Tag: Curatorial

Are Some Works of Art Better than Others?

What we call entertainment is nothing other than our society’s most popular forms of art. This leads to the question of whether some forms of art are better than others. Is a Beethoven symphony better than a Katy Perry song? Is Romeo and Juliet better than the Twilight saga? In recent decades, many have answered

How to Look at and Evaluate: Art Tips from Galleries & Collectors

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.

Calligraphy, Lettering and Typeface Design

The Chinese calligrapher Wang Hsi-chih said, “Writing needs meaning, whereas calligraphy expresses itself above all through forms and gestures. It elevates the soul and illuminates the feelings.” In this respect calligraphy… VISIT WEBSITE

What Is Art? From Leo Tolstoy

In order correctly to define art, it is necessary, first of all, to cease to consider it as a means to pleasure and to consider it as one of the conditions of human life. Viewing it in this way we cannot fail to observe that art is one of the means of intercourse between man