Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: I’m originally from the suburbs of Chicago, moved to New York in 2010 to study illustration at Pratt Institute, and haven’t left. Now I work out of a studio in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. My favorite thing about New York is the people. I have … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from [Stow, Ohio] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [Marquette, MI]? A: The natural landscape of the Upper Peninsula is endlessly inspiring. I can walk to the beach, or work, from my home in under 10 minutes. Given those choices, some days it’s hard to go to work, but I’m lucky to have landed … Read the full Story >>
Today DART launches the 2017 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbook, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their creative process. We begin with Lisa Brown, who lives and works in San Francisco and just can’t stop drawing. My resolution for 2014 was to jumpstart my art practice. My rules were as follows: post one drawing, in any degree of completion, … Read the full Story >>
Yesterday's mail brought an announcement from Dan Cooney about a special program taking place this Saturday at the photography galleries in Chelsea's 511 West 25th Street. The announcement reads, in part, "participating dealers will be available to discuss the joys of giving photographs for the holidays. Brief talks by several gallery owners displaying their expertise will be featured throughout the afternoon." Some of the … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from America, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Toronto A: I was born in the States but my parents moved to Canada when I was 3 months old. I've lived in areas surrounding Toronto all my life and currently I'm located in North York—one of Toronto’s districts which is a little more suburban. I like how … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Winchester, Indiana, what are some of your favorite things about living and working not far from your old hometown? A: I was born and raised on a small dairy farm an hour and a half east of Indianapolis, Indana. After Living in Cincinnati and then Los Angles, my wife and I landed back in Indiana 15 years ago to start a … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from South Asia, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in the American heartland? A: Originally from India, I am currently based in Indianapolis. I love the peace & quiet in scenic Indiana, especially the stormy summer season. Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? What is the balance between art you create on paper [or other analog medium] versus … Read the full Story >>
La Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain occupies a stunning glass building on boulevard Raspail, Paris, whose exterior is defined by its garden setting. Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Jean Nouvel (who is also the creator of the Institut du Monde Arabe and the Musée du Quai Branly) and built in 1994, the building features a glass curtain wall that screens a Lebanese cedar tree planted in 1823 by the writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who lived here … Read the full Story >>
The global arts intelligentsia descended on the NY Art Book Fair over the weekend, proving beyond doubt that printed matter of artistic origins is, more than ever, a viable and visible form of expression. Printed Matter, the organizer, pulled out all the stops, attracting what had to be record-breaking crowds to the twelfth edition of the fair. This year’s NYABF included an ever-growing … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Milano, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in your hometown? A: I like here but I also like many other places to live and work. In the last three years I've spent much time in the Tuscan country and I really enjoyed it. Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? What is the balance between art you … Read the full Story >>
The DART Summer Invitational, Pimp Your Sketchbook, continues with pages by Catherine Lepp, a Bushwick-based artist who paints in oils and other media. My sketchbooks are visual diaries full of notes, scribbles and drawings from life. They are where I work out problems, painting ideas and practice my process. I like the 9 x12 hard bound sketchbooks with smooth Bristol paper that are … Read the full Story >>
As I sat down to post this page, it was just 10 hours until the polls would open here in OFC. And it’s funny how my barely contained revulsion about politics this year has turned into a kind of mild feeling of regret that’s almost-but-not-quite nostalgic. So I'll plan to hit the polling place early enough to get my authentic “I Voted” sticker. But … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: I'm from Dublin, and I moved to Catalunya, Spain for the sun, but I spend most of my days indoors, working. Still, the weather influences everything in life, and I don't miss the low skies and months of semi-darkness that I grew … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Israel, what are some of your favourite things about living and working in Italy? A: For a year and a half now, I’m living with my wife and daughter in the city of my dreams: Florence. I consider it to be the cradle of my art: Illustration. For two hundred years, this city has been the birthplace of the giants on … Read the full Story >>
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Q: Originally from Massachusetts, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: I went to school in Boston, then moved to San Francisco for five years before returning east. I've just celebrated my 16th anniversary of moving to New York City, and for all but two of those years, I've been living and working downtown (Lower East Side, East Village, … Read the full Story >>
I began teaching in the MFA in Illustration program at FIT this past spring, so my late winter and early spring was already a test in a much changed schedule. In mid-March, in one week, I had to create a shared digital space that my students could access. I needed to learn how to use video conferencing tools, how to create video demonstrations, and … Read the full Story >>
The 2017 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbook, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their creative process, continues with Lisk Feng, who lives and works in Queens, New York. Sketchbooks play a big role in my daily brainstorming process. I have kept several sketchbooks for different purposes, small ones used mainly for train rides and coffee shop time, larger … Read the full Story >>
Editor’s note: With ICON9 The Illustration Conference just a month away—four days of art, discussion, performance, and plenty of talk in Austin, TX—the current roster for the Q&A is peopled with many of the exceptional artists making presentations during this biannual artfest. Gina Triplett and Matt Curtius will give a workshop on Personal Work and Work-Work on Thursday, July 7, 9am-noon. Info Q: Originally from the East … Read the full Story >>
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