Deep Thought Thursday

Art is Protest < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on October 6, 2011

ART IS PROTEST. – John Perreault
What do you think?

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Tell Me < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on September 29, 2011

What I want to know from you is . . . what do you want to see on this blog? What questions do you have about building your art business? Be as specific as you can. I don’t like writing or sharing “mushy” posts.

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When 2 Minds Meet < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on September 22, 2011

“Art viewing is nothing if not a connection between two minds, in my opinion.”

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Too Close? < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on September 15, 2011

An artist said to me: “I often don’t like my work until a year or more later. Maybe I’m too close to it.”
I always thought that an artist’s most recent work was her favorite, but I guess that’s not necessarily true. Are you more critical of recent work and grow to like it more as time goes on?

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Materials < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on September 1, 2011

Have you ever used a material that you could no longer get a hold of?
What would you do if they stopped making a certain kind of paint, paper, dye, glaze?

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Broken < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on August 25, 2011

Have you ever shown at a venue that broke or damaged one of your artworks and didn’t offer to remunerate you for the loss? What did you do?

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Local Artists < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on August 18, 2011

Do you think your municipal, county, and state art agencies (councils, commissions) do enough to support local artists? What more could they be doing?

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When do you destroy your art? < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on August 11, 2011

When do you decide it’s time to give up on a piece and recycle its components?

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Artist Newsletters < Deep Thought Thursdays

by Alyson Stanfield on July 28, 2011

A few months back, Laura said that she felt the idea of newsletters is “broken.” Since I’ve been wrestling with the format of the Art Marketing Action newsletter for a few months now, Laura’s comment got me thinking. Are newsletters still of value?

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Awareness < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on July 21, 2011

From the video posted on this art:21 post, artist Robert Irwin says, “The role of art is to, in a sense, bring you to a point where you’re aware.” Discuss.

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