This blog is all about the art of painting, drawing, sculpture and other forms of artistic creation. It is an attempt to create a great modern art site that would act as a guide to the world of 20th and 21st century art.
The site will be a source of information on modern art scene and trends, upcoming art exhibitions, art schools and courses, artists’ communities, contemporary art auctions and galleries etc.
The blog will be a good place for artists to exchange their views on various aspects of creating high quality artwork in the modern age. Some posts will discuss different drawing techniques, painting styles and themes, sculpture methods etc. Also there will be posts addressing the problems of being an artist in today’s society, featuring interviews with famous artists.
The blog will contain several sections:
“Artists’ Blogs” – every artist can post their own articles about painting or sculpture methods here; “Art Schools & Courses” – information about various art schools (painting, graphic arts etc.) and available contemporary art courses; “Art News” – articles on upcoming modern art exhibitions in London, New York etc.; “Galleries” – information about leading international galleries which sell paintings by old masters as well as modern painters; “Conceptual Art
The importance of their talent is often overlooked by the general public. Most people are under the impression that these artists simply had more time to focus on their work than most, or that they were just more gifted than most.
This couldn’t be farther from the truth. As a matter of fact, most of them have only mastered one or two skill sets, but have otherwise been forced to rely on the collaboration and support of other artists.
In particular, it is important to note that many of these artists did not do their own color-correction. While this wasn’t as big a deal before the days of color film, it is still an extremely delicate process, and it would be completely impossible for even the greatest of these artists to handle this task with absolute perfection.
Let’s take the famous case of Jackson Pollock. He pioneered his famous “drip” technique, but who did he have helping him with his art? That’s right: Chuck Close.*
Close insisted on being available while Pollock was working on his paintings, and he would drip paint onto a canvas in front of him. Pollock would then drizzle his own paint onto Close’s canvas, creating new and unique forms that were entirely alien to Close’s work.
The resulting effect
Great art is something the world needs, and we need great artists. Inspiring others to create their best work is inspiring others to create great art.
Artists create art because they want to express something within themselves that stirs their creative urge; nothing more. The artist feels compelled to share this creation with the world and will share it with anyone who is interested in experiencing it.
There are many ways of sharing this creation with the world, but one of them is through art education and by teaching others how to paint or draw or sculpt or even design a logo. Great art will continue to be created until the end of time. The desire to create it never stops stirring inside the artist, and continues inspiring others to create as well.*
A lot of people are afraid to make art, because they feel like they can’t do it the way they see other people doing it in movies and on TV. I know that’s how I felt when I started learning to play guitar. But when you take lessons and learn to play the right way, you get better. And when you find that your own personal style starts coming through, you start to feel proud of what you’re doing.
This blog is about developing my own personal style in art, by talking about what things I’m doing and why I’m doing them. And at the same time it’s a place for me to write down some of my ideas about what makes art great, so that if nothing else I can look back someday and remember what was going through my head at the time.
“It is the mark of a good painting that it hangs in a room without need of any other decoration, and the mark of a bad one that it needs various other objects around it in order to be looked at.” –Alfred Sisley
The modern art movement was born out of the resistance to the institutionalization of art. The artists believed that they should be free to express themselves in whatever way they liked, rather than being tied down by rules and conventions. They wanted their works to be open to each viewer’s own interpretation.
Allowing the audience to create their own meaning is part of what makes modern art so popular. It allows viewers to connect on a personal level with one another. This is especially true for those who view it for the first time. Modern art allows people to express themselves through their emotions and feelings towards it.
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Art is not a simple matter, and it is important to be able to recognize great art when you see it. Here are some tips that will help you do just that.
Whenever you come across a piece of art, look for the elements that make it great: balance, harmony, and complexity. Look for images that seem familiar yet different. Look for colors and shapes that draw you in; they should seem to vibrate or shimmer. Pay attention to the smallest details. Try to imagine how the artist created such a beautiful scene from only a few lines or colors.
Taste is subjective, and there are many ways of viewing art. But great art can speak to anyone, and all great art has certain qualities in common, even if it is of a different style or type than what most people think of as “art.”
Great art draws you in; the colors and shapes are compelling enough that you want to stare at them for hours on end. Great art makes you feel something — joy, sadness, awe — but doesn’t tell you what it means, because each person can take away his own meaning from it.
I love looking at great art. But I am temperamentally disinclined to make it. I am not artistically talented. If the world were normal, that would be no drawback; everyone else would do the art, and I could enjoy it vicariously.
But the world is not normal. In fact, it is out of whack in a way that makes me feel as if I had been born without arms or legs and expected everyone else to perform a capella concerts for my entertainment.
The world needs great art, but it is hard to create. Most people have no idea how hard it really is—and how much luck plays a role.
