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Magnetic Personalities
Thursday, September 3, 2020After reading Pick Your Nose & Make a Face by Anne Maxwell- Weisbrod (A. Weisbrod Designs, 2003), I knew I had the perfect project idea for my students. The book features head, neck, and shoulder ...
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Pandemic Portfolios
Wednesday, September 2, 2020Introducing new concepts via remote learning during a pandemic has its challenges. I asked my students, who were new to photography, to embrace the hand we were dealt and to document this historical t ...
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Spherical Portraits
Wednesday, September 2, 2020I’ve always been interested in painting on alternative surfaces. From wood to glass to silk and beyond, I wanted to experiment with whatever surfaces I could find. Paint has a unique quality on ...
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Editor's Letter: Independence
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 | Nancy WalkupIndependence—isn’t that a quality you want your students to develop? The need for student independence is essential, now more than ever, in light of this unprecedented pandemic. ...
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Realism of Ceramics Artist Ah Leon
Monday, August 31, 2020 | Karl ColeI was blown away the first time I saw this artist’s work, and I’m certain you will have the same reaction. We all know about the great ceramic tradition of Eastern cultures such as China, ...
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Second Leader of the Kanō School: Kanō Motonobu
Monday, August 24, 2020 | Karl ColeAt the end of this week, August 28, we remember the anniversary of the passing of Kanō Motonobu (1476–1559) of the illustrious Kanō School. Not really a “school,” the Kanō School was ...
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Rethinking Romanticism: Jennifer Karady
Friday, August 21, 2020 | Karl ColeTo close out my Rethinking Romanticism series, let’s look at romanticism in 21st century art. In the instance of Jennifer Karady’s subjects, that’s probably an insulting term. If you ...
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Rethinking Romanticism: Kamakura Period
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 | Karl ColeThis week’s Rethinking Romanticism series continues with romanticism in Japanese art. The Kamakura period (1185–1333) was a particularly turbulent, civil-war-ravaged era in Japan. It is th ...
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Rethinking Romanticism: Ancient Assyria
Monday, August 17, 2020 | Karl ColeSince we’ve taken a broad look at the idea of classic art, let’s do the same thing with romantic/dramatic/theatrical art, otherwise known in the Western art history mind as Romanticism. Fo ...
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Eight Rules for Making Artists
Monday, August 17, 2020 | Melissa PurteeArt happens in my classroom every day, but it’s not the goal of my time with students. My students are the goal, specifically, their minds. By the time they leave me, they will all think like ar ...
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Rethinking Classicism: Kelly Richardson
Friday, August 14, 2020 | Karl ColeLet’s wrap up my Rethinking Classicism series with a look at what might be regarded as classic art of today in the future. 100 years from now, will video installation be considered a classi ...
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Rethinking Classicism: Andy Warhol
Friday, August 14, 2020 | Karl ColeLet’s consider modern classicism in the United States for today’s Rethinking Classicism post. Andy Warhol created some of the most recognizable, iconic artworks of the mid-1900s Pop Art mo ...
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Rethinking Classicism: Safavid Dynasty
Thursday, August 13, 2020 | Karl ColeToday's Rethinking Classicism post brings us to the city of Isfahan, Iran. The Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) was a cultural pinnacle in Persian history. The Safavid rulers were massive patrons of ...
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Rethinking Classicism: Song Dynasty
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 | Karl ColeMy Rethinking Classicism series continues with landscapes of the Southern Song style. The early Song period (900s CE) witnessed the rise of a great school of landscape painting that endured as the mea ...
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Rethinking Classicism: Chola Dynasty
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 | Karl ColeI’m continuing my investigation into different ways of interpreting classicism in art with a look at a classic style from India. Most major encyclopedic museums likely have in their collections ...
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