August 2010 Blog Posts (5)

My Friend Stary: breaking Zambian taboos

My friend Stary is going to be famous. All you have to do is look at his work and the question becomes, ‘Why have I never heard of this artist before?’ Stary Mwaba: remember the name, you will not forget his work.…

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Added by LizW on August 30, 2010 at 6:00am — No Comments

CC Interview from Ohio: Mark Langan - Thinking Outside of the Corrugated Box

Tell us about yourself as an artist.

I am a self taught Artist from Brunswick, Ohio a suburb of Cleveland. I have been working on art for as long as I can remember more as a hobby "extremist" though until 2004 when I lost my job due to economic conditions. I had spent 25+ years prior to that in the field of Transportation. I come from a Family line in that there were or currently are a… Continue

Added by Create Culture on August 28, 2010 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

My tryst with art

I have forever been interested in colors, shapes and the painted form. But my earlier experiments were just juvenile, amateur ramblings. I still am more of an art lover than an artist, but I just can’t resist the urge to create.

In 2008, I held a stall at the renowned Kala Ghoda Fair. I was invited, and I just couldn’t refuse. I had 1 month to put up the stall, so I gathered some friends and contributors and held a stall. I got a fantastic response, although I didn’t sell any pieces.… Continue

Added by neha singh on August 17, 2010 at 1:31pm — No Comments

CC Interview from Nigeria: Emeka and the Soundscapes of Lagos

Tell us about yourself.

I am a Lagos based new media artist working with sound and video, and the co-founder of Video Art Network Lagos, which is a newly formed collective that promotes video art and its practices in Nigeria.

How long have you lived in Lagos? How does your location impact your art?

My location (Lagos) defines… Continue

Added by Create Culture on August 11, 2010 at 12:03am — No Comments

On facilitating entry of foreign master artists to the US

Hello Culturalistas!

I have just learned of a petition for a "Cultural Exchange and Free Trade Agreement to permit temporary visits for the purposes of cultural exchange by acknowledged experts in traditional arts among countries…

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Added by Nico Daswani on August 6, 2010 at 9:30pm — 1 Comment