Oct 24, 2014 | Tabloid art history
When I was asked “what influences your art?” I knew the person asking the question really meant “what other artists influence you art?”, or “what subjects influence your art?”. While these variables have certainly influenced me, as I have progressed as an artist I...
Oct 17, 2014 | Tabloid art history
Kathe Kollwitz, Young Girl, charcoal (1920). 8 x 8 inches. This entry on artistic influence is part of an ongoing series of “How to visit an Open Studio.” In my last entry, I discussed how the productivity of Vincent van Gogh influenced me as an artist. Another artist...
Oct 7, 2014 | Tabloid art history
This entry on artistic influence is part of an ongoing series of “How to visit an Open Studio.” In my last entry, I discussed the idea of artistic influence as pertaining to the idea of imitating or copying the work of other artists. I ended the entry by stating:...
Sep 23, 2014 | Tabloid art history
This entry on artistic influence is part of an ongoing series of “How to visit an Open Studio.” Last week I was asked “what artists have my influenced your work?” I’m pretty sure the person meant what artists do I try to imitate or copy when I’m working on a piece of...
Aug 25, 2014 | Tabloid art history
Do you recognize this painting?: Correct! The Mona Lisa by Leonardo. Have you seen the original in the Louvre? If so, had you seen reproductions of it before you visited the museum? And, if you had seen reproductions of it before visiting, did it make experiencing the...
Aug 7, 2014 | Tabloid art history
Many years ago when I began teaching I excitedly told my Introduction to Art Education class that we would be visiting an art museum as part of our course work. I was met in return with long faces and frightened looks. It turns out that many of the students did not...
