Visual Language Magazine Contemporary Fine Art Vol 2 no 10 October 2013
Visual Language Magazine is a contemporary fine art magazine filled with dynamic international fine art, brilliant colors and stimulating composition. This month features the Miller Gallery Fall Show in Cincinnati, and studio visits with Nocona Burgess, Artspan artist Joe Belt, Sarah Beth Banning, Dave Sime, Connie Morse, and Texas artist Kristine Byars. Enjoy an up close and person interview with Texas Artspan artist Sharon Hodges and the gallery show of Texas Artspan artist Melissa Doron. The issue would not be complete without the fascinating photography of Artspan Photographer Rudolph De Ram. On the Cover is the artwork of Artspan Artist Joe Belt. Visual Language is the common connection around the world for art expressed through every media and process. The artists connect through their creativity to the viewers by both their process as well as their final piece. No interpreters are necessary because Visual Language Magazine crosses all boundaries.
Visual Language Magazine is a contemporary fine art magazine filled with dynamic international fine art, brilliant colors and stimulating composition. This month features the Miller Gallery Fall Show in Cincinnati, and studio visits with Nocona Burgess, Artspan artist Joe Belt, Sarah Beth Banning, Dave Sime, Connie Morse, and Texas artist Kristine Byars. Enjoy an up close and person interview with Texas Artspan artist Sharon Hodges and the gallery show of Texas Artspan artist Melissa Doron. The issue would not be complete without the fascinating photography of Artspan Photographer Rudolph De Ram. On the Cover is the artwork of Artspan Artist Joe Belt. Visual Language is the common connection around the world for art expressed through every media and process. The artists connect through their creativity to the viewers by both their process as well as their final piece. No interpreters are necessary because Visual Language Magazine crosses all boundaries.
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VL Barry Scharf<br />
Seeking Exposure.<br />
A long time ago, my mentor told me to ig<strong>no</strong>re what is going on<br />
outside of your studio. Do <strong>no</strong>t become distracted from the deeper<br />
thought and commitment necessary to create at a level that<br />
can make you seriously competitive. Because if you want to be<br />
at the top of your game you must, keep focused while working<br />
and improving. He said to make your artwork deep and so good<br />
it can<strong>no</strong>t be denied. Do this and you will be found, the world will<br />
find you!<br />
This process is true, ack<strong>no</strong>wledgement belongs to the deserved<br />
ones whose work separates them from the pack of otherwise<br />
“good artists”. We are all good artists here, only a very few become<br />
great. What is it that gives your work a special hook or<br />
vision What is your skill level Setting ego aside, look at what<br />
you create and ask yourself if it is truly the very best, you can do.<br />
Will it separate you from the pack of other good artists<br />
We live a creative life and have done so all our life; to us this is<br />
what is important. We are painters. We are sculptors. We make<br />
images that fulfill our spirit and vision of the world. We are true<br />
artists in every sense of the word. There is <strong>no</strong> one else we need<br />
to convince of this. It is at this point in our life there is <strong>no</strong>thing to<br />
prove to anyone. Our success is <strong>no</strong>t determined by external fame<br />
or fortune but by the joy, we find in living this life. Time will tell if<br />
what we have done will last.<br />
Now with all this said there is also a need to share what we as<br />
artists make with others. We want them to see what we have<br />
been doing. We want them to see our vision. We would like to<br />
sell a piece of work occasionally so we can validate our process.<br />
Doing this is unavoidable to any serious artist. Without this, we<br />
are living in a vacuum.<br />
Therefore, the dilemma arises of how to share our work. Devoting<br />
time to this process takes us away from the studio. So luckily,<br />
with the creation of the Internet, we live in a time that <strong>no</strong>w circumvents<br />
many traditional time consuming approaches. Posting your<br />
work on a web page takes less time then seeking a gallery that<br />
may reject you or is less costly then hiring someone to promote<br />
you. Nevertheless, which one do you use There are so many<br />
ways to expose your work This magazine is a good start.<br />
“Shaman” by Barry Scharf<br />
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