After her mural at Sound Transit’s Federal Way Extension Link was slashed by vandals — twice — artist Lauren Iida decided to use the repairs to make a statement. Employing a traditional Japanese visible mending technique called Kintsugi, the damage is acknowledged, repairs are highlighted, and the art becomes something […]
I have been looking through archived newsletters and came across this watercolor that I just adore. The detail in the plastic! The use of negative space. I remember being mesmerized when it was on display during a gallery show, but I cannot remember who the artist is. If you know, […]
An art collecting couple recently gifted more than a dozen 20th-century abstract expressionist and European masterworks, collectively worth about $400 million, to the Seattle Art Museum. SAM plans on opening the collection to the public in October. Included are works by Francis Bacon, Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, […]
Artist Gizem Vural, who is from Istanbul and lives in New York City, is featured in the Spring 2021 issue of Audubon magazine. She has been busy creating images of blue jays. The cobalt blue plumage wooed her. “This specific hue that the blue jay has mesmerized me.” “For inspiration, […]
In a new essay for Harper’s Magazine honoring Federico Fellini, Martin Scorsese argues that streaming services have “systematically devalued, sidelined, demeaned, and reduced” the art of cinema by turning films into “content.” He distinguishes between human curation that highlights particularly meaningful works of art and algorithms that “treat the viewer […]
I love this site. Artists create their own versions of movie posters.
“WE NEED ART AND ART NEEDS US” How much art exposure do you need everyday to reduce stress and anxiety? How can we use art as a form of meditation? Is the pandemic fostering a new generation of artists? This month on the ArtsFund blog, the president and CEO of Sound, […]
One of the most unique websites out there is jeffbridges.com. I came across it years ago, when hearing him talk in an interview. He uses an old drawing pad and stylus. Basically, the text is handwritten, and he includes many drawings and photographs. It is remarkable for its originality. He […]
Milford Graves, a “legendary” artist and drummer, has died at the age of 79. He “figured out a way to feed the soul of anyone he performed with, dismantling barriers between drumming and dancing, between concert and healing ceremony, and even between musician and instrument.” His “radical approach galvanized everyone […]
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