Author: Uriél Danā
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Making Money As An Artist: To Have Talent Once Meant You Were Wealthy
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Did you know the original word for money was talent? In Classical Latin, talents referred to “balance, weight; a sum of money. In Medieval Latin, talent referred not only to money, but had also come to mean having a special natural ability, aptitude, or gifts that one was committed to use and would always strive for improvement. The Greek word “talanton” was used to describe anything weighed for balance,…
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Four Things That Made Impressionism Possible
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The motivating force of the Impressionists was the “truth to nature” philosophy of the Barbizon School (A group of painters working around Barbizon, France roughly around 1830). There was a real division between realism and naturalism at the time. The academies had become very tight; exhibiting work that had become extremely idealized & manipulated. The…
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Artists and Money: Ending the Martyred Stereotype
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© Uriél Dana 2015. Did you know that it only became “fashionable” for artists to be poor during the time of the Romantics? The term “suffering for one’s art” was actually coined by an unsuccessful artist in his best-selling book to justify his lack of sales. Ironically, as an author (a different art form) he…
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Art Schools in the 21st Century & the Return of the Ateliers
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Once in a while a young creative will corner me in a panic over art school admissions. They realize they will need to submit work to show skill or take an applications test. Do they need to know something about art history or the art world? Like all schools, there are establishments that will take…
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What Galleries Look for When You Submit Your Art for Representation
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Over the years artists have asked me if a gallery would possibly accept their work. This question has been asked by recent art graduates, the self-taught, or from artists abroad looking for US representation. Although trends may change, the basics of the business have not. Galleries will always look at the body of your work…
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Why Technology Will Never Replace the Artist
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Our world has gone mad since the 2016 US elections and we are all terrified. We are shellshocked with betrayal. We are filled with fear for our brothers and sisters who can not defend themselves and the violations of a Constitution that threaten all our ancestors gave their lives for. We fear for our planet.…
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Art On the Internet: The Caravaggio Effect
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Caravaggio was a master of light and shadow much like the information we find on the internet. We’re seeing those extremes of light and shadow being acted out daily online. Lately I’ve been considering how this behavior is being played out in reference to painting. The energy of the artist when they create stays in…
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Art, Social Media, And the Nationalist Agenda
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Many people are familiar with the English artist William Hogarth but do not realize he was also a brilliant social critic and editorial cartoonist in his day. Hogarth was famous for blasting the politically corrupt, social integration, & the vulgar. His “Modern Moral Subjects” was the Facebook of the 16th Century. Ironically, he owned a dog named Trump.…
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Uriél Dana: Fine Artist, Writer, Lecturer
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This interview was originally published in Narrative Paths Journal here Uriél Dana has been honored for her work as a fine artist, writer, and lecturer for more than three decades. Her oils, gouache, and lost wax bronze work has been shown in 12 countries on 4 continents. She is a former U.S. State Department Ambassador…
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