Art and Photography Blog

Art Blog from Mick Mather

Mick Mather is the Special Projects Coordinator, Cultural Resources Council of Syracuse & Onondaga County in upstate New York. He is also an artist and blogger under the title, Mick Mather's ARTblog. He covers his work as a print maker including some interesting digitally manipulated photomontages. I wrote about him a while back on my other blog and he has since changed his site for hosting reasons. There are many good images.

His more recent work, such as Moody Monday: Light and Black Body Suit, using photography and various transformations is quite interesting. They appear on the boundary between painting and photography. There is also an extensive set of self portraits that Mick has posted on Flickr. Mick’s blog and many other artist’s blogs are aggregated at Gallerydriver.com.

I am very interested in how artists can use blogs and started a list of interesting art blogs. What are your favorites? And why? Let me know through comments. Thanks.

Photos of Quebec Rooftops Summer 2006

Taken July 2006 from the Hotel Dominion.

             

Photos of Quebec - Details - Summer 2006

Taken July 2006.
       

Photos of Quebec - Bread and Bed - Summer 2006

Taken July 2006.
             

Photos of Quebec - Windows Summer 2006

Taken July 2006.
           

Maps of Science - Information Esthetics

Here is an interesting web site, Maps of Science. which offers maps of relationships in scientific research,  Fortunately it does not just offer the visually interesting diagrams but also provides analysis. You can look at topics, industries, geographic locations and even two cities, Boston and Paris, so far. It says “Boston has strength in nodes (indicating a greater than expected number of publications on a topic) and edges (the lines between nodes, indicating a greater than expected number of publications that bridge two topics). The majority of strengths are in medicine.  Of particular prominence is research on Alzheimers, AIDS, Cancer and the health care system.   In the top of the diagram are major strengths in astrophysics.” You can also drill down to look inside specific areas. The work is based on Thomson’s 2003 citation databases.  Thanks to John Maloney for sharing this.  Information Esthetics will provide a free copy for the price of shipping. Information Esthetics is a “fledgling organization dedicated to exploring those areas where information content can enhance esthetic experience and esthetic consideration can enhance information content.”  Maps of Science is an outcome that is both useful and aesthetically pleasing.

Photos of Quebec - Fronts - Summer 2006

Taken July 2006.
                

Still Life Painting of Potatoes and Onions

This is a 18" x 24" acrylic. I treated the same subject a few months ago in both an ink drawing and a charcoal drawing. They can be found in this post, Still Life of Potatoes and Onions. I like to cook and potatoes and onions in olive oil is a favorite dish. I usually add lots of garlic but left it out of the painting for some unknown reason. The color palette was inspired by a lot of 17th and 18th century Spanish still lifes.

Photos of Quebec July 2006

Summer 2006 in Quebec City.
             

More Long Running Art Blogs from Deepblog.com

Here are some other arts blogs, thanks to deepblog.com. These are relatuvely long running blogs as I first learned about them in 2005. They are still operating as I write this. What are your favorite art blogs?

Arts Journal

Gallery Hopper

Anna Conti's Working Artist Journal

Art Blogging LA

Modern Kicks

Absolute Arts

Speed of Life

David Bryne's Tour covers more than art but has his art projects