ARTIST RETREATS AND ART COURSE INSPIRATIONS
I wish to share with you an array of art related web-sites,articles, announcements, resources, courses, books and writings that I hope you will find inspirational and useful. New
information will be added regularly. Please return often.
Two websites that are works of art:
American artist Joseph Cornell (1903–1972) has been celebrated internationally for his boxes, collages, and films since the 1930s. His mining of far-flung ideas and traditions and elegant integration of woodworking, painting, papering, and drawing define the innovation and visual poetry associated with his work. Although Cornell’s exploration of art, culture, and science was highly personal, even spiritual, his goal as an artist was to inspire others to pursue uplifting voyages into the imagination.
Ashes and Snow: Gregory Colbert's sixteen year personal and artistic odyssey
The Mexico City opening will mark the fifth installation of
Ashes and Snow, Gregory Colbert's sixteen-year personal and artistic odyssey. The exhibition will be shown at the Nomadic Museum, in the historic Zócalo, from 19 January through 27 April 2008.
Ashes and Snow is an ongoing project that weaves together photographic works, film, art installations and a novel in letters. The exhibition consists of more than 50 large-scale photographic artworks, a 60-minute feature film and two short film haikus. To date, more than a million and a half people around the world have visited the exhibition.
Featured Exhibition:
Picasso:
Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris -
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
October 8, 2010–January 17, 2011
Drawn from the collection of the Musée National Picasso in Paris—the largest and most important repository of the artist’s work in the world—the exhibition will feature more than 150 extraordinary paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs. This unprecedented opportunity is possible at this time because the Musée Picasso has recently closed for renovations, allowing a global tour of this full-scale survey to travel for the first and, very likely, the only time. Membership and advanced tickets:
seattleartmuseum.org
Interviews with Anna Rhodes
Anna Rhodes' Interview "Painting the Light" on NPR KPLU
NPR News and All That Jazz
NPR News and
All That Jazz KPLU
Radio's
Artscape. If you
miss this on the radio,
you can hear the interview
and see images by
clicking
here: * It will
be on the front page
of Artscape for one
week and then in their
archives. to listen
on line and see photos
Anna Rhodes Interviewed on Blog Talk Radio
Art and Soul
Radio Interview with Anna Rhodes:
Blog Talk Radio |
Article and Images
Featured Inspiration:
“A rare, extraordinary
and inspiring
experience:
www.nwsinfonietta.com
an orchestra
founded by the
renowned French
conductor, Christophe
Chagnard, is
held as one
of the Northwest's
finest professional
ensembles. NW
Sinfonietta
features thirty-five
members from
amongst the
region's foremost
instrumentalists.
It performs
a wide range
of repertoire
from Baroque
to contemporary
composers in
the three main
orchestral disciplines:
symphonic, opera
and ballet.
"...the Northwest
Sinfonietta
is sexy because
the material
they present
represents the
emotional flows,
waves and peaks
that carry listeners
to a sensory
place that transcends
most other experiences.
It's the kind
of stuff that
raises hairs
on the napes
of necks; it's
stuff that squeezes
tears out of
dry eyes for
inexplicable
reasons.
Recommended Resources:
A weblog about drawing, painting, art history, color, art materials and methods, and other topics related to visual art.
The daily digest of arts, culture and ideas. Daily arts news from 100 newspapers, magazines and e-publications.
An extensive guide to museums, galleries, exhibitions, and art-related news, services and videos.
This is a list of exceptionally gifted Artists/Photographers/Designers:
A New York City artist, born in Moscow Russia, she has been internationally recognized for her extraordinary talent and provocative paintings.
Berlin artist Xenia Hausner, captures the spirit of our time and the soul of her generation in her dramatic expressionist works.
A gifted, passionate, intellectually stimulating artist who seeks to understand and convey the human spirit through art.
An exquisitely accomplished and prolific artist, Nora is a painter and sculptor with a special love for surface and texture. She is the master of painted effects.
International graphic and web-design firm directed by Hovie Hawk. The studio works with small and large companies from around the world, reinforcing their client's brand image while displaying a sense of quality and innovation.
A New York City based photographer specializing in food, still life, interior and fine art photography. Her exquisite taste is infused in every detail.
A fine arts and
commercial photographer,
she has released her
stunning new book "
This
Is Who I Am". "This
is an absolutely wonderful
book. Every woman
needs to see it! It
has made me feel inspired,
exhilerated, normal
and beautiful!" -
Kate Winslet
Specializing in
the fine art of black
and white portraiture,
Nancy Medwell creates
extraordinary images
that document deep
and lasting connections.
Her book, Eternal
Moments, will be
released this summer
and can be purchased
through her web-site
and Amazon.
A Seattle based photographer, specializing in fine art photography, portraits, travel, documentaries and advertising,
Rebecca captures that unique spirit and essence that brings a photograph to life.
Recommended Books:
Can be purchased/ordered at local bookstores or
Amazon.com
This is a serious art course for serious art students.
This book explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn’t get made and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many artists to give up along the way.
This beautiful book expresses the philosophy of the artist and describes the essence of her subject matter.
It is also a superb collection of her radiant work.
*see recommended artists list
Recommended Music:
Most can be purchased on
Amazon.com
*Contact Centaur Records or Amazon
*Can be purchased at the Georgia O’Keefe Museum
The 60-minute musical composition for the feature film, Ashes and Snow. The musical collaborators include Michael Brook, David Darling, Heiner Goebbels, Lisa Gerrard, Lukas Foss, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Djivan Gasparyan. The grey CD covers are handmade in Nepal and sealed with natural beeswax.
*Can be purchased on
Ashes and Snow web-site.
Site Photography by Rebecca Sullivan, Rosanne Olsen, Michele Unger, Toni Youngblood, Suzanne Di Lanzo, Audrey Daniels,
Anastasia Choplas, Ted Gooley, Cyrus Appel.
