Art Bites

Pablo Picasso, the influential Spanish painter and sculptor, was born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, and died on April 8, 1973, in Mougins, France. His FUll Name: Full Name: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso  More info at Wikipedia Pablo Picasso, what made him a famous artist? His father Jose Ruiz Blasco classically trained him at a young age. Early influence by his father Jose helped to establish his skills as an artist with his artistic development at a young age.  Picasso's influence and skills did not stop at his father's classical training. His father did not know his mindset of breaking away from traditional art. He ventured into university at Fine Arts in Barcelona and The Royal Academy of San Fernando in Madrid. Ultimately, Pablo Piccaso rejected his formal training, just like many great artists.  He helped to revolutionize art in th...

 What drives Salvador Dali and his realm of creativity? The first thing that comes to mind is maybe his mind and perhaps it is just wired that way to create unbelievable worlds within his art. Trauma in his life could have led to the way he makes his reality or is it that he is that he thinks outside the box. Dali is an artist who breaks away from the norm and dives into the world of dreams and nightmares.  Image provided by Britannica Salvador Dalí Spanish Painter, Sculptor, Filmmaker, Printmaker, and Performance Artist Born:  May 11, 1904 - Figueres, Catalonia, Spain Died:  January 23, 1989 - Figueres, Catalonia, Spain Quote by Dali Summary of Dali Salvador Dalí is among the most versatile and prolific artists of the 20 th  century and the most famous Surrealist. Though chiefly remembered for his painterly output, in the course of his long career he successfully turned to sculpture, printmaking, fashion, advertising, writing, and, perhaps most famously, filmma...

 AI is new to many and does it have its place in the arts. Many are afraid of AI and more embrace it. will it drive the art world or can it destroy it. As an artist, I have not used AI for my creative works. A couple years back when NFT (Non-Fungible Tokens) was the fad AI was a tool used to create variants of NFTs. AI had some interesting effects on my art.  AI tools were not something I needed for the works of art at that phase of my artistic development. Keeping to the traditional method of creating art using physical materials to make art and getting the artist's hands dirty is key to personal development in the arts.  Flash forward to AI taking root in our society and the feeling that AI can be a tool for great art is good for those artists who embrace a revolution in the arts. Here is some more information on AI and art: If it wasn’t created by a human artist, is it still art? Info is brought to you by  The Harvard Gazette Written by Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Wri...