Creativity and Aging
One of the things that I have been studying, which also happens to be a substantial part of the book I am writing, is “why do some people in middle age thrive while others decline”? There are countless theories and a lot of obvious elements that make up the general…
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Ask me a Question / Part II
I opened up my social networks to see what questions I would get from artists about painting, curating, teaching, and much more. Check out the questions and answers below! By, Dana B There’s a lot of mystery about how to approach galleries, how to get your work shown. I’d love…
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On the Works of Chris Arabadjis
The Butterfly Effect was named in the 1960’s by Edward Lorenz. He used to describe how a very simple system could yield immensely greater effects in varyingly unpredictable ways. Lorenz described the details of a tornado: its form, its velocity, path, etc., as being influenced by exceedingly minor disturbances in…
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John Descarfino- Pressing the Space of the Middle
“Spiritually I am wherever my spirit allows me to be, and that is not necessarily in the future.” – Willem de Kooning In Arnold van Gennep’s book Les rites de passage (The Rites of Passage, 1909) he writes about the three phases and the journey that was observed in cultures,…
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Tyree Guyton
For 30 years, Tyree Guyton has shared his Heidelberg Project and tried to shed some light on the urban blight of Detroit and the role art can play in creating hope. Now the artworld is sharing back. The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit has celebrated Tyree with an exhibition this fall that runs till…
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Painting on Paper as a Form of Drawing
What are the benefits of working on paper? Can painting on paper be a kind of drawing? Working on paper has a certain liberation to it, one does not have to be precious with it. Working on paper allows me to work through a process. The thought process reveals itself…
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Ask me a Question / Part 1
I opened up my social networks to see what questions I would get from artists about painting, curating, teaching, and much more. Check out the questions and answers below! _____________________________ By @premiumh2o / Ana Vasquez / www.avasquezco.tumblr.com/ How does your relationship in academic and also non academic settings inform your…
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Business Ownership in the Arts
Twelve years ago I shifted my career after 20 years in the media business and I invested in a School of Rock franchise. At the time it was part of a major career shift for me where I also joined School of Rock as the CEO and committed myself to…
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