- Power to the Artists – 5 Things Every Artist Must Know
Artists! Now is the time to take charge of your craft. Due to the advent of new technology and the creation of the Internet, independent Artists have a pathway to show, distribute, promote, and sell their work to a global audience. Power to the artists....
- Why Artists Change Their Names
Musicians, artists, movie stars, and other celebrities often change their names. Why? I have often wondered that, and maybe you have too. I mean, who would name their child Lady Gaga for Pete's sake? Personally, I use a different name for my visual art, as well as my writing, than I do for everything else. Am I a schizophrenic? Perhaps. Actually there are some great reasons why people change...
- What Artists’ Pencil Should You Use?
Short but helpful article on artists' pencils choices and their uses. Experienced artists already know that the visual effects they are trying to achieve actually dictate what type of pencil they will have to use....
- Overcoming Obstacles As an Artist
Many people assume that because artists often enjoy their work so much, the life of an artist must, from a professional point of view, be an easy one. There is, of course, some basis for the idea, in that the work of creation is in many ways fun, challenging and interesting, and artists generally work for themselves or for chosen clients, according to a relatively relaxed and flexible schedule....
- Peter Schjeldahl: Things that Francis Alÿs does.
Most artists are still what artists have always been: people who make things. But the past half century has seen an increase, in number and in prestige, of artists as conceptual performers: people who chiefly do things, whatever their auxiliary output of pictures and objects. “Francis Alÿs . . . (Subscription required.)...
- How Outsourcing Can Help Artists With Time Management and Growing Their Business
Time management is something everyone struggles with and artists are no exception. Artists need to balance creating art, promoting art and recharging their personal energy and creativity. One way to do that is to outsource....
- Wellness – What is Your Personal Vision?
There are many definitions of wellness. Add to that the fact that the word "wellness" is frequently added to almost any product to make it more marketable and the concept of wellness becomes even more confusing....
- Artists – Find More Buyers by Participating in Artist Interviews
Many artists are finding the internet to be a wonderful opportunity to gain massive exposure for their artwork. There are tons of ways to promote yourself including social bookmarking, community sites, blogging, and more. The one promotional tool that many artists miss is participating in the Artist Interview....
- Art History Comparison
Every art is unique in shape, size, quality, style and techniques. Artists work with different materials, colors, textures and periods that influence them as well as their work. Most artists have a motive of what they want to convey to the viewer, whether it is to anger us, put us in awe or just make us question our eyes and perception of art....
- Why Miss Piggy is a Great Role Model For Artists
Miss Piggy has many traits that will serve artists well in building their business. Create and build your business with the passion and drive that she has for Kermit and you are sure to go far!...
- Even Artists Need to Stay Healthy and Vibrant!
In popular media, artists are often portrayed as being very different from "the rest" of the human population. They can be fragile, angelic romantics, as the poet Keats was portrayed in the recent film Bright Star. Alternatively, they may be violent and lawless, as was Leonardo Di Caprio's version of Arthur Rimbaud in Total Eclipse. Of course, there is also "hard" evidence of how strange...
- Even Artists Need to Stay Healthy and Vibrant!
In popular media, artists are often portrayed as being very different from "the rest" of the human population. They can be fragile, angelic romantics, as the poet Keats was portrayed in the recent film Bright Star. Alternatively, they may be violent and lawless, as was Leonardo Di Caprio's version of Arthur Rimbaud in Total Eclipse. Of course, there is also "hard" evidence of how strange...
- Multi Disciplined Artists
It is now no longer the time when an artist concentrates and spent countless hours only to learn the arts and depth of craftsmanship which may have been passed for centuries. Starting artists will now get more pressure to be able to do everything. They will now try to achieve everything instead of committing to one art at a time and watching their skills develop. Doing this will then make...
- What is AFTRA?
AFTRA is an acronym that stands for the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. AFTRA is a labor union that represents over 70,000 actors, artists and journalists. The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is the most expansive of all actor labor unions....
- Businessperson and Art Collector Wayne Chen Explores Paths to an Artist’s Success
Often times artists lay blame at entities such as government and businesspersons for their lack of advancing as a nation. On the other hand several factors are being discussed as the rationale for the tardiness in success for numbered Jamaican artists....
- The Top 5 Art Books
Books have always been a source of inspiration for all kinds of artists. Though there are endless collections of books that can be recognized for today's modern art paintings, this article intends to enlist the top 5 art books that have inspired the multiple generations of art and portrait artists till date....
- American Artists – Painting Cloth-Less Females, Women Wearing No Clothes
Antonio Parreiras (1860-1937) was a Brazilian painter. To his credit, he has historical artworks and paintings of females painted in their natural beauty. Under influence of European artists, he had done landscape painting, too....
- Some Ideas About Investing in Abstract Art – Part 2 of 3
Here is your further development, of the ideas, that I gave to you, in part 1, about how to make money by investing in abstract art. In part 1, I showed, to you, that the art, itself, is not of prime consideration, but, rather, the career-mindedness of the artist. Here, I show, to you, how to find artists, who may be sufficiently career-minded, to warrant your further attention. I give,...
- Fine Art Gallery – Benefits of Being a Part of an Artist Co-Op Community Gallery
Artists are always looking for places to show their art. They need gallery space. The co-op gallery offers benefits to artists even if they do have to pay....
- Support Your Local Artists Or Lose Them!
Local artists contribute greatly to a community and a society. Yet increasingly they are marginalised and their work ignored by both the national and local media. This is real missed opportunity for a community as their work is so very often unique, beautiful and affordable....
- 5 Key Terms Artists Need To Know In Art Licensing
Like any industry, there are certain terms that are used in art licensing that might be unfamiliar to artists who are new to licensing. This article covers five key terms every artist needs to understand....
- Vince Aletti: The photographs of Mark Morrisroe, at Artists Space.
Mark Morrisroe, the Boston photographer whose terrific retrospective is on view now at Artists Space, had a life right out of pulp fiction. Born in 1959 to a drug-addicted single mother, a runaway at thirteen, and a hustler soon after, he was shot by a client at seventeen and . . . (Subscription required.)...
- Contemporary Artists Often Inspired by Angels
While angels have been part of art for more than 6,000 years, there are many contemporary fine artists who have devoted themselves to the spirituality of their art. In other words, their art is divinely inspired, and they believe they are simply instruments of some greater force. Looking at their critically acclaimed artwork, many of their works are not immediately identifiable as divinely...
- Treat Yourself Using Mixed Media Artists
Mixed Media Artists can really see and value beauty. We may also find out about beauty to heal ourselves if we know where to search. ...
- The Artist Marketing Plan – Get Your Work Exposed!
As you may or may not know, Marketing Comes in many forms, and more today then ever comes a need for the entrepreneurial artist marketing plan. Sure, marketing has an infinite amount of niche' (area of expertise), but yet it seems to me that the Artists and Performing Artists are consistently overlooking the need for a strong founded marketing plan....
- Chelsea – Center of the Global Art World
Walking down the street in the Chelsea district of New York City, visitors to the area are inevitably struck by the sheer number of galleries that can be found in this one place. Art and art galleries are, of course, a common sight in a city with such a rich abundance of artists, art-lovers and museums and which itself played a significant role in the development of modern art, and in the...
- Paintings – Manifestations of the Subconscious
Paintings may reveal what is hidden inside its artists' minds. There is nothing more powerful than an artist who has a great mind paired with great talent....
- One-A-Day Your Way to Success in Art Licensing
For artists just looking at the idea of licensing their art, the things they need to learn, know and do can quickly feel overwhelming. But if they do one thing each day, they will make great progress in learning about the industry and adapting their work and mindsets for success....
