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Art, not unlike raising children,…may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that outlives you. ~ Michael Kimmelman, Art Critic and Historian
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Over a month ago, I had the privilege of talking to gallery owners, James Bacchi and Annette Schutz, for Asterisk SF magazine. Not only was it a great conversation but a wonderful story of how ArtHaus has flourished over the years through a tough art market. They’re, certainly, a staple in the San Francisco Art Scene and know exactly how to spread much-needed passion and love for the arts. Please click on the image above to check out the gallery profile. Also, don’t forget…
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The bastard form of mass culture is humiliated repetition… always new books, new programs, new films, news items, but always the same meaning. ~Roland Barthes, French literary theorist, philosopher, critic, and semiotician
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Some time last week, I watched the documentary, My Kid Could Paint That by filmmaker Amir Bar-Lev. The documentary is definitely worth watching being that it forces the viewer to make up their own mind about the Modern Art movement. Pick it up and please feel free to tell me what you think. As the title of today’s posts states, my new art crush is Michael Kimmelman! He provides his insight and thoughts in the film and, well, you guessed it, those were my favorite parts of the…
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What is the best way to understand artists? For me, it’s, actually, going through the art making process. To experience what the artist experiences. Everyone is unique and completely different but the commonality is the struggle all artists have to create something and be heard, seen, and understood. The above slide show includes pictures I took of my work currently at the UC Berkeley Extension Art and Design campus in Downtown San Francisco. I did a series of drawings for my ‘Working in Series’ class.…
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Nesbit studied painting at the San Francisco Art Institute and is currently obtaining his MFA in Painting at Yale University.
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The Merriam Webster dictionary defines perceive as, to attain awareness or understanding of. If perception is the way we ascertain awareness, then the frustration for some people who find themselves ‘not getting it’ are probably the same individuals unwilling to understand, right? Well, to my two friends, Justin and Josef, I wanted share a few thoughts… Modern artists didn’t make art to annoy or anger you, trust me. If you’re angry or frustrated, talk it out. One should not be…
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The invention of the camera changed the way men saw. The visible came to mean something different to them. This was immediately reflected in painting. ~John Berger, Ways of Seeing
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 