Peak shift
Dear Artist, Nigel Spivey, in his insightful book How Art Made the World, speculates on…
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Creative memes
Dear Artist, Memes are like genes — they carry characteristics from one generation to the…
Nothing much here right now
Dear Artist, I always thought it was just my problem. Every time anyone — friend,…
Neutral subject matter
Dear Artist, There are three main types of subject matter — positive, negative, and neutral.…
The child within us
Dear Artist, “The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day,” said the British…
Boat stories
Dear Artist, Yesterday, Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki wrote, “Boats are art objects that take on a narrative…
Artistic license
Dear Artist, “If you want to be an artist — try being artistic.” This deceptively…
Art and order
Dear Artist, In a recent interview, the noted art dealer, collector and benefactor Eugene V.…
Art and aging
Dear Artist, If your horizons are going cuckoo, if things don’t form up as well…
On climaxing
Dear Artist, Symphonies, movies, plays, novels, songs — all tend to have a climax. Life…