Author: Uriél Danā
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The Nude in Art & The Evolution of Consciousness
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The nude has experienced as many highs and lows in the art world as a manic depressive painter. Tim Marlow in The Nude In Art explains, “For at least 30,000 years, humans have represented the naked form in a variety of ways.” To the Greeks and Romans, the male nude was a symbol of physical perfection the body was…
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Art Censorship: How Social Media Edits Our World View
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With all the horror terrorizing the world, something wonderful happened recently for the arts, and we have the French to thank for it. In a landmark censorship case against art, the French ruled that Facebook can be sued in France for censoring content. Parisian teacher Fréderic Durand-Baissas had his account suspended 5 years ago after he posted…
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Gage Taylor, California Visionary Artist and My Art Master from a World before the Internet
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Tropical Dream has been part of my private art collection for over two decades. I apprenticed as a painter with Gage Taylor for 4 years, served as an USIA Art Ambassador with him for the US State Department, and we collaborated professionally on canvas for many years under the signature Taylor Dana. In his lifetime,…
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A Tantric Viewpoint: Reconnecting To Our Lover’s Energy In A Disconnected World
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A long time ago in a galaxy called the “Buddha-verse”, there existed a world where the Goddess ruled. This was the world of Tantra. The core of these teachings reveal that we are each a microcosm of the universe and everything mirrored in our reality is a macrocosm of what is going on within us.…
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Impotence and Tantra: How An Ancient Practice Can Shed New Light On A Modern Issue
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Tantra is an ancient practice of breath and energy work that originated in Hinduism, and later migrated into Buddhism. The tantras are ancient texts that span from the the 5th to the 8th century. Each discourse represents a software for running the human body. Together they offer a kind of “stealth” spiritual technology that can…
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How To Sell An Old Or Valuable Painting
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They were once known as the Three D’s of the auction world: Death, Divorce, and Debt. Auction houses have traditionally obtained their best merchandise as a result of these three disasters. Unfortunately, due to the economic times we live in, the Three D’s have evolved. We now have The Five D’s of Auction Houses and…
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In Art Or Music, Never Fight Your Materials
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A few years ago a 30 year old friend of mine told me he was finally going to buy a guitar and take lessons. He went on to add, “it would just be a cheap one in case he didn’t like it or wasn’t good at it.” As an avid supporter of the arts, I…
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Art Copyright: Image Protection For Artists In A Land of Digital Thieves
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How many times have artists been told that our art is protected by copyright as long as we sign it? Perhaps you’ve heard it will be safe if it is signed with a copyright symbol? A favorite urban myth is that we are legally protected if we send the image by certified mail to ourselves…
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Art And Auctions: The Battle For The Bronze
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Auction houses are my secret passion. The pull of finding and rescuing a painting in distress lures me. Cleaning decades of grime; removing yellowed varnish; or repairing the puncture wounds of the careless matter to me. I recently rescued a Belgium bronze of the Greek Goddess Ariadne. Like all Goddesses, all she needed was two…
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Becoming A Professional Artist at Age 27 (And Still Managing a Decades Long Art Career)
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A 25-year-old recently asked me if it was too late for him to change his career. I could not believe my ears. By the time I was 27 I had been an Air Force Veteran attached to Engineering and Programs, managed a wholesale furniture showroom, gone back to school at Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design,…