Art Paradise

Contemporary Curation and Accessibility

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:03:08 +0000

Traditionally, galleries were organized on a historic and geographical basis: 18th century European Art in one room, 17th Century American art in another. In an effort to make fine art more accessible, Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool have used innovative curatorial models that are thematic in nature. At Tate Modern, paintings are displayed around themes such as still life and landscape. Each of the themed exhibits include works from a historic and geographically diverse area with the aim of thinking about how the theme has been explored across history. The current special exhibition at Tate Liverpool does the same thing while adopting a highly populist note, by choosing Alice in Wonderland as the subject.

It is not necessarily a bad thing to embrace a certain populism in art curation. And it is not a bad thing for contemporary artists to think about how they can make their own work accessible to a much larger audience. Tate is known for embracing this remit and Liverpool is often covered with pop up display stands advertising the coming exhibitions.

It is a myth that fine artists eschew popular culture. If Andy Warhol was alive today, he would most certainly be doing his work on roller banners. During the last Liverpool Biennial the hub point on Renshaw Street used the latest in digital printing to make vinyl window displays of some very edgy contemporary art. It is important of course to keep a critical eye about it. Many of the accessibility moves are in response to criticism of Arts Council England for their elitist use of tax payer money. The best thing to do is decide for yourself. Visit the silent disco at Tate Liverpool and I am sure that you will be convinced that art that is accessible to the masses is not only good, but fun as well.

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Presentation and Art

admin — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:03:06 +0000

No matter how great or superior a piece of art is, the way it’s presented to the common eye makes a big difference. Even the greatest art can look regular, if it’s presented in a very unappealing way. Why is presentation so important? I sometimes feel that if presentation is so important to make an art look good, then should we not rather appreciate the presentation skills than the skill of the artist.

The fact is that all of us are preoccupied with one thing or the other all the time. Due to this state of pre-occupation in our minds we tend to miss out on several details, which otherwise could be highly appreciated. This is where presentation skills come in. One of the main objectives of presentation is to grab your 100% attention towards the presented object. Once your complete attention is obtained, then it would be easier for you to appreciate even the minutest of detail.

Many times when looking at a piece of art we are not able to enjoy the beauty of it, since we are looking at it partially. We do not focus on it completely. Every successful art exhibition has worked hard on its presentation, no matter how good the piece of art is presented. Even Mona Lisa, if not presented aptly would look ordinary.

I recently read in the news that Dianne Sullivan was going to conduct an art gallery outdoor, in a Park. The moment I read about it, I thought to myself what a beautiful idea. What could be better than enjoying the human artistic mind in the surroundings of God’s natural canvas? It was also mentioned that the art gallery would continue form 10 am to 4 pm regardless of sun or rain. I am sure they will need quite a bit of furniture to get the presentation right. May be they can get some help from office furniture London ; these furniture are not only needed because it is an open-air presentation, but also can be used to draw attention to some details. I just hope that the weather remains good so that the great experience is not spoiled for anyone. With the right presentation equipment and in this case the right weather, I am sure this art gallery is going to be one of its kind.

Artist Ryan Mosley

admin — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 01:33:06 +0000

Artists are more creative and possess more insight than simple designing Built up letters and Ryan Mosley is one of those truly creative artists. Mosley incorporates ideas reminiscent of Manet and Titian to bring to life his ideas of riotous hedonism and to do so with an erotic flair.

Moseley was a student of art and paid his dues working at the National Gallery as a guard. He is a 2007 graduate of London’s Royal College and was recognised as a painter to watch when Saatchi gallery gobbled up his painting and displayed them in an exhibition.

Most of his painting reflect a historic feel and conjures up in the minds of many the style of the masters of the past including Picasso and Manet. He however adds his own style and flair to each of his pieces making them his own and not just a simple homage to the masters of the past.

What is in Mosley’s mind is clearly reflected in many of his pieces. So you will see women with afro hair styles or wielding parasols, men with heavy beards downing gin, and banjo playing cowboys chewing tobacco. All these and other figures found in his painting are blended in with the use of browns, musty greens, black, and burnt orange colours. His paintings are going off in many different directions at the same time. The characters he depict tend to be merry for some reason and the punchline in the painting remain mainly existential.

Mosley’s wok is beyond exceptional and one can only imagine what his future pieces will be like.

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Weaving the world over

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:29:31 +0000

When you are sat in the office all day trying to learn how to use human resource software, you can’t be blamed for taking a sneaky peek at some interesting things on the web. A woman I met the other day at a local market told me about her art and craft weaving. Her name was Harriet Stenner, she was a young woman that had recently moved from the United Kingdom to Spain to try and live life in a more low impact way. She had taken up the craft of weaving which was something she enjoyed doing from a very young age but in the UK she had little time to practise and develop the skill as she was always working or her day was consumed with other menial tasks. The type of weaving she practises was peg weaving which is an ancient method. The conversation I had with her and her beautiful and raw designs inspired me to do a little research and delve into the meaning and past of weaving. Weaving dates back to the prehistoric era and the art has been practised ever since, the Egyptians in particular were very skilled in it and they have been referred to as its inventors even though it is thought to have originated before their time period. A huge variety of countries and cultures use weaving for all sorts of reasons, weaves can come in all sorts or shapes and sizes and a range of materials can be used to achieve different effects. It really is a beautiful and amazing craft.

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Buying gifts for an artist

admin — Sat, 28 May 2011 19:03:16 +0000

Everyone likes to receive gifts and I am not an exception to it. But the joy of receiving a gift can become tenfold if one receives a perfect gift. Many people buy their friends or colleagues gifts that they probably wanted for themselves. This might be the perfect gift for the person who is buying the gift, not necessarily for the one who is on the receiving end.

Buying gifts for a person with an artistic side can be as difficult as searching for Locum GP Jobs. This is because artists tend to be picky and specific. They know what they want and anything apart from that is useless, regardless of the value of the gift. To know which gift to buy for an artist you have know the type and the medium of art the artist is connected to. If you are going to buy a pack of water colors for a young girl who is all about dancing then you can be rest assured that your gift would remain in the closet unused. I agree that there are artists who are multi-talented but trust me, there is always a favorite medium of art and rest of the capabilities are simply the reflection of the favorite medium.

If the artist you intend to gift is an adult then gifting books with related information is a very good idea. This book could also help in increasing the knowledge and enhance the capability of the artist. If the artist is a child then gifting the tools of art is a great idea. There are many talented children who are not able to perform their arts due to the non availability of adequate tools. So gifting a pack of water color to a child who likes painting is a great idea or some great shoes for dancing for the one who loves to dance. Ben Long’s ‘Getting Started with Camera Raw'is a great book to gift to an adult who is addicted to clicking great pictures.

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The Glasshouse Mill Series by Hugh Miller

admin — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:33:09 +0000

These paintings, called the Glasshouse Mills Series, will be in the British capital as part of a sponsored exhibition that takes place from May 17-23, 2011 at the Truman Brewery. Art viewers will experience a novel perception of landscape painting, creating a unique environment in which people will admire a new sense of enthusiasm of experimental modern painting. The exhibition aims to address the ideas of ‘illusional'environments (like a DNA testing office in central London), manipulating the beauty of locations in real-life and attempting to personify the aesthetic beauty of landscape art through romance, energy and size. Hugh Miller says the value of the exhibition is in its grandeur and how it celebrates subject-matter and craft with a new style. He cites the cherry blossom from ‘Memoirs of A Geisha as one of his inspirations for the project. His trips to the waterfalls of Betws-y-Code in North Wales are also noted as one of the motivations for his paintings.

Hugh Miller was educated at the Chelsea College of Art & Design, where he graduated in 1997. So far, he has produced numerous paintings which have received critical appraisal from art critics. Some of his work has been commissioned by the Association of Newspapers and has been exhibited by prestigious companies including Swiss Bank and Barclays Bank. A painting of Paddy Ashdown was even commissioned by the Liberal Democrats. Some of his most famous exhibitions include the ‘Lune Valley Artworks’, the ‘Pursuit of the Aesthetic'and the ‘Trough of Bowland’.

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Self promotion counts

admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 21:03:22 +0000

Wannabe artists need a lot more than talent these days. Think about the best known modern British artists and what they all have in common; figured it out yet? Well, David Hirst, Tracey Emin, Grayson Perry, even Banksy for all his secrecy, are fantastic self promoters.
You’ve got to have a bit of attitude about you if you want to be the next enfant terrible of the art world. Being a great painter, photographer or sculptor will probably allow you to make a living from your art, but it won’t make you famous. It won’t get you into the Tate Modern. And it certainly won’t win you the Turner Prize.
So how does the young artist, fresh out of college, get themselves noticed? Publicity stunts are a good way to go; a friend of mine from art school decided to create a huge painting by covering his naked body in paint and then rolling around on the canvas. He even made the national tabloid press, but has now disappeared from view. One blast of naked ambition was not enough to keep his star burning brightly…
Banksy has the right idea, and before him the graffiti artist and Warhol-collaborator Jean-Michel Basquiat; you have to make people curious about you. The art community are unstoppable gossips, and if you create works that are shrouded in secrecy or mystery then they won’t be able to resist. Both Banksy and Basquiat created works in the cities where they lived or worked, either unsigned or signed with symbolic nicknames. The art community couldn’t get enough of these guys! You don’t even need to wander round the streets with spray cans and a loyal look-out any more. You can achieve the same effect with a few colourful vinyl stickers in strategic places, and before long you could be hearing your name mentioned in the same breath as some of the modern greats.

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My Painting Class

admin — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:03:12 +0000

My paiting class - or learning to pain like Paul Horton - something like that. My mum enrolled me in the summer program at our local art museum and what I remember most about this was drawing the cactus that my mum had. It was a bromeliade, I think that’s what they are called, it has a huge pink prickly flower in the middle. It was very nouveau at the time and me mum thought she was chic.

I had an after school job at a florist, and the teacher told us that we should look closely at what we saw and work from that. We needed to learn to really look. This is what I think about years later. The need to really look.

The city I live in rewards you for looking up. It has the most amazing array of Victorian architecture. The trouble is that all of the store fronts are modern. If you look down trying to keep the rain out of your eyes, or even at street level, the entire city looks bleak. By looking up,however, you receive the ultimate prize. You are transported to a movie set of a bygone era. You day dream of Eva Peron and Chariots of Fire.

My next painting class, I needed to beg to get on to. I was in University and I did not have the drawing class that I should have taken. My pleading worked, and I remember spending three months late at night in the studio in the art building. I took apart an alarm clock and drew all of the pieces. I did monochrome self portraits of my ears.

All I have now is a longing.

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Google art project

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:03:12 +0000

Is Google going to do it all? A yet another surprising and highly welcomed addition to Google offering is the Art project. This is a site where you can see more than 1000 different art works from 17 of the best museums in the world. The web address for the site is http://www.googleartproject.com/ . I came across this one while I was just browsing for locum doctors jobs . This is absolutely fantastic. I love arts and do have an eye to appreciate a great work. But spending money and travelling to another place in search of art was a bit out of question, simply because I can’t afford it.

But since I work from home, internet is something that I always have and can surely afford. All I have to do now is to just open a browser and go through the masterpieces from around the world. It not only shows the picture from close views, but also gives some details on the artist and the background of the picture. This is truly amazing as some of the museums are so big and have so many different master pieces that in a hurry to finish going through the museum in a day we can easily miss out on many details.

I and my wife have decided to go through all the museums one by one on a weekly basis. This is not only going to give us the time to relish the art, but will also help us retain the message it exhibits. Some of the paintings are so big that it becomes difficult to view it in detail but with the zoom tool you can easily get a closer view and witness the minutest detail of the art. The sad part is there are some other museums that I expected to see here, like the famous Louvre. I am hoping that Google would be making more additions to its collection online.

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The Tate Modern is a Great Example of How to Run a Museum

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:03:19 +0000

There are dozens of world class museums in the world. But so many of them are over designed. As places that contain art, each of them want to be a piece of art themselves. Many get famous architects to design striking and modern buildings in which to situate the striking and modern art. This causes a number of problems. First, it sends the message that it’s the building that you should be interested in rather than the content. The content and the pieces of art are after all of central importance and while a good place to display them is nice, it should be largely irrelevant to where they are housed.
The second problem with overly designed art museums is the issue of ticket price. If a new building is built to house an art collections then you’ll find that the ticket price must be hugely increased in order to pay for the building. This is the reason why the Tate Modern in London is such a good example of a modern museum for modern art. Firstly, it was able to repurpose an old power building in which to locate its piece of modern art, and exhibitions, some of which originally came from the Tate Britain museum, until the modern art collection outgrew those surroundings.
On the banks of the River Thames, the Tate Modern gallery is exactly what an art gallery should be. Firstly, and perhaps best, it’s free to visit. There’s no need to eat into the money you earned following advice from Galvan Research and Trading Review, and this zero price also makes the museum as accessible as possible to as many people as possible. And an additional benefit of the Tate is that it is a wonderful building that has the huge turbine hall, perfect for showcasing the world’s biggest pieces of art.

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