# Monday, January 07, 2008
The joys of small editions
I'm really excited—this morning I interviewed Jen Bekman, a New York City gallery owner and the mastermind behind 20x200, a project that is bringing art to the people, man.

Like the popular Tiny Showcase, 20x200 creates very limited and very affordable runs of high-quality photos and fine art prints. The price structure is what distinguishes 20x200: Each piece comes in an edition of 200 small prints for $20 each, 20 medium-size prints for $200 each, and 2 really big prints for $2,000 each.

I love it because Jen's bringing art (and exposing emerging artists) to the common Web surfer. The work is gorgeous, and some of the prints totally sell out. (And fine artists are encouraged to submit their work for consideration!)

Keep your eyes peeled for the May issue of The Artist's Magazine to read the whole article!

Above, Many Mountains by Ky Anderson.


By Grace Dobush | Cool Web sites | Projects
Monday, January 07, 2008 7:02:05 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [2] 
# Friday, January 04, 2008
Your desert-island colors
On my sibling blog, Anatomy of Art Materials, Michael Skalka has posed a question: Which paints would you take to a desolate location if they the only ones you could use for the rest of time?

Post your palette choices here and you could win a free subscription to The Artist's Magazine!


By Grace Dobush | News
Friday, January 04, 2008 3:58:14 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Thursday, January 03, 2008
Art in your neighborhood
I've been thinking a lot lately about how much art surrounds us at all times. Sometimes we seek it out, like when we're visiting a gallery or museum, but other times we float by, completely oblivious.

The picture at right is from a cafe here in Cincinnati, The Coffee Shop on Madison, which has a stunning corner lined with Charley Harper prints.

Across town, there's an apartment building that must house a fairly busy artist: Every window of one first-floor unit is covered in portraits. They're not Renoirs, but who cares?

What about your town? Is it easy to stumble upon art in your neighborhood, or do you feel sometimes as if you're living in a creative desert? (If so, maybe it's time to go guerrilla...)

In the meantime, I have become totally fascinated with Harper's style and have become determined to have a print of his in my apartment by spring. (Luckily for me, a relative works at a gallery with a large Harper inventory and gets a 35 percent staff discount that I have absolutely no problem using.)


By Grace Dobush | Notable Artists | Random Thoughts
Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:43:40 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Top 101 artists' blogs
I think this blogger used Technorati to come up with this listing of the top 101 artists' blogs. There's a lot of great blogs in this list—a couple I visit regularly, and there's even one that's being featured in an upcoming issue of The Artist's Magazine!

By Grace Dobush | Cool Web sites
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:19:02 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [1] 
# Monday, December 31, 2007
Last post of 2007!
Hey, everyone! I hope your holidays were wonderful and relaxing. I'm no pagan, but, man, was I glad to see the solstice. The days only get longer from here!

I attempted to post from home but couldn't log in—c'est la vie. So here's some good reading I've come across in the last little while. Happy new year!

The New York Times on the Ashcan School
Cityscapes painter Herman Rose passes away
Jacob Lawrence's Migration of the Negro
Schools catering to booming interest in comics (via ArtsJournal)
Exhibit shows "extreme embroidery"


By Grace Dobush | Exhibits | News
Monday, December 31, 2007 7:51:02 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Friday, December 21, 2007
From us to you...
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The staff of The Artist's Magazine wishes you all the best during the holidays and into the new year! It's been a pleasure writing for you all since I joined the magazine back in August, and I look forward to seeing what 2008 brings.

Postings will be irregular in the next week or so, but you can expect the blog to be back in full force in January. Take care!


By Grace Dobush | Random Thoughts
Friday, December 21, 2007 3:11:46 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Thursday, December 20, 2007
All the Gauguin news that's fit to print
As we dive head-first into a season that makes you wish you lived in the Pacific Islands, I present to you a roundup of post-impressionist painter Paul Gauguin links and news:

Via the Watercolor Artist blog: Gauguin's teeth found in a well

From the Chicago Tribune: How a fake Gauguin ended up in the Art Institute

From the Art Institute: Van Gogh and Gauguin: The studio of the south

By Grace Dobush | News | Notable Artists
Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:04:26 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Lucian Freud slide show
Slate does it again: Another great slide show, this time of Lucian Freud's etchings, which are on display at the Museum of Modern Art. I have to admit I didn't know much about the painter until this slide show, so if you're looking for an introduction to his life and style, this is a great place to start.

Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings is on display at MoMa until March 10.


By Grace Dobush | Exhibits | Notable Artists
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 6:47:02 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
# Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Original prankster?
Rockboy.jpgVia pica+pixel, an interview with graffiti artist Bansky in Swindle Magazine. This guy's fly-by-night art often makes strong political and social statements, and he's developed quite a following in Britain and abroad.

Some highlights:

"The art world is the biggest joke going. It's a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak. And modern art is a disgrace—never have so many people used so much stuff and taken so long to say so little. Still, the plus side is it's probably the easiest business in the world to walk into with no talent and make a few bucks."

"I stenciled the door of an electrical block in south London and recently someone sawed it off and sold it at a famous auction house for £24,000, but in that same week Islington council power sprayed off eight of my new stencils on one road. What I'm finding is art is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it, or willing to pay to not have to look at it."

What do you think of this pseudo-anonymous artist?


By Grace Dobush | Notable Artists
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 4:41:21 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [2] 
# Monday, December 17, 2007
What you need to know about online art sales
You might think that this Chicago Tribune article about buying art online applies only to the obscenely wealthy patrons, but there's some info valuable to the working artist, too.


By Grace Dobush | News
Monday, December 17, 2007 8:53:57 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [0] 
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