Aesthetics for Birds
An aesthetics and philosophy of art blog for a general audience: theories, terms, art and cultural criticism, interviews, roundtables, news.
By Alex King, et al.
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What the Photographer Who’s Taken Hundreds of Philosopher Portraits Really Thinks of Philosophers
The renowned portrait photographer reflects on his work, his relationship to philosophers, and the nature of portraiture. Continue reading → The post What the Photographer Who’s Taken Hundreds of Philosopher Portraits Really Thinks of Philosophers …
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Amy Goodchild — Blog
I’m an artist based in London. I use code and other technology to create art which explores generativity, group experience, and interaction.
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Chaos in the medium: watercolour plotting
Over the past few weeks, I've been experimenting with painting in watercolours using my AxiDraw plotter. Watercolour is a medium I enjoy painting in (by hand) as a personal hobby, kind of separate from my …
By Amy Goodchild, 1,655 words
ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly
History, art history and architecture of Britain & Empire, Europe, Mediterranean & North America, 1640-1940.
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Saving Jewish orphans Ochberg 1921
I was fascinated by Isaac Ochberg (1879–1938) who was born in Uman in Russia/now Ukraine. With thousands of other Russians, the Ochbergs went to South Africa in 1894 where Isaac became a successful Cape Town …
The Artist’s Notebook
Paul Watson’s notes on ongoing artwork, giving an insight into the creative process.
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The Inaugural Monthly Link Dump: October 2024
A view from my studio window over Hastings’ West Hill. Photograph by the author. This is my inaugural monthly link dump, the first of a hopefully regular monthly series containing a mix of links to …
By Paul Watson, 1,311 words
Artmaker Blog
At Share Festival we always want to know how technology art is made, and the best ways to make it.
By Bruce Sterling.
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There went Share Festival VXIII
*The “All-Natural” edition, maybe the prettiest Share Festival ever. The Sharing vi ringrazia per la vostra partecipazione a Share Festival La Torino Contemporary Art Week è stata un’occasione di condivisione davvero speciale. Grazie alla vostra …
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BLAKE GOPNIK on art
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THE FRIDAY PIC is an installation shot from “Amerika,” the wonderful new projection by Javier Téllez…
THE FRIDAY PIC is an installation shot from “Amerika,” the wonderful new projection by Javier Téllez at the Center for Art, Research and Alliances, a two-year-old space in Greenwich Village in New York. In today’s …
booktwo.org | James Bridle
The blog of James Bridle: art, literature, and the network, since 2006.
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To The Mountain
Last year I was asked to contribute to the Serpentine Galleries’ Infinite Ecologies Marathon, a prelude to their Inifinite Ecologies programme, with something that expressed what I thought was missing from most discussion and practice …
By James Bridle, 543 words
Brendan Dawes
collected thoughts, processes and observations made during the course of making things.
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From the archive 2016
From the archive 2016. A sketch creating generative objects and selecting subsets for possible interface ideas.
the cassandra pages
An artist, graphic designer, writer and publisher.
By Elizabeth Adams.
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Maintaining One's Practice...notes on self-preservation
Like many of us, I am very anxious about the election. Even though I live in Canada, I’m a dual citizen, the U.S. is my country of birth and where I lived for the first …
Cendrine Marrouat - Artist
A poet, photographer, multi-genre author, fiction writer, co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms, and creator of literary forms.
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From the archives: Fall Colors (14)
A haiku... The post From the archives: Fall Colors (14) first appeared on Cendrine Marrouat - Artist.
By Cendrine Marrouat, 23 words
Colossal
Art, design, and visual culture.
By Christopher Jobson, Grace Ebert, et al.
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In ‘The Big Wait,’ a Couple Readies a Remote Australian Town for Visitors Who Might Never Arrive
If you were to find yourself running out of fuel while flying above the arid Nullarbor Plain in southwestern Australia, don’t panic. You might have the opportunity to meet Kate, Greg, and their dog Holly. …
By Grace Ebert, 383 words
Contemporary Art Daily
New art exhibitions and performances from around the world are published every day on our website and in our newsletter.
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Daniel Sroka Open Studio
I am a fine art nature photographer, and these are my reflections on making art: the inspiration, the process, and the business.
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About the art: Vaulting
Vaulting, an abstract of a leaf. ©2024 Daniel Sroka. Some leaves seem to stay in motion even after they’ve landed on the ground. When I found this leaf last fall, I was first struck by …
By Daniel Sroka, 86 words
David Revoy
Artist, Instructor, using only Free/Libre and Open-Source software since 2009.
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A free Krita workshop at Capitole du Libre 2024
✏️ Mark your calendars! In just two weeks, I’ll be offering a free Krita workshop (in French) at Capitole du Libre 2024. This session will be a perfect blend of exploring Krita’s features and sharing …
Doodlers Anonymous
A modern art blog featuring a vast archive of creative inspiration, hand-drawn interviews by contemporary artists, and more.
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Capturing Nature’s Beauty: Plein-Air Painting Essentials for Landscapes
This blog post will delve into the details of each tool you need for plein air painting.
Doug McCune - Data Artist
I'm an Oakland artist who embraces data exploration and map making in an attempt to come to terms with the chaos of urban environments.
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Suffocation #2
202415″ x 16″ x 3.5″Bronze, driftwood The second in a series that touches on the conflict between nature and technology as the technology that dominates our everyday lives suffocates, distorts, and intrudes upon our relationship …
Drawing Matter
Exploring the role of drawing in architectural thought and practice.
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Dull Tool Dim Bulb
Jim Linderman blog about surface, wear, form and authenticity in self-taught art, outsider art, antique american folk art, antiques and photography.
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Big Nipper the RCA Dog
Giant “Nipper” the RCA dog stands guard over the Kalamazoo Humane Society building in 1979. (Standing with him is my dog Crispus…RIP) Nipper was 150 pounds of fiberglass, and originally part of a RCA marketing …
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A journal by artist and designer John Coulthart.
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Intégrale Howard Phillips Lovecraft
More Lovecraft book covers. Blame the season for this although depictions of Lovecraft’s cosmos have been occupying my thoughts for a while now, as I explain below. A couple of years ago I wrote about …
greg.org
the making of, by greg allen.
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres @ MLK
It’s also installed at the National Portrait Gallery, but after seeing the Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation’s instagram, I realized I had missed this 1991 stack, “Untitled” (Party Platform 1980-1992), at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library. …