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Exploiting Eyeballs!
Another example of an artist's exploited artwork by a company using it for promotion without permission is featured on Art is Everywhere.
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Thinking Globally by Limitation
This post was set to draft and never posted last week – so it is now the post for this week…After my last post regarding collaboration of collective art media and initiatives that generate positive public art, I was inspired to think more holistically in my blogging approach. It is not the quantity, well sometimes it is in the blogosphere where it can be only about the SEO rankings, but the quality of posts generated. After reaching over 500 posts — this is my 512th — I’ve decided to cut back to one post a week. I realize this is bucking the trend of posting more not less but time,…
A Few Follow Ups
Thinking of last Friday’s post, I thought I’d post links as follow ups. • I think Eric Maisel’s blog on Creativity Central is interesting. I particularly liked this post by Beth Barany who describes the Artist Entrepreneurship pretty well. Putting the art first is a wise philosophy. • Todd Henry of Accidental Creative describes the Paradox of Rejection in how it can provide growth for the artist. • Since he quotes Michelangelo, this is the latest scientific discovery that “unlocks some of the Mona Lisa magic.” It’s no mystery that Michelangelo used multiple layers of glazes called “sfumato” (softening of contour lines) to create his subtle effect of this painting’s…








