Is there any art that you find ugly, but still admire or value? [more inside]
posted by leibniz on Mar 4, 2013 - 39 answers

What is the earliest depiction (not description) of an iceberg in Western Art? [more inside]
posted by Chrischris on Dec 2, 2012 - 5 answers

Looking for the name of a New York artist from the 1950's or 1960's. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Jan 20, 2011 - 6 answers

Artist trivia time! I love this painting! Does anyone know who the artist is? It's a painting with a sculpture of similarly-shaped heads next to it...but I just saw it randomly online and haven't the first clue of who it might be. Has anyone seen anything like it before? (other than on Easter Island)
posted by KiddAnnica on Nov 13, 2010 - 5 answers

I remember a post on Mefi within the last 18 months about an artist who paints giant three dimensional words over otherwise bland nature scenes, as though the words were giant sculptures in the middle of the wild. Now I've forgotten his name, and can't seem to find the link... can anyone tell me the name of this artist?
posted by jonson on Jan 9, 2005 - 3 answers

I would like to start doing some messy art: oil painting and maybe some metal sculpture. But my NYC apartment doesn't have any space for this. I was wondering if there are any studios in New York City (or Brooklyn) that one can rent (or share) by the hour. I won't be using it enough to rent the space for long periods. I might use it once a week. I might go a month without using it. The perfect place for me would be reasonably priced and stocked with basic equipment, i.e. easles. If there isn't a place like this, someone should start one. Not a bad business model for luring wanabe artists.
posted by grumblebee on Jul 18, 2004 - 4 answers