Ten Art Quotes For Every Artist and Art Lover

Ten Quotes For Every Artist and Art Lover

1. "Every artist was first an amateur."
   -Ralph Waldo Emerson
   
2. "This world is but a canvas to our imagination."
   -Henry David Thoreau
   
3. "A picture is worth a thousand words."
   -Napoleon Bonaparte
   
4. "An artist is not paid for his labor but his vision."
   -James Whistler
   
5. "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
   -Scott Adams
   
6. "Art Enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time."
   -Thomas Merton
   
7. "The aim of art is to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."
   -Aristotle
   
8. "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."
   -Pablo Picasso
   
9. "Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle."
   -Michelangelo
   
10. "The artist is nothing without the gift, the gift is nothing without the work."
    -Emile Zola

Aspiring Artist of The Week

Aspiring Artist of The Week: Kareem Williams

Name: Kareem Williams
Age: 19
Year of College: 2
Major: Engineering
Specialty: Art

Interested you in art:
"Watching brother draw dragon ball Z characters in grade 3, then began drawing and imitating."

Did art in high school: "Yes."
BGCSE Art grade: A

Influential Artist: "Allan P. Wallace"

Favorite Area of Art: Realism
Favorite Medium: Charcoal and Acrylic

Has art become every aspect of your life? 
"Yes, most, because i look for the art affiliation in everyday life involuntarily."

Favorite art piece & Artist: 
"Not yet."

Why isn't art your major? 
"I Don't want to live off of it full time, too much pressure my art endurance isn't that high. "

Something that one has to constantly remind self about in creating art pieces?: 
"To not constantly touch up pieces and stress on details, because I get to the point I take too long to complete a project, because it takes the fun out of art."

Art pet peeve: 
"Procrastination. I personally take too long and have difficulty expressing thoughts onto paper/canvas due to lack of training. Also, due to architectural background, I am too precise about details, but manage to have fun."

Favorite color: "Lime Green and Grey"

Advice for other artist: "just do it"
"Think about future plans, pick a style, learn about it, take advantage of resources and put in work."

Extra info/Quotes:
"Serve God. And surround yourself with positive influence."
"Get dirty.... With art."
"I'm in the process of painting my art legs."

-La'Dea Gem Roberts
(Gallery Trainee)

Aspiring Artist Of the Week

Aspiring Artist of The Week: Darvin Minus

Name: Darvin Minus
Age: 21
Major: Art
Specialty: Portraits and tattoo design
Siblings: 1 Brother

Interested You in Art: "As a child it was God given talent and from there on was interested."

Did art in high school:yes
BGCSE Art grade: A
Previous high school : CR Walker

Influential Artist: Jamal Rolle, Darrel tank, JD Hillberry, Chuck Close, Calvin Oxford

Favorite Area of Art: portraits
Favorite Medium: colored pencils
Weakest area in art: painting

Has art become apart every aspect of your life?
Yes.

Favorite art piece & Artist:
JD Hillberry logo.
Darrel tank portrait
Calvin Oxford works
Darrel Tank pieces

Something that one has to constantly remind self about in creating art pieces:
To focus and to have patience.

What has been your most inspirational moment in the last five years?
"With Renbent Mortimer, I got to talk with him and he constructively criticized my art and allowed me to see what I need to work on. I also started to read a book by Joel Olsteen - Becoming a Better You."

Top movies of all time?
ATL
Titanic
The Wood
Boomerang
Freedom Writers
The Notebook

Art Pet Peeve:
"I don't like creating art while persons are watching me or being surrounded by noise."

Most difficult area in portraits: Hair

Art quote for myself and others:
"Discipline yourself and make a commitment."

Favorite Color: White

Extra info:
"I love culinary arts, visual arts, and poetry."
"I'm very ambitious and my ultimate goal is to become successful in doing what I love."
"I also want to become well known for my portraits and then my poetry."

NAD Call for Works

NAGB - Nassau Airport Development (NAD) Project

CALL FOR ARTWORKS

As a platform of entry to the Bahamas the Sir Lynden Pindling International Airport is a vital component and first impression of our country. The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas (NAGB) is responsible for curating 12 display cases within the international departure and arrival corridors.

The NAGB is interested in exploring and exhibiting Bahamian Fine Art and aim to ensure that our exhibit leaves a lasting mark on locals and visitors alike. The NAD Project consists of six-month turnover exhibition spaces and is geared towards three-dimensional artworks. However, this year we are willing to include two-dimensional

works where displaying them can be addressed. Under the theme ‘Impressions and Perceptions of People’ we hope that artists will delve into what defines the Bahamian people, our culture, how we interact with each other and our environment, and relevant economic and social situations. This theme can be taken as literally and/or figuratively as

you would like.

We hope to fill each individual case with an artist’s work and we have a total of 12 available as of yet. The NAGB will assume responsibility for the design and layout of the display cases. The dimensions of the spaces are on the image below.

Dates to Remember

• Deadline for proposal/works in progress - November 15 2013

• Confirmation of selected works – December 15 2013

• Deliveries to the NAGB (to be determined by artist) for December 15 - January 10, 2013

• Installation date for new works in the Airport – January 15 2013