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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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Writers Guild Foundation: Veterans Writing Project
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Beginning May 14, 2016, I was chosen for a year’s tutelage with the Writers Guild Foundation in Beverly Hills. The Foundation is attached to the Writers Guild of America, who represent screenwriters & playwrights nationally. I was fortunate enough to be one of only 50 people selected from applications that were received all across the US.…
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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…
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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,…
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Featured Art: Studio Visit Magazine Winter 2015
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“For over three decades I have been known as a surrealist painter. I have also been a practitioner of Tibetan Dream Yoga since childhood as a way to control a sleeping disorder. Surrealism is defined as the mixture of two realities not normally found side by side. These two paths are intimately intertwined for me.…
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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…