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Don’t Bore Me with Genius

Monday, October 19, 2009

The woman’s exceptional; mostly paints oil on canvas. She’s an invention of art school, but failed to graduate because of a hasty yearlong sojourn to Italy. A return to the states was followed by recurrent menial jobs as she continued to paint without gainful discovery. Dull. No combination of adjectives and adverbs would change the more »

Talking with Photographer – Bruce DeBoer

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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In 1970, a 12 year old boy enthusiastically picked up the family Kodak Instamatic and started pointing it at anything. Or was it everything – hard to tell – but after only one twelve exposure cassette, he was running to the corner Drug for processing. Every photographer knows the ecstasy of repeated shutter clicks whether more »

Henri Cartier-Bresson: “I’m an Anarchist”

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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"Photography is not like painting. It is a creative fraction of a second when you are taking a picture. Your eye must see a composition or an expression that life itself offers you, and you must know with intuition when to click the camera. That is the moment the photographer is creative," he said. "Oop! The Moment! Once you miss it, it is gone forever."

Art v. Craft

Thursday, March 8, 2007

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In the middle of the art craft spectrum you’ll find fine art and beautiful craft sitting side by side; indistinguishable over time like paintings of the Dutch masters.

Passion of the Craft

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

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Google search "craft" and you'll get crafts for kids near the top position. No one disagrees that quilting, basket weaving, balloon animal making, flower pressing, bead working, or corn doll making are crafts – of course they are. There is, however, an age old dispute distinguishing art from craft. Craft often gets the bad rap, especially from self fashioned fine artists. Do we dare call Picasso or Pollack craftsmen? How about David Burne, Santiago Calatrava, or Steve Jobs?

What Makes Me Creative?

Monday, September 18, 2006

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"My 8 year old son is so creative he's going to be an artist." How many times have you heard that? Naïve art – young children are natural at it. It's the first rain in the desert, new run-off paths are spontaneously created; the water forges streams where there were none. An 8 year old discovers crayons uninhibited by life experience, ego, and deadlines. Nearly every connection is a new one. She hasn't yet learned how not to be creative.