Category Archives: Art

News From The Art World

Posted on September 30, 2021 by tengrain

OK, which one of you Scissorheads did this? COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish artist who was was given a pile of money by a museum with which to create a piece of artwork, submitted two empty canvases — titled … Continue reading →

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Imagining The New Normal After The Pandemic

Posted on April 25, 2021 by tengrain

This was very moving: An art instructor asked the students to design a New Yorker cover for after the pandemic and the return to normal: I’ve asked my 3rd year illustration students at @sva to come up with a post-pandemic … Continue reading →

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And Now, An Artistic Interlude

Posted on December 3, 2020 by tengrain

i’m pleased to introduce y’all to my newest obsession –––accidental renaissance photos: a thread pic.twitter.com/uBG2aDqTxw — liyu🧃 (@tsukkiskys) November 30, 2020

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This Exists

Posted on June 23, 2020 by tengrain

I think it’s really cool, it’s in New Zealand.

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Art Will Save Us

Posted on June 8, 2020 by tengrain

This is pretty great, and I think we need a break from all the terrible news (which I’m sure will continue today).

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I Know Art When I See It

Posted on October 3, 2014 by tengrain

Well, that would make most of us run a bit faster, I suppose. (Hat tip: Scissorhead Skinny-D)

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The Morning Movie

Posted on December 15, 2013 by tengrain

Flickr does these great little movies every week (who knew?), and this week the subject is Sam Droege is the head of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory in Maryland. For the past seven years he’s been … Continue reading →

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And they were not playing poker

Posted on March 10, 2013 by tengrain

No comment.

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Just because

Posted on October 30, 2012 by tengrain

From the Tip Jar this morning. The artist, Loren “is a passionate, curious Woodcutter/Writer living in Hollywood with a love for movies, music and old Los Angeles.” Loren blogs at Woodcutting Fool. I believe that she sells prints, too, if … Continue reading →

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Dr. Seuss Meets Burning Man

Posted on September 18, 2012 by tengrain

NSFW – it’s Burning Man. Brief partial nudity.

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