Artscience: Creativity in the post-Google Generation by David Edwards I really want to like Artscience. I am totally in agreement with its premise that artists and scientists can benefit by immersing themselves in the other’s discipline. The author David Edwards, a biomedical engineering professor at Harvard, is obviously […]
“Provo” by Justin Wheatley In most cases, traveling is a process of getting from point A to point B. The mind is elsewhere while the landscape is passed by unnoticed. Eight artists bore this in mind as they explored the Utah landscape while traveling US Highway 89 from […]
When Poor Yorick Studios was uprooted from its original downtown home and moved to its permanent location in South Salt Lake, painter and printmaker Joey Behrens followed along with her brushes, canvas and etching tools. The new space has installed skylights, washing Behrens’ working space in a bright, […]
When I asked photographer Chris Dunker to define “fine art photography” for me, he answered, “A photograph is fine art when it is made with the sole intention of a self-expression; not for money or client but because the artist is motivated and driven by the image.” As […]
This month, Park City’s Coda Gallery features the unique visual world of Salt Lake’s Melissa Peck. Peck studied at Salt Lake Community College and Utah State University and uses pencil and brush to create storybook characters, inspired by her travels, her reading and, most importantly, her two daughters, Aleah and Eve. […]
Many landscape paintings achieve greatness not for what they depict but for what they do not. Artists like Thomas Cole, Frederic Edwin Church, Caspar David Friedrich and JMW Turner secured their places in art history for their ability to capture the sublime element in nature; that which lies […]
Artists in China by Philip Tinari and Mario Ciampi reviewed by Aaron Moffett Artists have been an important part of China’s history for thousands of years. Fine artists in porcelain and ceramics have existed all the way back to the Han Dynasty. The Ming and Ching dynasties produced […]
by Kimberly Rock | photos by John Steele Vividly present in the current moment, Steve Songer creates pieces indicative of his positive intensity. By means mysterious, even to himself, Songer channels his palpable freshness and immediacy into his widely-sought works, invigorating every subject he portrays. “I have a theory that there’s […]
by Kimberly Rock Sophisticated symbioses of spirit and structure awaken awe for nature’s beauty in viewers of Natural Revelations: Paintings by Susan Swartz, on display at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts through April 13, 2008. “I just paint,” says the Park City artist of her acrylic-on-linen creations. “It’s from the soul. […]
While carrying out his pivotal role in the early days of Modernism, Cezanne found time to set a precedent for one of its characteristic exercises: in sixty-some paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire and uncounted tabletop arrangements of apples, pears, bowls, and bottles, he showed that an artist can paint […]
UCACA, the Utah Committee for the Advocacy of Contemporary Art, has purchased its first piece of art, a drawing by Sri Whipple. The group now seeks to place the drawing in a public collection somewhere in the state. Founded in 2006, UCACA’ s mission is to increase the […]
The following comes from Beth Jones, Administrative Director of the Utah Cultural Alliance (of which Artists of Utah is a member). We share this with you so as individual citizens you can express your views to your representatives. "Representative Sheryl Allen (R-Davis) and the Board of the Utah Cultural […]
It’s not every legislative session that attention gets paid to the visual arts in Utah, but this year Representative James Dunnigan (R-Taylorsville) wants at least to take notice of the art the state already has. The state government that is. Dunnigan’s bill, SB33, proposes to inventory the state’s art collection. Once […]
Steven Lee Adams’ studio space, located in a new building in the heart of Alpine, is a combination studio, gallery space and frame shop. Adam’s easel and paints stand at the center of the space, surrounded by beautifully framed and well-lit art. One corner of the space serves […]
Jean Arnold the Illustrator Comes to Town By Ruth Lubbers Several weeks ago, an invitation from the Utah Arts Council’s Rio Gallery landed on my desk for an intriguing exhibition titled This is Our Land: Discovering America & the World Through Original Illustrations from Children’s Books. And there, on the front […]
Laurel Casjens is an unabashed tourist. The photographs in her exhibit at Finch Lane Gallery are, for the most part, landscapes or architectural subjects, but they were not taken with the calculated precision which characterizes most landscape or architectural photographers. Instead, the images were all taken on the move, […]
This month’s Art Professional Profile is about an absence rather than a presence; about a possibility rather than the actuality. In October of 2007, after over ten years as its Director, Ric Collier resigned from the Salt Lake Art Center. The search for his replacement provides the Board and […]
by Tami Baum What was once a quaint mom and pop frame store in Alpine has now become a sophisticated, elegant art gallery and custom framing boutique. Tonya Ahlstrom, the new owner and gallery director of Seasons Gallery Art & Frame, has an eye for success. With its rich, […]
For those of us who aspire to sell our art, even make a living, our strategies may include 1) creating a web site, 2) finding a gallery to display and sell our work, and 3) driving prospective customers to those online or physical places to view and […]
Stewart Seidman creates expressive acrylic works on canvas and with recycled FedEx envelopes that once served as his paint palettes, transforming everyday materials into compelling contemporary art.
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