American Abstract Artists

multimedia artist and art teacher. Multimedia artist tend to have an easier lifestyle than most other workers do. On average, multimedia artists make more than the average worker does: Multimedia artists earned average annual salaries of $68,060, according to the BLS. The top 10 percent earned more than $109,370 per year, and the lowest earners made less than $34,800 (Suttle). With that said, one might wonder about the process to reach that income in the field. Most multimedia artists…

of the fundamental aspects that are important to persuasive arguments. All of the reviews are of work from the past year all from the Portland area. Each author cited previous art movements and artists to enhance their stance on the work of the new artist. This gives more artistic credit to the new artists work since it follows historical traditions yet finds new perspectives. The descriptive language about the physical nature of the work gives the review soul. Each of the authors, picked…

dedicated to helping up and coming Australian artists have a launchpad into the music industry. I have been listening to Triple J Unearthed since 2013, discovering new upcoming Australian artists and bands. The interaction will discuss how Triple J Unearthed has exposed me to unestablished Australian artists. I have looked at what bands I have found out about through the listening service. I also looked into how the website is set up, how it allows artists to win experiences of a lifetime and…

People create art for many different reasons. It can be to reflect on their worldview, their place in time. To record historical data. Or to create what it is they were seeing around them. It was often used to express ideas, and expand on current ones. In an example of a more expressive reasoning, such as the romantics during the Industrial revolution, where their everyday life was a waking nightmare. The lower class citizens around them worked for almost no pay, had horrendous living and…

Creative Quarters that the painter’s trade within the City of London was regulated by a guild that controlled the activities of the artists who lived inside the City walls. In order to be a painter in the City it was necessary to become a member of the Painter-Stainers’ Company, but because membership was only given to Englishmen, foreign artists gathered in the numerous artists’ quarters that were quickly appearing outside the walls. The reliability of Wedd’s following points can be contested…

themselves to composition. (Langer Pg. 69)” Langer says that these motifs in a way help the artist or craftsmen start to create. It is as if giving them something to build off of, or in a better sense, help kick start their imagination. Take a simple drawing of a car. This simple car has two circles, with a rectangle on top of them to suggest that it is in fact a car. This hint is used to guide the artist or craftsmen in the direction used to create their craft. Once they start to add effects…

exhibitions such as, Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt, Passages in Modern Art: 1946-1996, The Wittgenstein Vitrine, Concentrations 60: Lucie Stahl, Art and Nature in the Middle Ages, and it also contains artwork from the Renaissance, Native Americans, and more, featuring works of art that span the globe. Their collection contains over 23,000 works of art from countless and time periods spanning 5,000 years of human creativity. The captivating nature of these exhibits allowed for one to walk…

artifacts are presented within the given context of the curator or historical professional. The curator’s main objective is to diligently and meticulously present these works in a way which efficaciously communicates the position of the institution or artist regarding the subject matter existent within the material. This presentation usually intends either to inform the public, provide a new perspective or share a thought, opinion or position. When looking at an artwork, the surrounding…

Art and Fear book written by artists for artists. For artists starting out and wanting to pursue a career. This book is usually recommended by art teachers as a strategy guide for their pupils, it’s not only their work but also in life. Helping to survive in the art world, obstacles and fears that the developing artist faces. I’ve read about 6 chapters into this and I have to say that this book is very philosophical for its readers. Each chapter is broken through different types of “fear”. And…

Elizabeth Murray is a pop art genre artist who used bright colors and shapes with dark outlines to make incredible works of art. The strenuous process of creating pop art displays the effort put forth by pop art artists. Elizbeth Murray’s Painter’s Progress was a result of her being very comfortable with her style of art. Murray observed many different artists including Picasso, Cézanne, and de Kooning. She studied the formal technique of other artists’ works and created her own ‘twist’ on pop…