Category: Art

  • What Galleries Look for When You Submit Your Art for Representation

    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…

  • Why Technology Will Never Replace the Artist

    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.…

  • Art On the Internet: The Caravaggio Effect

    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…

  • Art, Social Media, And the Nationalist Agenda

    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.…

  • Losing Heart

    Losing Heart

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    © Uriél Dana 2015. An artist I know recently threw out years of meticulously produced work. He spent thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours for an exhibit and no one bought one piece. My heart broke for him because anyone who creates knows how vulnerable that create/share space can be. These are my words…

  • The Mystical Symbolism in a Gage Taylor And Uriél Dana Oil Painting

    The Mystical Symbolism in a Gage Taylor And Uriél Dana Oil Painting

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    © Uriél Dana 2017. Gage Taylor and I rarely painted large oils. Hindsight is one of the three largest. Painted on multiple sanded coats of gesso on a surface as smooth as skin and in layers of oil glazes that create a multidimensional depth. This painting embodies every universal archetype from the East, the West,…

  • Common Sense Rules For Artists Selecting An Art Agent

    Common Sense Rules For Artists Selecting An Art Agent

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    © Uriél Dana 2015. Bernard Poulin recently asked on one of Linked In’s professional art forums, how does an artist find a legitimate agent/broker to represent our work? These are a few of my rules after thirty years. There are some common sense things to watch for. You ask for references and check them. You…

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