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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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Bye Bye Kitty!!! Between Heaven and Hell in Contemporary Japanese Art Exhibition at Japan Society In a densely urbanized, highly stratified society situated in the heart of an earthquake zone, the fear that the worst could easily happen lies at the back of many minds. ~David Elliott, Independent Curator The past week has been a sobering reminder of nature’s uncontrollable force. As much as we would like to understand it, whether it be through science or art; the fact still remains…
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The Rock Paper Scissors Collective (RPSC) is an Oakland (CA) based organization that seeks to connect with the Bay Area community. Currently, they are seeking artists (all kinds) for their Professional Development Series called, “Artist’s Thrive”. It’s a 16 week series that explores many facets involved in both creating and promoting one’s work. The series breakdown is as follows: * Resume & CV * Documenting your work * Online Presence * Proposals and Exhibits * Promotions & Press * Fundraising &…
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Similar to Lucy in our genius comic, there’s plenty of work going on in an artist’s studio (more so in the artist’s mind). With Daily Serving helping me with my daily art nutrition intake; the Quit Marginalizing Yourself post was worth the added mental exploration. The reflection is part of a week-long series of posts focused on the notion of failure and how it’s depicted in the arts. Stereotypical perceptions of artists and the ways in which they marginalize themselves was the crux of Van Winckle’s write-up. She asserts one…
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GALLERY : ARTWORK (A) Museum : Canonical Art (B) Biennale : Artists (C) Art school : Art Students (D) Hot Dog Stand : Ideas (E) Who gives : a sh*t? Art is to…ah, nevermind. Analogies probably should stay in the deep recesses of the mind never to be dug up again but I couldn’t resist. Did you know that the revised GRE General Test will no longer have antonyms or analogies? Art and hot dogs? Yes. There’s a point.…
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If you’re familiar with some of my earlier posts, you would know one of my art crushes is Elyse Hochstadt. I’ve been following Ms. Hochstadt’s work and happy to report that she will be showing work at Root Division at the Manufactured Organic show! Much of her recent work focuses heavily on materiality and immateriality. The beauty lies in the fact that much of her work takes patience due to the…
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Southern Exposure (aka SOEX) is hosting the 2011 Monster Drawing Rally this Friday, February 25! As I’ve mentioned, I’m such a doodler at heart. Drawing is not only cathartic but an opening to the imagination. Oh, where a line can take you. Now, for as low as $10, you can visit the Verdi Club in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill district and witness many of the Bay Area’s finest draftsmen and women draw their hearts out right in front of a…
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Don’t have unrealistic expectations. If you wanna make money, you better drop out right now and go to banking school, or web site school, anywhere but art school. And remember, only 1 out of 100 of you will ever make a living as an artist. ~Professor Sandiford, Art School Confidential (played by John Malkovich) The aforementioned quote from movie, Art School Confidential, had me laughing but remember what Freud said about jokes, there’s a smidgen of truth in them. Talk about artists…
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 