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.
Special Events
Seattle, Washington
Cavalia
January 24, 2012 - February 5, 2012
Cavalia is an equestrian ballet and a lavish orchestration of multimedia and performing arts. Charged with poetry and pure emotion in a dream-like virtual setting, the show Cavalia combines acrobatics, dance, aerial artistry and live music with the stunning addition of magnificent horses.
Featured Exhibitions:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Van Gogh Up Close
February 1, 2012 - May 6, 2012
This American premiere exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is the first ever to explore the master artist's bold treatment of space and unorthodox depiction of nature. The majority of the exhibition explores the final years of Van Gogh's life. During this period, he made the most drastic changes to his technique. The abstract, blurred and highly emotional paintings he is famous for came out of this tumultuous era, including "Iris," "Emperor Moth," "Rain" and "Wheatfield."Visitors are offered an intimate window into the great painter's audacious still life images and the life of Van Gogh himself. More than 45 paintings from collections around the world will be on display. The only place to see it in the US is in Philadelphia.
Seattle Art Museum
Gauguin & Polynesia: A Elusive Paradise
February 9, 2012 - April 29, 2012
The exhibition includes about 50 of Gauguin's brilliantly hued paintings, sculptures and works on paper, which are displayed alongside 60 major examples of Polynesian sculpture that fueled his search for the exotic. Organized by the Art Centre Basel, the show is comprised of works on loan from some of the world's most prestigious museums and private collections.
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.
