Artdeal Magazine

Artdeal Magazine is a touchstone for artists; what it means to choose a life devoted to art, and how to survive and flourish as such. It provides sanctuary. This blog will do as intended; offer a running commentary, a little reminder, a yes for being an artist!

Sunday, January 31, 2016

HANS HOFMANN: How It's Done!

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"The significance of a work of art is determined then by the quality of its growth." Hans Hofmann Hans Hofmann, Self-Portra...
Tuesday, January 19, 2016

CAROL HEFT; Work on Paper at the Blue Mountain Gallery

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SMOKE on the WATER Carol Heft is a gifted artist. What we get in her work is the tip of the iceberg. Smoke on the water. Somewher...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2016

CORN/UNICORN: Addison Parks @ Nielsen @ Bow Street Annex

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Addison Parks @ Nielsen @ Bow Street Annex Installation It sounds corny, but artists have a lot of nerve. They have to. Art takes...
Thursday, December 03, 2015

ADDISON PARKS @ NIELSEN GALLERY

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Wood , 2015, oil on canvas, 12 x 16 inches Addison Parks / Recent Paintings  2014-2015 Painting is very often like going throu...
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Monday, October 12, 2015

Artist Notes: Kenn Speiser

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I just finished installing a sculpture commission for the I-195 Redevelopment District in Providence, Rhode Island....
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

LEON POLK SMITH AT WASHBURN: A Love Affair with Life / A Portrait of the 1960s

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Leon Polk Smith , CORRESPONDENCE VIOLET BLACK,  1966, oil on canvas, 39 x 51 1/2 in. Leon Polk Smith ( 1906-1996 ) had this uncann...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

IT IS ART

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If I think about what art means to me, what comes to mind is that it is a vision. That is what has always struck me when I have encountered ...
Sunday, September 06, 2015

DRAWING: Lesson One

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I retired from teaching 20 years ago to raise a family and paint. When I thought about going back to teaching now that my children are grown...
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Addison Parks
Painter(Washburn, Crispo, Creiger-Dane, Nielsen, MoMA PS1). Past lives include muralist(NYC, MoMA PS1, London, Rome); art teacher(RISD, Putney, Suffolk),art critic(ARTS Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Arts Media, Provincetown Arts, Stuff), curator, gallery owner/director, art trucker, preparator, etc. Written up in NYTimes, ARTS Magazine, Boston Globe, and Rome Daily American. I grew up in the arts and I believe in the experience and power of art to make life if not better, fuller and more connected. I publish Artdeal Magazine to serve this purpose.
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