Re: “Courtney Love does the math”, by Courtney Love. (http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/) Courtney Love presents the fact that only 30 of every 32,000 albums released annually go platinum as evidence that we have become a boring society. This amounts to 0.09375% and while this may seem to support her conclusion that “the status quo gives us boring”, I would suggest that this is in fact a symptom of a far greater problem. In my opinion, the real issue lies not with the record companies but with society itself. The fact that only a small percentage of albums are successful is evidence that… Read More…
I’m a bit of an oddball in the sense that I’ve always excelled at math. I’m not sure if I enjoy math as much as I do as a result of my success with it, or if I’ve excelled at math as a result of enjoying it. Either way, before I get to far ahead of myself, I should clarify that despite being fairly skilled at math, some problems take longer than others to solve. Although at times I can be lightning quick by applying quirky tricks to an equation, other times I need to break it down into smaller,… Read More…
Do you think Jackson Pollock’s work had a positive impact on developments in American art? I have to admit that as often as I have heard or read the name Jackson Pollock, I had never knowingly seen any of his work. My first real introduction to his work came recently during the virtual museum assignment. During my virtual visit to The National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (http://www.nga.gov), I watched a video documentary of Jackson Pollack. The video documented Jackson Pollock while painting outdoors using house paints, sticks and a rather large canvas laid out on the ground. After… Read More…
Do you think that Paul Gauguin was successful in his attempt to correct the misunderstanding of non-Western art as primitive in a regressive way? Unfortunately, I do not believe that Paul Gauguin was successful at anything more than creating a unique style of art that was obviously influenced by his time spent living in Tahiti. His Idol with the Seashell, c1893 Wood in fig. 25.15 on page 460 in the textbook A HISTORY OF WESTERN ART (Revised Fourth Edition), shows an example of a primitive piece with certain elements of Western influence. While this piece may work to demonstrate the… Read More…
Question: Do you think David Hockney’s research and theory on the use of technology by the artists of the Renaissance period is important for artists today?
Answer: Absolutely. In fact, I believe this theory is more relevant today than ever before. For years I created with pencils, inks and paints, and now, I create with a Wacom Intuos4. I’ve traded in my sketchbook for my Macbook and suddenly in would seem that many no longer consider my creations art. These detractors discredit my art purely on the basis that they are digital pieces. My company sublets a portion of our… Read More…
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