Drawing drawing materials.
Allister Lee (Studio B.I.B). He has spent the last decade collecting and illustrating black markers and this poster celebrates his 500th drawing.
Creativity and Curation: A Conversation About Finding and Sharing Inspiration Online
New York City! Come see me and my friends at McNally Jackson on Wednesday, May 30th at 7PM:
Join Austin Kleon (author of Steal Like an Artist) as he interviews three of his favorite NYC ladies around the topic of collecting and sharing inspiration online. The panel will feature Maud Newton, legendary litblogger; Maria Popova, creator of the stupendously popular blog Brain Pickings; and Maris Kreizman, creator of the hilarious Tumblr blog Slaughterhouse 90210.
I will, of course, be signing copies of Steal Like An Artist. Tell yer friends! Printable poster (PDF) here.
(via bmoreroach)
Torn wallpaper? Viewed close up, this Open Walls mural on Barclay Street appears to be falling down.
Photo by: Ben Halvorsen
US Art Department Philosophy
The Upper School Art Department cultivates several enduring understandings and expectations for the artists in our program:
Artists engage their work and the work of others with hearts and minds prepared, cultivating their empathetic engagement with visual art in and beyond the classroom. Artists are inquisitive viewers and active listeners and are willing to share their work with a broader community.
They exhibit historical understanding of the role of art in its culture, its time period, and its connection to the world around us.
Artists develop their expressive capacity to communicate effectively about their work and the work of others. They hone their ability to interpret and analyze works of art, understand meaning and significance and articulate their own processes of expression as artists.
Artists display an ability to use materials thoughtfully and perfect their craftsmanship. They continue to develop this practice in conjunction with effective visual communication through those materials.
Assemblage
Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 — December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker.
What should a “drawing” be made of, and made on?
Painter scott wade has gained popularity for his skill in turning the dust of his native texas, USA into the ideal material to depict
detailed scenes using the rear windows of automobiles as his canvas…
Carol Marine (I’ve posted about her here before) is an excellent example to look at if you need help finding courage in loosening up in your paintings. I have too many students who tighten up once a paintbrush gets in their hands. If anybody has any tips on how to get the students to own a more gestural style, I’m all ears. I do some exercises but some kids turn right back into their tight techniques once given the opportunity—which would be fine if we had more time than we do.
Cooper Union Hometest
Found some prompts online from past applicants. These are in no particular order, and answering 6 (or so) of these is only one part of the application process to Cooper Union:
- Create a self portrait with a second and third skin
- A 360 degree view of an unoccupied space
- A sequence or series of images defining rupture
- A composition of 3 unrelated objects from two extreme viewpoints: birds eye and worms eye
- Design a temporal transient monument and clearly define its purpose
- Emigration
- Draw three pieces of furniture from observation. Create a new piece of furniture from a combination of the drawings
