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Surrealist poetry is not for everyone, but if you think about it, the world is full of surrealism. We live in a world where people strive for perfection and put restrictions on what they do and how they think. Surrealism can help you break free from these conventions by encouraging you to explore ne...

A toilet transforms into fine art because an artist recognizes its conceptual value and then creates that value by bestowing the hitherto utilitarian porcelain with a signature. Undoubtedly, it took Duchamp considerably less time to inscribe a signature than any other painting ever made, but how muc...

Judging by the pictures, we think very much yes, but Altamira is all about critical conversation and debate around art. What do you think? Do you have any problems with the exhibition or the circumstances around it? How about the work itself? Good? Bad? Otherwise?

I know many artists who chafe under the unforgiving hand of the gallery system and many more who aspire to do the same. A dear friend, who will remain anonymous, has been represented by a gallery for three years, and it has yet to make a sale on his behalf. He sells every painting, but all his sales...

I have been very fortunate in my art career to receive a fair share of compliments, encouragement, and support. I don’t take any of it lightly and always work to pay it forward. I heard a phrase a few years back that being an artist is 25% creating and 75% promoting. As we go about our tasks it’s...

Next week, I will return with part four,

If the gates of the art world were not so preciously guarded, Picasso's would go down in value (don't worry, they would still bring huge profits), but the surplus value would be ecumenically distributed between a far more expansive and diverse range of creative voices. Next week, I will return with...

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Next week, I will return with part two,

Bruce Cockburn