I'm renting a space which I will be subletting out to other people as artist studios. I would like to get liability insurance on the space that covers damage to the space and personal injury. I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly what I need. Does anyone have any experience with this type of thing?
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posted by degoao
on Dec 9, 2011 -
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I am looking for texts (papers, books, articles, monographs, websites) on surrealist art and its influence on fashion (and vice-versa). Do tell me if you know any.
posted by beshtya
on Dec 7, 2011 -
3 answers
For Christmas, I want to give my Dad a collection of thought-provoking, idea-filled things to read or listen to - things that inspire discussion, reflection, imagination, and curiosity. His specific preferences and a few ideas I've had already are inside.
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posted by Cygnet
on Dec 4, 2011 -
18 answers
I want to move on and grow and get better, but I feel like I'm at the foot of Everest. Help me not hate my art. How can I find the courage to make the art that I need to make in order to feel fulfilled and honest in my work?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 4, 2011 -
21 answers
This photograph is gorgeous! I would like to know the photographer, and where I can buy a high quality print. I checked TinEye, but didn't see anything that wasn't just imagedumps on sketchy-looking sites...
posted by snowleopard
on Dec 3, 2011 -
6 answers
What is a good medium for carving lanterns that is cheap, durable and non-flammable?
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posted by h00py
on Nov 25, 2011 -
10 answers
In 1971 Artforum magazine published an essay,
'After Modernism', by American composer Morton Feldman, about Modernism's endgame and what it meant for contemporary painting. I have repeatedly looked for it online but have had no success. Just curious to see if it is on the intertubes somewhere, thanks.
posted by Phlegmco(tm)
on Nov 23, 2011 -
2 answers
A young, talented art student needs advice. She did a beautiful sketch for an assignment, but had a *really* hard time with watercoloring it.
Here's the final piece. It's set in a grotto-like space, with light coming from above near the waterfall, but she had problems making that area bright, making water further away really dark, with lighting, layering, shadowing, etc. She's great with acrylic, but unfortunately needs to work in watercolor again *soon*. She had a fairly basic student watercolor set, and used
Arches watercolor paper." Any advice on what she can do to rapidly improve in the medium?
posted by markkraft
on Nov 22, 2011 -
16 answers
I want to manufacture a small brushed aluminum object for a design project. I don't know where to start.
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posted by uncannyslacks
on Nov 18, 2011 -
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I'm trying to find a piece of artwork I saw printed in a magazine. It was a detailed, life-like pencil sketch, or at least a primarily black and white image with some pink shadings. Subject matter revolved around skewed father-daughter relationships in evangelical Christianity. The piece showed multiple father and daughter figures layered upon each other stretching across the frame. No background. I think it was a baptism being performed, the father baptizing the daughter, and the father's erect penis is shaded in pink, transposed over the daughter's figure, portraying this baptism scene as an act an incest. Suffice to say, it's a controversial piece of art. I think the artist is a woman, and she may have done a series of pieces on a similar theme. I feel like I saw the piece printed in The Believer or Vice magazine, but I may have that wrong. Probably was printed two or three years ago. Anyone know this artist?
posted by margoc19
on Nov 14, 2011 -
2 answers
Looking for something to watch online. Qualifiers: beautiful, no plot, no script, more than a clip.
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posted by letahl
on Nov 13, 2011 -
19 answers
I'm looking for a good electric pencil sharpener--preferrably one that accepts multiple sizes/shapes, but I'd settle for one that sharpens standard pencils excellently.
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posted by lirael2008
on Nov 12, 2011 -
4 answers
Suggestions please for an artist's sink/counter in my new downstairs studio.
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posted by zenpop
on Nov 10, 2011 -
4 answers
I'm looking for images, most likely illustrations but photos might do, that depict the most absurd, over-the-top awesomeness. Imagine someone sat down and said "I'm going to draw the silliest, most awesome thing ever."
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posted by bondcliff
on Nov 4, 2011 -
36 answers
Where can I find resources on the web or in print for great art-making and unique crafty ideas for adults?
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posted by Miko
on Nov 3, 2011 -
11 answers
I am looking for a specific sort of birthday gift for a friend. He would like to be reminded of the fact that reality is not binary, that What Is does not always neatly fall into one of two opposite extremes.
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posted by parapluie
on Nov 1, 2011 -
9 answers
When did certain film makers/producers start placing the title of the film at the very end of their film? I've noticed this tends to happen with independant/art-house style films? The film just begins and at the very end of the movie, the screen will flash the title of the film and then the credits will roll. Does someone know who started this?
posted by Fizz
on Oct 30, 2011 -
3 answers
I have a day job, and I also freelance as a graphic artist/illustrator. I've only been getting paid for my work for the past few months, and I haven't had a problem getting compensated. Until now.
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posted by cartoonella
on Oct 28, 2011 -
8 answers
Latin American people and/or people who have studied Latin American lore/mythology and/or art: I need to know all about the phrase "El duende", or "duende".
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posted by jitterbug perfume
on Oct 25, 2011 -
9 answers
Where should I stay in Amsterdam and what should I check out?
I'm going to Amsterdam for two days and two nights the first week of January. I am a 26 year old single lesbian who is very interested in checking out the local hotspots for gay women and also visiting some art galleries. I would like to see some unusual art installations and/or performance art while I am there. Thank you! : )
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posted by thatgirl1985
on Oct 24, 2011 -
6 answers
Trying to identify an on oil on canvas painting that was painted over. Maybe a hidden treasure? Could I email anyone a pic of the painting for ID? Driving me crazy that I don't know name or artisit of the painted-over pic!
posted by merrygoround
on Oct 19, 2011 -
3 answers
My 10 yr old daughter loves arts. She likes to do all kinds of crafts. She also like to draw and paint. She has been taking drawing lessons. But the problem is that she doesn't like her drawing teacher. She told me that she does not want to spend time learning sketching, drawing still life. She found trying to draw people very frustrating. She said that she wants to just learn painting. She enjoys playing with colors and patterns. So I decide to look around for more suitable teachers. But without much knowledge of on this subject myself, I want to know if there are teachers who would teach kids painting without trying to build basic drawing skills. How to talk to art teachers to see if they can work well with my daughter. Will a better teach be able to motivate her into practicing drawing with less frustration? Thanks
posted by akomom
on Oct 16, 2011 -
13 answers
Please help me hang three large format pieces of art so it is straight and evenly spaced.
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posted by funkiwan
on Oct 13, 2011 -
6 answers
Does anyone know the origins of this image? I am trying to use it for something and would like to contact the original artist:
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I've checked TinEye, but no luck, since it's been reblogged many times.
posted by HylandErickson
on Oct 13, 2011 -
3 answers
Last winter, our small-town nonprofit arts organization decided it wanted to do something during our long dark winters to bring people together to be creative in its gallery space. Thus was born free weekly
drop-in adult creative time. Problem is, people don't go. How do we change this?
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posted by AnOrigamiLife
on Oct 11, 2011 -
22 answers
My father passed away last year and left me as the executor of his will. It was simple, all things considered, as my brother and I split everything 50/50. The riddle that we're having trouble with, and will continue to be complicated long into the future, is that we are now the owners of a lifetime of his artwork.
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posted by readymade
on Oct 11, 2011 -
25 answers
Are there any simple easel design ideas online or in books that could help me (or really my husband) build one for me?
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posted by lirael2008
on Oct 9, 2011 -
5 answers
In 2000-2001, there was a video art exhibit at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. It featured neatly dressed American auctioneers talking in that high-speed almost unintelligible way, quickly reciting the bids to an audience that wasn't there, in front of a variety of landscapes. One was a stocky woman in a business skirt two-piece set walking slowly at dusk with a dark building in the back. Can you find the artist's work? Or point me to the artist?
posted by Mo Nickels
on Oct 9, 2011 -
3 answers
If I had never seen the internet before, where would you direct me in 2011? What are the best news, film, music, art, fashion, history, technology, gossip, sports websites and blogs out there?
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posted by maca
on Oct 3, 2011 -
14 answers
I'm really good at predicting the end of most movies and books. I easily see foreshadowing, symbolism, and archetypes. How can I parlay this skill into a creative job?
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posted by dchrssyr
on Oct 2, 2011 -
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My friend just bought a wood carving of a horse head (Pictures:
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3,
4). It's supposedly from India and about 200-300 years old. Furthermore, the seller told us people used to hang them in pairs on the sides of their door as a status symbol (hence the wrought iron nail through the chest).
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posted by mahershalal
on Oct 2, 2011 -
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