It’s not uncommon today to find critique practices that proceed as though evaluation can meaningfully…
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A study from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (School of Design) in China made some waves in 2019 (pun intended) with…
Simplicity and Bold Impact – The Legacy of Robert Indiana There are certain ideas and emotions that are so intrinsic…
Image: James McNeill Whistler, “Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1” (“Whistler’s Mother”), (DETAIL) 1871 Why Limits Strengthen Learning in Artistic…
Materializing the Margins: Harmony Hammond’s Feminist Form Throughout American history, queer artists have been on the fringe of the mainstream…
Rethinking Focus, Mastery, and Innovation from the Ground Up In the world of creative and technical pursuits, innovation often conjures…
Image shown: Turner’s Dolbadarn Castle (DETAIL), based on studies from his 1798–99 Welsh tour, was developed in the studio and…
Thoughts on evaluating the many art “rules” and traditions that continue to thrive in the studio and classroom. (Image: Albert…
Image shown: Jan Vermeer, “The Art of Painting” (DETAIL) c.1666, oil on canvas The Simple Tools That Made Better Practice…
Artists inherit a landscape dense with “rules.” We are routinely advised to work from dark to light, to observe fat…
Art in the Service of Change: Keith Haring’s Legacy Image shown: Detail of Todos Juntos Podemos Parar el SIDA (1989)…