Photography Emulating Art

There are artists who have emulated artwork among us; some of this came to the height of it's conception during photography's modern/postmodern transition and the concept of reproduction; Andy Warhol, Sherri Levine, Richard Prince and Cindy Sherman to name just a few. For some like Sherri Levine and Richard Prince, the idea was copying the...

2022 Wildlife Photographer of the Year

London's Natural History Museum, which runs the competition, announced the winning images this week and will display them in an exhibition which opened the past week in London. It will eventually tour across the United Kingdom and other venues in Europe, as well as North America (including Texas and Michigan), Australia and New Zealand. The...

Wine Label Art Competition for Art Students

Heringer Estates is a family vineyard and winery in Clarksburg, Ca (just about 20 minutes from Downtown Sacramento).  This year we are starting a new Artisan Series wine label where we feature a new artist's work each year.  This wine label will be released every fall with a limited production.  The idea is to give our...

Photographer Natacha de Mahieu visualises the impact of overtourism

My photo history class, Survey of Photography, is starting to explore colonialism in photography and how that morphed into travel photography when I came across this article by Rebecca Liu, "Wish you weren't here". How perfect would it be, how perfect to tie in Stillfried and Brady and the photo craze that created Japonism with the...

Community Mural Paint Days

So...the blog has been quiet the last two weeks as I grade like mad for the end of the semester. For the most part, I keep this blog running only during the school year, but I like to end it each time with something fun to unwind with. I think this next post qualifies for...

Cal State Fair Art Showcase Volunteers

From Emily Reed, Competition & Exhibit Coordinator at the Cal State Fair: The California State Fair (Fine Arts, Plein Air, Photography, California Crafts, and Student Showcase) is looking for enthusiastic art lovers who want to share their love of arts and other crafts with large numbers of fairgoers who come through the California State Fair. We have...