Working with books—creating, producing, selling, husbanding, archiving—is a dream come true. I can attest to that: my own habit began in childhood when I ran away from home for the first time at age 4.5 and headed straight for the library. I read everything I could get my hands on, from books and magazines to the Sears catalog that resided in the bathroom. I … Read the full Story >>
This page will be open on a regular basis to illustrators and artists who have something to say about problems of truthiness in politics and life. Info Joe Ciardiello: “Here’s my take [above] on Sessions in Confederate general’s uniform.” Info Debra Ziss: “The results of this election were not a surprise to me as I've never discounted the power a dynamic 'celebrity' can … Read the full Story >>
The historic James A. Farley Post Office Building, dubbed by the New York Times “the most elaborate post office in America,” and possibly the largest in the world, is poised to become the centerpiece of an expanded railroad center that will be named the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Train Hall under a $3 billion plan announced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo last fall. Margaret Morton, … Read the full Story >>
When it comes to the creative world, it's hard to find a more "been there, done that" person than Freda Scott. The former stylist has been representing fellow artists for more than three decades and now boasts an international roster of 16 creatives that includes photographers, videographers, and illustrators. To get a sense of what an agent looks for in a representable creative, the … Read the full Story >>
If you’ve ever taken a workshop, a course, attended an exhibition or a lecture, you can’t help but sense that The League, as it’s known, is different. Walking into this historic structure, which is maintained to a high degree of spit and polish, you get that it’s a place that matters to the cultural life of New York City. You also get a … Read the full Story >>
The pandemic has changed the way people work. Even though video calls have been around for many years (remember Skype?), it really wasn't until people were forced to use them that we realized the value of video calls. Now that people are comfortable with meeting (and even directing photo shoots) remotely, it's harder to justify the time, energy, and expense of in-person portfolio reviews. … Read the full Story >>
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has been a vital supporter of illustration arts since its inception, with exceptional designs including Paul Davis’s Iconic Three Penny Opera poster, in 1976, to Francisco J. Nunez’s artwork for last summer’s Mostly Mozart Festival. This summer, art by Francesco Zorzi for Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival invites visitors to a diverse range of music, spoken word, family events … Read the full Story >>
Joan Mitchell (1925-1992), widely regarded as one of the most important post-war American artists, was a fierce individualist who swam against the tide her entire life. To read her biography—including the many pages devoted to her in Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel—is to take a ringside seat at a continuous brawl that unfolded in New York's Greenwich Village, where she moved from Chicago … Read the full Story >>
Type@Cooper offers continuing education post-graduate courses, including certificate programs in type design, public workshops, and exhibitions. The majority of these courses are limited to 16 to 22 students, by registration. Top industry professionals lead a highly focused and comprehensive study of key typeface design principles: technique, technology, aesthetics, expression, history, and theory. Students explore the foundation of typography in depth by creating their own typefaces … Read the full Story >>
In describing the world, Caleb Cain Marcus dismantles the building blocks of visual processing by eliminating perspective, scale and implied narrative. Engaging with his work necessitates no prior knowledge which forces the experience to be in the present and compels us to sense, see and feel the world in a new way. Cain Marcus' photographs are combined with layers of paint to create deep, complex and … Read the full Story >>
ICON10, The Illustration Conference, to be held in Detroit, is just a couple of weeks away. The 10thanniversary edition of this biennial event is SOLD OUT, but there is a wait list you can sign up for—and watch for updates in your inbox. ICON brings together top illustrators, designers, educators, representatives, and art buyers to explore the future of illustration. Committed to providing … Read the full Story >>
Recently, LA-based editorial photographer (and Pro Photo Daily reader) Stephanie Diani has been focusing on attracting the attention of ad agencies and commercial clients, and she had a revelation: "I've been illustrating editorial stories for magazines and newspapers for years--why not use the same skill set to persuasively tell the stories of products or services?" she says. Diani decided to create a series of … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from France and Switzerland, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: The diversity of New Yorkers, and summertime in the city. There’s a million different worlds all wrapped up in one place here, and NYC is constantly surprising and revealing. A lot of people find the summer gross and oppressive here, but I … Read the full Story >>
“The Soul of Nature,” the Met’s retrospective of nearly 40 of Friedrich’s paintings and more than 30 of his drawings and watercolors, marks the 250th year since the artist’s birth in 1774. While only five paintings among Friedrich’s enormous output has made their way into US museums, his influence has been huge—in fact, his work was the inspiration for Disney’s Fantasia, as … Read the full Story >>
September 8-10: The Armory Show at the Javits Center Founded in 1994, The Armory Show brings the world's leading international contemporary and modern art galleries to New York each year. This is one of the best art fairs going and has been for years, plus it's a good time of the year to visit NYC. The fair plays a leading role in the city's … Read the full Story >>
f you’ve ever taken a workshop, a course, attended an exhibition or a lecture, you can’t help but sense that The League, as it’s known, is different. Walking into this historic structure, which is maintained to a high degree of spit and polish, you get that it’s a place that matters to the cultural life of New York City. You also get a sense … Read the full Story >>
Everyone found it completely pointless, grotesque—practically immoral—to try coupling a cold, inhuman machine with something so profoundly human, which we call ‘art.—Vera Molnar Born in Hungary in 1924, Vera Molnar is one of the first artists to use computers in her practice. Classically trained, she studied art history and aesthetics at the Budapest College of Fine Arts and moved to Paris in 1947, … Read the full Story >>
Peter and Maria Hoey, the sibling artist duo known for their indie comics and data-crunching art and illustration, have a new book coming out next week. They joined me for an email conversation on the eve of the book tour that begins in France, mid-March. Peggy Roalf: As sibling artists, you seem uniquely suited to closing the gaps between an idea and … Read the full Story >>
Edward Hopper’s New York, which opens next week at the Whitney Museum of American Art, presents more than 200 paintings, watercolors, prints and drawings Hopper made of the city during the six decades he made his home here. Iconic images such as Early Sunday Morning, 1930 (above), from the Whitney’s collection, are joined by loans from public and private collections across the country. The power … Read the full Story >>
The American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA] places book design high on its list of legacy commitments. In fact, its very first design competition, launched in 1923, was Fifty Books of the Year. In 1995, it became 50 Books | 50 Covers, in recognition of the many illustrated books flowing into the market. This year’s competition netted 696 entries from 36 countries; the … Read the full Story >>
