Category Archives: Art
Photographs & Photograms at Cork Tapas & Dessert Bar Vero Beach
I will be having an exhibition of my abstract color photographs and black & white photograms exploring the nature of space, time, energy & matter at Cork Tapas & Dessert Bar in Vero Beach, Florida beginning April 8th. Here’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Art, Exhibitions, Photograms, Photography
Tagged Aric Attas, cosmos, exhibition, photograms, photography
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Wynwood Art District Gallery Tour
Saturday, April 13th, 2013 Discover Miami’s vibrant art scene on this gallery tour of the infamous Wynwood Art District. We will start the tour immersed in the Wynwood Walls street art project and continue to visit some of the district’s … Continue reading
Mark Rothko – Expressing Human Emotions Through Abstraction
“I’m not an abstractionist. I’m not interested in the relationship of color or form or anything else. I’m interested only in expressing basic human emotions: tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.” – Mark Rothko … Continue reading
Experimental Photograms Exploring the Nature of Space, Time, Energy, and Matter
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.” – Albert Einstein I’ve been adding some photograms from my MFA thesis show Ions in the Ether to this gallery. … Continue reading
Brian Eno’s Day of Light Video
Brian Eno recently published this video he created in collaboration with his listeners on Saturday 17 November 2012. His new album of ambient music entitled “Lux” was broadcast 4 times that day corresponding to sunrise, day, sunset & night. Listeners … Continue reading
What is Art?
“Meaningful art, in any medium, is mind changing, challenging the prejudices of conventional thought. In this role, art lives between the known and the unknown, communicating what it discovers in this ambiguous territory.” – Duane Preble This is an interesting … Continue reading
Celebrating The Life And Art Of Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock was born on January 28, 1912. He was deeply influenced by the work of Picasso and the ideas of Carl Jung. Pollock pushed abstraction to new levels with his famous drip paintings made between 1947 and 1950. Breaking … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Videos
Tagged abstract expressionism, Hans Namuth, Jackson Pollock
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A Fantastic Book About Modern & Contemporary Art
Do you often find yourself scratching your head while looking at Modern or Contemporary Art? This is a great guide to the art movements over the last 150 years starting with Pre-Impressionism. Will Gompertz, former director of the Tate Gallery … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books
Tagged books, contemporary art, Damien Hirst, Duchamp, Kandinsky, modern art, Monet, Picasso, Pollock, Warhol
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More Creative Inspiration from Photographer Joel Meyerowitz
A photography class and creative inspiration from photographer Joel Meyerowitz. In this wide-ranging video Meyerowitz discusses the value of innocence and experience, photographing the “elements”, getting beyond our comfort zones, photographing Ground Zero in NYC after 9/11 and how photography … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Artist Interviews, Quotes, Videos
Tagged inpsiration, interviews, Joel Meyerowitz, quotes, videos
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Great quote from Pablo Picasso on creativity
“Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun.” – Pablo Picasso Inspiring! How can you use your creativity to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary?