By Lara Mae Pantallano in Interviews
Alessandro Andreuccetti – Being an Artist Please Give Us A Few Words Of Introduction About Yourself I am from a land of ancient artistic traditions – Tuscany – where every city, every street, every corner of the landscape is reminiscent of…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Art And Culture
Joseph Cornell had a huge exhibition displaying 80 pieces of his work in 2015 at the Royal Academy in London. Within the art world he won the admiration of Marcel Duchamp and Robert Motherwell. Among art collectors, his assemblage boxes…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in Art And Culture, Artwork
Painting may be the artistic medium that has been declared ‘dead’ more times than any other, but for as long as there exists some kind of paint, some kind of painting surface and some kind of human being to bring…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Art And Culture, Resources
In an age when everything has moved online, MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are becoming increasingly popular educational models. Distance learning and online resources are now part of some more formal and traditional qualifications. But, as a creative professional, where…
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By Adriana Paradiso in Events & Review
A list of some fantastic artist events coming up in the month of February, submitted by the ArtWeb community: Event: Fresh Off the Press 2016 Date: Feb 12th-Mar 20th, 2016 (19:00-21:00) Cost: Free Location: Lime Kiln Gallery (Calstock, UK) Details: ArtWeb member and colourist painter Alexandra Jacobs…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Resources
Website providers, coding, domains, designers, themes, blogs, portfolios, shops. The options for someone wanting to branch out online are limitless and it is even more difficult if you are an artist. Your work is unique in that it is not…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in How To
Whether you are applying for your foundation degree or whether your group show application merely makes you feel like you are, a portfolio plays a huge role in your professional artistic life. With a few simple pointers, this post will…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in Artwork, How To
A true landmark event – or ‘rite of passage’ – in the life of a professional artist is their university degree show. It may be the first and last time you ever formally exhibit your work to the public, or…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in How To
Framing artwork is incredibly important and many artists consider it part of their final outcome – Francis Bacon demanded his canvases were framed behind glass, for instance. Despite the cost that framing can add to production costs, it might be…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Art And Culture
You are an artist in a competitive market, you want and you need to sell work. Do not rely on others to do this for you; third party web-shop options, middle men, may not be the most efficient ways for…
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By Adriana Paradiso in Events & Review
Here’s a run down of some fantastic artist events coming up this month, submitted by the ArtWeb community: Event: Atelier: The Art of Representation Date: Nov 30-Dec 4, 2015 (10-00-17:00) Cost: Free Location: Mall Galleries, The Mall London (UK) Details: Influenced by the Atelier Method…
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By Gavin Lenaghan in How To
If you find yourself wishing to marry the largely technical process of etching with a more painterly, intuitive style, then you may consider experimenting with the sugar lift etching process. This process, as you might expect from the above, involves…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in How To
Part two of this post looks at newsletters (are they right for you, should you send them out, who to and how often?) before moving onto a final stage of wrapping everything we have looked at together. Balance is the…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in Interviews
Step into the world of the immensely successful and talented photographer Tomas Schelp. He speaks on the many avenues that the art and business of photography have taken him down over his decades-long career. You got into photography through studying…
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By Jack Smurthwaite in How To
This two-part post looks at different approaches to managing your professional avatar: all the snippets which get thrown around the ether to create a picture of you. Some online tools are great for sales, some are great for advertising and…
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