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Inside Culture   by David Halle  Published in 1993 Cover price $29.95 Today’s price, about $5 There’s gold in them thar cheap book sites! They are cheap but offer insights into how we live. “Inside Culture” is a fine intellectual nugget. Halle’s wisdom is as valid today as it was in 1993. Good non-fiction book are written for a purpose, to explore new concepts, or to explore new frontiers of knowledge. The ideas and concepts may be timeless commentary on the human scene, but the book world is a marketing phenomenon. Books race through the marketing cycle from hot marketing, author on the appearance/interview circuit to … the rusty dusty files of eBay/Amazon, basements and bargain stores. Where does your art go when it leaves the gallery? Halle examines art in the homes of various economic neighborhoods in the New York area. He actually entered the homes, with permission, and recorded the type of homes of varying economic status. Consider this. A...

Article provided by http://www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/how-to/oil-painting/232/how-to-paint-alla-prima  Translated directly from Italian, alla prima means ‘at once’ and it refers to the method of painting in one application and without retouching, otherwise known as ‘direct painting’. If you want to paint alla prima all you need is to make sure you finish the painting you are working on before the paint dries – this could take one or more sittings, though purists will maintain one is plenty. Beyond this definition there is scope for interpretation. For example, some say that retouching is fi ne as long as the paint is wet, others say in painting alla prima every stroke must count and not be later reworked; most agree that it is acceptable to scrape off sections you are unhappy with and re-work them. You can make of it what you will and for many this is a favourite method because it allows for spontaneity and freshness. In its modern form, painting alla prima w...

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Blog post # 1 By Sibella  Hello artists and lovers of art, my name is Sibella and this is my first blog post with The Gallery Swarm Blog. First, I just wanted to tell you a little bit about myself and then more about my current project.  I was born and raised in Bosnia, a small country in south-eastern Europe, where I received my BA in art and education. I’ve been an artist since childhood days, with quite a long break during the war years (in Bosnia) and then refugee life in Germany and the United States.  Finally after settling in Indiana, I started painting again in 2006. I put a lot of time and effort into studying soft pastels which are one my favorite mediums, but I love to paint in pretty much any medium depending of what kind of ideas develop in my mind. I am also a lover of stained glass, pottery, jewelry making. I write poetry and prose, I love people of different cultures, I am also a great cook and a baker and I try to express all who I am th...

What do you think of your gallery exhibition openings? What is the gap between how you view your art, versus how you explain your view of your art. It’s difficult because, after all, you chose visual art, a nonverbal, and now you have to explain it back into words. Some are glibber than others, but the universe of words fails to explain the universe of art. Is the potential buyer looking for sofa art or soul art. Each is legitimate, and no one has to apologize. In reality, any piece of art will have to fulfill its aesthetic meaning as well as a deeper meaning. The needs of the artist and client must be filled. In the catholic world of art, explaining this distinction will establish the aim of THIS painting or sculpture. Everyone will be happier if they understand the dynamics of the gallery opening. It’s an extrovert situation surrounded by walls of insight. In our hectic world, art should be  a time for insight and reflection.  The ultimate purpo...