Unlocking the Mysteries of The Artistic Mind

It might seem bizarre that science is using art to learn about the mind- looking for hard facts in the most ethereal of places. But great artists turn out to be the world’s first neuroscientists. In 1906, Pablo Picasso. Consider the flightless fluffs of brown otherwise known as herring gull chicks. Since they’re entirely dependent

Quantifying Creativity

Pricing your art is different from making art; it’s something you do with your art after it’s made, when it’s ready to leave your studio and get sold either by you personally or through a gallery, at an art fair, online, at open studios, through an agent or representative, wherever. Making art is about the

How Do I Price my Work?

The delicate process of deciding how much to charge for your artwork is a struggle for most artists. The tug of war between the need to have your work recognized for its worth and the need to make it accessible to collectors is a difficult balance to strike. There are some common sense guidelines to

Who Decides What Art Means?

There is a question that has been tossed around by philosophers and art critics for decades: how much should an artist’s intention affect your interpretation of the work? Do the artist’s plans and motivations affect its meaning? Or is it completely up to the judgment of the viewer? Hayley Levitt explores the complex web of