David Hockney's computer art

'Autumn Trees Near Thixendale, 28 October 2008'. Inkjet printed computer drawing on paper. Photograph: David Hockney ©

See the rest of the series of Hockney's latest works to get a sense of how the use of computers is increasingly becoming "invisible".

Link via Guardian.
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Smarthistory

From the section on "About Smarthistory":

Why We Made Smarthistory
We are dissatisfied with the large expensive art history textbook. We find that they are difficult for many students, contain too many images, and just are not particularly engaging. ... So, it finally occurred to us, why not use the personal voice that we use when we teach online, along with the multimedia we had already created for our blog and for our courses, to create a more engaging "web-book" that could be used in conjunction with art history survey courses.

Highly recommended - and do check out the blog, too.
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Creative minds: the links between mental illness and creativity

It's offcial - artists are mad (as if we don't know that already...)
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Gerhard Ricther

Overpainted Photograph Series: 21.6.08, 2008, 10.1 cm x 14.7 cm, Varnish on colour photograph


Overpainted Photograph Series: 28.06.08, 2008, 10 cm x 15 cm, Varnish on colour photograph

Proven, once and for all, that art is not about mere words.

See video here and separate exhibition review here.

Link via Happenings: Curtis Mann.
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