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Here we'll cover topics from Outsider Art and prisoner art to censorship in the arts. Want to know about art theft? Maybe you have an interest in art forgery?
We'll talk about the life of working artists from creation to gallery, the value of critique, the criteria for 'professional art', educating personal aesthetic, how to look at art, the value of art, public art, trophy art, censorship, vandalism, and museum issues and more. I'll even throw in some movie and music reviews.
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This 2008 documentary film about the artist Keith Haring by Christina Clausen is an excellent primer on the life and artwork of this extraordinary man. more...
Gigantic - They Might Be Giants
The documentary film Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) features They Might Be Giants co-founders John Linnell and John Flansburgh. more...
Meanings Behind Easter Symbols in Art
A look at the representation and symbolism of Easter in Fine Art paintings and in folklore. What is the meaning behind the Easter Bunny, the Lamb and Eggs? more...
Famous Fragrance - Celebrity Perfumes and Scents
Many fragrance and cosmetic companies use the names of celebrities to sell their products. From J. Lo to Jay-Z, which celebrities lend their names to fragrances? more...
From Bram Stoker to Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer, vampires are hot and popular. more...
Infamy – A Movie About Graffiti in the USA
Graffiti artists are a strange yet driven subculture. Infamy introduces six graffitists who have worked long and hard to leave behind a sign of their creation. more...
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?
When truck driver Teri Horton found a painting that may have been painted by Jackson Pollock, the art world didn't want to acknowledge the paintings possible origins. more...
Diane Arbus and Fur: An Imaginary Portrait
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, is a movie about the famous American photographer who shot unusual and ground breaking portraits of people. more...
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Kapa Haka Takes Indigenous Culture to the World
By: Brenda Ann Burke
William Kingsland's Stolen Art Stash
In: Art Theft
By: Jenny Ashford
Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893) – Victorian Artist
By: Kathleen Duffy
The Greatest Unsolved Art Thefts
In: Art Theft
By: Jenny Ashford
Spain's Art and Cuisine in Washington, DC Museum
By: Judith Glynn
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