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Introducing WallSpin :: Your Art :: Your Home
Welcome to Zatista’s new blog, WallSpin, where you’ll find fantastic design ideas for your home, introduce you to some of today’s best and brightest emerging and established artists, as well as...
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Upclose and Personal with Daniel Webster, De Niro, and Dorothy Hamill
Smaller works of art draw the viewer in. There’s no standing back to see the whole image. Details emerge. You’ll want to step closer to get a better look. "Public Good" by David Opdyke 12" x 12" x 6"...
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Don’t Be Afraid of the Art
I have some friends who need to be coaxed into visiting art galleries. Does anyone else feel that way? zatista.com Xiuyuan Guo "Path" In the midst of December-Multitasking-Madness I met two friends for...
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The Must-See Film on Collecting Art
Source: HerbandDorothy.com All too often we succumb to the notion that the landscape of contemporary art collecting is rife with contrivances, esotericism, unapproachability and insurmountable...
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The Sketchbook Project: 2011
Have you heard of it? If not, you’ve got to check it out. It’s a group art project and anyone can participate. You don’t have to be an artist to enter, all types of people are part of this project....
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September in New York
If you’re headed to New York this month, congratulations! You’ve missed the peak of the hot weather and there are some good art shows to catch. Of course, this is only a fraction of the exhibits New...
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Art & Enchiladas
If you happen to be headed to Santa Fe in the next few months, you are one lucky chili pepper. The unique combination of food, landscape, and the smell of piñon in the air makes New Mexico one of my...
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An Artful Resolution
Image: www.fbgartgallery.com If you’re looking for a creative New Year’s resolution, consider adding a First Friday Art Walk to your monthly calendar. Increasingly, art walks are showing up in cities...
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A Kid’s Perspective
Hilda Kovit cmany.org _ A favorite place to take my daughter when we visit New York is the Children’s Museum of the Arts in SOHO. It’s a cheerful and stimulating art space set up for kids of all ages...
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It’s a Good Time To Be an Art Lover
Yep, you heard me right. Despite the economy and the generally tumultuous state of the world right now, it’s a really good time to be an art lover. Our capacity to appreciate art has never been better....
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Summer Artist Residencies
skowheganart.org It’s that time of year again – at least in my neck of the woods – when artists descend upon quiet hamlets to make the most of the summer months ahead. Take a look and you’ll be...
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The Sketchbook Project: 2012
If you missed our post about this last year, here’s your second chance. The Sketchbook Project – a group art project in which anyone from anywhere in the world can participate. Artist or otherwise,...
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The Southern Vermont Arts Center
SVAC Historical Marker on kvabbottsartblog.blogspot.com Located in Manchester, Vermont and nestled at the foot of the very majestic Mount Equinox, The Southern Vermont Arts Center is one of New...
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10 Ways to Make a New St(ART)
New Beginning 1 by Konnie Kim on zatista.com Now that that the holidays are over and the season of making good on resolutions has begun, here are ten ways to bring more art into your life in 2012: 1....
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Doggone Art
image of William Second Gallery seen in USA Today: Richard Drew / AP Before you hire just any artist to paint a portrait of your beloved schnauzers, you might want to consider the artwork’s potential...
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The Art in Restoration
It is inconceivable the amount of talent and precision so many artists through time have put into the great works of art we know today. Recreating them, conserving them, physically fixing them as they...
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Ai Weiwei: According to What?
Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, 1995/2009 “I have lived with political struggle since birth. As a poet, my father tried to act as an individual, but he was treated as an enemy of the state. My...
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The Largest Outdoor Art Show
Nighthawks, 1942 Edward Hopper The Art Institute of Chicago Reported by Deborah Vankin/LA Times: Among the denim-clad glamour girls and blockbuster movie stars staring down from the billboards of the...
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Modigliani Sells for $170M
Amedeo Modigliani’s “Nu Couché,” painted from 1917 to 1918 Written by Matt Levine at Business Insider: Last week, a Modigliani nude was purchased for $170 million, the second-highest price ever...
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In Memory of Ellsworth Kelly
In this 2007 Ellsworth Kelly piece, four separate oil-painted canvases combine to form a single work, Green Blue Black Red. Photo credit: Jerry L. Thompson/Courtesy of Ellsworth Kelly Via...
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