In an average week I may be approached by as many as 20-35 artists looking for gallery representation. Most of them are ineffective. Are you making the same mistakes they are? Before I explain, let me introduce myself. My name is Jason Horejs. I have owned Xanadu Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona, for more than eight
Here, the basics of what to include in an exhibition proposal. Here’s a simple way to get a feel for the components of a proposal. Remember those five W’s from elementary school journalism: Who, What, When, Where, Why (and How). Who are you? What is the actual exhibit you are proposing? When is it available?
Las Meninas[a] (pronounced [laz meˈninas]; Spanish for ‘”The Ladies-in-waiting”‘) is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Golden Age. Its complex and enigmatic composition raises questions about reality and illusion, and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer and the figures depicted. Because…
Everyone has their own unique ways of looking at art, but people who look at art professionally, like gallery owners, experienced collectors, curators, critics and other informed individuals look at art very differently than the rest of us. With any art they are interested in, the inspection process is slow, deliberate, detailed, comprehensive and complete.
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
