It’s great news that we no longer have to scramble at the last minute to have slides shot, developed, and masked. You can insert images into your digital presentations up until the moment you are introduced. It’s magic! It can also be tragic. Leslie Sobel, Desert Passage. Satellite imaging, encaustic, and mixed media on canvas, […]
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Astrid Volquardsen enjoyed reading the responses to “How long did it take you to make that?”, which got her to thinking about another question that viewers often ask. She’s curious . . . How does one respond to the question: “Your art seems to be expensive” ? In contrast to the question “How long did
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You have a chance to guide a conversation about your art if you (1) don’t get defensive (2) recognize that almost all viewers’ questions are valid and sincere (3) learn how to ask thoughtful questions and (4) listen to the responses and engage on a deeper level with viewers. Patrick Gracewood, Bear Fountain. Bronze, 12
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Some artists need help with their statements more than other artists. Deborah Paris recently contacted me about hers. Aside from the fact that it was conspicuously missing from her Web site, the statement was okay. It was probably doing a good job for her. I saw nothing there that needed major correcting. But I did
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Background: A client and I were consulting last week about a gallery talk she had coming up. She wanted help preparing for it because it had turned into something much bigger than she had imagined. She had a dilemma: How to respond to questions about her process. Not only was she not quite ready to
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Take time to listen to this terrific segment from yesterday’s Talk of the Nation on NPR with social psychologist and author Robert Cialdini. It’s 22 minutes and will give you tricks that make it easier to get a Yes from people.
What do people ask you or say to you as an artist that drives you nuts?
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The curators’ text at this year’s Whitney Biennial is taking a hit–from the insiders. People are fed up with not being able to understand what is being written about the art. Here here! If you want to connect to potential audiences, don’t try to make your statement or other text sound like it belongs on
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Jennifer Falck Linssen just returned to Colorado from California, where she opened a solo exhibit at the Craft & Folk Art Museum in L.A. She wrote to me: I used a bit of your advice for my artist talk . . . before we left for the trip, I took 2 of your book recommendations
First, a photo from my gallery hopping last weekend. I love the lines, textures, and colors on this facade and had to snap a picture with my new camera that I’m getting used to. Now, something to contemplate. When we went into one gallery, the artist was there. The gallery dealer told the artist whose
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