New Blog Ingredient: Art
Over the past 3 weeks, I had visited many different art galleries in the West. Some of the galleries were the typical beautiful galleries like you’d find in Soho, some were at truck stops, and others were along highways that stretched across Indian reservations. For anyone who visited me in Manhattan when I lived on 74th Street, I am a sucker for beautiful art and you probably noticed a few pieces on my walls.
Art is art. Probably one of the most subjective forms of ANYTHING out there. What one person may love is something someone else may hate. Luckily, my wife and I have similar tastes, yet even we conflict at times.
Art plays a roll in both the offline AND online world. Of course we know of the Picasso’s, Chagal’s, Haring’s, etc – but all of these artists (and millions more) influence our computer graphics gurus that we all use for GUIs, web design, etc. It’s not rare that I’ll visit a website and see an influence of Keith Haring on the background of the site and contact the designer and talk about it. More often than not, I’m right. Other times, I feel like an idiot 
So I was wrestling with the idea of starting an art blog. Sort of like Art 101. However, I’m not a professional NOR have I even taken Art History back in college (now I’m shooting myself in the foot!). I’m an everday art lover who has no other experience than appreciating art and having the thirst to learn a lot more about it, so I ask questions. The Art 101 blog concept actually scared me and I’m probably not going through with it. Why? Because I’d just have to focus on Art and I barely have enough time to keep this blog up and current
So, using my rationale that art influences everything, including the digital media world, I’m going to throw a new ingredient into this blog…. Art. I’ve done some in the past including my eboy posting, but may have a post or two a week that showcases some Art that I happen to like. Would love for any comments, criticism, or ideas about this concept as it’s extremely new to me and I want to do this correctly. (though what is correct?)
Look for some upcoming pieces/artists over the next few days.