

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