
During a time when digital media has revolutionized the way we live, it was refreshing to see art rooted in classical forms at Sunday's Pasadena ArtMarket, the grand finale of the three-day Pasadena ArtWeekend. They included Kirk Shinmoto(featured above) who sold life drawings on toned paper. (Check out his Intro to Figure Quick Sketch blog.) Transit artist Cha-Rie Tang displayed hand-crafted tiles. (Her work is featured on the Pasadena ARTS buses). Pasadena City College artist Eddie Ysais (website in the works, he says) celebrates Austrian Expressionist Egon Schiele in some of his woodcuts.
Pasadena ArtMarket featured art for sale by more than 100 artists, mostly alumni, faculty and students from Art Center College of Design and Pasadena City College.
More than 5,000 people throughout the day strolled through One Colorado in the heart of Old Pasadena for Pasadena ArtMarket and ArtPerformance, Kershona Mayo, marketing manager of Old Pasadena Management, said today.
The event is one of the few art markets in the country that offers free space to artists, who can negotiate art sales with customers without taxes or commission fees.
2 comments:
Nice drawing. I don't know why, but I have always been attracted to skillful use of the white pencil. It adds so much depth. I am kind of curious if his drawings are from life, and if not, does this (or should this) affect your opinion of the work?
BTW, some of these CAPTCHAs are too dang long.
Hi Randolph,
all if my figure drawings are indeed from life. As far as drawing from life vs. drawing from photos goes, I think it all depends on what the artist imparts on the final piece. Both really are just forms of reference, but many individuals have come up with many different ideas from the same source.
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