New York Beautification Project. Ellen Harvey, 1998–2001. Gesso and oil on forty graffiti sites
and photographic edition in frames, each painting: 5 x 7″ (12.7 x 17.7 cm), orientation variable. Photograph: Ellen Harvey Studio “No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” -Charles Dickens
Value. It is a concept we encounter in so many areas of our lives. The value of things, the value of time, the value of self. So many of us struggle to
keep up, to display our worth with goods and the ability to indulge in services when in fact value is entirely a construct. There is no inherent worth that is greater or lesser than. Each object, each service, each person is assigned a value according to a complex set of written and unwritten rules that have evolved and continue to evolve over time. Subvert them. Refuse to accept the value placed on you by others and do not affix your own value to them.
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Recently I was talking with a friend who has three young children. Her life is, as you would expect, very chaotic at times. She talked about the terrible weather lately and how it had forced schools to close for days at a time... | Barry found himself in a tough spot. He had a project to complete but no funds to do it. He wasn’t sure about the process of reaching out to patrons and
sponsors....
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Recently a neighbor knocked on the door asking to borrow an electric drill. Frustration read across his face. I asked him what he was working on and he sheepishly replied that he had been trying to hang blinds with hand tools...
| Carole’s art was forever changed when her travels brought her face to face with the Islamic art and architecture of the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Then she... |
Hardening Off
Too dry, too wet, too hot, too cold, these are all things that can cause
damage to a plant, artists also need nourishment.... | |
These are positive and / or negative reviews of galleries, art fairs, consultants, writers, online pay to play offers, residencies and more – all written by artists so that other artists can beware of situations where institutions treat artists badly, or that end up
costing the artist money or are outright scams.
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