What exactly is an artist residency? Basically a residency is a place where an artist can concentrate on his or her art for a specified period of time without interruption. The artist is usually given a living space and studio in which to work and live, commonly sharing space with other artists of different disciplines.
Artists’ books have emerged over the last 25 years as the quintessential contemporary art form, addressing subjects as diverse as poetry and politics, incorporating a full spectrum of artistic media and bookmaking methods. Scrolls, fold-outs, concertinas or loose items contained in a box as well as bound printed sheets are some examples. Painters, sculptors, calligraphers,
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
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
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
