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sample standard (three women), digital photo print, 16″ x 20″
Tag: art
i know nothing
Last month I went to an art show that knocked my socks off. What I saw was the work of Jean Michel Basquiat (at the AGO), where close to 85 large-scale paintings and drawings from private collections and public museums were exhibited. Every piece in the exhibit expressed a clear and precise message; true, honest and unselfconscious. This is art […]
does it matter?
If I told you my name was William B. Duke, would you read (or see) my work differently than if I had another name? What if my name were Elizabeth? Elizabeth B. Duke. In the first chapter of the book, “How to be both” by Ali Smith, the main character is asked to consider a […]
it’s PERFECT!
“It’s perfect! “ …said almost no one about anything because, come on- NOTHING is perfect, though not for lack of trying. From elementary school and beyond we are urged enthusiastically to “exceed expectations” (a common report card credential) and differentiate from the crowd. To surpass, transcend and excel; to be better than anyone else such that […]
you will amaze yourself
Everyone likes a sound bite. A short phrase that summarizes information, conveys a certain feeling and entices readers or viewers to think further about broader issues. Since the term was coined in the U.S. media, ‘sound bite’ has been associated largely with politics and the wily business of selling (or manipulating) one’s point of view […]
there is no punch-line
Going to an art gallery is like going into a room full of strangers; you never know what to expect and you may not like anything you see. Unlike a movie theatre or sports events where the actions about to take place are more-or-less predictable (i.e. in sports, someone wins and someone loses; at a movie, […]
a practical course of action
When you head out for the day, do you ever stop to think about the spaces and people around you? Most of us don’t. Our every day worlds and the places we live have been reduced to spaces of liminal ‘docking’; where we spend our time waiting, in transition, impatient, uncertain. There is opportunity for encounter, interaction […]
i can see for miles & miles / 30″ x 36″
i can see for miles and miles / 30″ x 36″ / on canvas / landscape / janet bright
too much honesty
The most honest piece of art I’ve created is offensive and I’m not sure if it’s offensive because of it’s absolute honesty or because of the big fat expletive at the end. And as I ponder the offensive nature of this art I’ve begun to wonder, have honesty and ‘bad’ language become equally offensive in our society? […]
please please me
“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”. -John Lydgate In 1995 Russian artists Vitaly Komar and Alex Melamid embarked on a project to discover what art would look like […]
crappy art
What makes art ‘good’? Is ‘good’ determined by how real a painting looks, by a pleasing combination of colour tones, by the subject of a painting? Or is ‘good’ simply and only about how you feel when you look at one particular piece of art? Does it matter how long it takes an artist to create […]
i like it. i hate it.
What is it that makes you like something or not? Regardless of what an artist has to say about their work, people will like or dislike something based solely on how they are feeling the exact moment they see it. Reactions can’t be controlled, and an artist can talk until they’re blue in the face about […]