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How Did a Brazilian M.C. Escher Exhibition Become the World's Most Popular Art Show? | Artinfo

porcupineschool — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:52:15 -0400

How Did a Brazilian M.C. Escher Exhibition Become the World's Most Popular Art Show? | Artinfo

Wow! This thing! tumblropenarts: Produced by Artists...

porcupineschool — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:39:14 -0400

Wow! This thing!

Produced by Artists Wanted, Art Takes Times Square, a worldwide competition to determine one artist whose artworks will be illuminated on Times Square’s digital billboards before millions of viewers this summer.

Joining in this worldwide event, Tumblr will be hand-selecting one artist as the official “Tumblr Pick” to receive a special feature during the Times Square signage premiere. To be considered for the Tumblr Pick, include your Tumblr URL along with your submission. The artist will be selected based on ratings from awesome members of the Tumblr arts community, including:

Paddy Johnson, founding editor of Art Fag City, paddyjohnson.tumblr.com

Hrag Vartanian, founder of Hyperallergic, hyperallergic.tumblr.com

Jenny Moore, assistant curator at New Museum, newmuseum.tumblr.com

Dave Harper, curator at BAMarts, nobodysdiary.tumblr.com

David Goerk, gallery dealer at The Pace Gallery, thepacegallery.tumblr.com

Click here to learn more and submit your artwork, and be sure to follow Artists Wanted on Tumblr.

Here’s what we’re watching in the ArtPrize office...

porcupineschool — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:22:39 -0400

Here’s what we’re watching in the ArtPrize office today.

Hacking Art & Culture with F.A.T. Lab | Off Book | PBS Arts (by PBS)

szymon: Drawing apparatus by Robert Howsare Yes!!

porcupineschool — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:54:23 -0400

szymon:

Drawing apparatus by Robert Howsare

Yes!!

"In an art world dominated by the curatorial, to act without a pre-defined curatorial plan offers a..."

porcupineschool — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:42:11 -0400

“In an art world dominated by the curatorial, to act without a pre-defined curatorial plan offers a possibility to both repeat the network of connectivity of the digital age, while also reflecting on its shortcomings and implications from a critical viewpoint.”

- dOCUMENTA (13) curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev

DOCUMENTA 13 New Curatorial Team And Events Announced - ArtLyst

"Art is essential. If you haven’t reached that conclusion on your own, consider some evidence:..."

porcupineschool — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:17:46 -0400

“Art is essential. If you haven’t reached that conclusion on your own, consider some evidence: Science shows that exposure to art is correlated with enhanced abilities in math, cognition, and vocabulary. Studies also show that art has the potential to make people better citizens of the planet. In a 2005 report by the Rand Corporation, researchers wrote that visual arts “can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing.””

- The GOOD 30-Day Challenge: Art Every Day - Culture - GOOD

Dan Colen Offering ‘Avant-Grade’ Art Class for Children | Gallerist NY

porcupineschool — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:53:17 -0400

Dan Colen Offering ‘Avant-Grade’ Art Class for Children | Gallerist NY

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porcupineschool — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:17:48 -0400

CALL FOR ENTRIES: ITSA SMALL, SMALL WORLD (by...

porcupineschool — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:33:12 -0400

CALL FOR ENTRIES: ITSA SMALL, SMALL WORLD (by HennesyYoungman)

Yes!

pbsarts: Which is it? Gif or Jif? Off Book - Animated GIFs: The...

porcupineschool — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:59:24 -0500

pbsarts:

Which is it? Gif or Jif?

Off Book - Animated GIFs: The Birth of a Medium

GIFs are one of the oldest image formats used on the web. Throughout their history, they have served a huge variety of purposes, from functional to entertainment. Now, 25 years after the first GIF was created, they are experiencing an explosion of interest and innovation that is pushing them into the terrain of art. In this episode of Off Book, we chart their history, explore the hotbed of GIF creativity on Tumblr, and talk to two teams of GIF artists who are evolving the form into powerful new visual experiences.

Featuring:

Patrick Davison, MemeFactory

TopherChris, Tumblr

Pamela Reed and Matthew Rader, Reed+Rader

Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg, Cinemagraphs

Story Development: Mike Rugnetta, Internet Culture Researcher, MemeFactory

Music by:

Mindthings: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/mindthings

Space Frequencies: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Space_frequencies

Casanelli: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Casanelli

Shamil Elvenheim: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/shamil/

Kevin Macleod: http://www.incompetech.com

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Produced by Kornhaber Brown: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com

Freakonomics » Question of the Day: Does a Lack of Exposure to the Arts Lead to Disaster?

porcupineschool — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:45:28 -0500

Freakonomics » Question of the Day: Does a Lack of Exposure to the Arts Lead to Disaster?

prostheticknowledge: Marcelo Coelho - ‘Art-O-Meter’ Evaluating...

porcupineschool — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:42:06 -0500

prostheticknowledge:

Marcelo Coelho - ‘Art-O-Meter’

Evaluating Art (So You Don’t Have To)

Light sensor placed beneath painting evaluates quality of artwork based on time spent by visitor examining said artwork:

Art-O-Meter is a device that measures the quality of an art piece. It bases its evaluation on the amount of time that people spend in front of an artwork compared to the total time of exhibition. The measurements are graphically represented by comments and a 5-star rating system.

Without the interaction of a viewer, the Art-O-Meter will register time like a regular clock. However, when a user enters the area covered by its motion sensor, a second timer is triggered and it will count time as the viewer observes the artwork.

More Here

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24 Hours » The Kickstarter Blog — Kickstarter

porcupineschool — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:20 -0500

24 Hours » The Kickstarter Blog — Kickstarter:

Yesterday was a big day for our friends at Kickstarter. Two million dollar projects within four hours!

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porcupineschool — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:58:29 -0500

bmdesign: A Cathedral Made from 55,000 LED Lights Luminarie...

porcupineschool — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:19:20 -0500

bmdesign:

A Cathedral Made from 55,000 LED Lights

Luminarie De Cagna, part of 2012 Light Festival Ghent

Energy Wasted? On the contrary, this immense work of art with 55,000 LED lights consumes only 20Kwatt / h of electricity.

massmoca: “The ideas need not be complex. Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple....

porcupineschool — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:42:57 -0500

massmoca:

“The ideas need not be complex. Most ideas that are successful are ludicrously simple. Successful ideas generally have the appearance of simplicity because they seem inevitable.” -Sol LeWitt, “Paragraphs on Conceptual Art,” Artforum (June 1967)

"But what’s exciting is, because of the success that the amateur class has had (and I use the word..."

porcupineschool — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:14:02 -0500

“But what’s exciting is, because of the success that the amateur class has had (and I use the word ‘amateur’ very lovingly here), and the amount of money they’ve been able to generate, it’s made the professionals more interested. Suddenly, pros are looking at this thing thinking, ‘Maybe I want into that,’ because it seems genuine. And it seems cool, and it seems honest. So you can see how, eventually, the two suddenly intermingle. And consequently you have the really pro, established filmmaker sitting next to the guy who maybe idolizes them. It could be somewhere on the site right now — Hal Hartley’s project sitting next to some kid’s who saw Trust when he was fifteen years old and realized that’s what he wanted to do with his life. And they sit side by side, and that’s really kind of the point: It’s just about making things, no matter who you are.”

- Yancey talked to Cinespect about Kickstarter, Sundance, and the future of independent cinema. It’s a great conversation — read the whole thing here. (via kickstarter)

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porcupineschool — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:51:08 -0500

“The project was based on data I gathered by taking a...

porcupineschool — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:19 -0500

“The project was based on data I gathered by taking a lengthy survey about my facebook® “friends.” I asked myself questions ranging from personal (do I know this person’s phone number?) to generic (can I recognize this person by their name alone?) and assigned each of my cyber-friends a score ranging from 1-25 (those that scored less than 1 were de-friended). Each score was then plotted on a color spectrum. I then made a wax bust for each person in the color that corresponded to their score.”

(via bestfriends : c o l i n p i n e g a r)

"All my life I’ve been harassed by questions: Why is something this way and not another? How do you..."

porcupineschool — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:30:11 -0500

“All my life I’ve been harassed by questions: Why is something this way and not another? How do you account for that? This rage to understand, to fill in the blanks, only makes life more banal. If we could only find the courage to leave our destiny to chance, to accept the fundamental mystery of our lives, then we might be closer to the sort of happiness that comes with innocence.”

- Luis Buñuel

(via criterioncorner)